---
name: "Arbiter of Woe"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "FDN"
set_name: "Foundations"
collector_number: "55"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jim Pavelec"
oracle_id: "540693f3-985c-4a4a-945c-c957c5aad395"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/arbiter-of-woe-fdn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Arbiter of Woe
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Flying
When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card and loses 2 life. You draw a card and gain 2 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Woebringer Demon](/printing/woebringer-demon-rvr.md) — Creature — Demon
2. [Daemogoth Woe-Eater](/printing/daemogoth-woe-eater-stx.md) — Creature — Demon
3. [Archon of Cruelty](/printing/archon-of-cruelty-dsc.md) — Creature — Archon
4. [Indulgent Tormentor](/printing/indulgent-tormentor-m15.md) — Creature — Demon
5. [Herald of Anguish](/printing/herald-of-anguish-aer.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Demon of Catastrophes](/printing/demon-of-catastrophes-pm19.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations (FDN) #55
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jim Pavelec
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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