First printed in Warhammer 40,000 Commander (2022)
Legendary Creature — Astartes Berserker
Berzerker — Khârn the Betrayer attacks or blocks each combat if able.
Sigil of Corruption — When you lose control of Khârn the Betrayer, draw two cards.
The Betrayer — If damage would be dealt to Khârn the Betrayer, prevent that damage and an opponent of your choice gains control of it.
5/1
- Illustrated by
- Kekai Kotaki
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (4)
- An opponent gaining control of it is part of the replacement effect and happens immediately, even if you are in the middle of resolving the spell or ability and it has more instructions to perform after taking damage.
- In some cases, a single spell or ability will deal damage to this creature multiple times during its resolution. In that case, a new player gains control of it each time, its ability triggers once each time, and the appropriate players control those triggers. After that spell or ability is done resolving, all of those triggers are put onto the stack in turn order, starting with the active player (or the next player in turn order if the active player isn't involved). Usually, this means that the cards are drawn in a different order than the control-changing effects took place.
- In contrast, the Sigil of Corruption ability is a triggered ability, and it won't go onto the stack until after the spell or ability that tried to deal damage finishes resolving.
- You lose control of Khârn the Betrayer when it leaves the battlefield or another player gains control of it.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.12 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
8 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite card draw, Infinite card draw for target opponent…: Daring Thief + Khârn the Betrayer + Paradise Mantle + Pemmin's Aura
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Captivating Crew + Khârn the Betrayer + Witch Engine
- Infinite card draw, Infinite card draw for target opponent…: Daring Thief + Earthcraft + Khârn the Betrayer + Pemmin's Aura
- Infinite card draw, Infinite card draw for target opponent…: Daring Thief + Earthcraft + Freed from the Real + Khârn the Betrayer
- Infinite card draw, Infinite card draw for target opponent…: Cryptolith Rite + Daring Thief + Khârn the Betrayer + Pemmin's Aura
- Infinite card draw, Infinite card draw for target opponent…: Cryptolith Rite + Daring Thief + Freed from the Real + Khârn the Betrayer
- Infinite card draw, Infinite card draw for target opponent…: Daring Thief + Freed from the Real + Khârn the Betrayer + Paradise Mantle
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Angel's Grace + Khârn the Betrayer + Martyrdom + Spiteful Visions