Demon's Disciple
Creature — Human Cleric
When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #2174
Demon's Disciple enters the battlefield and forces every opponent to sacrifice a creature — that's a three-for-one at minimum in a four-player pod, stapled to a 1/1 Cleric body for two mana. Burakos, Party Leader counts it toward party, and Orah, Skyclave Hierophant recurs it from the graveyard, making that enter trigger repeatable at almost no incremental cost.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant recurs Demon's Disciple every time another Cleric dies, turning a single enter-the-battlefield trigger into a recurring forced-sacrifice engine that dismantles creature-based strategies over the course of a game.
Vincent Valentine
Vincent Valentine's transformation and sacrifice synergies make Demon's Disciple a natural fit — the forced sacrifice feeds graveyard and value loops while the Cleric type lines up with supporting creatures in the shell.
Fumulus, the Infestation
Fumulus, the Infestation wants bodies that do work on arrival, and Demon's Disciple delivers a table-wide sacrifice effect the moment it resolves, slowing down opposing boards while Fumulus's own engine accelerates.
Malik, Grim Manipulator
Malik, Grim Manipulator punishes opponents for sacrificing creatures, so Demon's Disciple isn't just removal — it's also a trigger source that turns every opponent's forced sacrifice into a resource for Malik's controller.
Araumi of the Dead Tide
Araumi of the Dead Tide's encore ability lets you recast Demon's Disciple from the graveyard targeting each opponent separately, converting one card into three individual forced-sacrifice effects in a single turn.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Demon's Disciple does its best work — a forced sacrifice that hits every opponent simultaneously scales hard with player count, and the Cleric type plugs into a wide range of tribal and recursion commanders. In Pauper it's a legitimate edict effect at common, though the two-mana body is less impressive in a format where the board develops faster and one-for-one removal is more abundant. Modern and Pioneer have access to cleaner edict options, so Demon's Disciple rarely makes the cut outside of dedicated Cleric tribal builds. Legacy and Vintage can access it but won't — the effect isn't efficient enough at two mana for those formats' threat density.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Burakos, Party LeaderHaunted OneRelic of LegendsDemon's DiscipleRetribution of the Ancients
Each opponent sacrifices all creatures they control; Each opponent sacrifices all planeswalkers they control; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite power for certain creatures until end of turn; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Demon's Disciple is deep bulk — you'll find copies in nearly any collection or draft chaff box without spending real money. Bulk rares and functional commons at this price point rarely spike unless a new commander pushes them into sudden demand, so grab copies casually rather than stocking up speculatively.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Burakos, Party Leader
- Orah, Skyclave Hierophant
- Vincent Valentine
- Fumulus, the Infestation
- Malik, Grim Manipulator
- Araumi of the Dead Tide
- Haunted One
- Relic of Legends
- Retribution of the Ancients
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.