Archfiend of the Dross is a rare Creature — Phyrexian Demon from ONE (ONE) costing {2}{B}{B}. Current price: $0.2 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Archfiend of the Dross
Creature — Phyrexian Demon
Card Text
Flying This creature enters with four oil counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove an oil counter from this creature. Then if it has no oil counters on it, you lose the game. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, its controller loses 2 life.
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Archfiend of the Dross is a Creature — Phyrexian Demon card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Flying This creature enters with four oil counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove an oil counter from this creature. Then if it has no oil counters on it, you lose the game. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, its controller loses 2 life."
Archfiend of the Dross has a mana cost of {2}{B}{B}, which equals 4.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires B mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Archfiend of the Dross's mana cost of {2}{B}{B} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Archfiend of the Dross has a mana value of 4.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Archfiend of the Dross's current oracle text is: "Flying This creature enters with four oil counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove an oil counter from this creature. Then if it has no oil counters on it, you lose the game. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, its controller loses 2 life."
The current market price for Archfiend of the Dross is approximately $0.2 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.59 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.67 EUR.
You can purchase Archfiend of the Dross from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Archfiend of the Dross normal: $0.2 | foil: $0.59
Format legality information for Archfiend of the Dross in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Archfiend of the Dross is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Archfiend of the Dross is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Archfiend of the Dross is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Archfiend of the Dross is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Archfiend of the Dross is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Archfiend of the Dross in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Archfiend of the Dross is from ONE (ONE), with collector number 82.
Archfiend of the Dross may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Archfiend of the Dross is a rare card in ONE.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Archfiend of the Dross was illustrated by Lie Setiawan.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Archfiend of the Dross is a 6/6 creature.
Power (6) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (6) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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