---
name: "Abyssal Persecutor"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Trample"]
set: "LTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Commander"
collector_number: "525"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt"
oracle_id: "7282f643-191b-41be-9f6f-82360c915d6d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/abyssal-persecutor-ltc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Abyssal Persecutor
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Flying, Trample

## Oracle Text
Flying, trample
You can't win the game and your opponents can't lose the game.

> *"Come not between the Nazgûl and his prey! Or he will not slay thee in thy turn. He will bear thee away to the houses of lamentation, where thy flesh shall be devoured, and thy shriveled mind be left naked to the Lidless Eye."*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #525
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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