wotc
An ability that triggers whenever you "cycle or discard" a card triggers only once if you cycle a card. The ability "Whenever you discard a card" is functionally identical to this ability; cycling is mentioned for clarity.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #91
Archfiend of Ifnir
DIGITAL ONLY
akr·#91·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Seb McKinnon
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Aug '20
5 yr ago
Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #1,397 · Common include
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Demon
Flying
Whenever you cycle or discard another card, put a -1/-1 counter on each creature your opponents control.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
5/4
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
Some cards have an ability that triggers whenever you cycle any card. These triggered abilities resolve before you draw from the cycling ability.
wotc
An ability that triggers whenever you discard a card doesn't give you permission to discard cards. You'll need another effect that instructs or allows you to discard them.
Context
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from AKR — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Amonkhet Remastered* (released August 2020).
Card #91 in Amonkhet Remastered.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Demon. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {3}{B}{B} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying and Cycling.
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #1,397 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Seb McKinnon. Rarix tracks 578 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
Notes
No price observations yet — this card is in the canonical catalog but a refresh hasn't seen a market price.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Seb McKinnon
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