First printed in Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (2021)

All 6 prints

Magic Online Promos (PRM) #92704, 2021 (digital)
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #373, 2021
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #88, 2021
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #88a, 2021
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #88p, 2021
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #88s, 2021

Asmodeus the Archfiend

Legendary Creature — Devil God

Binding Contract — If you would draw a card, exile the top card of your library face down instead.
Black Black Black : Draw seven cards.
Black : Return all cards exiled with Asmodeus to their owner's hand and you lose that much life.

MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.9% of Commander decks played it (57 of 6150). Most played in K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth.

Combos

18 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Asmodeus the Archfiend + Necrotic Ooze + Skirge Familiar
Infinite card draw, Near-infinite lifegain…: Asmodeus the Archfiend + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Necrotic Ooze + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Infinite self-discard triggers, Infinite draw triggers…: Asmodeus the Archfiend + Koh, the Face Stealer + Skirge Familiar
Infinite self-discard triggers, Infinite draw triggers…: Asmodeus the Archfiend + Quicksilver Elemental + Skirge Familiar
Infinite card draw, Near-infinite lifeloss…: Asmodeus the Archfiend + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Necrotic Ooze + Starving Revenant
Infinite card draw, Infinite self-discard triggers…: Asmodeus the Archfiend + Mind Over Matter + Necrotic Ooze
Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Asmodeus the Archfiend + Patchwork Crawler + Skirge Familiar
Infinite self-discard triggers, Infinite draw triggers…: Asmodeus the Archfiend + Mind Over Matter + Quicksilver Elemental
Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite black mana…: Asmodeus the Archfiend + Mairsil, the Pretender + Overeager Apprentice + Pack Rat + Training Grounds
Infinite card draw, Near-infinite lifeloss…: Asmodeus the Archfiend + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Necrotic Ooze + Queza, Augur of Agonies

See all 18 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Not legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Commander Other periods →

In 57 of 6150 decks (0.9%).

Share of decks

0.9%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

57 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

26%

14 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth	0.8%	94%
Chatterfang, Squirrel General	0.4%	4%
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff	0.1%	11%
Baron Helmut Zemo	0.1%	75%
Thranduil, the Elvenking	0.1%	25%
Old Stickfingers	0.0%	33%
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk	0.0%	50%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Dark Ritual	100%	2.5
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Skirge Familiar	98%	77.5
Necrotic Ooze	98%	75.5
Buried Alive	98%	41.4
Reanimate	98%	8.8
Vampiric Tutor	98%	2.0
Entomb	96%	10.4
Cabal Ritual	96%	3.3
Demonic Tutor	96%	2.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Josh G [[Team04]] in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	3-2 60%
Baron Helmut Zemo Alejandro "Pro" Proestakis in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede Antofagasta	3-2 60%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Rory O'Brien in The Warsaw Pact 2.0 - cEDH European Championship Qualifier	3-3 50%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Michael Deitsch in The CEDH Witching Hour	2-3 40%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Nicolas Jaramillo in CEDH SABANA - Cedh x Dual 2da edición VOLCANIC ISLAND	2-5 29%
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff Leonardo Tort in CCS $20,000 cEDH Invitational Qualifier #5	1-4 20%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth William Penrod in Eye of The Tiger (Lion) CEDH Tournament- Win a Lion's Eye Diamond	1-4 20%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Paul ::BLIGHT:: in Collectible Ventures: S.N.L. / Mages 10K Birthday Bash	1-4 20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Matthew lalonde, 25 Oct	1 main	#19 0-3
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Stuart Baker, 25 Oct	1 main	#2 2-2
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Alan Stephens, 24 Oct	1 main	#6 1-1
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Seth Davenport, 24 Oct	1 main	#20 0-3
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Clint Grisham, 24 Oct	1 main	#9 0-2
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Dylan J Schultz, 24 Oct	1 main	#70 0-5
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth x3r0, 24 Oct	1 main	#32 0-4
Baron Helmut Zemo Truth Finck, 24 Oct	1 main	#13 0-1

No recent decks in: Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.