---
name: "Sell-Sword Brute"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Mercenary"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "RAV"
set_name: "Ravnica: City of Guilds"
collector_number: "142"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jeff Miracola"
oracle_id: "7549656b-359f-467e-90ab-6b21d93c26b9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sell-sword-brute-rav"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sell-Sword Brute
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Mercenary
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, it deals 2 damage to you.

> *"Uccidere è facile. Devi solo stringere la tua mano intorno all'elsa e il tuo nemico intorno alla lama."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #142
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jeff Miracola
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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