---
name: "Cruel Grimnarch"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Cleric"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch"]
set: "ONE"
set_name: "Phyrexia: All Will Be One"
collector_number: "88"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Allen Williams"
oracle_id: "4c27b7cd-dcbf-45a7-9e15-a6d8dfd3a087"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cruel-grimnarch-one"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cruel Grimnarch
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Deathtouch
When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card. For each opponent who can't, you gain 4 life.

> *Il vangelo delle bugie ha un suono più dolce quando viene sussurrato da molte bocche.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Phyrexia: All Will Be One (ONE) #88
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Allen Williams
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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