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Faceless Butcher
Oracle Text
When this creature enters, exile another target creature.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Faceless Butcher is a classic black tempo-control piece: a 2/3 for four mana that temporarily “answers” almost any creature while leaving behind a respectable body. In gameplay, it shines when you can exploit the enter-the-battlefield exile trigger and then manage its leave-the-battlefield downside on your own terms. That makes it especially strong in blink or sacrifice shells, where you can either repeatedly exile creatures or time the return for maximum disruption. Pairing it with flicker effects like Ephemerate-style cards or sacrifice outlets such as Carrion Feeder turns the Butcher from a simple removal spell into a reusable engine. Lore-wise, the Nightmare Horror name fits the card’s unsettling role: a faceless predator that swallows a creature whole, only for the victim to reappear when the monster is broken open. It’s best when you want to slow the opponent down, create combat advantage, and generate incremental value rather than race aggressively.
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Character Background
Faceless Butcher is a classic black tempo-control piece: a 2/3 for four mana that temporarily “answers” almost any creature while leaving behind a respectable body. In gameplay, it shines when you can exploit the enter-the-battlefield exile trigger and then manage its leave-the-battlefield downside on your own terms. That makes it especially strong in blink or sacrifice shells, where you can either repeatedly exile creatures or time the return for maximum disruption. Pairing it with flicker effects like Ephemerate-style cards or sacrifice outlets such as Carrion Feeder turns the Butcher from a simple removal spell into a reusable engine. Lore-wise, the Nightmare Horror name fits the card’s unsettling role: a faceless predator that swallows a creature whole, only for the victim to reappear when the monster is broken open. It’s best when you want to slow the opponent down, create combat advantage, and generate incremental value rather than race aggressively.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-10-08 04:10:45 UTC