---
name: "Grim Hireling"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Tiefling Rogue"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Treasure"]
set: "AFC"
set_name: "Forgotten Realms Commander"
collector_number: "25"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tomas Duchek"
oracle_id: "89738595-dafb-400a-bfba-91a53a37e717"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grim-hireling-afc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Grim Hireling
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Tiefling Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Treasure

## Oracle Text
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create two Treasure tokens.
{B}, Sacrifice X Treasures: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hoard Robber](/printing/hoard-robber-hbg.md) — Creature — Tiefling Rogue
2. [Zhentarim Bandit](/printing/zhentarim-bandit-clb.md) — Creature — Halfling Rogue
3. [Grim Bounty](/printing/grim-bounty-hbg.md) — Sorcery
4. [Rev, Tithe Extractor](/printing/rev-tithe-extractor-plst.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
5. [Black Market Tycoon](/printing/black-market-tycoon-prm.md) — Creature — Cat Rogue
6. [Undercity Scrounger](/printing/undercity-scrounger-neo.md) — Artifact Creature — Human Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #25
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tomas Duchek
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

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