Butcher of Malakir

Public decks that run Butcher of Malakir

• Blood Rites - The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander, led by Clavileño, First of the Blessed
• Devour for Power - Commander 2011, led by The Mimeoplasm
• Devour for Power - Commander Anthology Volume II, led by The Mimeoplasm
• From Cute to Brute - Secret Lair Drop, led by Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge
• Party Time - Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate, led by Nalia de'Arnise
• Plunder the Graves - Commander 2015, led by Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• Plunder the Graves - Commander Anthology, led by Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• Sworn to Darkness - Commander 2014, led by Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
• Undead Unleashed - Midnight Hunt Commander, led by Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
• Vampiric Bloodline - Crimson Vow Commander, led by Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
• Vampiric Bloodlust - Commander 2017, led by Edgar Markov

Commanders that run Butcher of Malakir most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Edgar Markov: 13,285 decks
• Meren of Clan Nel Toth: 6,941 decks
• Strefan, Maurer Progenitor: 5,361 decks
• Clavileño, First of the Blessed: 4,719 decks
• Teysa Karlov: 4,419 decks
• Elenda, the Dusk Rose: 2,341 decks
• Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern: 2,294 decks
• Slimefoot and Squee: 2,104 decks

Often played with Butcher of Malakir

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Ruthless Deathfang
• Hour of Eternity
• Havengul Runebinder
• Stitcher Geralf
• Midnight Arsonist
• Crimson Honor Guard
• Vein Drinker
• Markov Enforcer
• Arterial Alchemy
• Licia, Sanguine Tribune

Rulings

• 2010-03-01: If you and an opponent each control a Butcher of Malakir and a creature is put into a graveyard, a chain reaction happens. First the ability of one player's Butcher will trigger, causing each opponent to sacrifice a creature. That sacrifice causes the ability of the other player's Butcher to trigger, and so on.
• 2010-03-01: If multiple creatures you control (possibly including Butcher of Malakir itself) are put into their owners' graveyards at the same time, Butcher of Malakir's triggered ability will trigger that many times.
• 2010-03-01: When the triggered ability resolves, first the player whose turn it is (if that player is an opponent) chooses which creature they will sacrifice, then each other opponent in turn order does the same, then all chosen creatures are sacrificed at the same time.
• 2010-03-01: If you control more than one Butcher of Malakir and a creature you control is put into a graveyard, each of those Butchers' abilities will trigger. Each opponent will sacrifice a creature each time one of those abilities resolves.