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Archon of Cruelty 
Creature — Archon
Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, target opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice, discards a card, and loses 3 life. You draw a card and gain 3 life.
Format Legality
ModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Archon of Cruelty, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy | 21 | 2.4 | 304 | 1.4 |
| Modern | 23 | 3.3 | 142 | 3.6 |
| Duel Commander | 1 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| Vintage | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Details
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
- Rarity
- Mythic Rare
- Mana value
- 8
- Collector #
- 371
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Archon of Cruelty
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Grief
- 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Harvester of Misery
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Quantum Riddler
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Magister of Worth
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Angel of the Ruins
- 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Lord of Change
- 1 Astral Dragon
- 1 Summon: Bahamut
- 1 Psychic Frog
Sorceries (12)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (8)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (34)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bleachbone Verge
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Island
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Multiversal Passage
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (12)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (42)
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Cabal Coffers
- 1 Cabal Stronghold
- 1 Cascading Cataracts
- 1 Castle Locthwain
- 1 Dark Depths
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Maze of Ith
- 1 Phyrexian Tower
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 25 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Thespian's Stage
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Cave
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (20)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (14)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (14)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (33)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Endurance
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
- 1 Mardu Siegebreaker
- 1 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Grief
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Kavaero, Mind-Bitten
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Worldgorger Dragon
- 1 Summon: Yojimbo
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Oliphaunt
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Deathrite Shaman
- 1 Birds of Paradise
- 1 Delighted Halfling
- 1 Ignoble Hierarch
- 1 Noble Hierarch
- 1 Territorial Kavu
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
- 1 Mawloc
Sorceries (9)
Instants (10)
Enchantments (9)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bleachbone Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 City of Brass
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Lush Portico
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plains
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Temple Garden
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Wastewood Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Emet-Selch, Unsundered
- 1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Grief
- 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- 1 Arcane Artisan
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 1 Harvester of Misery
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Massacre Wurm
- 1 Quantum Riddler
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Sheoldred, Whispering One
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Ancient Silver Dragon
- 1 Sire of Seven Deaths
- 1 Summon: Bahamut
- 1 Psychic Frog
Sorceries (14)
Instants (20)
- 1 Bitter Triumph
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Corpse Dance
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Tainted Indulgence
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Occult Epiphany
Artifacts (2)
Lands (35)
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Clearwater Pathway
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Island
- 4 Island
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Restless Reef
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Sunken Hollow
- 3 Swamp
- 3 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (20)
Instants (4)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (8)
Lands (14)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (23)
Instants (4)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (14)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Fallaji Archaeologist
- 1 Grief
- 1 Kavaero, Mind-Bitten
- 1 Loyal Retainers
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
- 1 Anger
- 1 Pinnacle Monk
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Sin, Spira's Punishment
- 1 Sire of Insanity
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Hoarding Broodlord
- 1 Vaultborn Tyrant
- 1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- 1 Woodfall Primus
- 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (16)
Instants (13)
Enchantments (6)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 City of Brass
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Lush Portico
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Temple Garden
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (24)
- 1 Profane Tutor
- 1 Collective Brutality
- 1 Demonic Counsel
- 1 Demonic Tutor
- 1 Exhume
- 1 Persist
- 1 Unmarked Grave
- 1 Chart a Course
- 1 Buried Alive
- 1 Toxic Deluge
- 1 Yawgmoth's Will
- 1 Tendrils of Agony
- 1 Show and Tell
- 1 Unmask
- 1 Bone Shards
- 1 Cabal Therapy
- 1 Dread Fugue
- 1 Duress
- 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
- 1 Thoughtseize
- 1 Careful Study
- 1 Ponder
- 1 Preordain
- 1 Gitaxian Probe
Instants (17)
Artifacts (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Ebon Stronghold
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Island
- 1 Lake of the Dead
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 1 Svyelunite Temple
- 10 Swamp
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (12)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (19)
Instants (23)
- 1 Bitter Triumph
- 1 Cabal Ritual
- 1 Shallow Grave
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Daze
- 1 Flash
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Corpse Dance
- 1 Saw in Half
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Burnt Offering
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Tainted Indulgence
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (1)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Dragonskull Summit
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Island
- 1 Lake of the Dead
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Multiversal Passage
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Grief
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Kavaero, Mind-Bitten
- 1 Loyal Retainers
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
- 1 Anger
- 1 Pinnacle Monk
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Sin, Spira's Punishment
- 1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
- 1 Borborygmos Enraged
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Hoarding Broodlord
- 1 Vaultborn Tyrant
- 1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- 1 Woodfall Primus
- 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (18)
Instants (12)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 City of Brass
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Commercial District
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
