Arvad the Cursed

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Arvad the Cursed: Legendary Creature - Vampire Knight, March of the Machine Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{W}{B}
Mana value
5
Type
Legendary Creature - Vampire Knight
Colour identity
White and black (WB)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
March of the Machine Commander (MOC)
Released
2023-04-21
Collector number
317
Artist
Lius Lasahido
Commander rank
5,186 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Deathtouch, Lifelink
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Arvad the Cursed

Arvad the Cursed is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white and black legendary creature from March of the Machine Commander (MOC), a Commander product released in April 2023. It is collector number 317 in that set, with art by Lius Lasahido. It costs {3}{W}{B} (three generic, one white and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is white and black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Dominaria (2018) to March of the Machine Commander (2023). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.27 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Deathtouch, lifelink

Other legendary creatures you control get +2/+2.

"I won't abandon the *Weatherlight*. My destiny is to serve at Jhoira's side. This 'illness' means I must trust my faith more and myself less."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.27 (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 Arvad the Cursed by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Arvad the Cursed

Arvad the Cursed has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Dominaria United Commander (DMC) #141Uncommon2022
Dominaria (DOM) #191Uncommon2018
Dominaria Promos (PDOM) #191sUncommon2018

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Arvad the Cursed.

  • Because damage remains marked on a creature until it's removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to a legendary creature you control may become lethal if Arvad leaves the battlefield during that turn.

Similar cards

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

In these precons

Arvad the Cursed is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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