Card text
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.
Cheapest
US$2.95
at TCGplayer · postage at checkout
Cheapest · the United States
US$2.95
In stock at · US
4 stores
6 stores in other markets
Mana cost
{6}{B}{B}
Power / toughness
6/6
Cheapest first by item price; postage is added at each store's checkout. How we compare prices →
Price comparison (4) · the United States
oldest listing 11h ago- 1US$2.95→
TCGplayerCheapest
lowest listingIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 10h agoPaid link
- 2US$4.75→
Darkside Games
LPIn stockpostage at checkoutsame price as the cheapest NM hereupdated 11h ago
- 3US$4.75→
Hoard
LPIn stockpostage at checkoutsame price as the cheapest NM hereupdated 11h ago
- 4US$4.75→
The Deck Depot Trading Card Lounge
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 10h ago
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US$4.77
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Card text
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
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
Price history (USD · lowest price)
TCGplayer market shown in USD at an indicative rate
Now US$4.77Low US$4.77High US$8.12▼ 41.3%
About Archon of Cruelty
Archon of Cruelty (197) is a Black Creature — Archon from Commander: Modern Horizons 3 (M3C). It costs {6}{B}{B}, has mana value 8 and is a 6/6. It is printed at Mythic Rare rarity. The one keyword in its text is Flying. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 1 more format.
197 exists in 2 printings on TCGplayer, and each is priced as its own product. The standard print is the one to play with at US$4.77, while the Ripple Foil print is the collector's version at US$12.02. For reference the other printings read Ripple Foil US$12.02 on TCGplayer.
The cheapest listing we track in the United States is US$2.95, 38% below TCGplayer's US$4.77 market price. 4 stores have it in stock, and the next-cheapest listing is US$4.75, 61% more than the cheapest, so the first row is worth taking.
The United States is the cheapest of the 5 markets that have it, and Singapore is dearest at about 252% more once converted. In each market's own currency the cheapest listings read US$2.95 in the United States, C$6.70 in Canada, £5.53 in the United Kingdom, A$11.00 in Australia and S$14.00 in Singapore. Conversions use indicative exchange rates, and postage, duty and import tax are not included, so a cheaper market elsewhere is a fact about listings and not a reason to import.
The market price moved -31% over the last 7 days; there is not yet a 30-day window to set that against. That leaves it 41% under its 90-day high of US$8.12.
Commander: Modern Horizons 3 is a Commander product, released June 2024. Archon of Cruelty has 4 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
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.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Archon of Cruelty 197 cost?
- The cheapest live price for Archon of Cruelty (197) is currently US$2.95 across 31 stores in the United States, and TCGplayer's market price is US$4.77; every other market we cover is compared on this page too. Prices are read once a day.
- How much is Archon of Cruelty in other currencies?
- US$2.95 in the United States, C$6.70 in Canada, £5.53 in the United Kingdom, A$11.00 in Australia and S$14.00 in Singapore. Each is a real listing in the currency its seller bills in.
- What set is Archon of Cruelty from?
- Archon of Cruelty is card 197 from Commander: Modern Horizons 3 (M3C) in Magic: The Gathering. It is a mythic rare Black creature.
- Where can I buy Archon of Cruelty?
- Compare every store selling Archon of Cruelty across the US, Australia, the UK, Singapore, Canada and the EU on this page, then buy from whichever seller offers the lowest total including postage. MTG Compare links straight through to each store.
- Are there other printings of Archon of Cruelty?
- Yes. MTG Compare tracks 1 other printing of 197 (borderless, showcase, extended-art, reprint or promo versions), each a distinct TCGplayer product trading at its own price. They are listed further down this page.
Archon of Cruelty price by market
Archon of Cruelty is cheapest in the United States at US$2.95 and dearest in Singapore at S$14.00 (≈ US$10.37), a 252% spread across the 5 markets stocking it. Each seller bills in its own currency; converted figures are indicative only.
| Market | Cheapest | ≈ USD | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesCheapestYour market | US$2.95postage at checkout | 4 | |
| Canada | C$6.70postage at checkout ≈ US$4.89 | 3 | |
| United Kingdom | £5.53postage at checkout ≈ US$7.00 | 1 | |
| Australia | A$11.00postage at checkout ≈ US$7.33 | 1 | |
| Singapore | S$14.00postage at checkout ≈ US$10.37 | 1 |
Prices are live listings in each market, in the currency that seller charges. The “≈ USD” column is an indicative conversion for comparison only: not a quote, and not what you'll be billed. Stores generally ship within their own market, and international postage, duty and import tax aren't included, so a cheaper market elsewhere isn't necessarily cheaper to get delivered to you.
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Card details
- Card number
- 197
- Set
- Commander: Modern Horizons 3 (M3C)
- Set type
- Commander
- Released
- 14 June 2024
- Rarity
- Mythic Rare (M)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Creature — Archon
- Colour
- Black
- Colour identity
- Black
- Mana cost
- {6}{B}{B}
- Power / toughness
- 6/6
- Finish
- Non-foil
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Other printings of Archon of Cruelty in Commander: Modern Horizons 3
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Archon of Cruelty in other sets
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