---
name: "Ruthless Ripper"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Morph", "Deathtouch"]
set: "UGIN"
set_name: "Ugin's Fate"
collector_number: "88"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Clint Cearley"
oracle_id: "cfbcd70b-d3a9-47e9-a8b3-b8134d00dff8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ruthless-ripper-ugin"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ruthless Ripper
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Morph, Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Deathtouch
Morph—Reveal a black card in your hand. (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, target player loses 2 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ebonblade Reaper](/printing/ebonblade-reaper-ons.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Zombie Cutthroat](/printing/zombie-cutthroat-plst.md) — Creature — Zombie
3. [Skinthinner](/printing/skinthinner-lgn.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Grinning Demon](/printing/grinning-demon-ons.md) — Creature — Demon
5. [Cackling Slasher](/printing/cackling-slasher-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
6. [Cabal Executioner](/printing/cabal-executioner-ons.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ugin's Fate (UGIN) #88
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Clint Cearley
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

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