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Archfiend of the Dross

{2}{B}{B}

Creature — Phyrexian Demon

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Promo
Promo Pack
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Lie Setiawan
Printings5Combos14EDHREC rank#6,771
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
6/6
Flying
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$1.41
$0.65 low$0.56 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$1.60
$1.14 low$0.24 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.37· across 5 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest Feb 4, 2023
  • WotCFeb 4, 2023

    If Archfiend of the Dross is no longer on the battlefield as its upkeep triggered ability resolves, use the number of oil counters it had the last time it existed on the battlefield to determine whether you lose the game. You can't remove oil counters from it if it's not on the battlefield, so you won't lose the game if it had only one oil counter on it before leaving the battlefield.

  • WotCFeb 4, 2023

    If Archfiend of the Dross somehow loses all of its oil counters due to an effect other than its upkeep triggered ability, this won't cause you to lose the game until the next time that ability resolves.