Cackling Slasher
Creature — Human Assassin
Deathtouch
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it if a creature died this turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #19560
Cackling Slasher is a 3/2 for five mana that gets a modest buff when you discard — a rate so poor it barely registers in any competitive context. It's a bulk card through and through, and almost no Commander deck wants it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Cackling Slasher is legal everywhere but relevant nowhere. In Commander, a five-mana 3/2 with a marginal discard payoff can't compete with the density of threats at that slot. Pauper is the one format where commons get genuine scrutiny, but even there the discard synergy payoff is too thin relative to what aggressive or tempo decks demand. Across Standard, Pioneer, and Modern, Cackling Slasher simply doesn't clear the power threshold to see play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Cackling Slasher is deep bulk — the kind of card that costs more to ship than to buy. Don't expect that floor to move; there's no competitive demand pulling it anywhere.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.