---
name: "Take the Fall"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "73"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Eduardo Francisco"
oracle_id: "279f3aa5-5807-4797-8cd1-e009984a3691"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/take-the-fall-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Take the Fall
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn. It gets -4/-0 until end of turn instead if you control an outlaw. (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws.)
Draw a card.

> *Dewey conocía el plan hasta el más mínimo detalle..., excepto el de dejarlo tirado con las bolsas en las manos.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Outlaws' Fury](/printing/outlaws-fury-otj.md) — Instant
2. [Dead Before Sunrise](/printing/dead-before-sunrise-otc.md) — Instant
3. [Shoot the Sheriff](/printing/shoot-the-sheriff-sld.md) — Instant
4. [Double Down](/printing/double-down-plst.md) — Enchantment
5. [At Knifepoint](/printing/at-knifepoint-otj.md) — Enchantment
6. [Tragic Fall](/printing/tragic-fall-mh2.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #73
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Eduardo Francisco
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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