---
name: "Graven Archfiend"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Gargoyle Demon"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Conjure"]
set: "YSNC"
set_name: "Alchemy: New Capenna"
collector_number: "7"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tuan Duong Chu"
oracle_id: "ba3f0051-ccd9-4b45-a1de-76c982935cbd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/graven-archfiend-ysnc"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Graven Archfiend
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Gargoyle Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Conjure

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice a non-Demon creature.
Flying
When Graven Archfiend enters the battlefield, if its additional cost was paid, conjure a card named Demonic Pact onto the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Demon of Death's Gate](/printing/demon-of-deaths-gate-m11.md) — Creature — Demon
2. [Demon of Catastrophes](/printing/demon-of-catastrophes-pm19.md) — Creature — Demon
3. [Archfiend of Sorrows](/printing/archfiend-of-sorrows-plst.md) — Creature — Demon
4. [Demonic Embrace](/printing/demonic-embrace-gn3.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Shadowborn Demon](/printing/shadowborn-demon-m14.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Archdemon of Unx](/printing/archdemon-of-unx-ala.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: New Capenna (YSNC) #7
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tuan Duong Chu

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