---
name: "Sawback Manticore"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Manticore"
colors: ["G", "R"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "281"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Martin McKenna"
oracle_id: "9360d30c-4556-4b41-bd50-08b4367e5efb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sawback-manticore-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sawback Manticore
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Manticore
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4

## Oracle Text
{4}: This creature gains flying until end of turn.
{1}: This creature deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. Activate only if this creature is attacking or blocking and only once each turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Crimson Manticore](/printing/crimson-manticore-5ed.md) — Creature — Manticore
2. [Flailing Manticore](/printing/flailing-manticore-mmq.md) — Creature — Manticore
3. [A-Manticore](/printing/a-manticore-hbg.md) — Creature — Manticore
4. [Manticore](/printing/manticore-afr.md) — Creature — Manticore
5. [Conquering Manticore](/printing/conquering-manticore-ddl.md) — Creature — Manticore
6. [Manticore of the Gauntlet](/printing/manticore-of-the-gauntlet-akh.md) — Creature — Manticore

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #281
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Martin McKenna
- **Total Printings:** 7 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: `legal`