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Lord of the Pit
Revised Edition · Rare · Illustrated by Mark Tedin · 1994
Price History
Price history
Daily NM closing price · TCGplayer
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| Condition | Price | vs NM | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NM | $5.55 | 100% | Scryfall |
| LP | $4.83 | 87% | - |
| MP | $4.05 | 73% | - |
| HP | $3.22 | 58% | - |
| DMG | $2.28 | 41% | - |
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Format Profile
⚔Multi-format staple - legal in Modern, Legacy, and Vintage
Lore & Trivia
Card Lore
Lord of the Pit was one of the first two cards to bear the Demon creature type in Magic's Alpha set, establishing demons as iconic black mana creatures. The card represents a pivotal moment in Magic's history when demons were temporarily removed from the game due to mainstream criticism concerns.
One of the first two cards with Demon type in Alpha (alongside Demonic Hordes)Demons were removed from the game in 1995 due to mainstream criticism concernsDemons returned in Onslaught (fall 2002) after becoming fashionable in popular entertainmentDemon is the iconic creature type for black manaAlmost all demons are manifestations of black mana without true flesh
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💡 Withengar Unbound has the highest power and toughness of any demon, while Immersturm Raider has the smallest combined stats and is one of nine common demons.
💡 Red is the most common secondary color for demons, largely due to the Rakdos Cult. Four mono-red demons are from Kamigawa (Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked and Oni of Wild Places) and Kaldheim (Frenzied Raider and Immersturm Raider). Five more are from Baldur's Gate.
💡 Blue has eleven demons with no particular link between any of them.
💡 The Warhammer 40,000 universe printed five mono-red, two mono-blue, and three blue-red demons for color balance in its grimdark setting.
💡 The gang leaders of New Capenna are corrupted or hybridized demons with other races, giving demons a cycle of five shard-colored creatures. Jetmir, Nexus of Revels and Falco Spara, Pactweaver are uniquely non-black green-white demons. Raffine, Scheming Seer and Ziatora, the Incinerator are white and green respectively.
💡 Only two other planes are known to have green-aligned demons: Tarkir with Rakshasa Vizier and Rakshasa Deathdealer, and Arcavios with Daemogoth Woe-Eater and Daemogoth Titan.
💡 Butcher of the Horde is the only other demon that requires white mana, making Tarkir the first plane with five colors of demons by having two wedge-colored representatives.
Artist
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Mark Tedin
Revised Edition · #116 · 1994
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