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Archfiend of Despair

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4 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Archfiend of Despair, Reality Fracture Commander printing
Reality Fracture Commander FRC · No. 46 2026-10-02

Card text

{6}{B}{B}
Creature — Demon
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.)
6 / 6
Keywords: Flying
EDHREC rank #2281 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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The 4 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

3 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Archfiend of Despair's last ability counts only how much life was lost. It doesn't care whether a player also gained life.

2018-06-08 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2018-06-08 · Wizards of the Coast

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.

2018-06-08 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Archfiend of Despair, Reality Fracture Commander printing
Reality Fracture Commander
FRC · #46
Mythic
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
L.A. Mood Comics and Games · Condition LP
Archfiend of Despair, Commander Masters printing
Commander Masters
CMM · #137
Mythic
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Face to Face Games · Condition LP