Shattergang Brothers is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
, Sacrifice a creature: Each other player sacrifices a creature.
, Sacrifice an artifact: Each other player sacrifices an artifact.
, Sacrifice an enchantment: Each other player sacrifices an enchantment.
Complete guide
Shattergang Brothers is a versatile Jund commander that specializes in symmetric attrition. By sacrificing your own resources, you force every opponent to do the same, making it a nightmare for decks that rely on a few high-value permanents. This Goblin Artificer ensures that if you are losing your board, everyone else is coming down with you.
What It Does
The Shattergang Brothers have three distinct activated abilities, each costing three mana of a specific color and requiring the sacrifice of a specific permanent type: creature, artifact, or enchantment. When you activate one of these abilities, every other player in the game must sacrifice a permanent of that same type. Importantly, this is not targeted, meaning it bypasses keywords like Hexproof, Shroud, and Protection.
How It Resolves Step by Step
First, you choose which ability to activate and pay the mana cost plus the sacrifice cost. Since the sacrifice is part of the cost, your permanent is in the graveyard before opponents even have a chance to respond. Once the ability resolves, each other player must choose a permanent they control of the specified type and sacrifice it. If a player controls no permanents of that type, they simply do nothing for that specific effect.
Common Mistakes
A common error is trying to sacrifice Shattergang Brothers to their own artifact or enchantment abilities; they are only a creature, so they can only be sacrificed to the {2}{B} ability. Additionally, remember that you cannot respond to the choice of what your opponents sacrifice. Once the ability begins resolving, they choose and sacrifice immediately without anyone being able to cast spells in between those actions.
When to Play It
This card shines when you have a board state full of 'enters-the-battlefield' or 'dies' triggers, or when you can generate cheap tokens. It is best used to clear the way of problematic blockers or to force an opponent to lose their only powerful artifact or enchantment by narrowing their options through repeated activations.
Interaction examples
Solemn SimulacrumYou can activate Shattergang Brothers' second ability by sacrificing Solemn Simulacrum, which is both an artifact and a creature. Because you chose the artifact ability ({2}{R}), each opponent must sacrifice an artifact. As a bonus, Solemn Simulacrum's 'dies' trigger goes on the stack, allowing you to draw a card while your opponents lose their artifacts.
Eternal WitnessAfter you sacrifice a creature to the Brothers' first ability, you can cast Eternal Witness to return that sacrificed creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Later, you can pay {2}{B} to sacrifice Eternal Witness itself, forcing opponents to sacrifice creatures while setting up your Witness to be reanimated or returned later for more value.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Shattergang Brothers
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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