Deathtouch
Any amount of damage a creature with deathtouch deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.
Any amount of damage a creature with deathtouch deals to a creature is enough to destroy it. One point of damage is lethal, which makes a small deathtouch creature a deterrent against far bigger attackers.
This is a short paraphrase of the keyword from the Comprehensive Rules, not a ruling on a particular card; read the card's own text and the official rules for a tricky case.
Cards that give Deathtouch to other permanents are listed too.
336 cards with Deathtouch
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- Baleful Strix
Artifact Creature — Bird · Dimir · 19 printings
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor · Black · 9 printings
- Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Kor Cleric · Orzhov · 4 printings
- Bloodthirsty Conqueror
Creature — Vampire Knight · Black · 8 printings
- The Gitrog Monster
Legendary Creature — Frog Horror · Golgari · 10 printings
- Wurmcoil Engine
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm · Colorless · 15 printings
- Grave Titan
Creature — Giant · Black · 14 printings
- Glissa Sunslayer
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Elf · Golgari · 6 printings
- Acidic Slime
Creature — Ooze · Green · 26 printings
- Unstoppable Slasher
Creature — Zombie Assassin · Black · 7 printings
- Poison-Tip Archer
Creature — Elf Archer · Golgari · 5 printings
- Hornet Queen
Creature — Insect · Green · 11 printings
- Vampire Nighthawk
Creature — Vampire Shaman · Black · 21 printings
- Vile Entomber
Creature — Zombie Warlock · Black · 4 printings
- Nighthawk Scavenger
Creature — Vampire Rogue · Black · 7 printings
- Harvester of Souls
Creature — Demon · Black · 8 printings
- Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
Legendary Creature — Demon Rogue · Black · 6 printings
- Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue · Black · 12 printings
- Prosper, Tome-Bound
Legendary Creature — Tiefling Warlock · Rakdos · 5 printings
- Diregraf Captain
Creature — Zombie Soldier · Dimir · 6 printings
- Qarsi Revenant
Creature — Vampire · Black · 5 printings
- Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel Horror · Witch-Maw · 10 printings
- Yarok, the Desecrated
Legendary Creature — Elemental Horror · Sultai · 9 printings
- Tinybones, the Pickpocket
Legendary Creature — Skeleton Rogue · Black · 5 printings
- Witch of the Moors
Creature — Human Warlock · Black · 6 printings
- Questing Beast
Legendary Creature — Beast · Green · 8 printings
- Queen Marchesa
Legendary Creature — Human Assassin · Mardu · 10 printings
- Gwenom, Remorseless
Legendary Creature — Symbiote Spider Hero · Black · 4 printings
- Fynn, the Fangbearer
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior · Green · 10 printings
- Nightshade Dryad
Creature — Dryad · Green · 1 printing
- Sidisi, Undead Vizier
Legendary Creature — Zombie Snake · Black · 4 printings
- Nazgûl
Creature — Wraith Knight · Black · 18 printings
- Black Waltz No. 3
Legendary Creature — Wizard · Rakdos · 2 printings
- Virulent Emissary
Creature — Elf Assassin · Green · 2 printings
- Archpriest of Shadows
Creature — Human Warlock · Black · 4 printings
- Vampire of the Dire Moon
Creature — Vampire · Black · 3 printings
- Master of Cruelties
Creature — Demon · Rakdos · 10 printings
- Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel · Witch-Maw · 7 printings
- Mardu Siegebreaker
Creature — Human Warrior · Mardu · 4 printings
- Skullwinder
Creature — Snake · Green · 8 printings
- Astarion, the Decadent
Legendary Creature — Vampire Elf Rogue · Orzhov · 6 printings
- Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Legendary Creature — Frog Wizard Noble · Sultai · 4 printings
- Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
Legendary Creature — Faerie Noble · Dimir · 3 printings
- Avenger of the Fallen
Creature — Human Warrior · Black · 4 printings
- Dragon Sniper
Creature — Human Archer · Green · 1 printing
- Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
Legendary Creature — Human Frog Horror · Abzan · 6 printings
- Barrowgoyf
Creature — Lhurgoyf · Black · 4 printings
- Thieving Varmint
Creature — Varmint · Black · 2 printings