Arcbound Fiend
~$0.36 low · ~$3.58 high
Colorless. Artifact Creature — Horror
Darksteel #96 · Illustrated by Ittoku
Darksteel #96 · Illustrated by IttokuWhat is Arcbound Fiend worth?
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Oracle text
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may move a +1/+1 counter from target creature onto this creature.
Modular 3 (This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
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Format legality
The only printing of Arcbound Fiend
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Darksteel dst #96· 2004uncommon· Cardmarket €0.49 · €1.46 foil | uncommon | $0.36 | $3.58 | €0.49€1.46 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2004
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #13,291 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Modular, Fear
- Artist
- Ittoku
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Darksteel card (#96).
96
- 96Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (2)
2004-12-01
The creature that’s targeted by Arcbound Fiend’s middle ability doesn’t have to have any +1/+1 counters on it. If it doesn’t have a counter on it when the ability resolves, nothing happens.
2006-09-25
If this creature gets enough -1/-1 counters put on it to cause its toughness to be 0 or less (or the damage marked on it to be lethal), modular will put a number of +1/+1 counters on the target artifact creature equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature before it left the battlefield.
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