---
name: "Cabal Torturer"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Minion"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Threshold"]
set: "TOR"
set_name: "Torment"
collector_number: "53"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "fbd295ee-545a-4eab-b000-c0b228dd412d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cabal-torturer-tor"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cabal Torturer
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Minion
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Threshold

## Oracle Text
{B}, {T}: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Threshold — {3}{B}{B}, {T}: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. Activate only if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cabal Inquisitor](/printing/cabal-inquisitor-ody.md) — Creature — Human Minion
2. [Cabal Initiate](/printing/cabal-initiate-j21.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
3. [Cabal Pit](/printing/cabal-pit-ody.md) — Land
4. [Pardic Arsonist](/printing/pardic-arsonist-tor.md) — Creature — Human Barbarian
5. [Cabal Ritual](/printing/cabal-ritual-tor.md) — Instant
6. [Toxic Stench](/printing/toxic-stench-jud.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Torment (TOR) #53
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`