Excruciator
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"Though used as a piercing weapon, the tusk is more akin to a stinger, spreading pain instantly throughout the body of its victim. This specimen deserves further study." —Simic research notes
Power/Toughness:
7/7Artist:
Paolo ParenteShare:
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Damage that would be dealt by Excruciator can't be prevented.
Rulings:
- 10/1/2005 An effect may redirect Excruciator’s damage.
- 10/1/2005 Excruciator can deal damage to creatures with protection from red. (It can’t block creatures with protection from red, though.)
- 10/1/2005 Damage prevention shields that would prevent this damage aren’t used up and they stick around for the next time something would deal damage.
- 10/1/2005 A creature dealt lethal damage by Excruciator can be regenerated.
- 10/1/2005 Replacement effects that don’t use the word “prevent” can replace Excruciator’s damage with something else. See Phytohydra and Szadek, Lord of Secrets, for example.
Legality:
- standard: Not legal
- future: Not legal
- frontier: Not legal
- modern: Legal
- legacy: Legal
- pauper: Not legal
- vintage: Legal
- penny: Legal
- commander: Legal
- 1v1: Legal
- duel: Legal
- brawl: Not legal
- oldschool: Not legal
- historic: Not legal
- pioneer: Not legal
- gladiator: Not legal
- premodern: Not legal
- historicbrawl: Not legal
- paupercommander: Not legal
- alchemy: Not legal
- explorer: Not legal
- predh: Legal
- oathbreaker: Legal
- timeless: Not legal
- standardbrawl: Not legal
Sets:
- Ravnica: City of Guilds #121 (rare)