---
name: "Fiend of the Shadows"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Wizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Regenerate"]
set: "AFC"
set_name: "Forgotten Realms Commander"
collector_number: "99"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "3891a3b6-d8ac-4cd3-b2f6-d6d786e89a67"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/fiend-of-the-shadows-afc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Fiend of the Shadows
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Regenerate

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles a card from their hand. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled.
Sacrifice a Human: Regenerate this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Patron of the Vein](/printing/patron-of-the-vein-voc.md) — Creature — Vampire Shaman
2. [Falkenrath Torturer](/printing/falkenrath-torturer-dka.md) — Creature — Vampire
3. [Nightveil Specter](/printing/nightveil-specter-gk1.md) — Creature — Specter
4. [Falkenrath Forebear](/printing/falkenrath-forebear-vow.md) — Creature — Vampire
5. [Vampire Soulcaller](/printing/vampire-soulcaller-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire Warlock
6. [Kheru Mind-Eater](/printing/kheru-mind-eater-pz2.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #99
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 21 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`