---
name: "Cloud of Darkness"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{G}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Particle Beam", "Flying"]
set: "FIN"
set_name: "Final Fantasy"
collector_number: "481"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Fariba Khamseh"
oracle_id: "525f57df-7d4d-4089-9003-4b01005558dc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cloud-of-darkness-fin"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cloud of Darkness
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{G}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Particle Beam, Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Particle Beam — When Cloud of Darkness enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of permanent cards in your graveyard.

> *« Je suis le nuage de ténèbres ! Je ferai déborder les ténèbres et anéantirai ce monde, ainsi que le vôtre... ! »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Specter of Mortality](/printing/specter-of-mortality-woe.md) — Creature — Specter
2. [Haunting Apparition](/printing/haunting-apparition-mir.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Smog Elemental](/printing/smog-elemental-gtc.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Soul Scourge](/printing/soul-scourge-tor.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horror
5. [Chupacabra Echo](/printing/chupacabra-echo-lci.md) — Creature — Beast Horror Spirit
6. [Archfiend of Sorrows](/printing/archfiend-of-sorrows-plst.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Final Fantasy (FIN) #481
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Fariba Khamseh
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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