---
name: "Crowd of Cinders"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Fear"]
set: "DPA"
set_name: "Duels of the Planeswalkers"
collector_number: "21"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Carl Frank"
oracle_id: "fc071117-08aa-47c3-ae4a-4b6c630befa3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crowd-of-cinders-dpa"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Crowd of Cinders
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Keywords:** Fear

## Oracle Text
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Crowd of Cinders's power and toughness are each equal to the number of black permanents you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Squirming Mass](/printing/squirming-mass-uds.md) — Creature — Horror
2. [Fear of Fear Itself](/printing/fear-of-fear-itself-unk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
3. [Undercity Shade](/printing/undercity-shade-rav.md) — Creature — Shade
4. [Desecration Elemental](/printing/desecration-elemental-td2.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Intimidation](/printing/intimidation-mmq.md) — Enchantment
6. [Severed Legion](/printing/severed-legion-10e.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duels of the Planeswalkers (DPA) #21
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Carl Frank
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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