---
name: "King Macar, the Gold-Cursed"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Noble"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Inspired"]
set: "JOU"
set_name: "Journey into Nyx"
collector_number: "74"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "1ebafd78-269a-4974-88d2-e75b44b744c2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/king-macar-the-gold-cursed-jou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Noble
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Inspired

## Oracle Text
Inspired — Whenever King Macar becomes untapped, you may exile target creature. If you do, create a Gold token. (It's an artifact with "Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gild](/printing/gild-bng.md) — Sorcery
2. [Curse of Opulence](/printing/curse-of-opulence-mkc.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse
3. [Scion of Opulence](/printing/scion-of-opulence-voc.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble
4. [Kingpin, Wilson Fisk](/printing/kingpin-wilson-fisk-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain
5. [Kalain, Reclusive Painter](/printing/kalain-reclusive-painter-afr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Elf Bard
6. [Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed](/printing/lucy-maclean-positively-armed-sld.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Survivor

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Journey into Nyx (JOU) #74
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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