First printed in Rise of the Eldrazi (2010)
Creature — Demon
Flying
: This creature deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
"I have schemed too long to be supplanted by dead gods. If I cannot have this world, no one can."
7/6
- Illustrated by
- Justin Sweet
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- Pestilence Demon deals 1 damage to itself, as well as to each other creature and each player.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 30 Oct 2026).
Combos
10 combos, the most popular first:
- Destroy all creatures opponents control during each turn: Maha, Its Feathers Night + Pestilence Demon
- Near-infinite damage to all players, Near-infinite damage to creatures…: Pestilence Demon + Smaug the Impenetrable
- Gain control of most creatures during each of your turns: Pestilence Demon + Scythe of the Wretched
- Infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game: Pestilence Demon + Tree of Perdition + Vhati il-Dal
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain…: Eldrazi Monument + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Pestilence Demon
- Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain…: Archangel of Thune + K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth + Pestilence Demon
- Near-infinite artifact ETB, Near-infinite artifact LTB…: Archelos, Lagoon Mystic + Pestilence Demon + Sonic the Hedgehog
- Near-infinite artifact ETB, Near-infinite artifact LTB…: Amulet of Vigor + Pestilence Demon + Sonic the Hedgehog
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colored mana…: Crystalline Crawler + Gideon's Sacrifice + Pestilence Demon + Vigor
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colored mana…: Crystalline Crawler + Pestilence Demon + Saving Grace + Vigor