Fiend of the Shadows
DKADark Ascension/#62/2012Rare
Colour IDMV 5
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.23
TCGplayer$0.23
ManaPool$0.15
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.03
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.49Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.23TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 4.5%90d▲ 0.0%
90d high
$0.24
90d low
$0.21
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.23
Dark Ascension
- Up 4.5% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 4% below its 90 day high of $0.24.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 96% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Vampire Wizard
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles a card from their hand. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled.
Sacrifice a Human: Regenerate this creature.
3 / 3
Keywords
FlyingRegenerate
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (4)
wotc22 Jan 2011
Playing a card exiled with Fiend of the Shadows follows all the normal rules for playing that card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all timing restrictions, for example.
wotc22 Jan 2011
As long as the card remains exiled, you may still play it, even if Fiend of the Shadows leaves the battlefield or changes controllers.
wotc22 Jan 2011
If this creature deals combat damage to multiple players simultaneously, perhaps because some combat damage was redirected, its ability will trigger for each of those players.
wotc22 Jan 2011
You may only play the card, meaning play it as a land or cast it as a spell. It's not in your hand. You can't discard it, activate its cycling abilities, and so on.
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About this card
Fiend of the Shadows
Fiend of the Shadows is a Creature — Vampire Wizard, with mana cost {3}{B}{B} (mana value 5). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.23 (up 4.5% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Fiend of the Shadows FAQ
How much is Fiend of the Shadows worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Fiend of the Shadows is $0.23. It is up 4.5% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.21 to $0.24.
What is the cheapest printing of Fiend of the Shadows?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Dark Ascension at $0.23 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Fiend of the Shadows?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Forgotten Realms Commander at $0.28 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Fiend of the Shadows are there?
Fiend of the Shadows has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Fiend of the Shadows first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DKA #62, released 2012-02-03.
What is the newest printing of Fiend of the Shadows?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from AFC #99, released 2021-07-23.
Is there a foil version of Fiend of the Shadows?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.45 versus $0.23 for nonfoil, which is 96% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Fiend of the Shadows legal in Commander?
Yes, Fiend of the Shadows is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.