---
name: "Baleful Beholder"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Beholder"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "311"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Justine Jones"
oracle_id: "e7645ac4-6e05-426a-a62d-a33b30c33102"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/baleful-beholder-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Baleful Beholder
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Beholder
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/5

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Antimagic Cone — Each opponent sacrifices an enchantment of their choice.
• Fear Ray — Creatures you control gain menace until end of turn. (A creature with menace can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [A-Baleful Beholder](/printing/a-baleful-beholder-hbg.md) — Creature — Beholder
2. [Ghastly Death Tyrant](/printing/ghastly-death-tyrant-clb.md) — Creature — Beholder Skeleton
3. [Fear of the Dark](/printing/fear-of-the-dark-dsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
4. [Blood Curdle](/printing/blood-curdle-iko.md) — Instant
5. [A-Hagra Constrictor](/printing/a-hagra-constrictor-znr.md) — Creature — Snake
6. [Hagra Constrictor](/printing/hagra-constrictor-znr.md) — Creature — Snake

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #311
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Justine Jones
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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