Rustrazor Butcher
Creature — Goblin Warrior
First strike
Wither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #23341
Rustrazor Butcher lands as a 3/2 with wither, meaning every point of damage it deals sticks as -1/-1 counters rather than washing off at end of turn. Three mana for that effect is fair, not exciting — run it when your deck specifically rewards -1/-1 counters on opponents' creatures, and skip it otherwise.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Rustrazor Butcher is a niche pickup for -1/-1 counter synergy decks — Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons and Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted archetypes get real mileage from wither since every combat trigger or fight effect seeds new counters. In Pauper, wither creatures see fringe play in attrition-based black-green shells, though Rustrazor Butcher competes with cheaper wither options and rarely makes the cut. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the effect isn't close to the power level those formats demand.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Rustrazor Butcher is deep bulk — you're picking this out of a dollar box, not tracking it down. Bulk commons with narrow synergy applications don't appreciate, so buy the copies you need and don't think about it further.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.