Demon's Herald
~$0.13 low · ~$0.30 high
Black. Creature — Human Wizard
Shards of Alara #72 · Illustrated by Karl Kopinski
Shards of Alara #72 · Illustrated by Karl KopinskiWhat is Demon's Herald worth?
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Oracle text
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, Sacrifice a blue creature, a black creature, and a red creature: Search your library for a card named Prince of Thralls, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
1/1
"May these deaths be the first of many."
Format legality
The only printing of Demon's Herald
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shards of Alara ala #72· 2008uncommon· Cardmarket €0.17 · €0.30 foil | uncommon | $0.13 | $0.30 | €0.17€0.30 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2008
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #28,425 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
Rulings (3)
2008-10-01
You may sacrifice the Herald itself to help pay for the cost of its ability.
2008-10-01
To activate the ability, you must sacrifice three different creatures. You can’t sacrifice just one three-colored creature, for example.
2008-10-01
You may sacrifice multicolored creatures as part of the cost of the search ability. If you sacrifice a multicolored creature this way, specify which part of the cost that creature is satisfying.
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