---
name: "Merciless Executioner"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Orc Warrior"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "HOC"
set_name: "The Hobbit Eternal"
collector_number: "188"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anton Solovianchyk"
oracle_id: "c3c45d50-9038-41df-bb2f-9bc40071845b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/merciless-executioner-hoc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Merciless Executioner
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Orc Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

> *« Maudits soient les Isengardiens ! Uglúk u bagronk sha pushdug Saruman-glob búbhosh skai ! »*

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #188
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anton Solovianchyk
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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