---
name: "Battlefield Butcher"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "BRO"
set_name: "The Brothers' War"
collector_number: "86"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Lucas Graciano"
oracle_id: "2978ba77-c0ce-4411-99c7-ef05dd602c8d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/battlefield-butcher-bro"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Battlefield Butcher
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4

## Oracle Text
{5}, {T}: Each opponent loses 2 life. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each creature card in your graveyard.

> *"¿Algún otro monstruo gigante quiere intentarlo? ¡Solo estoy entrando en calor!".*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Urborg Syphon-Mage](/printing/urborg-syphon-mage-tsp.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
2. [Gruesome Fate](/printing/gruesome-fate-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Caged Zombie](/printing/caged-zombie-m21.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Blood for the Blood God!](/printing/blood-for-the-blood-god-40k.md) — Instant
5. [Forge Boss](/printing/forge-boss-snc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Painbringer](/printing/painbringer-ody.md) — Creature — Human Minion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Brothers' War (BRO) #86
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Lucas Graciano
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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