---
name: "Saw in Half"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "UNF"
set_name: "Unfinity"
collector_number: "88"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Sebastian Giacobino"
oracle_id: "eea18c55-8695-4ba1-9b38-3e7638692f5f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/saw-in-half-unf"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Saw in Half
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature. If that creature dies this way, its controller creates two tokens that are copies of that creature, except their power is half that creature's power and their toughness is half that creature's toughness. Round up each time.

> *The audience always loves it, but volunteers are divided.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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4. [Split the Party](/printing/split-the-party-afr.md) — Sorcery
5. [Splinter Twin](/printing/splinter-twin-roe.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Ember Island Production](/printing/ember-island-production-tla.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unfinity (UNF) #88
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Sebastian Giacobino
- **Total Printings:** 14 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`