---
name: "Abaddon the Despoiler"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{B}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Astartes Warrior"
colors: ["B", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: ["Mark of Chaos Ascendant", "Trample"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "178"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Johan Grenier"
oracle_id: "8dedb9a7-0afa-4dff-b124-2344c170f11a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/abaddon-the-despoiler-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Abaddon the Despoiler
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{B}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Astartes Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Mark of Chaos Ascendant, Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample
Mark of Chaos Ascendant — During your turn, spells you cast from your hand with mana value X or less have cascade, where X is the total amount of life your opponents have lost this turn.

> *Under his rule, there is but one creed: Chaos shall reign.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dark Apostle](/printing/dark-apostle-40k.md) — Creature — Astartes Warlock
2. [Apex Devastator](/printing/apex-devastator-cmr.md) — Creature — Chimera Hydra
3. [Quandrix, the Proof](/printing/quandrix-the-proof-sos.md) — Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
4. [Annoyed Altisaur](/printing/annoyed-altisaur-mh3.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
5. [Noise Marine](/printing/noise-marine-40k.md) — Creature — Astartes Warrior
6. [Abomination, World Ravager](/printing/abomination-world-ravager-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Gamma Berserker Villain

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #178
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Johan Grenier
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`