---
name: "Pestilence Demon"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "DDR"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis"
collector_number: "56"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Justin Sweet"
oracle_id: "2572add6-c0b1-44bd-8713-1e94e3fe69d6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pestilence-demon-ddr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pestilence Demon
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/6
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
{B}: This creature deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.

> *"I have schemed too long to be supplanted by dead gods. If I cannot have this world, no one can."*

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3. [Reiver Demon](/printing/reiver-demon-cma.md) — Creature — Demon
4. [Demon of Loathing](/printing/demon-of-loathing-anb.md) — Creature — Demon
5. [Demon of Catastrophes](/printing/demon-of-catastrophes-pm19.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Desecration Demon](/printing/desecration-demon-fdn.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis (DDR) #56
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Justin Sweet
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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