Slaying Mantis
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SetUST
Collector #122
Released2017-12-08
Rarityuncommon
ArtistBen Wootten
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Slaying Mantis

UncommonColour IDMV 7
Creature — Insect Wrestler
Just a second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't move permanents.)
This creature enters by being thrown from a distance of at least three feet.
When this creature enters, it fights each creature an opponent controls that it touched as it entered.
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Keywords
Fight
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2020-02-29Newest 2020-02-29Cheapest priced $0.16 in UND
Rulings (7)
wotc29 Feb 2020
No player may interfere with the throwing of Slaying Mantis, including while it's in flight.
wotc29 Feb 2020
Slaying Mantis will fight any creature an opponent controls that it touched as it entered, even if it didn't end up touching that creature when it stopped moving.
wotc29 Feb 2020
Slaying Mantis must be thrown onto the battlefield from at least three feet away. That is, three feet is a horizonal distance, not a vertical one.
wotc29 Feb 2020
If Slaying Mantis touches the object used to represent a creature token an opponent controls, it will fight that creature.
wotc29 Feb 2020
If you create a token that's a copy of Slaying Mantis, it also enters via flying elbow. However, you must use a Magic card-sized object to represent the token. As Slaying Mantis's just a second ability won't apply, players can move around their permanents at any time, including while Slaying Mantis is in flight. So that's fun.
wotc29 Feb 2020
If Slaying Mantis lands on multiple creatures, it fights each of them one-on-one. For example, Slaying Mantis lands on a 3/3, a 4/4, and a 5/5. Slaying Mantis deals 6 damage to each of them, destroying them all. At the same time, they deal a total of 12 damage to Slaying Mantis, destroying it. What a maneuver!