---
name: "Demon's Herald"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "9f4e4d6e-bb1d-41d6-9184-3cac45197285"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/demons-herald-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Demon's Herald
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{2}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice a blue creature, a black creature, and a red creature: Search your library for a card named Prince of Thralls, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

> *«Пусть эти смерти станут первыми из многих».*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Prince of Thralls](/printing/prince-of-thralls-sld.md) — Creature — Demon
2. [Sphinx's Herald](/printing/sphinxs-herald-ala.md) — Artifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard
3. [Dragon's Herald](/printing/dragons-herald-ala.md) — Creature — Goblin Shaman
4. [Behemoth's Herald](/printing/behemoths-herald-ala.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
5. [Thraxodemon](/printing/thraxodemon-bro.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Shadowborn Apostle](/printing/shadowborn-apostle-m14.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #72
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **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`