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Archon of Cruelty, art by Andrew Mar
Art by Andrew Mar · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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Archon of Cruelty

{6}{B}{B} · Creature — Archon

Flying Whenever this creature enters or attacks, target opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice, discards a card, and loses 3 life. You draw a card and gain 3 life.

Rulings (1)

Jun 18, 2021 · You and the opponent you target take all the actions in the order listed. Notably, the creature or planeswalker they sacrifice won't be on the battlefield as they discard a card or lose life. If any abilities trigger, they will wait to be put on the stack until after the spell resolves. If any abilities controlled by that opponent trigger but losing 3 life causes them to lose the game, none of those abilities will be put on the stack.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=51 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Golgari ScamModern100%20
Dimir ReanimatorLegacy100%6
4-Color CreativityModern100%5
Rakdos ScamModern100%5
5 Color CreativityModern100%2–3×4
Rakdos GraveyardModern100%4
Worldgorger ComboLegacy100%1–2×4
Esper ScamModern100%3
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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Archon of Cruelty — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
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