---
name: "The Brute"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Regenerate", "Enchant"]
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "272"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Douglas Shuler"
oracle_id: "99587b7a-cbd0-4ade-b517-50aaf0635fb1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-brute-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Brute
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Regenerate, Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+0.
{R}{R}{R}: Regenerate enchanted creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Regeneration](/printing/regeneration-sum.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Carapace](/printing/carapace-hml.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Skeletal Grimace](/printing/skeletal-grimace-isd.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Trollhide](/printing/trollhide-m14.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Thrull Retainer](/printing/thrull-retainer-5ed.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Serpent Skin](/printing/serpent-skin-chk.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #272
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Douglas Shuler
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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