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◇ Catalog #486

The Meathook Massacre

inr·#486·mythic·showcase

Illus. James Bousema

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Jan '25

1 yr ago

Value

$38.30+$2 (+4.2%)

30 days high $40 · low $36

NM$38.3

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$35–$40modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $38low $8.90range 330.3%n 89

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #503 · Common include

Variants

Showcase$38

Gameplay

Legendary Enchantment

When The Meathook Massacre enters, each creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you gain 1 life.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2021-09-24wotc

If The Meathook Massacre enters the battlefield and it wasn't cast (or it was cast without paying its mana cost), X will be 0. The first ability will trigger, but it won't be much of a massacre.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $38.30. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $8.90 and $38.30 across 89 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from INR — the lineup includes Showcase alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #486 of *Innistrad Remastered*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2025 Innistrad Remastered release.

Card type: Legendary Enchantment, color identity black, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {X}{B}{B} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #503 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by James Bousema. Rarix catalogs 29 other cards credited to this artist.