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Butcher of Malakir

{5}{B}{B}

Creature — Vampire Warrior

C14Commander 2014#138rare

His verdict is always guilty. His sentence is always death.

Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Jason Chan
Found in
Commander 2014 Commander Deck Sworn to Darkness
Printings16CombosIn 16
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Flying Whenever this creature or another creature you control dies, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
5/4
Flying

Plays as: Sacrifice Removal · Death Trigger

Market · per finishspark updated 14h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.36
$0.25 low$0.17 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.33· across 16 printings

Rulings

4 · latest Mar 1, 2010 · one tap opens all
  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    If multiple creatures you control (possibly including Butcher of Malakir itself) are put into their owners' graveyards at the same time, Butcher of Malakir's triggered ability will trigger that many times.

  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    If you and an opponent each control a Butcher of Malakir and a creature is put into a graveyard, a chain reaction happens. First the ability of one player's Butcher will trigger, causing each opponent to sacrifice a creature. That sacrifice causes the ability of the other player's Butcher to trigger, and so on.

  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    If you control more than one Butcher of Malakir and a creature you control is put into a graveyard, each of those Butchers' abilities will trigger. Each opponent will sacrifice a creature each time one of those abilities resolves.

  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    When the triggered ability resolves, first the player whose turn it is (if that player is an opponent) chooses which creature they will sacrifice, then each other opponent in turn order does the same, then all chosen creatures are sacrificed at the same time.