---
name: "Arcbound Fiend"
mana_cost: "{6}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Horror"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Modular", "Fear"]
set: "DST"
set_name: "Darksteel"
collector_number: "96"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ittoku"
oracle_id: "72e6cc74-0574-4421-a6b8-97d180484950"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/arcbound-fiend-dst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Arcbound Fiend
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0
- **Keywords:** Modular, Fear

## Oracle Text
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may move a +1/+1 counter from target creature onto this creature.
Modular 3 (This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Arcbound Worker](/printing/arcbound-worker-ddf.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
2. [Arcbound Hybrid](/printing/arcbound-hybrid-dst.md) — Artifact Creature — Beast
3. [Arcbound Ravager](/printing/arcbound-ravager-sld.md) — Artifact Creature — Beast
4. [Arcbound Bruiser](/printing/arcbound-bruiser-dst.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
5. [Squirming Mass](/printing/squirming-mass-uds.md) — Creature — Horror
6. [Arcbound Condor](/printing/arcbound-condor-mh3.md) — Artifact Creature — Bird

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Darksteel (DST) #96
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ittoku
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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