---
name: "Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{B}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Warlock"
colors: ["B", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch"]
set: "MIC"
set_name: "Midnight Hunt Commander"
collector_number: "38"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Anna Steinbauer"
oracle_id: "dc386f6c-bd4a-462a-8d42-0e7a552a4f17"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lynde-cheerful-tormentor-mic"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{B}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Deathtouch
Whenever a Curse is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, return it to the battlefield attached to you at the beginning of the next end step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may attach a Curse attached to you to one of your opponents. If you do, draw two cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bitterheart Witch](/printing/bitterheart-witch-isd.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
2. [Cursebound Witch](/printing/cursebound-witch-ymid.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
3. [Curse of Misfortunes](/printing/curse-of-misfortunes-dka.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse
4. [Curse of Death's Hold](/printing/curse-of-deaths-hold-isd.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse
5. [Witch of the Moors](/printing/witch-of-the-moors-sld.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
6. [Curse of Thirst](/printing/curse-of-thirst-pw12.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #38
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Anna Steinbauer
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`