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Murderous Cut

First printed in Khans of Tarkir (2014)

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Murderous Cut

Instant

Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for 1 generic.)
Destroy target creature.

The blades of a Sultai assassin stab like the fangs of a dragon.

Illustrated by
Yohann Schepacz
Watermark
Sultai

Legality

Rulings (3)

  • You can exile cards to pay only for generic mana, and you can't exile more cards than the generic mana requirement of a spell with delve. For example, you can't exile more than seven cards from your graveyard to cast Treasure Cruise unless an effect has increased its cost.
  • Because delve isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs, such as flashback. It can also be used to pay for additional costs that include generic mana.
  • Delve doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value. For example, Treasure Cruise's mana value is 8 even if you exiled three cards to cast it.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Duel Commander In 6 of 453 decks (1.3%), most in Aminatou, the Fateshifter

Staple: main deck, 2% of decks (#799) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
1.3%
▼ 4.5 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 0.0% 24 Aug: 4.9% 31 Aug: 0.0% 7 Sep: 2.7% 14 Sep: 0.0% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 6.9% 5 Oct: 0.0% 12 Oct: 0.0% 19 Oct: 0.0% 26 Oct: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
6
6 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
63%
1 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug0.0%
24 Aug4.9%
31 Aug0.0%
7 Sep2.7%
14 Sep0.0%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep6.9%
5 Oct0.0%
12 Oct0.0%
19 Oct0.0%
26 Oct0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Aminatou, the Fateshifter 4.4% 5%
Glarb, Calamity's Augur 2.6% 42%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Long Goodbye100%15.2
Snapcaster Mage100%7.5
Gloomlake Verge100%5.1
Subtlety100%4.2
Undercity Sewers100%4.1
Counterspell100%4.0
Force of Negation100%3.9
Watery Grave100%3.8
Lórien Revealed100%3.7
Underground Sea100%3.7
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
damienade in Duel Commander Challenge 16
7-1
88%
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Pernobyl in Duel Commander Challenge 16
3-2
60%
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Tinker_deck in Duel Commander Challenge 16
2-3
40%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Pernobyl,
1 main 5-0
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
ZerossBZH,
1 main 5-0
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
DominoMTG,
1 main 5-0
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
damienade,
1 main #1 (top 8)
of 24
7-1
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Pernobyl,
1 main #9
of 24
3-2
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Tinker_deck,
1 main #16
of 24
2-3

Modern In 18 of 9400 decks (0.2%), most in Moonshadow

Share of decks
0.2%
▼ 0.6 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 0.1% 24 Aug: 0.4% 31 Aug: 0.2% 7 Sep: 0.1% 14 Sep: 0.3% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 0.7% 5 Oct: 0.1% 12 Oct: 0.0% 19 Oct: 0.0% 26 Oct: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
18
9 main, 9 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
62%
1 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug0.1%
24 Aug0.4%
31 Aug0.2%
7 Sep0.1%
14 Sep0.3%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep0.7%
5 Oct0.1%
12 Oct0.0%
19 Oct0.0%
26 Oct0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Moonshadow 4.3% 0%
WBG (unclassified) 2.2% 1%
BG (unclassified) 1.9% 1%
UB (unclassified) 1.6% 7%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Shelldock Isle100%631.5
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds100%498.6
Visions of Beyond100%473.7
Fractured Sanity100%430.6
Tasha's Hideous Laughter100%430.6
Archive Trap100%394.7
Ruin Crab100%394.7
Hedron Crab100%296.0
Surgical Extraction100%124.6
Field of Ruin100%30.8
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
BG
Moorehardcore in Modern Challenge 32
5-2
71%
WBG
ShikiXYZ in Modern Challenge 96
5-2
71%
WBG
jbl2311 in Modern Challenge 96
5-2
71%
UB
tibalt_of_red_sub in Modern Challenge 64
5-2
71%
UB
Blitzlion27 in Modern Challenge 64
5-2
71%
WBG
Misplacedginger in Modern Challenge 32
4-3
57%
UB
tibalt_of_red_sub in Modern Challenge 64
4-3
57%
UB
Melaleuca in Modern Challenge 32
3-3
50%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
BG
Moorehardcore,
1 side #8 (top 8)
of 51
5-2
UB
tibalt_of_red_sub,
1 main 5-0
UB
Adrian Garcia,
1 main #24
of 31
2-3
WBG
ShikiXYZ,
2 side #19
of 124
5-2
WBG
jbl2311,
2 side #25
of 124
5-2
WBG
Misplacedginger,
2 side #13
of 65
4-3
UB
Dinijo,
1 side 5-0
Moonshadow
Williambax,
2 side 5-0

Legacy In 7 of 4745 decks (0.1%), most in Dimir Midrange

Share of decks
0.1%
▼ 0.1 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 0.3% 24 Aug: 0.3% 31 Aug: 0.3% 7 Sep: 0.3% 14 Sep: 0.0% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 0.0% 5 Oct: 0.0% 12 Oct: 0.3% 19 Oct: 0.2% 26 Oct: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
7
7 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.1
in the main deck
Win rate
48%
0 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug0.3%
24 Aug0.3%
31 Aug0.3%
7 Sep0.3%
14 Sep0.0%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep0.0%
5 Oct0.0%
12 Oct0.3%
19 Oct0.2%
26 Oct0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Dimir Midrange 5.2% 1%
UBG (unclassified) 2.4% 3%
Sultai Midrange 0.1% 25%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Orcish Bowmasters100%5.3
Underground Sea100%3.4
Polluted Delta100%2.4
Ponder100%2.3
Brainstorm100%2.2
Force of Will100%1.9
Fatal Push86%5.7
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar86%4.0
Undercity Sewers86%3.5
Murktide Regent71%4.6
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Dimir Midrange
Kevin Lee in Bay Area Eternal Legacy 3K+ Open
3-2
60%
Dimir Midrange
ARAPAKO in Legacy Challenge 32
4-3
57%
UBG
2ndSiegeRhino in Legacy Challenge 32
2-3
40%
UBG
2ndSiegeRhino in Legacy Challenge 32
2-4
33%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UBG
Riley Scott,
2 main #9
of 32
2-2
Dimir Midrange
ARAPAKO,
1 main #20
of 76
4-3
UBG
2ndSiegeRhino,
1 main #18
of 40
2-3
UBG
2ndSiegeRhino,
1 main #20
of 40
2-4
Sultai Midrange
Luis Tena,
1 main #13
of 23
1-3
Dimir Midrange
Michael Grafton,
1 main #21
of 68
3-1
Dimir Midrange
Kevin Lee,
1 main #40
of 110
3-2

Commander In 8 of 15406 decks (0.1%), most in Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

Share of decks
0.1%
not enough history for the previous period vs previous 90 days
17 Aug: 0.2% 24 Aug: 0.1% 31 Aug: 0.0% 7 Sep: 0.0% 14 Sep: 0.2% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 0.1% 5 Oct: 0.1% 12 Oct: 0.0% 19 Oct: 0.0% 26 Oct: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
8
8 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
36%
5 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug–
17 Aug0.2%
24 Aug0.1%
31 Aug0.0%
7 Sep0.0%
14 Sep0.2%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep0.1%
5 Oct0.1%
12 Oct0.0%
19 Oct0.0%
26 Oct0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin 1.4% 0%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow 0.5% 7%
Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima 0.1% 9%
The Speed Demon 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring100%1.0
Command Tower88%1.0
Moon-Circuit Hacker75%165.1
Mistblade Shinobi75%154.1
Ingenious Infiltrator75%154.1
Thousand-Faced Shadow75%152.0
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow75%146.3
Changeling Outcast75%92.4
Arcane Signet75%1.2
Dokuchi Silencer63%962.9
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Michael R Bauman in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH
4-2
67%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Thinh Ngo in Cardart Monthly September: Mox Diamond
1-4
20%
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Adam Kinjerski in BATTLE BY THE BAY - 26 - Green Bay, WI USA
1-4
20%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Michael R Bauman,
1 main #8 (top 8)
of 25
1-2
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Michael R Bauman,
1 main #7 (top 8)
of 119
4-2
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Thinh Ngo,
1 main #37
of 63
1-4
Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima
Manel,
1 main #4 (top 8)
of 44
1-1
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Daniel Sanchez Mora,
1 main #37
of 44
0-3
The Speed Demon
Dani Moreno,
1 main #1 (top 8)
of 31
0-2
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Adam Kinjerski,
1 main #41
of 59
1-4
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Bryan Lamb,
1 main #4 (top 8)
of 19
2-2

Limited On MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Murderous Cut in Limited
Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Khans of Tarkir (KTK), Premier Draft 59.9% +5.6 +5.5 12026
Khans of Tarkir (KTK), Sealed 60.2% +3.9 +4.0 1181
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen