---
name: "Excruciator"
mana_cost: "{6}{R}{R}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Creature — Avatar"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "RAV"
set_name: "Ravnica: City of Guilds"
collector_number: "121"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "9911c2f8-fafb-4979-898e-e86b726e3538"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/excruciator-rav"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Excruciator
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{R}{R}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/7

## Oracle Text
Damage that would be dealt by this creature can't be prevented.

> *„Obwohl er als spießende Waffe verwendet wird, ähnelt der Stoßzahn eher einem Stachel, da er Schmerz in den ganzen Körper seines Opfers aussendet. Diese Art muss noch näher untersucht werden."
—Notizen von Simic-Forschern*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #121
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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