Herald of Torment is a rare Enchantment Creature — Demon from BNG (BNG) costing {1}{B}{B}. Current price: $0.15 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Herald of Torment
Enchantment Creature — Demon
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Bestow {3}{B}{B} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.) Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life. Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has flying.
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Herald of Torment is a Enchantment Creature — Demon card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Bestow {3}{B}{B} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.) Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life. Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has flying."
Herald of Torment has a mana cost of {1}{B}{B}, which equals 3.0 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.
Herald of Torment's mana cost of {1}{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.
Herald of Torment has a mana value of 3.0. 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.
Herald of Torment's current oracle text is: "Bestow {3}{B}{B} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.) Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life. Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has flying."
The current market price for Herald of Torment is approximately $0.15 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.85 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.1 EUR.
You can purchase Herald of Torment 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.
Herald of Torment normal: $0.15 | foil: $0.85
Format legality information for Herald of Torment in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Herald of Torment is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Herald of Torment is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Herald of Torment is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Herald of Torment is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Herald of Torment 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 Herald of Torment 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 Herald of Torment is from BNG (BNG), with collector number 75.
Herald of Torment may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Herald of Torment is a rare card in BNG.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Herald of Torment was illustrated by Vance Kovacs.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Herald of Torment is a 3/3 creature.
Power (3) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (3) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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