---
name: "Slice from the Shadows"
mana_cost: "{X}{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "103"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Lie Setiawan"
oracle_id: "4d31d3f4-4748-4713-808f-24699fcd7b10"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/slice-from-the-shadows-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Slice from the Shadows
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell can't be countered. (This includes by the ward ability.)
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.

> *"Proft ha iniziato a mettere il naso dove non gli compete. Voglio che sparisca dalla circolazione."
—Judith alla Fanciulla del Massacro*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Long Goodbye](/printing/long-goodbye-mkm.md) — Instant
2. [Grasp of Darkness](/printing/grasp-of-darkness-m21.md) — Instant
3. [Death Wind](/printing/death-wind-avr.md) — Instant
4. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant
5. [Abrupt Decay](/printing/abrupt-decay-gk1.md) — Instant
6. [Dark Deed](/printing/dark-deed-msh.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #103
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Lie Setiawan
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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