---
name: "Herald of Torment"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Bestow"]
set: "BNG"
set_name: "Born of the Gods"
collector_number: "75"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Vance Kovacs"
oracle_id: "3c04aeda-ae09-4162-ab51-983e29d21225"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/herald-of-torment-bng"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Herald of Torment
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Bestow

## Oracle Text
Bestow {3}{B}{B} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached.)
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life.
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has flying.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Demonic Embrace](/printing/demonic-embrace-gn3.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Indulgent Tormentor](/printing/indulgent-tormentor-m15.md) — Creature — Demon
3. [Hypnotic Siren](/printing/hypnotic-siren-jou.md) — Enchantment Creature — Siren
4. [Bloodgift Demon](/printing/bloodgift-demon-j25.md) — Creature — Demon
5. [Demon of Fate's Design](/printing/demon-of-fates-design-dsc.md) — Enchantment Creature — Demon
6. [Demonic Taskmaster](/printing/demonic-taskmaster-inr.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Born of the Gods (BNG) #75
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Vance Kovacs
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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