Damage that would be dealt by this creature can't be prevented.
"Though used as a piercing weapon, the tusk is more akin to a stinger, spreading pain instantly throughout the body of its victim. This specimen deserves further study."
—Simic research notes
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Excruciator can deal damage to creatures with protection from red. (It can’t block creatures with protection from red, though.)
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An effect may redirect Excruciator’s damage.
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Damage prevention shields that would prevent this damage aren’t used up and they stick around for the next time something would deal damage.
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Replacement effects that don’t use the word “prevent” can replace Excruciator’s damage with something else. See Phytohydra and Szadek, Lord of Secrets, for example.
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A creature dealt lethal damage by Excruciator can be regenerated.
