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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 (10)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (14)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (1)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (14)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (12)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Fallaji Archaeologist
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Loran of the Third Path
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Psychic Frog
Sorceries (16)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (7)
Lands (36)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 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 Island
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Fallaji Archaeologist
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Loran of the Third Path
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Psychic Frog
Sorceries (15)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (8)
Lands (36)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 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 Island
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Fallaji Archaeologist
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Lord of Change
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Psychic Frog
Sorceries (15)
Instants (21)
- 1 Bitter Triumph
- 1 Shallow Grave
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Daze
- 1 Flash
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Tainted Indulgence
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Faithful Mending
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (7)
Lands (36)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 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 Island
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Fallaji Archaeologist
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Lord of Change
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (14)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (7)
Lands (36)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 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 Island
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Picklock Prankster
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Grief
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Magister of Worth
- 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 Psychic Frog
Sorceries (13)
Instants (22)
- 1 Bitter Triumph
- 1 Shallow Grave
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Daze
- 1 Flash
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Corpse Dance
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Tainted Indulgence
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Enlightened Tutor
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Faithful Mending
Enchantments (7)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (36)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 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 Island
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
