---
name: "Butcher of the Horde"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{W}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B", "R", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "KTK"
set_name: "Khans of Tarkir"
collector_number: "168"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "1ff93e62-6ae0-4438-a88e-ae6fd7d91e41"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/butcher-of-the-horde-ktk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Butcher of the Horde
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{W}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Sacrifice another creature: This creature gains your choice of vigilance, lifelink, or haste until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Demonic Taskmaster](/printing/demonic-taskmaster-inr.md) — Creature — Demon
2. [Falkenrath Aristocrat](/printing/falkenrath-aristocrat-mm3.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble
3. [Butcher of Malakir](/printing/butcher-of-malakir-sld.md) — Creature — Vampire Warrior
4. [Falkenrath Torturer](/printing/falkenrath-torturer-dka.md) — Creature — Vampire
5. [Desecration Demon](/printing/desecration-demon-fdn.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Demon of Catastrophes](/printing/demon-of-catastrophes-pm19.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #168
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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