---
name: "Balduvian Horde"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Barbarian"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "PWOR"
set_name: "World Championship Promos"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "fd2a94d3-901d-4b46-aa9b-a30ed6dea6bd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/balduvian-horde-pwor"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Balduvian Horde
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Barbarian

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless you discard a card at random.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pillaging Horde](/printing/pillaging-horde-vma.md) — Creature — Human Barbarian
2. [Mercenary Knight](/printing/mercenary-knight-por.md) — Creature — Human Mercenary Knight
3. [Minotaur Explorer](/printing/minotaur-explorer-ody.md) — Creature — Minotaur Scout
4. [Spellgorger Barbarian](/printing/spellgorger-barbarian-jud.md) — Creature — Human Nightmare Barbarian
5. [Barbarian Bully](/printing/barbarian-bully-jud.md) — Creature — Human Barbarian
6. [Drekavac](/printing/drekavac-dis.md) — Creature — Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** World Championship Promos (PWOR) #1
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2004-10-04)* You choose whether to discard or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice this card. You can choose to not discard even if you no longer control this card on resolution.