Archfiend of Despair
Reprinted in Reality Fracture Commander (FRC), released October 2, 2026.
Archfiend of Despair: Creature - Demon, Reality Fracture Commander. Flying Your opponents can't gain life. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {6}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 8
- Type
- Creature - Demon
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 6/6
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Reality Fracture Commander (FRC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 46
- Artist
- Josh Hass
- Keywords
- Flying
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About Archfiend of Despair
Archfiend of Despair is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black creature from Reality Fracture Commander (FRC), a Commander product released in October 2026. It is collector number 46 in that set, with art by Josh Hass. It costs {6}{B}{B} (six generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 8. It is a 6/6 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Battlebond (2018) to Reality Fracture Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.71 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Flying
Your opponents can't gain life.
At the beginning of each end step, each opponent loses life equal to the life that player lost this turn. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.71 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Archfiend of Despair by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Archfiend of Despair
Archfiend of Despair has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Commander Masters (CMM) #137 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #503 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Battlebond (BBD) #44 | Mythic | 2018 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Archfiend of Despair, newest first.
- Archfiend of Despair’s last ability counts only how much life was lost. It doesn’t care whether a player also gained life.
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, damage and life loss happen to each player individually. If each player on a team is dealt 2 damage, each of those players loses 2 life and the team’s life total goes down by 4. When Archfiend of Despair’s ability resolves, each of those players again loses 2 life and the team’s life total goes down again by 4; they don’t each lose 4 life.
- The amount of life to lose is determined only as Archfiend of Despair’s triggered ability resolves. For example, if you control two of them and an opponent lost 3 life earlier in the turn, the first ability to resolve would have that player lose 3 life, and the second would have that player lose 6 life.
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