---
name: "Orcus, Prince of Undeath"
mana_cost: "{X}{2}{B}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Trample"]
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "388"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Andrew Mar"
oracle_id: "9d02b5e1-bd29-45ad-b11d-f2cd21c48979"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/orcus-prince-of-undeath-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Orcus, Prince of Undeath
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{2}{B}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Trample

## Oracle Text
Flying, trample
When Orcus enters, choose one —
• Each other creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You lose X life.
• Return up to X target creature cards with total mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. They gain haste until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Orca, Siege Demon](/printing/orca-siege-demon-dmc.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
2. [Demon of Dark Schemes](/printing/demon-of-dark-schemes-klr.md) — Creature — Demon
3. [Archfiend of Sorrows](/printing/archfiend-of-sorrows-plst.md) — Creature — Demon
4. [Demon of Death's Gate](/printing/demon-of-deaths-gate-m11.md) — Creature — Demon
5. [Tyrannical Pitlord](/printing/tyrannical-pitlord-dmu.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Havoc Demon](/printing/havoc-demon-ema.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #388
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Andrew Mar
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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