Prince of Thralls
Creature — Demon
Whenever a permanent an opponent controls is put into a graveyard, put that card onto the battlefield under your control unless that opponent pays 3 life.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRU
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- $4.99
- EDHREC rank
- #14408
Prince of Thralls warps the board the moment it lands — every permanent an opponent loses either comes to your side or costs them 3 life, turning mass removal and sacrifice effects into lopsided value engines. Eight mana is the real barrier, but in Dimir or Grixis shells that can cheat it into play or ramp to it reliably, the symmetry problem disappears entirely and Prince of Thralls becomes a one-card game-changer.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
Be'lakor, the Dark Master triggers off every Demon that enters the battlefield, and Prince of Thralls is exactly the kind of high-end Demon that justifies building toward — once it's on the field, opponents face a punishing choice every time a permanent dies, feeding the life-drain engine Be'lakor already wants to run.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Prince of Thralls actually lives — four opponents means exponentially more permanents leaving the battlefield, and the 3-life drain adds up fast in a multiplayer pod even when opponents choose not to sacrifice their creatures. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but functionally irrelevant; eight mana is unplayable in formats where the game is often decided by turn three, and there's no reanimation shell that needs a card this slow when cheaper options dominate. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's multiplayer DNA to make Prince of Thralls interesting in theory, but the smaller life totals and tighter deck construction make the eight-mana ceiling hurt more.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$4.99 cheap tier
At $4.99, Prince of Thralls sits at the low end of the rare mythic range — cheap for an eight-mana bomb with a unique effect that sees consistent Commander play. Demand is narrow enough that the price isn't likely to spike, but it's also not going lower; this is a stable pick-up for Be'lakor and reanimator builds.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.