Archfiend of Depravity

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Archfiend of Depravity: Creature - Demon, Starter Commander Decks. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{B}{B}
Mana value
5
Type
Creature - Demon
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
5/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
67
Artist
Daarken
Commander rank
1,584 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Archfiend of Depravity

Archfiend of Depravity is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 67 in that set, with art by Daarken. It costs {3}{B}{B} (three generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 5/4 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Fate Reforged (2015) to Final Fantasy Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.78 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

At the beginning of each opponent's end step, that player chooses up to two creatures they control, then sacrifices the rest.

"Why would I kill you all? Who then would be left to worship me?"

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.78 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Archfiend of Depravity by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Archfiend of Depravity

Archfiend of Depravity has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #273Rare2025
Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01) #31Rare2017
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #55711Rare2017
Fate Reforged (FRF) #62Rare2015
Fate Reforged Promos (PFRF) #62Rare2015
Fate Reforged Promos (PFRF) #62sRare2015

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Archfiend of Depravity, newest first.

  • The opponent may choose to spare one or no creatures. If the player doesn't choose any creatures, they will sacrifice all creatures they control.
  • The opponent chooses which creatures to spare, if any, as the ability resolves. This choice doesn't target the creatures.

Similar cards

Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

In these precons

Archfiend of Depravity is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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