Chain Devil
Creature — Devil
Animate Chains — When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #11039
Chain Devil hits the board and immediately forces every opponent to sacrifice a creature, making it one of the more punishing four-drops in a token-light table. Fumulus, the Infestation decks run it specifically because that sacrifice trigger feeds the infest engine, turning an opponent's loss into your gain.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fumulus, the Infestation
Fumulus, the Infestation appears in over 20% of decks running Chain Devil because the forced sacrifice on entry directly fuels the infestation counters Fumulus wants piling up. Chain Devil does double duty — clearing a blocker and advancing the engine on the same turn.
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Raphael, Fiendish Savior is a Demon and Devil tribal commander, and Chain Devil slots in as both a creature type that Raphael buffs and a removal piece that pulls its weight on a crowded board. The lifegain Raphael provides on each devil entering softens any tempo cost of playing a four-drop that doesn't attack.
Vincent Valentine
Vincent Valentine decks lean into sacrifice and transformation loops, and Chain Devil's forced sacrifice-on-entry meshes cleanly with that gameplan. Chain Devil helps clear the way for Vincent's own threats while generating the kind of board disruption the archetype depends on.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Chain Devil is a Commander card — the multiplayer forced-sacrifice is exponentially stronger when it hits three opponents simultaneously instead of one. In Pauper it's legal but competes in a format where four-mana creatures need immediate, game-warping impact, and a one-time sacrifice trigger rarely clears that bar. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters for a 4/4 with no evasion and no ongoing value engine attached. Commander is where Chain Devil earns its slot: tribal Devil and Demon builds, sacrifice-matters commanders, and anything running Fumulus, the Infestation all want a card that generates card-neutral removal across three opponents.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Chain Devil isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest number before buying. Given its niche tribal home and limited cross-format demand, it typically sits in budget territory — worth grabbing a copy if you're building the relevant commanders.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Fumulus, the Infestation
- Raphael, Fiendish Savior
- Vincent Valentine
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.