---
name: "Spineless Thug"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Mercenary"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "8ED"
set_name: "Eighth Edition"
collector_number: "166"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Matthew D. Wilson"
oracle_id: "78bbd213-e8f4-40da-aef5-853244e95756"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spineless-thug-8ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Spineless Thug
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Mercenary
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
This creature can't block.

> *Ce qui lui manque en fermeté, il le rattrape en cruauté.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Marauding Boneslasher](/printing/marauding-boneslasher-plst.md) — Creature — Zombie Minotaur
2. [Hunted Ghoul](/printing/hunted-ghoul-avr.md) — Creature — Zombie
3. [Tormented Soul](/printing/tormented-soul-pc2.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Mindless Null](/printing/mindless-null-zen.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Severed Legion](/printing/severed-legion-dpa.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Trespassing Souleater](/printing/trespassing-souleater-nph.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eighth Edition (8ED) #166
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Matthew D. Wilson
- **Total Printings:** 56 across all historical editions

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