Garruk, Veiled Butcher

{3}{B}{B} · Legendary Planeswalker — Garruk
Mythic · Reality Fracture · Art by Victor Adame Minguez

If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead. +2: Up to one target creature gets -4/-1 until your next turn. −2: Each player sacrifices a creature of their choice. If you sacrificed a creature this way, create a 4/4 green Beast creature token with trample. −3: Each opponent discards two cards. For each opponent who didn't discard two nonland cards this way, you draw a card.

Predicted power

Standard 58 Eng.C+Usr.—

At five mana it trails Chandra, Spark Hunter (60); -3 is potent when stabilized, but -2 needs fodder and +2 mainly answers 1-toughness creatures.

Best home 4/5c ControlBand role-playerConfidence 59%

Could be wrong if A black midrange shell or creature-recursion metagame could make its static ability and edict substantially more valuable.

Pioneer 46 Eng.C-Usr.—

The Rock can exploit the sacrifice mode, but five mana is slow and its narrow +2 leaves it below Chandra, Torch of Defiance (66).

Best home The RockBand fringeConfidence 66%

Could be wrong if If creature recursion and sacrifice decks become prominent, the static exile clause could justify recurring copies.

Modern 28 Eng.FUsr.—

Around Elspeth, Storm Slayer (27): strong text, but five mana, BB, and weak immediate creature control offer no clear role in fast Modern decks.

Band speculativeConfidence 72%

Could be wrong if A slower black shell with reliable acceleration and disposable creatures could turn -2 into a credible payoff.

Legacy 27 Eng.FUsr.—

Much slower and less resilient than Kaito, Bane of Nightmares (58); even with Ancient Tomb, BB and a weak +2 make it a niche grindy payoff.

Band speculativeConfidence 65%

Could be wrong if Ancient Tomb-based black prison strategies could exploit the early discard and asymmetric death replacement better than expected.

Pauper — Eng.NLUsr.—

Commander 47 Eng.C-Usr.—

Sacrifice decks can turn -2 into an edict plus Beast, while the static clause disrupts opposing death loops; five mana limits broad adoption.

Best home Mono-Black AristocratsBand role-playerConfidence 57%

Could be wrong if The multiplayer -3 may prove much stronger in discard/stax shells, or too politically costly to activate reliably.

Limited 80 Eng.A-Usr.—

A high-loyalty walker with a repeatable shrink effect, edict-plus-4/4 potential, and two-card discard is a strong first pick, especially with fodder.

Best home Black deck with sacrifice fodderBand first-pickConfidence 38%

Could be wrong if Unknown removal, speed, and token availability could make the -2 less reliable and expose its weak +2.

Grindy sacrifice planeswalker

“Garruk offers discard, edicts, and asymmetric death-exile utility, but five mana and limited immediate removal constrain competitive use.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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