---
name: "Rattleback Apothecary"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Gorgon Warlock"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch"]
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Loïc Canavaggia"
oracle_id: "5538d4cf-98eb-4e20-a9c1-42c7cdcad194"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rattleback-apothecary-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rattleback Apothecary
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Gorgon Warlock
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Deathtouch
Whenever you commit a crime, target creature you control gains your choice of menace or lifelink until end of turn. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime.)

> *"¿Buscas algo para desinhibirte? Si lo que quieres es inhibir a otra persona, también te puedo ayudar".*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Servant of the Stinger](/printing/servant-of-the-stinger-otj.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
2. [Gisa, the Hellraiser](/printing/gisa-the-hellraiser-potj.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
3. [Hardbristle Bandit](/printing/hardbristle-bandit-otj.md) — Creature — Plant Rogue
4. [Slickshot Vault-Buster](/printing/slickshot-vault-buster-otj.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
5. [Kaervek, the Punisher](/printing/kaervek-the-punisher-potj.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
6. [Forsaken Miner](/printing/forsaken-miner-otj.md) — Creature — Skeleton Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #100
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Loïc Canavaggia
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`