---
name: "Risky Shortcut"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DFT"
set_name: "Aetherdrift"
collector_number: "103"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ignatius Budi"
oracle_id: "a7c55495-6aca-4d17-b61a-cab8fa38b9f4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/risky-shortcut-dft"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Risky Shortcut
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Draw two cards. Each player loses 2 life.

> *"Vedila così, non stiamo barando, stiamo percorrendo una strada che si sono scordati di tracciare."
—Ridio, Pilota dell'Apocalisse*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Painful Lesson](/printing/painful-lesson-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Night's Whisper](/printing/nights-whisper-ddm.md) — Sorcery
4. [Gruesome Realization](/printing/gruesome-realization-bro.md) — Sorcery
5. [Sign in Blood](/printing/sign-in-blood-gn3.md) — Sorcery
6. [Bad Deal](/printing/bad-deal-m21.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aetherdrift (DFT) #103
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ignatius Budi
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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