First printed in Ravnica: City of Guilds (2005)
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Damage that would be dealt by this creature can't be prevented.
"Though used as a piercing weapon, the tusk is more akin to a stinger, spreading pain instantly throughout the body of its victim. This specimen deserves further study."
—Simic research notes
7/7
- Illustrated by
- Paolo Parente
Excruciator legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (5)
- Replacement effects that don’t use the word “prevent” can replace Excruciator’s damage with something else. See Phytohydra and Szadek, Lord of Secrets, for example.
- An effect may redirect Excruciator’s damage.
- Excruciator can deal damage to creatures with protection from red. (It can’t block creatures with protection from red, though.)
- A creature dealt lethal damage by Excruciator can be regenerated.
- Damage prevention shields that would prevent this damage aren’t used up and they stick around for the next time something would deal damage.
Prices
Paper price: €0.15 / $0.29 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 11 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 11 Nov 2026).