If this creature gets enough -1/-1 counters put on it to cause its toughness to be 0 or less (or the damage marked on it to be lethal), modular will put a number of +1/+1 counters on the target artifact creature equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature before it left the battlefield.
The creature that’s targeted by Arcbound Fiend’s middle ability doesn’t have to have any +1/+1 counters on it. If it doesn’t have a counter on it when the ability resolves, nothing happens.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.80. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $3.80 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from DST — the lineup includes Foil and 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.
Card #96 of *Darksteel*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2004 Darksteel release.
Card type: Artifact Creature — Horror, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {6} (6 converted). Keyword abilities: Modular and Fear.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #12,703 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Ittoku. Rarix catalogs 97 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Ittoku
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