Lord of the Pit

Mana cost: {4}{B}{B}{B}
Type: Creature — Demon
Power / toughness: 7 / 7
Set: Secret Lair Drop #1857 (rare)
Price: $1.51 USD

Flying, trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature other than this creature. If you can't, this creature deals 7 damage to you.

Lord of the Pit has 21 printings, first in Unlimited Edition (1993). EDHREC ranks it #13,216 among Commander cards. It appears most in Jon Irenicus, Shattered One decks (5,598 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.

Legality

commander: legal
legacy: legal
vintage: legal
pauper: not legal
modern: legal
pioneer: not legal
standard: not legal
brawl: not legal

Commanders that run Lord of the Pit most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

Jon Irenicus, Shattered One: 5,598 decks
Thomil, the Destroyer: 42 decks
Boris Devilboon: 10 decks

Often played with Lord of the Pit

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

Rulings

2017-11-17: If you have two Lords of the Pit, you can sacrifice them to each other.
2017-11-17: If you control any other creatures as Lord of the Pit’s triggered ability resolves, you must sacrifice one. You can’t choose to be dealt 7 damage instead.
2017-11-17: If Lord of the Pit has gained lifelink, being dealt 7 damage by it doesn’t cause your life total to change, even though you gain and lose life. If your life total is less than 7, you won’t lose the game.

Lord of the Pit

Legality

Commanders that run Lord of the Pit most

Often played with Lord of the Pit

Rulings

Printings