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Kethek, Crucible Goliath
Oracle Text
At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonlegendary creature card with lesser mana value, put it onto the battlefield, then put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Kethek, Crucible Goliath is a classic sacrifice-driven value engine for Rakdos midrange or sacrifice decks, turning extra bodies into a steady stream of upgraded board presence. A 4/4 for three mana already pressures life totals, but its real strength is the end-step trigger: sacrificing another creature can cheat a cheaper nonlegendary creature straight into play, effectively converting tokens, utility creatures, or dying fodder into immediate tempo. In Phyrexia: All Will Be One terms, it feels like a brutal crucible of evolution, where weaker flesh is ground down into something more efficient. Deckbuilding-wise, pair it with token makers, death payoffs, and creatures with useful enters-the-battlefield effects so every sacrifice advances the game plan. It plays especially well with cards that leave behind value when they die, since you can cash them in twice. In short, Kethek supports a proactive value-aggro strategy that snowballs quickly if you can keep creatures flowing.
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Character Background
Kethek, Crucible Goliath is a classic sacrifice-driven value engine for Rakdos midrange or sacrifice decks, turning extra bodies into a steady stream of upgraded board presence. A 4/4 for three mana already pressures life totals, but its real strength is the end-step trigger: sacrificing another creature can cheat a cheaper nonlegendary creature straight into play, effectively converting tokens, utility creatures, or dying fodder into immediate tempo. In Phyrexia: All Will Be One terms, it feels like a brutal crucible of evolution, where weaker flesh is ground down into something more efficient. Deckbuilding-wise, pair it with token makers, death payoffs, and creatures with useful enters-the-battlefield effects so every sacrifice advances the game plan. It plays especially well with cards that leave behind value when they die, since you can cash them in twice. In short, Kethek supports a proactive value-aggro strategy that snowballs quickly if you can keep creatures flowing.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 16:20:44 UTC