Brutal Hordechief
Creature β Orc Warrior
Brutal Hordechief
Creature β Orc Warrior
Card Text
Whenever a creature you control attacks, defending player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
: Creatures your opponents control block this turn if able, and you choose how those creatures block.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black, Red, White
- Power / Toughness
- 3 / 3
- EDHREC Rank
- #6,366
Format Legalities
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (20)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #108 | mythic | en | Tyler Jacobson | $2.38 | β |
| Fate Reforged (FRF) | #64 | mythic | en | Tyler Jacobson | $2.18 | $8.88 |
| Fate Reforged Promos (PFRF) | #64s | mythic | en | Tyler Jacobson | β | $11.81 |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #108 | mythic | de | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Fate Reforged (FRF) | #64 | mythic | de | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #108 | mythic | es | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Fate Reforged (FRF) | #64 | mythic | es | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #108 | mythic | fr | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Fate Reforged (FRF) | #64 | mythic | fr | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #108 | mythic | it | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Fate Reforged (FRF) | #64 | mythic | it | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #108 | mythic | ja | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Fate Reforged (FRF) | #64 | mythic | ja | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Fate Reforged (FRF) | #64 | mythic | ko | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #108 | mythic | pt | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Fate Reforged (FRF) | #64 | mythic | pt | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Fate Reforged (FRF) | #64 | mythic | ru | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Commander 2016 (C16) | #108 | mythic | zhs | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Fate Reforged (FRF) | #64 | mythic | zhs | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Fate Reforged (FRF) | #64 | mythic | zht | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
Official Rulings (5)
The defending player affected by Brutal Hordechiefβs triggered ability is determined relative to the creature that attacked. For example, if Brutal Hordechief attacked one opponent and two other creatures you control attacked another opponent, the first opponent would lose 1 life and the second opponent would lose 2 life. Youβd gain a total of 3 life.
If thereβs a cost associated with having a creature block and you choose for that creature to block, its controller can choose to pay that cost or not. If that player decides to not pay that cost, you must propose a new set of blocking creatures.
Youβll choose how each creature controlled by an opponent blocks, even if that creature wasnβt on the battlefield or wasnβt controlled by an opponent as the activated ability resolved.
In a multiplayer game, if more than one player activates Brutal Hordechiefβs activated ability on the same turn, the controller of the last ability to resolve will choose how any creatures controlled by players who didnβt resolve this ability will block.
All blocking declarations must still be legal.
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