---
name: "Unscythe, Killer of Kings"
mana_cost: "{U}{B}{B}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Artifact — Equipment"
colors: ["B", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: ["Equip"]
set: "ARB"
set_name: "Alara Reborn"
collector_number: "114"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "d16976b8-4eda-4415-bc16-c20d958b6f59"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/unscythe-killer-of-kings-arb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Unscythe, Killer of Kings
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{B}{B}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact — Equipment
- **Keywords:** Equip

## Oracle Text
Equipped creature gets +3/+3 and has first strike.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by equipped creature this turn dies, you may exile that card. If you do, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Equip {2}

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scythe of the Wretched](/printing/scythe-of-the-wretched-mrd.md) — Artifact — Equipment
2. [Malefic Scythe](/printing/malefic-scythe-m21.md) — Artifact — Equipment
3. [Reaper's Scythe](/printing/reapers-scythe-fic.md) — Artifact — Equipment
4. [Scytheclaw](/printing/scytheclaw-c15.md) — Artifact — Equipment
5. [Magitek Scythe](/printing/magitek-scythe-fin.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Heirloom Blade](/printing/heirloom-blade-plst.md) — Artifact — Equipment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alara Reborn (ARB) #114
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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