---
name: "Running Is Useless"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Scheme"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "DSC"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander"
collector_number: "356"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dominik Mayer"
oracle_id: "a1c77622-79eb-4643-a568-7b2b1e9b6397"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/running-is-useless-dsc"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Running Is Useless
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Scheme

## Oracle Text
When you set this scheme in motion, choose any number of creatures with different mana values. Destroy those creatures.

> *"Sì, scappa, mia preda! Fuggi il tuo destino inesorabile finché il tuo fragile corpo mortale non crollerà. Mi disseterò con la tua paura."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Void](/printing/void-tsb.md) — Sorcery
2. [Forced March](/printing/forced-march-mmq.md) — Sorcery
3. [Slaughter the Strong](/printing/slaughter-the-strong-cmr.md) — Sorcery
4. [Decimate](/printing/decimate-dmr.md) — Sorcery
5. [Austere Command](/printing/austere-command-clb.md) — Sorcery
6. [Destined Confrontation](/printing/destined-confrontation-tla.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #356
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dominik Mayer
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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