Arvad the Cursed
Legendary Creature — Vampire Knight
Deathtouch, lifelink
Other legendary creatures you control get +2/+2.
"I won't abandon the *Weatherlight*. My destiny is to serve at Jhoira's side. This 'illness' means I must trust my faith more and myself less."
3 / 3
- Set
- Dominaria (DOM #191)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 5
- Released
- 2018-04-27
- Artist
- Lius Lasahido
- EDHREC rank
- #5,043
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Heroes' Podium
- Day of Destiny
- Urza's Ruinous Blast
- Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
- Odric, Lunarch Marshal
- Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
- Flowering of the White Tree
- Drana, Liberator of Malakir
- Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
- Blackblade Reforged
- Baird, Steward of Argive
- Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
- Relic of Legends
- Gonti, Lord of Luxury
- Odric, Master Tactician
- Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
- Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
- The Kenriths' Royal Funeral
- Hero's Blade
- Yahenni, Undying Partisan
- Ravos, Soultender
- Jhoira's Familiar
- Mortify
- Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
- Mirri the Cursed
- Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
- Kongming, "Sleeping Dragon"
- Thalia, Heretic Cathar
- Vona, Butcher of Magan
- Kambal, Consul of Allocation
- Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
- Ratadrabik of Urborg
- Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
- Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
- Thran Temporal Gateway
- Aron, Benalia's Ruin
- Avacyn's Memorial
- Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
- Danitha Capashen, Paragon
- The Grey Havens
- Drana and Linvala
- Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
- Kwende, Pride of Femeref
- Board the Weatherlight
- Always Watching
- Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
- Tymaret, Chosen from Death
- Fracture
- Syr Alin, the Lion's Claw
- Isareth the Awakener
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Swamp
- Plains
- Sol Ring
- Command Tower
- Arcane Signet
- Heroes' Podium
- Urza's Ruinous Blast
- Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
- Day of Destiny
- Orzhov Signet
- Mortify
- Odric, Lunarch Marshal
- Isolated Chapel
- Swords to Plowshares
- Drana, Liberator of Malakir
- Flowering of the White Tree
- Tainted Field
- Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
- Despark
- Temple of Silence
- Orzhov Basilica
- Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
- Fracture
- Blackblade Reforged
- Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
- Caves of Koilos
- Kambal, Consul of Allocation
- Vault of the Archangel
- Path to Exile
- Yahenni, Undying Partisan
- Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
- Baird, Steward of Argive
- Scoured Barrens
- Relic of Legends
- Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
- Talisman of Hierarchy
- Godless Shrine
- Sign in Blood
- Bojuka Bog
- Fetid Heath
- Gonti, Lord of Luxury
- Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
- Odric, Master Tactician
- Anguished Unmaking
- Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
- Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
- Shineshadow Snarl
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
- The Kenriths' Royal Funeral
- Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Format legality
Rulings
- 2018-04-27
Because damage remains marked on a creature until it's removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to a legendary creature you control may become lethal if Arvad leaves the battlefield during that turn.