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Battlefield Butcher {2}{B}

Creature — Human Soldier

{5}, {T}: Each opponent loses 2 life. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each creature card in your graveyard.

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The Brothers' War

English · 2022-11-18

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from The Brothers' War (released 2022-11-18), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 90c47e31-d4f6-46f3-94b7-1726c4a4a8eb
Oracle ID: 2978ba77-c0ce-4411-99c7-ef05dd602c8d
TCGplayer ID: 452310

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