---
name: "Treacherous Pit-Dweller"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Undying"]
set: "AVR"
set_name: "Avacyn Restored"
collector_number: "121"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "899387c5-6781-485b-b8bc-aa89d3b97413"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/treacherous-pit-dweller-avr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Treacherous Pit-Dweller
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Undying

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters from a graveyard, target opponent gains control of it.
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Undying Evil](/printing/undying-evil-dka.md) — Instant
2. [Demonlord of Ashmouth](/printing/demonlord-of-ashmouth-avr.md) — Creature — Demon
3. [Flayer of the Hatebound](/printing/flayer-of-the-hatebound-c19.md) — Creature — Devil
4. [Butcher Ghoul](/printing/butcher-ghoul-ddq.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Evernight Shade](/printing/evernight-shade-avr.md) — Creature — Shade
6. [Sightless Ghoul](/printing/sightless-ghoul-dka.md) — Creature — Zombie Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avacyn Restored (AVR) #121
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 11 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`