---
name: "Mortarion, Daemon Primarch"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Demon Primarch"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Primarch of the Death Guard"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "41"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Helge C. Balzer"
oracle_id: "588eecbf-dcfc-4b97-b81c-8b9f3d39e08f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mortarion-daemon-primarch-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mortarion, Daemon Primarch
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Demon Primarch
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/6
- **Keywords:** Flying, Primarch of the Death Guard

## Oracle Text
Flying
Primarch of the Death Guard — At the beginning of your end step, you may pay {X}. If you do, create X 2/2 black Astartes Warrior creature tokens with menace. X can't be greater than the amount of life you lost this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Priest of the Blood Rite](/printing/priest-of-the-blood-rite-ori.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Their Number Is Legion](/printing/their-number-is-legion-40k.md) — Sorcery
3. [Tallyman of Nurgle](/printing/tallyman-of-nurgle-40k.md) — Creature — Astartes Warrior
4. [Skirsdag High Priest](/printing/skirsdag-high-priest-2xm.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Primaris Eliminator](/printing/primaris-eliminator-40k.md) — Creature — Astartes Warrior
6. [Marneus Calgar](/printing/marneus-calgar-40k.md) — Legendary Creature — Astartes Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #41
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Helge C. Balzer
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`