Slaughter Cry is a common Instant from M12 (M12) costing {2}{R}. Current price: $0.13 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Slaughter Cry
Instant
Card Text
Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
It's rather embarrassing to end up with your head mounted over his hearth.
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Slaughter Cry is a Instant card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)"
Slaughter Cry has a mana cost of {2}{R}, which equals 3.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires R mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Slaughter Cry's mana cost of {2}{R} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Slaughter Cry has a mana value of 3.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Slaughter Cry's current oracle text is: "Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)"
The current market price for Slaughter Cry is approximately $0.13 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.07 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.04 EUR.
You can purchase Slaughter Cry from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Slaughter Cry normal: $0.13 | foil: $0.07
Format legality information for Slaughter Cry in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Slaughter Cry is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Slaughter Cry is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for Slaughter Cry in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Slaughter Cry is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Slaughter Cry is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Slaughter Cry is Legal in Pauper format.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Slaughter Cry is from M12 (M12), with collector number 155.
Slaughter Cry may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Slaughter Cry is a common card in M12.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Slaughter Cry was illustrated by Matt Cavotta.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
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