Dread Cacodemon
Dread Cacodemon: Creature - Demon, Commander Anthology. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {7}{B}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 10
- Type
- Creature - Demon
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 8/8
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Commander Anthology (CMA)
- Released
- 2017-06-09
- Collector number
- 55
- Artist
- Izzy
- Commander rank
- 13,186 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Dread Cacodemon
Dread Cacodemon is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Commander Anthology (CMA), a Commander product released in June 2017. It is collector number 55 in that set, with art by Izzy. It costs {7}{B}{B}{B} (seven generic and three black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 10. It is a 8/8 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Commander 2011 (2011) to Commander Anthology (2017). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.68 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
When this creature enters, if you cast it from your hand, destroy all creatures your opponents control, then tap all other creatures you control.
Those who hear its roar perish. The lucky ones only feel its fetid breath.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.68 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Dread Cacodemon by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Dread Cacodemon
Dread Cacodemon has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Anthology 4 (AA4) #14 | Rare | 2025 |
| Commander 2011 (CMD) #79 | Rare | 2011 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Dread Cacodemon, newest first.
- If a creature (such as Clone) enters the battlefield as a copy of this creature, the copy’s “enters-the-battlefield” ability will still trigger as long as you cast that creature spell from your hand.
- If you put Dread Cacodemon directly onto the battlefield from your hand, perhaps because of Kaalia of the Vast’s ability, its ability won’t trigger.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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