---
name: "Ruthless Winnower"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Elf Rogue"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "KHC"
set_name: "Kaldheim Commander"
collector_number: "10"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "61f68cf6-e083-4264-89b4-cc17749b2a8b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ruthless-winnower-khc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ruthless Winnower
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a non-Elf creature of their choice.

> *"Cuento a los usurpadores con mi daga: cada puñalada es un muerto".*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thornmantle Striker](/printing/thornmantle-striker-khm.md) — Creature — Elf Rogue
2. [Gilt-Leaf Winnower](/printing/gilt-leaf-winnower-plst.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
3. [A-Thornmantle Striker](/printing/a-thornmantle-striker-khm.md) — Creature — Elf Rogue
4. [Anowon, the Ruin Sage](/printing/anowon-the-ruin-sage-wwk.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Shaman
5. [Merciless Executioner](/printing/merciless-executioner-hoc.md) — Creature — Orc Warrior
6. [Lys Alana Scarblade](/printing/lys-alana-scarblade-ema.md) — Creature — Elf Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kaldheim Commander (KHC) #10
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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