First printed in Champions of Kamigawa (2004)
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Legendary Creature — Spirit
Flying
Whenever a creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, destroy that creature.
"From the ashes of Reito rose a new kami. And thereafter at every battle came Horobi, Death's Wail."
—*The History of Kamigawa*
4/4
- Illustrated by
- John Bolton
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Ruling (1)
- If the creature is the only target of the spell or ability, that spell or ability won't resolve.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March of the Machine (MOM), Premier Draft | 53.3% | -1.5 | +1.7 | 5541 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
26 combos, the most popular first:
- Lock, Destroy any number of nontoken creatures whenever a black creature enters the battlefield under your control…: Horobi, Death's Wail + Ogre Slumlord + Shadow Alley Denizen
- Destroy any number of creatures opponents control during each of your turns: Horobi, Death's Wail + Revel in Riches + Tetzimoc, Primal Death
- Destroy any number of creatures opponents control during each of your turns: Bloodthirsty Blade + Horobi, Death's Wail + Revel in Riches
- Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, Destroy any number of creatures opponents control…: Horobi, Death's Wail + Retribution of the Ancients + Revel in Riches
- Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, Destroy any number of creatures opponents control…: Hex Parasite + Horobi, Death's Wail + Revel in Riches
- Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, Destroy any number of creatures opponents control…: Hex Parasite + Horobi, Death's Wail + Sangromancer
- Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, Destroy any number of creatures opponents control…: Horobi, Death's Wail + Termination Facilitator + Thornbite Staff
- Destroy any number of nontoken creatures opponents control whenever a black creature enters the battlefield under your control, Destroy any number of nontoken creatures whenever a creature dies…: Horobi, Death's Wail + Overseer of the Damned + Shadow Alley Denizen
- Destroy all nonblack creatures that enter the battlefield under an opponent's control, Destroy any number of nonblack creatures opponents control…: Bounty Hunter + Horobi, Death's Wail + Thornbite Staff
- Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, Destroy any number of creatures opponents control…: Horobi, Death's Wail + Scuttlemutt + Thornbite Staff