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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 (27)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 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 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 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (17)
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
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (22)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Grief
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Summon: Yojimbo
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Lord of Change
- 1 Astral Dragon
- 1 Summon: Knights of Round
- 1 Summon: Bahamut
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (13)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (9)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (35)
- 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 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (18)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Grief
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Kavaero, Mind-Bitten
- 1 Loyal Retainers
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
- 1 Pinnacle Monk
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Sin, Spira's Punishment
- 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 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
- 1 Void Winnower
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (17)
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
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (12)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
- 1 Alpha Deathclaw
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Aftermath Analyst
- 1 Satyr Wayfinder
- 1 Town Greeter
- 1 Ulamog, the Defiler
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Grief
- 1 Summon: Titan
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Titan of Industry
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Generous Ent
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Terastodon
- 1 Sundering Titan
- 1 Summon: Bahamut
- 1 Stitcher's Supplier
- 1 Deathrite Shaman
- 1 Delighted Halfling
- 1 Molt Tender
Sorceries (18)
Instants (9)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (34)
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Blooming Marsh
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Darkbore Pathway
- 1 Deathcap Glade
- 1 Forest
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Llanowar Wastes
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Multiversal Passage
- 1 Nurturing Peatland
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Shifting Woodland
- 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Tree of Tales
- 1 Twilight Mire
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Valgavoth's Lair
- 1 Vault of Whispers
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Woodland Cemetery
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (17)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (19)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (19)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 6