Cackling Slasher DSK 0085 · common
Cackling Slasher · {3}{B} · Creature — Human Assassin · Deathtouch This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it if a creature died this turn. · Power / toughness: 3/3 · Every death was funnier than the last, until his howling laughter drowned out his victims' screams.
- Price
- from $0.101 printing
- Win rate
- 46.3% GIH 7,058 instances · Premier Draft
Sep 24–Oct 28, 2024 · 17Lands - Found in
- MTGO Redemption →
Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 3,267 wins in 7,058 card-in-hand instances.
6,691 distinct games · 2,750 distinct drafts · games recorded Sep 24–Oct 28, 2024.
17Lands file dated Oct 29, 2024 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗
Draft data
−8.2 pp vs 54.5% average · 7,058 instances
Premier Draft · Sep 24–Oct 28, 2024 · average from 1,011,949 games
#253 of 261 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 8.0 on average (372,110 packs).
40 of 43 black cards · 15 of 15 black common cards.
163,155 matches
Pick and maindeck observations: Sep 24–Oct 28, 2024. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.
○ Opening hand 44.6% · 2,744 instances
● Drawn later 47.4% · 4,314 instances
In hand 46.3% · 7,058 instances
Unseen in deck 48.3% · 10,472 instances
−2.0 percentage points when drawn
Compared with black cards
Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.
Best decks for it
no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum
Delirium Grind BG48.6%1,234 instancesReanimator WB47.1%1,113 instancesSacrifice BR47.0%1,807 instancesEerie Control UB47.0%574 instancesEach tick is this card’s all-decks rate (46.3% · 7,058 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.
Usually played with
Deck co-occurrence; not evidence of synergy.
Murder7,695 games with both in the deckInnocuous Rat7,021 games with both in the deckFinal Vengeance6,739 games with both in the deckHow to read this
Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.
At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.
Where it sits in the set
Above 3% of 261 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.
17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Sep 24–Oct 28, 2024
Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.
| Finish | Found in | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Nonfoil | Play Booster · MTGO Redemption | $0.10 |
| Foil | Collector Booster · Play Booster | $0.25 |
Foil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 19 packs (5.38%) · 48.5% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →
How to pull it
Official rates for the whole category, not this card.
| Booster | Slot | Per pack | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collector Booster | Traditional foil commons | 100% per position | Traditional foil commons |
Wizards · Collecting Duskmourn: House of Horror ↗ · Oct 29, 2026
Details & sources
- Legal in
- Standard · Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Pauper · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
- Illustration
- Johann Bodin, DSK 85 · Scryfall ↗
- More like this
- Regular printing printings →
- Sources
- Wizards · Collecting Duskmourn: House of Horror · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗