---
name: "Volrath the Fallen"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "NEM"
set_name: "Nemesis"
collector_number: "75"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "4e11c838-68a7-4c97-b064-a46833cf1d2f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/volrath-the-fallen-nem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Volrath the Fallen
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/4

## Oracle Text
{1}{B}, Discard a creature card: Volrath gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the discarded card's mana value.

> *"I stepped out. I did not step down."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Volrath's Shapeshifter](/printing/volraths-shapeshifter-vma.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
2. [Volrath, the Shapestealer](/printing/volrath-the-shapestealer-c19.md) — Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
3. [Volrath's Dungeon](/printing/volraths-dungeon-plst.md) — Enchantment
4. [Ravenous Bloodseeker](/printing/ravenous-bloodseeker-psoi.md) — Creature — Vampire Berserker
5. [Cackling Witch](/printing/cackling-witch-plst.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
6. [Skyshroud Vampire](/printing/skyshroud-vampire-tpr.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Nemesis (NEM) #75
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`