---
name: "Crimson Cowl, Master of Evil"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Villain"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MSC"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes Commander"
collector_number: "653"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Miguel Mercado"
oracle_id: "2962cfc6-6557-4aee-a95a-8ca3bb06eb29"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crimson-cowl-master-of-evil-msc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Crimson Cowl, Master of Evil
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle Text
Whenever one or more nontoken Villains you control attack a player, you create a 2/1 black Villain creature token with menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

> *"My Masters of Evil is a *for-profit* organization, not a vendetta."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Madame Hydra](/printing/madame-hydra-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain
2. [Hire a Crew](/printing/hire-a-crew-msh.md) — Instant
3. [Criminal Enterprise](/printing/criminal-enterprise-msc.md) — Enchantment
4. [Prowler, Clawed Thief](/printing/prowler-clawed-thief-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Villain
5. [Agents of HYDRA](/printing/agents-of-hydra-msh.md) — Creature — Human Spy Villain
6. [Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic](/printing/arnim-zola-bio-fanatic-msh.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Scientist Villain

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #653
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Miguel Mercado
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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