TYPE
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ABILITY
Damage that would be dealt by Excruciator can't be prevented.

POWER/TOUGHNESS
7/7

FLAVOR TEXT
"Though used as a piercing weapon, the tusk is more akin to a stinger, spreading pain instantly throughout the body of its victim. This specimen deserves further study." —Simic research notes

ILLUSTRATOR
Paolo Parente

LEGALITIES
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LANGUAGES
DE EN ES FR IT JP PT RU ZH-CN ZH-TW

RULINGS

• 2005-10-01 Replacement effects that don’t use the word “prevent” can replace Excruciator’s damage with something else. See Phytohydra and Szadek, Lord of Secrets, for example.
• 2005-10-01 An effect may redirect Excruciator’s damage.
• 2005-10-01 Excruciator can deal damage to creatures with protection from red. (It can’t block creatures with protection from red, though.)
• 2005-10-01 A creature dealt lethal damage by Excruciator can be regenerated.
• 2005-10-01 Damage prevention shields that would prevent this damage aren’t used up and they stick around for the next time something would deal damage.