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Fiend Artisan, art by Yigit Koroglu
Art by Yigit Koroglu · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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$4.82
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Fiend Artisan

{B/G}{B/G} · Creature — Nightmare

This creature gets +1/+1 for each creature card in your graveyard. {X}{B/G}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature: Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Activate only as a sorcery.

Rulings (3)

Apr 17, 2020 · Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to Fiend Artisan may become lethal if creature cards leave your graveyard during that turn.

Apr 17, 2020 · If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

Apr 17, 2020 · Fiend Artisan's first ability applies only while it's on the battlefield.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Legacy

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=23 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Golgari ZenithLegacy78.6%14
Golgari Cradle ControlLegacy44.4%9
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Fiend Artisan — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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