Asmodeus the Archfiend
Asmodeus the Archfiend: Legendary Creature - Devil God, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 6
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Devil God
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 6/6
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR)
- Released
- 2021-07-23
- Collector number
- 88
- Artist
- Aleksi Briclot
- Commander rank
- 6,278 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Asmodeus the Archfiend
Asmodeus the Archfiend is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black legendary creature from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR), an expansion set released in July 2021. It is collector number 88 in that set, with art by Aleksi Briclot. It costs {4}{B}{B} (four generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 6/6 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.32 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Binding Contract - If you would draw a card, exile the top card of your library face down instead.
{B}{B}{B}: Draw seven cards.
{B}: Return all cards exiled with Asmodeus to their owner's hand and you lose that much life.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.32 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Asmodeus the Archfiend by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Asmodeus the Archfiend
Asmodeus the Archfiend has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #92704 | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #373 | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #88a | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #88p | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #88s | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Asmodeus the Archfiend, newest first.
- If a card is exiled face-down and no player has been given permission to look at it, no player is allowed to look at it as long as it remains exiled face-down.
- If your library is empty, no cards will be exiled but you won't lose the game due to drawing from an empty library.
- If Asmodeus the Archfiend leaves the battlefield before you activate its last ability, any cards exiled by its replacement effect remain exiled face down for the rest of the game. If you somehow return the same Asmodeus the Archfiend card to the battlefield, it will be a different object with no connection to those face-down cards.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.