---
name: "Tsabo Tavoc"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{R}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["First strike", "Protection"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "INV-281"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Michael Sutfin"
oracle_id: "f98f1f71-99ec-4ffb-9d8e-acbab173f972"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tsabo-tavoc-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Tsabo Tavoc
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{R}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/4
- **Keywords:** First strike, Protection

## Oracle Text
First strike, protection from legendary creatures
{B}{B}, {T}: Destroy target legendary creature. It can't be regenerated.

> *"I might almost pity my enemies—if it wasn't so amusing to watch them die."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tsabo's Assassin](/printing/tsabos-assassin-inv.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Assassin
2. [Hero's Demise](/printing/heros-demise-bok.md) — Instant
3. [Terror](/printing/terror-ced.md) — Instant
4. [Visara the Dreadful](/printing/visara-the-dreadful-ema.md) — Legendary Creature — Gorgon
5. [Cosmic Horror](/printing/cosmic-horror-4ed.md) — Creature — Horror
6. [Magus of the Abyss](/printing/magus-of-the-abyss-fut.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #INV-281
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Michael Sutfin
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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