wotc
Archfiend of Despair’s last ability counts only how much life was lost. It doesn’t care whether a player also gained life.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #503
Archfiend of Despair
cmm·#503·mythic·etched_foil
Illus. Josh Hass
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wishlisted
Aug '23
2 yr ago
Value
$38.90+$1 (+3.4%)
30 days high $38 · low $37
Volatility · stable
Tracking since · May 8, 2026
USD$37.90TIX3.78 tix
NM
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #2,742 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
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
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 3
wotc
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.
wotc
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.
Context
Last observed at $37.90, up from $36.65 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.78 and $37.90 across 29 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 16 hours ago at $37.90.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from CMM — the lineup includes Etched Foil 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 *Commander Masters* (released August 2023).
Card #503 in Commander Masters.
Rarity tier: mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities.
Card type: Creature — Demon. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {6}{B}{B} (8 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.
Legal in Duel, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Oathbreaker.
EDHrec ranks this card #2,742 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Josh Hass.
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