---
name: "Hired Torturer"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Rogue"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "DGM"
set_name: "Dragon's Maze"
collector_number: "25"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Winona Nelson"
oracle_id: "b1ad2fd3-9f39-49e7-92c5-57ab0e1da5b7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hired-torturer-dgm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hired Torturer
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
{3}{B}, {T}: Target opponent loses 2 life, then reveals a card at random from their hand.

> *„Folge deinem Herzen, sage ich immer. Warum sich nicht bezahlen lassen für das, was man gerne tut?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Syndicate Enforcer](/printing/syndicate-enforcer-clu.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
3. [Vault Plunderer](/printing/vault-plunderer-otj.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
4. [Rag Man](/printing/rag-man-4ed.md) — Creature — Human Minion
5. [Corpse Traders](/printing/corpse-traders-ddm.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
6. [Stromgald Spy](/printing/stromgald-spy-all.md) — Creature — Human Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragon's Maze (DGM) #25
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Winona Nelson
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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