Archfiend of Ifnir
Aetherdrift Commander 86 • rare
- Set
- Aetherdrift Commander
- Collector number
- 86
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Seb McKinnon
- Market price
- $0.41
What it does
Flying
Whenever you cycle or discard another card, put a -1/-1 counter on each creature your opponents control.
Cycling 2 generic mana (2 generic mana, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Archfiend of Ifnir first emerged in the 2017 Amonkhet set for Magic: The Gathering, designed by Wizards of the Coast to anchor the -1/-1 counter theme within the game's cycling mechanics. The card was illustrated by Mathias Kollros, who leaned into the dark, oppressive aesthetic of the Egyptian-inspired plane, depicting a winged demon imposing its will upon the desert landscape through a grim, ink-heavy visual style.
Within the context of the Aetherdrift Commander release, this printing functions as a thematic reprint that preserves the card's original mechanical identity while fitting into the updated frame aesthetics of the Commander line. Players and critics have historically received the Archfiend as a potent board-control tool, valued for its ability to punish opponents whenever the controller discards cards, making it a cornerstone of graveyard-focused and discard-centric deck strategies.
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