Archfiend of Despair

Reality Fracture Commander (FRC) #46 · Mythic · Creature — Demon

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

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.)

Power/toughness 6/6 · Illustrated by Josh Hass · Released October 2, 2026

Prices

Nonfoil price since September 26, 2026: down $17.31 USD (83.4%) to $3.44 USD; low $3.44 USD, high $20.75 USD.

Printings

  1. Reality Fracture Commander #46 (this printing) · Mythic · 2026 · $3.44 USD
  2. Commander Masters #137 (CMM) · Mythic · 2023 · $22.42 USD
  3. Commander Masters #503 (CMM) · Mythic · 2023 · $43.64 USD etched
  4. Battlebond #44 (BBD) · Mythic · 2018 · $23.36 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2018-06-08 · wotc — Archfiend of Despair's last ability counts only how much life was lost. It doesn't care whether a player also gained life.
  2. 2018-06-08 · 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.
  3. 2018-06-08 · 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.

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  2. Malfegor · in 7% of 46 decks
  3. Abaddon the Despoiler · in 6% of 50 decks

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