Zariel, Archduke of Avernus

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Zariel, Archduke of Avernus: Legendary Planeswalker - Zariel, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{R}{R}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Planeswalker - Zariel
Colour identity
Red (R)
Loyalty
4
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR)
Released
2021-07-23
Collector number
172
Artist
Heonhwa
Commander rank
6,274 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Zariel, Archduke of Avernus

Zariel, Archduke of Avernus is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare red legendary planeswalker from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR), an expansion set released in July 2021. It is collector number 172 in that set, with art by Heonhwa. It costs {2}{R}{R} (two generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It enters with 4 loyalty. Its colour identity is red. 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. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

[+1]: Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain haste until end of turn.

[0]: Create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this token dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."

[−6]: You get an emblem with "At the end of the first combat phase on your turn, untap target creature you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.23 (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 Zariel, Archduke of Avernus by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

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

Other printings of Zariel, Archduke of Avernus

Zariel, Archduke of Avernus has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #92726Mythic2021
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #285Mythic2021
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #172aMythic2021
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #172pMythic2021
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #172sMythic2021

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Zariel, Archduke of Avernus, newest first.

  • If you have more than one of Zariel's emblem, the abilities will each trigger at the end of the first combat phase on your turn. You can choose the same creature as the target of each ability. Those targets will untap before any additional combats. No creatures will untap between the first additional combat and the second additional combat (or between the second and third, and so on, and wow, how long was Zariel under your control?!)
  • If the target of the emblem's ability becomes an illegal target by the time the ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't get an additional combat phase.
  • There is no main phase between the combat phases. You move from the first combat phase directly into the second combat phase.
  • The ability of the emblem can target any creature you control, not just one that's tapped.

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