---
name: "Savage Beating"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Entwine"]
set: "MAR"
set_name: "Marvel Universe"
collector_number: "26"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Todd McFarlane"
oracle_id: "89d1cd45-8148-4396-a9b8-e0f495e94b5b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/savage-beating-mar"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Savage Beating
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Entwine

## Oracle Text
Cast this spell only during combat on your turn.
Choose one —
• Creatures you control gain double strike until end of turn.
• Untap all creatures you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Entwine {1}{R} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Chaotic Strike](/printing/chaotic-strike-inv.md) — Instant
2. [Double Cleave](/printing/double-cleave-eve.md) — Instant
3. [Blood Mist](/printing/blood-mist-inr.md) — Enchantment
4. [Berserkers' Onslaught](/printing/berserkers-onslaught-plst.md) — Enchantment
5. [Aggravated Assault](/printing/aggravated-assault-wot.md) — Enchantment
6. [Uncaged Fury](/printing/uncaged-fury-a25.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Universe (MAR) #26
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Todd McFarlane
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

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