Hired Torturer
~$0.06 low · ~$0.18 high
Black. Creature — Human Rogue
Dragon's Maze #25 · Illustrated by Winona Nelson
Dragon's Maze #25 · Illustrated by Winona NelsonWhat is Hired Torturer worth?
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Oracle text
Defender
, 
: Target opponent loses 2 life, then reveals a card at random from their hand.
2/3
"Follow your passion, I always say. Might as well get paid to do what you love."
Format legality
The only printing of Hired Torturer
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dragon's Maze dgm #25· 2013common· Cardmarket €0.02 · €0.16 foil | common | $0.06 | $0.18 | €0.02€0.16 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2013
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #29,692 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Defender
- Artist
- Winona Nelson
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Dragon's Maze card (#25).
25
- 25Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Hired Torturer, read from the Dragon's Maze printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Hired Torturer. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Human and Rogue are subtypes, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 2/3: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Winona Nelson. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Dragon's Maze. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 25 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Winona Nelson, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- DefenderCR 702.3
- It can't attack.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (3)
2013-04-15
The card stops being revealed after Hired Torturer’s ability resolves.
2013-04-15
You can choose an opponent with no cards in hand as the target of Hired Torturer’s ability. If the target opponent has no cards in hand when the ability resolves, that player will just lose 2 life.
2013-04-15
Each card in the opponent’s hand has an equal chance of being revealed, even if it was previously revealed because of Hired Torturer’s ability.
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