Archfiend of Despair

Archfiend of Despair

Creature — Demon

Mana cost: {6}{B}{B}

How we read this card

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.

triggered — makes each opponent lose life equal to the life that player lost this turn

Causes: make a player lose life.

Cares about: an end step.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Archfiend of Despair is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Archfiend of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Archfiend of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Archfiend of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Archfiend of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Archfiend of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Archfiend of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Archfiend of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Archfiend of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Archfiend of Despair onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Archfiend of Despair onto the battlefield from your library

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Demon enters the battlefield — 284 cards in the game can cause this (Archfiend of Despair is one).

When Archfiend of Despair enters:

  1. Blood Speaker — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Be'lakor, the Dark Master — deals its power damage

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Archfiend of Despair is one).

When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Archfiend of Despair:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  10. Hour of Victory — raises your speed

46 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Archfiend of Despair is one).

When Archfiend of Despair attacks:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  2. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  3. Invisible Woman — triggers
  4. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  5. Guide of Souls — triggers
  6. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  7. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  8. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  9. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  10. Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ — sacrifices an Aura

111 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Archfiend of Despair is one).

When Archfiend of Despair attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Jolene, Plundering Pugilist — makes a token
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

181 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Archfiend of Despair is one).

When Archfiend of Despair blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  5. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  6. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  7. Dwindle — kills a creature
  8. Shield of the Righteous — triggers

20 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Archfiend of Despair is one).

When Archfiend of Despair attacks:

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
  2. Basri Ket — makes a token
  3. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Archfiend of Despair is one).

When Archfiend of Despair enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  3. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  6. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

302 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Archfiend of Despair is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Archfiend of Despair enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

40 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.