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A-Demon's Due

SNC · common · Released 2022-10-06

Tiers

fringe
tier-2
tier-2

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
controlmidrangegraveyard-mattersself-mill
negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

card-drawcard-advantagelooter

Risks

life-cost

Mechanics

Typal

synergy:

anti:

Structural

Rationale

4cmc instant — look at top 4, put 2 in hand and 2 in graveyard, lose 2 life. A solid card-selection spell that doubles as mild self-mill; the A- prefix indicates an Arena-only digital rebalance. Commander-illegal but strong in Brawl control/midrange as instant-speed card advantage. The graveyard fueling makes it a minor signature in self-mill and graveyard-matters shells where the discarded cards aren't wasted.

Learnings (3)

  • A-Demon's Due is an Arena-only digital rebalance of a card — the 'A-' prefix means it exists only in the digital client and is not legal in paper Commander, only in Brawl.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • The two cards placed in the graveyard are chosen by the controller, making this both selective card draw and a targeted self-mill tool — useful for setting up graveyard strategies at instant speed.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • At 4 mana this competes with Fact or Fiction in Brawl; it is deterministic (you see all 4 cards and choose) but the opponent cannot split, making it stronger in 1v1 than Fact or Fiction when ahead on information.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6