---
name: "Shard of the Nightbringer"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Creature — C'tan"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Drain Life"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "55"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Pierre Loyvet"
oracle_id: "eedd5a17-d0fe-4a13-8f2c-f343bfa43f92"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shard-of-the-nightbringer-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shard of the Nightbringer
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Creature — C'tan
- **Power/Toughness:** 8/8
- **Keywords:** Flying, Drain Life

## Oracle Text
Flying
Drain Life — When this creature enters, if you cast it, target opponent loses half their life, rounded up. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

> *"Aza'gorod, el Portador de la Noche. La encarnación de la muerte. Un asesino de estrellas y mundos".
—Illuminor Szeras*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soul Scourge](/printing/soul-scourge-tor.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horror
2. [Bloodthirsty Conqueror](/printing/bloodthirsty-conqueror-fdn.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight
3. [Vampire Sovereign](/printing/vampire-sovereign-2x2.md) — Creature — Vampire Noble
4. [Bloodhunter Bat](/printing/bloodhunter-bat-w17.md) — Creature — Bat
5. [Howling Banshee](/printing/howling-banshee-j25.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Defiant Bloodlord](/printing/defiant-bloodlord-pbfz.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #55
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Pierre Loyvet
- **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`