Excruciator
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Damage that would be dealt by this creature can't be prevented.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #28002
Excruciator makes your damage unpreventable — every point gets through regardless of Fogs, protection abilities, or damage-prevention shields. Eight mana for a 7/3 with no evasion is a steep price for a single keyword, and that's exactly why it sits in bulk bins.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Excruciator is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no play in any of them. In Commander, the unpreventable damage clause has niche appeal against pillowfort decks running Solemnity or Worship effects, but eight mana for a fragile beater with no built-in evasion or protection is a losing proposition in a format that demands efficiency at every slot. Legacy and Vintage offer no meaningful home — faster, more impactful threats exist at every point on the curve. Modern is theoretically legal but Excruciator has never been a consideration in any competitive context there either.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Excruciator is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a discount bin and evaluate once before it goes back. Demand is low enough that the price is stable, but not in a way that suggests hidden value; it's just a card very few players want.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.