---
name: "Slash of Talons"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "XLN-38"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Magali Villeneuve"
oracle_id: "ef331f13-bdd0-4123-9e61-b2e4b6b6d8b8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/slash-of-talons-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Slash of Talons
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Slash of Talons deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

> *"The amber sun smokes with fury, gazing on foes that gather like ants invading our home. We are ready! Blade and claw strike as one."
—Huatli*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Righteous Blow](/printing/righteous-blow-avr.md) — Instant
2. [Rain of Blades](/printing/rain-of-blades-8ed.md) — Instant
3. [Sudden Strike](/printing/sudden-strike-msc.md) — Instant
4. [Kill Shot](/printing/kill-shot-cn2.md) — Instant
5. [Sandblast](/printing/sandblast-hou.md) — Instant
6. [Wanderer's Intervention](/printing/wanderers-intervention-neo.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #XLN-38
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Magali Villeneuve
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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