First printed in Khans of Tarkir (2014)
All 3 prints
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Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #81y, 2023 (digital)
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The List (PLST) #KTK-81, 2020
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Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #81, 2014
Murderous Cut 

Instant
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for .)
Destroy target creature.
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In the last 30 days 0.3% of Modern decks played it (6 of 2236). Most played in BG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.1% of Legacy decks played it (1 of 1103). Most played in UBG (unclassified).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| 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
Staple
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Duel Commander staples:
main deck, 3% of decks (#648)
Black, Instants, Removal, Creature removal
Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Not legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Legal
- Timeless Legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Not legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Not legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal