---
name: "Defiler of Souls"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "ARB"
set_name: "Alara Reborn"
collector_number: "37"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Paul Bonner"
oracle_id: "34894b92-7ebd-49be-9a67-7dc6428aaab9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/defiler-of-souls-arb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Defiler of Souls
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a monocolored creature of their choice.

> *"Stray not into sin, lest you face the doorman of an insatiable tomb."
—Prayer of Asha*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Woebringer Demon](/printing/woebringer-demon-rvr.md) — Creature — Demon
2. [Demonic Taskmaster](/printing/demonic-taskmaster-inr.md) — Creature — Demon
3. [Indulgent Tormentor](/printing/indulgent-tormentor-m15.md) — Creature — Demon
4. [Shadowborn Demon](/printing/shadowborn-demon-m14.md) — Creature — Demon
5. [Desecration Demon](/printing/desecration-demon-fdn.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Archfiend of Depravity](/printing/archfiend-of-depravity-scd.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alara Reborn (ARB) #37
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Paul Bonner
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`