Archfiend of Ifnir
Creature — Demon
Mana cost: {3}{B}{B}
How we read this card
Flying
Whenever you cycle or discard another card, put a -1/-1 counter on each creature your opponents control.
triggered — puts a counter on it
Cycling {2}
Causes: put a counter on a creature.
Cares about: a card is discarded.
Works well with
a Demon enters the battlefield — 284 cards in the game can cause this (Archfiend of Ifnir is one).
When Archfiend of Ifnir enters:
- Blood Speaker — returns itself from the graveyard
- Be'lakor, the Dark Master — deals its power damage
a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this.
- Ivora, Insatiable Heir — When Archfiend of Ifnir makes a player discard a card, Ivora, Insatiable Heir puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Cool but Rude — When Archfiend of Ifnir makes a player discard a card, Cool but Rude deals 2 damage
- Containment Construct — When Archfiend of Ifnir makes a player discard a card, Containment Construct brings a card back
- Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — When Archfiend of Ifnir makes a player discard a card, Moonstone, Harsh Mistress brings a card back
- Lazotep Chancellor — When Archfiend of Ifnir makes a player discard a card, Lazotep Chancellor puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
- Magmakin Artillerist — When Archfiend of Ifnir makes a player discard a card, Magmakin Artillerist deals that much damage
- Tinybones Joins Up — When Tinybones Joins Up makes a player discard a card, Archfiend of Ifnir puts a counter on a creature
- Cracked Skull — When Cracked Skull makes a player discard a card, Archfiend of Ifnir puts a counter on a creature
- Swordsman, Sharp Scoundrel — When Swordsman, Sharp Scoundrel makes a player discard a card, Archfiend of Ifnir puts a counter on a creature
- Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor — When Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor makes a player discard a card, Archfiend of Ifnir puts a counter on a creature
- Hazoret's Monument — When Hazoret's Monument makes a player discard a card, Archfiend of Ifnir puts a counter on a creature
- Pip-Boy 3000 — When Pip-Boy 3000 makes a player discard a card, Archfiend of Ifnir puts a counter on a creature
- Arm-Mounted Anchor — When a Pirate makes a player discard a card thanks to Arm-Mounted Anchor, Archfiend of Ifnir puts a counter on a creature
- Mask of Memory — When Mask of Memory makes a player discard a card, Archfiend of Ifnir puts a counter on a creature
- Paleontologist's Pick-Axe // Dinosaur Headdress — When Paleontologist's Pick-Axe // Dinosaur Headdress makes a player discard a card, Archfiend of Ifnir puts a counter on a creature
- Skeleton Key — When Skeleton Key makes a player discard a card, Archfiend of Ifnir puts a counter on a creature
- Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — When Archfiend of Ifnir makes a player discard a card, Inti, Seneschal of the Sun exiles a card from your library
- Pitchstone Wall — When Archfiend of Ifnir makes a player discard a card, Pitchstone Wall sacrifices itself
- Currency Converter — When Archfiend of Ifnir makes a player discard a card, Currency Converter exiles it
- Hostile Investigator — When Archfiend of Ifnir makes a player discard a card, Hostile Investigator triggers
433 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Archfiend of Ifnir is one).
- All Will Be One — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Archfiend of Ifnir, All Will Be One deals that much damage
8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Archfiend of Ifnir is one).
- Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — When Archfiend of Ifnir is in the graveyard, Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring it back
- Transplant Theorist — When Archfiend of Ifnir is in the graveyard, Transplant Theorist can bring it back
- Heart-Shaped Herb — When Archfiend of Ifnir is in the graveyard, Heart-Shaped Herb can bring it back
- Wayward Angel — Archfiend of Ifnir fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs
- Rescue from the Underworld — When Archfiend of Ifnir is in the graveyard, Rescue from the Underworld can bring it back
- Victimize — When Archfiend of Ifnir is in the graveyard, Victimize can bring it back
- Bound // Determined — When Archfiend of Ifnir is in the graveyard, Bound // Determined can bring it back
437 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 Ifnir is one).
- Hollowmurk Siege — When Archfiend of Ifnir attacks, Hollowmurk Siege puts a counter on a creature
132 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Archfiend of Ifnir is one).
- Bloodbond March — When Archfiend of Ifnir is cast, Bloodbond March brings a card back
90 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Archfiend of Ifnir is one).
- Samwise Gamgee — When Archfiend of Ifnir enters, Samwise Gamgee makes a token
32 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.