---
name: "Shoot the Sheriff"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "7166"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Marcuscus"
oracle_id: "2038138e-2e52-41e4-90fc-443fa054c5c0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shoot-the-sheriff-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shoot the Sheriff
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target non-outlaw creature. (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws. Everyone else is fair game.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dead Before Sunrise](/printing/dead-before-sunrise-otc.md) — Instant
2. [Caught in the Crossfire](/printing/caught-in-the-crossfire-otj.md) — Instant
3. [Back in Town](/printing/back-in-town-otc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Take the Fall](/printing/take-the-fall-otj.md) — Instant
5. [Outlaws' Fury](/printing/outlaws-fury-otj.md) — Instant
6. [Victim of Night](/printing/victim-of-night-ddq.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7166
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Marcuscus
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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