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Cruel Sadist

Cruel Sadist

{B}

Creature — Human Assassin

{B}, {T}, Pay 1 life: Put a +1/+1 counter on Cruel Sadist.

{2}{B}, {T}, Remove X +1/+1 counters from Cruel Sadist: It deals X damage to target creature.

Face of innocence. Hand of death. Designed by Edmund McMillen

1/1

Illustrated by

Magic 2015Magic 2015#93·Rare·English
Oct 23, 2026
Market$0.26
Median$0.30
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Legality

LegalCommanderNot legalStandardLegalModernNot legalPremodernLegalLegacyLegalVintageNot legalBrawlLegalPioneer
LegalOathbreaker
Not legalPauperNot legalHistoric
Not legalTimeless

Rulings

Jul 18, 2014

You can remove any +1/+1 counters from Cruel Sadist to activate its second ability, not just those put on Cruel Sadist by its first ability.