---
name: "Slay"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "9ED"
set_name: "Ninth Edition"
collector_number: "163"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ben Thompson"
oracle_id: "64418e1f-4fb1-4029-a31e-135b2d2c0ab9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/slay-9ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Slay
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target green creature. It can't be regenerated.
Draw a card.

> *Les elfes avaient l'avantage de la finesse, du talent et de la valeur. Mais à la fin, seul le nombre fit la différence.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Annihilate](/printing/annihilate-inv.md) — Instant
2. [Perish](/printing/perish-wc99.md) — Sorcery
3. [Execute](/printing/execute-ody.md) — Instant
4. [Soul Rend](/printing/soul-rend-mir.md) — Instant
5. [Terminate](/printing/terminate-dmc.md) — Instant
6. [Nature's Ruin](/printing/natures-ruin-por.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ninth Edition (9ED) #163
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ben Thompson
- **Total Printings:** 32 across all historical editions

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