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Murderous Cut, art by Yohann Schepacz
Art by Yohann Schepacz · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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Murderous Cut

{4}{B} · Instant

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

Rulings (3)

Mar 19, 2021 · 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.

Mar 19, 2021 · 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.

Mar 19, 2021 · 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.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=129 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
MillModern43.8%16
Dimir NinjasLegacy40%5
YawgmothModern15.4%52
DoomsdayLegacy3.6%56
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Murderous Cut — price trend

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