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Butcher of Malakir
Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature or another creature you control dies, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Butcher of Malakir is a brutal value engine for black-based sacrifice and control decks, turning every death on your side into a tax on everyone else’s board. In Commander, that makes it especially strong in attrition-heavy game plans: grind opponents down, force awkward blocks, and punish sweepers by converting your losses into their sacrifices. Its flying 5/4 body also means it can pressure life totals while standing above most ground stalls. The best shells are aristocrats and death-trigger decks, where tokens, reanimation, and repeatable sacrifice outlets like Viscera Seer, Ashnod’s Altar, or Carrion Feeder let you trigger it on demand. Pair it with creatures that want to die anyway—Grave Titan tokens, Bloodghast, or recursive fodder—to keep the effect flowing. Because it costs seven mana, ramp and reanimation help a lot; if you can cheat it out early or recur it after removal, it can take over a multiplayer table quickly.
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Character Background
Butcher of Malakir is a brutal value engine for black-based sacrifice and control decks, turning every death on your side into a tax on everyone else’s board. In Commander, that makes it especially strong in attrition-heavy game plans: grind opponents down, force awkward blocks, and punish sweepers by converting your losses into their sacrifices. Its flying 5/4 body also means it can pressure life totals while standing above most ground stalls. The best shells are aristocrats and death-trigger decks, where tokens, reanimation, and repeatable sacrifice outlets like Viscera Seer, Ashnod’s Altar, or Carrion Feeder let you trigger it on demand. Pair it with creatures that want to die anyway—Grave Titan tokens, Bloodghast, or recursive fodder—to keep the effect flowing. Because it costs seven mana, ramp and reanimation help a lot; if you can cheat it out early or recur it after removal, it can take over a multiplayer table quickly.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-10-08 05:10:44 UTC