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Asmodeus the Archfiend
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Asmodeus the Archfiend

{4}{B}{B}

Legendary Creature — Devil God

Binding Contract — If you would draw a card, exile the top card of your library face down instead.

{B}{B}{B}: Draw seven cards.

{B}: Return all cards exiled with Asmodeus to their owner's hand and you lose that much life.

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Set
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR #88a)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
6
Released
2021-07-23
Artist
Aleksi Briclot
EDHREC rank
#6,324
Colour identity
{B}
Finishes
Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.43
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
Draw

Combos 18

Asmodeus the Archfiend+Necrotic Ooze+Skirge Familiar
{B}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite black mana
11,971 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Asmodeus the Archfiend+Necrotic Ooze+K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
{B}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggers
6,160 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Koh, the Face Stealer+Asmodeus the Archfiend+Skirge Familiar
{B}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite black manaNear-infinite card drawNear-infinite looting
291 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Asmodeus the Archfiend+Quicksilver Elemental+Skirge Familiar
{U}{B}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite black manaNear-infinite card draw
83 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Asmodeus the Archfiend+Necrotic Ooze+K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Starving Revenant
{B}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifeloss
76 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Asmodeus the Archfiend+Necrotic Ooze+Mind Over Matter
{U}{B}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite mana permanents you control can produceNear-infinite untap of permanents you control
19 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Asmodeus the Archfiend+Patchwork Crawler+Skirge Familiar
{U}{B}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite black mana
7 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Asmodeus the Archfiend+Quicksilver Elemental+Mind Over Matter
{U}{B}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite lootingInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite card drawNear-infinite mana permanents you control can produceNear-infinite untap of permanents you control
6 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Mairsil, the Pretender+Pack Rat+Asmodeus the Archfiend+Overeager Apprentice+Training Grounds
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite draw triggersNear-infinite black manaNear-infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lootingNear-infinite self-discard triggers
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Asmodeus the Archfiend+Necrotic Ooze+K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Queza, Augur of Agonies
{W}{U}{B}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifeloss
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Asmodeus the Archfiend+Fractured Identity+Drana and Linvala
{W}{U}{B}
LockOpponents can't activate abilities of creatures they controlOpponents can't draw cardsOpponents skip their draw steps
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Mairsil, the Pretender+Pack Rat+Asmodeus the Archfiend+Overeager Apprentice+Heartstone
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite draw triggersNear-infinite black manaNear-infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lootingNear-infinite self-discard triggers
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Mairsil, the Pretender+Pack Rat+Asmodeus the Archfiend+Overeager Apprentice+Zirda, the Dawnwaker
{W}{U}{B}{R}
Infinite draw triggersNear-infinite black manaNear-infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lootingNear-infinite self-discard triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Asmodeus the Archfiend+Necrotic Ooze+The Locust God+Phyrexian Altar
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite colored manaNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite creature tokens with hasteNear-infinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Mairsil, the Pretender+Pack Rat+Asmodeus the Archfiend+Overeager Apprentice+Biomancer's Familiar
{U}{B}{R}{G}
Infinite draw triggersNear-infinite black manaNear-infinite card drawNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lootingNear-infinite self-discard triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Koh, the Face Stealer+Asmodeus the Archfiend+Mind Over Matter
{U}{B}
Infinite draw triggersInfinite self-discard triggersNear-infinite black manaNear-infinite card drawNear-infinite looting
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Asmodeus the Archfiend+Necrotic Ooze+K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Horizon Chimera
{B}{G}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite lifegain triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Asmodeus the Archfiend+Necrotic Ooze+K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Shabraz, the Skyshark
{W}{U}{B}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureNear-infinite lifegain triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 18 combos.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Skirge Familiar 61 %+56.2 %
  2. Profane Transfusion 44 %+43.0 %
  3. Necrotic Ooze 45 %+40.9 %
  4. Feast of Sanity 37 %+36.0 %
  5. Magus of the Mirror 37 %+36.0 %
  6. K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth 55 %+35.2 %
  7. Exsanguinate 60 %+35.0 %
  8. Venser's Journal 35 %+33.8 %
  9. Magus of the Coffers 38 %+31.3 %
  10. Mask of Griselbrand 34 %+31.0 %
  11. Psychosis Crawler 34 %+30.2 %
  12. Reliquary Tower 59 %+30.1 %
  13. Thought Vessel 53 %+29.0 %
  14. Nirkana Revenant 38 %+27.7 %
  15. Reckoner's Bargain 30 %+26.7 %
  16. Bubbling Muck 42 %+26.5 %
  17. Burnished Hart 32 %+25.3 %
  18. Decanter of Endless Water 27 %+24.0 %
  19. Dread Presence 36 %+22.5 %
  20. Bog Witch 24 %+22.0 %
  21. Sangromancer 31 %+21.3 %
  22. Vilis, Broker of Blood 34 %+21.3 %
  23. Tendrils of Corruption 24 %+21.2 %
  24. Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose 31 %+20.9 %
  25. Defiler of Flesh 24 %+20.0 %
  26. Soldevi Adnate 24 %+19.5 %
  27. Soul Conduit 20 %+19.3 %
  28. Charcoal Diamond 40 %+18.2 %
  29. Staff of the Death Magus 21 %+18.0 %
  30. Consuming Corruption 33 %+17.7 %
  31. Repay in Kind 19 %+17.4 %
  32. Solemn Simulacrum 38 %+17.2 %
  33. Exquisite Blood 30 %+17.1 %
  34. Mutilate 32 %+16.9 %
  35. Gray Merchant of Asphodel 67 %+16.9 %
  36. Corrupt 19 %+16.7 %
  37. Pact Weapon 19 %+16.3 %
  38. Noxious Gearhulk 23 %+15.8 %
  39. Disciple of Griselbrand 17 %+15.6 %
  40. Wayfarer's Bauble 30 %+15.6 %
  41. Sanguine Bond 27 %+15.4 %
  42. Vampire Nighthawk 21 %+15.2 %
  43. Demon's Horn 19 %+14.6 %
  44. Diabolic Tutor 28 %+14.5 %
  45. Creeping Bloodsucker 18 %+13.5 %
  46. Elixir of Immortality 15 %+13.4 %
  47. Crypt Incursion 16 %+13.2 %
  48. Doomsday Excruciator 16 %+13.2 %
  49. Ivory Tower 13 %+12.5 %
  50. Twilight Prophet 18 %+12.4 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Swamp 94 %-1.7 %
  2. Sol Ring 79 %-6.4 %
  3. Dark Ritual 68 %+0.3 %
  4. Gray Merchant of Asphodel 67 %+16.9 %
  5. Arcane Signet 64 %+2.8 %
  6. Skirge Familiar 61 %+56.2 %
  7. Exsanguinate 60 %+35.0 %
  8. Reliquary Tower 59 %+30.1 %
  9. Crypt Ghast 58 %+11.2 %
  10. Jet Medallion 57 %-4.8 %
  11. Cabal Coffers 57 %+2.0 %
  12. K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth 55 %+35.2 %
  13. Feed the Swarm 54 %+4.1 %
  14. Thought Vessel 53 %+29.0 %
  15. Necrotic Ooze 45 %+40.9 %
  16. Profane Transfusion 44 %+43.0 %
  17. Defile 44 %+8.8 %
  18. Reanimate 43 %+1.7 %
  19. Bojuka Bog 42 %-4.8 %
  20. Bubbling Muck 42 %+26.5 %
  21. Charcoal Diamond 40 %+18.2 %
  22. Cabal Stronghold 39 %+5.0 %
  23. Solemn Simulacrum 38 %+17.2 %
  24. Nirkana Revenant 38 %+27.7 %
  25. Magus of the Coffers 38 %+31.3 %
  26. Sign in Blood 37 %+2.6 %
  27. Magus of the Mirror 37 %+36.0 %
  28. Victimize 37 %+9.0 %
  29. Feast of Sanity 37 %+36.0 %
  30. Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth 36 %-1.3 %
  31. Dread Presence 36 %+22.5 %
  32. Mind Stone 36 %+7.8 %
  33. Venser's Journal 35 %+33.8 %
  34. Mask of Griselbrand 34 %+31.0 %
  35. Infernal Grasp 34 %+8.8 %
  36. Vilis, Broker of Blood 34 %+21.3 %
  37. Psychosis Crawler 34 %+30.2 %
  38. Consuming Corruption 33 %+17.7 %
  39. Village Rites 33 %+7.4 %
  40. Mutilate 32 %+16.9 %
  41. Myriad Landscape 32 %+7.8 %
  42. Burnished Hart 32 %+25.3 %
  43. Bolas's Citadel 31 %+3.4 %
  44. Sangromancer 31 %+21.3 %
  45. Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose 31 %+20.9 %
  46. Withering Torment 30 %-1.2 %
  47. Exquisite Blood 30 %+17.1 %
  48. Wayfarer's Bauble 30 %+15.6 %
  49. Reckoner's Bargain 30 %+26.7 %
  50. Toxic Deluge 30 %-7.1 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2021-07-23

    If Asmodeus the Archfiend leaves the battlefield before you activate its last ability, any cards exiled by its replacement effect remain exiled face down for the rest of the game. If you somehow return the same Asmodeus the Archfiend card to the battlefield, it will be a different object with no connection to those face-down cards.

  • 2021-07-23

    If a card is exiled face-down and no player has been given permission to look at it, no player is allowed to look at it as long as it remains exiled face-down.

  • 2021-07-23

    If your library is empty, no cards will be exiled but you won't lose the game due to drawing from an empty library.

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