---
name: "Zariel, Archduke of Avernus"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Planeswalker — Zariel"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "285"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Scott M. Fischer"
oracle_id: "04ddb495-e9b0-47bf-b892-c7ae7b87c10c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/zariel-archduke-of-avernus-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Zariel, Archduke of Avernus
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Planeswalker — Zariel
- **Starting Loyalty:** 4

## Oracle Text
+1: Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain haste until end of turn.
0: Create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this token dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
−6: You get an emblem with "At the end of the first combat phase on your turn, untap target creature you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Raphael, Fiendish Savior](/printing/raphael-fiendish-savior-pclb.md) — Legendary Creature — Devil Noble
2. [Sarkhan Vol](/printing/sarkhan-vol-mma.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sarkhan
3. [Ajani Unrelenting](/printing/ajani-unrelenting-fra.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani
4. [Tibalt, Wicked Tormentor](/printing/tibalt-wicked-tormentor-ymid.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Tibalt
5. [Zurzoth, Chaos Rider](/printing/zurzoth-chaos-rider-jmp.md) — Legendary Creature — Devil
6. [Basri Ket](/printing/basri-ket-pm21.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Basri

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #285
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Scott M. Fischer
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

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