---
name: "Herald of Anguish"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Improvise"]
set: "BRC"
set_name: "The Brothers' War Commander"
collector_number: "108"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "David Astruga"
oracle_id: "97b559fe-b09d-4883-9509-c45ace2d8487"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/herald-of-anguish-brc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Herald of Anguish
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Improvise

## Oracle Text
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)
Flying
At the beginning of your end step, each opponent discards a card.
{1}{B}, Sacrifice an artifact: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Arbiter of Woe](/printing/arbiter-of-woe-fdn.md) — Creature — Demon
2. [Archfiend of Depravity](/printing/archfiend-of-depravity-scd.md) — Creature — Demon
3. [Emissary of Despair](/printing/emissary-of-despair-dst.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Miasma Demon](/printing/miasma-demon-dsk.md) — Creature — Demon
5. [Herald of Torment](/printing/herald-of-torment-bng.md) — Enchantment Creature — Demon
6. [Archfiend of Ifnir](/printing/archfiend-of-ifnir-prm.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #108
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** David Astruga
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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