---
name: "Slaughter Cry"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "M12"
set_name: "Magic 2012"
collector_number: "155"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Matt Cavotta"
oracle_id: "924e20d5-b8a0-4883-9273-97ca01bf702a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/slaughter-cry-m12"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Slaughter Cry
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

> *Es bastante embarazoso terminar con tu cabeza sobre su chimenea.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sure Strike](/printing/sure-strike-m21.md) — Instant
2. [Kindled Fury](/printing/kindled-fury-m13.md) — Instant
3. [Fit of Rage](/printing/fit-of-rage-wth.md) — Sorcery
4. [Precise Strike](/printing/precise-strike-aer.md) — Instant
5. [Thunder Strike](/printing/thunder-strike-m11.md) — Instant
6. [Pedal to the Metal](/printing/pedal-to-the-metal-dft.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2012 (M12) #155
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Matt Cavotta
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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