---
name: "Redcap Heelslasher"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Goblin Rogue"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Backup", "First strike"]
set: "MOM"
set_name: "March of the Machine"
collector_number: "161"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Alexey Kruglov"
oracle_id: "d2134b68-d73f-4090-aaec-b2ee5c9f9f04"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/redcap-heelslasher-mom"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Redcap Heelslasher
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Goblin Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Backup, First strike

## Oracle Text
Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following ability until end of turn.)
First strike

> *Biffle was delighted to have an excuse to use the nice cutlery he'd liberated from Edgewall.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bloodmark Mentor](/printing/bloodmark-mentor-shm.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
2. [Rigging Runner](/printing/rigging-runner-j22.md) — Creature — Goblin Pirate
3. [Weaselback Redcap](/printing/weaselback-redcap-eld.md) — Creature — Goblin Knight
4. [Goblin Secret Agent](/printing/goblin-secret-agent-unh.md) — Creature — Goblin Rogue
5. [Goblin Brawler](/printing/goblin-brawler-5dn.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
6. [Goblin Striker](/printing/goblin-striker-mrd.md) — Creature — Goblin Berserker

## Printing Details
- **Set:** March of the Machine (MOM) #161
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Alexey Kruglov
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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