The Banisher {7}
Identity — Traitor
Unveil {7}
When The Banisher is unveiled, exile any number of target creatures. Draw a card for each nontoken creature exiled this way.
TRE · 019/062 · U
Role guide
TraitorThe Traitor
Loyal to no one. Last one standing takes the throne.
- Team
- A team of one
- Starts
- Face down.
- Per game
- 1–2 at 4–8 players
- Identities
- 13 in the set
Your goal
Be the last player in the game. You have no teammates, and if there are other Traitors you have to outlast them too. The order matters: Assassins first, then the Leader.
You win when
- Every opponent has left the game, other Traitors included.
You lose when
- The Leader falls while an Assassin is still alive. The Assassins win.
- Every Assassin and Traitor is out while a Leader still stands. That includes you.
Strategy
- Early on, you are effectively a Guardian. Help keep the Leader alive while the Assassins are a threat.
- Then switch sides. Once the Assassins are gone, the Leader is your last real obstacle, and their Guardians fall the moment the Leader does.
- Traitor unveils are among the strongest in the game. Save yours for the turn it swings everything, not the first time you feel threatened.
- Keep your own life total healthy. You need to survive every fight, not just win one.
- Know how many Traitors are in the game. With two, the other Traitor is your hardest opponent, because they want exactly what you want.
- Don’t let the Leader team get too strong while you are helping them. It is easy to protect the Leader so well you can’t beat them later.
How to bluff
- Play the perfect Guardian for as long as it lasts. The Leader will defend you, and the Assassins will target you less.
- Help the Assassins just enough to make the Guardians reveal themselves, without letting the Leader actually die.
- Be the voice of reason. A player who seems to want “what’s best for the table” rarely gets attacked.
What to watch for
- The number of Assassins left. If only one is alive, don’t let the Leader drop to a single big hit.
- Players gaining trust faster than you. A Guardian who has proved themselves will be a problem in the endgame.
- Your timing. If the Assassins collapse faster than expected, you need to be ready to finish the Leader right away.
All 13 Traitors
Sorted from simplest to wildest. Tap a card for its full text and rulings.
Uncommon 4
- The Banisher uncommon ·
- The Gatekeeper uncommon ·
The Gatekeeper {3}Identity — TraitorUnveil {3} When The Gatekeeper is unveiled, create Cerberus, a legendary 4/8 black and red Demon Dog creature token with menace, double strike, trample, and lifelink. {2}: Turn The Gatekeeper face down.TRE · 022/062 · U
- The Grenadier uncommon ·
The Grenadier {X}Identity — TraitorUnveil {X} When The Grenadier is unveiled, create X plus three colorless artifact tokens named Explosive. {1}, Sacrifice a token named Explosive: Choose one — • Destroy target nonland permanent. • Target player loses 3 life.TRE · 023/062 · U
- The Oneiromancer uncommon ·
The Oneiromancer {X}{X}Identity — TraitorUnveil {X}{X} When The Oneiromancer is unveiled, exile the top X cards of each player’s library face down. You may look at cards exiled with The Oneiromancer. Once each turn, you may cast a spell among cards exiled with The Oneiromancer without paying its mana cost. When you do, exile the top card of target player’s library face down.TRE · 026/062 · U
Rare 3
- The Cleaner rare ·
The Cleaner {8}Identity — TraitorUnveil {8} When The Cleaner is unveiled, if it’s your turn, exile all nonland permanents you don’t control and all opponents’ graveyards.TRE · 020/062 · R
- The Reflector rare ·
The Reflector {5}Identity — TraitorUnveil {5} When The Reflector is unveiled, gain control of target ability, instant, or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for it. Then copy that spell or ability for each opponent. You may choose new targets for the copies.TRE · 028/062 · R
- The Time Bender rare ·
The Time Bender {6}Identity — TraitorUnveil {6} When The Time Bender is unveiled, choose two — • Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library, then draws seven cards. • Take an extra turn after this one. • End the turn.TRE · 029/062 · R
Mythic 6
- He Who Comes To Save The Day mythic ·
He Who Comes To Save The Day {2}Identity — TraitorUnveil {2} When He Who Comes To Save The Day is unveiled, the next time target player would lose the game this turn, instead they shuffle their hand, their graveyard, and all permanents they own into their library, then they draw twelve cards and their life total becomes 12. Then that player puts any number of permanent cards with mana value 4 or less from their hand onto the battlefield.TRE · 024/062 · M
- The Ferryman mythic ·
The Ferryman {1}Identity — TraitorUnveil {1} When The Ferryman is unveiled, choose target permanent. When that permanent is put into a graveyard this turn, return another card that shares a card type with it from that graveyard to the battlefield under your control. {3}: Turn The Ferryman face down. Activate only during your turn and only once each turn.TRE · 021/062 · M
- The Metamorph
The Metamorph Pay 8 life, Discard a cardIdentity — TraitorUnveil—Pay 8 life, Discard a card. When The Metamorph is unveiled, until end of turn, as an opponent loses the game, you may remove The Metamorph from the game. If you do, gain control of that player’s identity card and turn it face down if it isn’t a Leader.TRE · 025/062 · M - The Puppet Master mythic ·
The Puppet Master {6}Identity — TraitorUnveil {6} When The Puppet Master is unveiled, redistribute control of any number of other identity cards. Then turn face down each of those cards that isn’t a Leader. (Each player must control one identity card.) You may look at face-down identity cards you don’t control any time. At the beginning of your end step, draw two cards.TRE · 027/062 · M - The Treacherous Masochist mythic ·
The Treacherous Masochist {0}Identity — TraitorUnveil {0} If you would be the first player to lose the game, or tied for first, instead you win the game. (You still win the game if you are the last player standing.) As long as no player has lost the game, spells and abilities you control can’t cause you to lose the game, and you can’t pay life.TRE · 030/062 · M
- The Wearer of Masks mythic ·
The Wearer of Masks {X}Identity — TraitorUnveil {X} As The Wearer of Masks is unveiled, reveal up to X non-Leader identity cards at random from outside the game. You may choose one of them. If you do, until The Wearer of Masks is turned face down, it becomes a copy of that card, except it’s a Traitor. (It loses all other identity types.)TRE · 031/062 · M