Cruel Sadist
Creature — Human Assassin
M15Magic 2015#93rare
Foil
Face of innocence. Hand of death. Designed by Edmund McMillen
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
- Illustrator
- Min Yum
- Found in
- Fate Reforged Intro Pack Unflinching Assault · 2015 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
, 
, Pay 1 life: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
, , Remove X +1/+1 counters from this creature: It deals X damage to target creature.Plays as: Counter Payoff · Counter Placer · Life Outlet
Market · per finishspark updated 2h ago · prices as of 2026-07-14
Nonfoil+4.8%
$0.22
$0.08 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.86
$0.65 low$0.49 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.22as of 2026-07-14
+4.8%
H $0.22L $0.13since Feb 2024$0.08
$0.08
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.86as of 2026-07-14
+0.0%
H $1.10L $0.75since Feb 2024$0.65
$0.16
$0.49+75% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.15· across 2 printings
Rulings
1 · latest Jul 18, 2014 · one tap opens all
- WotCJul 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.