First printed in Darksteel (2004)
All 11 prints
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Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic (DVD) #57, 2014
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Magic 2012 (M12) #205, 2011
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Salvat 2011 (PS11) #187, 2011
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Magic 2011 (M11) #204, 2010
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Duels of the Planeswalkers (DPA) #91, 2010
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Magic 2010 (M10) #209, 2009
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Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic (DDC) #57, 2009
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Tenth Edition (10E) #320, 2007
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Ninth Edition (9ED) #294, 2005
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Ninth Edition (9ED) #294★, 2005
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Darksteel (DST) #116, 2004
Artifact
Whenever a player casts a black spell, you may gain 1 life.
Its curve mimics the twists of life and death.
- Illustrated by
- Alan Pollack
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- The ability triggers whenever any player, not just you, casts a black spell.
- If a player casts a black spell, Demon’s Horn’s ability triggers and is put on the stack on top of that spell. Demon’s Horn’s ability will resolve (causing you to gain 1 life) before the spell does.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
Combos
13 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Acererak the Archlich + Carnival of Souls + Demon's Horn + Urza's Incubator
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Acererak the Archlich + Carnival of Souls + Demon's Horn + Semblance Anvil
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Acererak the Archlich + Carnival of Souls + Demon's Horn + Planar Gate
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Acererak the Archlich + Carnival of Souls + Demon's Horn + Rowan, Scion of War
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Acererak the Archlich + Carnival of Souls + Centaur Omenreader + Demon's Horn
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Acererak the Archlich + Carnival of Souls + Demon's Horn + Sami, Wildcat Captain
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Acererak the Archlich + Carnival of Souls + Demon's Horn + The Kenriths' Royal Funeral
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Acererak the Archlich + Carnival of Souls + Demon's Horn + Temur Battlecrier
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Acererak the Archlich + Carnival of Souls + Demon's Horn + Ezzaroot Channeler
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Acererak the Archlich + Carnival of Souls + Demon's Horn + Rakdos, Lord of Riots
