Demons are powerful, evil beings who are often difficult to control and exact a price from anyone who tries to deal with them. They are usually associated with black mana, and the occasional influence of red mana.
Types of Demons
Dominaria
Lords of the Pit
A lord of the pit is a powerful creature with a gigantic jaw full of razor teeth, two huge wings, and claws. One was summoned by Ravidel at the Dueling Chasm of Golthonor in his battle against Kristina of the Woods, Jared Carthalion, and Altair of Coloni, where the pit lord killed Hoont the spitting slug. Another was summoned by a mage in Kush during fights on Arena. Lords of the pit are so powerful, requiring a constant stream of sacrifices to be kept under control, that even planeswalkers are wary of summoning them. One of them, named Thomil, summoned a lord of the pit in a fight with Worzel and lost his control over it what cost him very long time to recover.
Minions of Leshrac
Minions of Leshrac were large, batlike sharp-toothed demonic creatures. Jodah and Jaya Ballard fought one of them in the cave near Tresserhorn. The minions of Leshrac also fought in the battle of Kjeldor and Balduvia with Lim-Dûl.
Minions of Tevesh Szat
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Mold Demons
Mold demons are monsters that stand several dozen feet in height and equipped with sharp spikes and teeth made from blue-black mold spores; they are capable of extremely fast regeneration. The shapeshifter Halfdane took the form of a mold demon during his fight with Ayesha Tanaka and Tor Wauki.
Mirrodin
Demons exist on the artificial plane of Mirrodin though, like all other non-artificial life, were likely brought to the plane via the soul traps created by Memnarch.
Grixis
In the Shard of Alara known as Grixis, demons run rampant consuming the living. One of which is an Extractor Demon who collects the bones of corpses as trophies (hence the negative effect it has on an opponent's library once a creature dies.).
Another demon on Grixis is the Prince of Thralls, a powerful demon who could command the dead and destroy the living, claiming there is no one he cannot control or command. Given his flavor text, it is implied he may have been the demon who manipulated Sedris into becoming a zombie lord and caused the corruption that is now Grixis.
Kamigawa
The oni are malevolent spirits of evil and chaos in Kamigawa, most of whom were locked away in the Sokenzan Mountains. Following the outbreak of the Kami War, many were released by their o-bakemono worshipers to bring destruction to the plane. Unlike the demons of most other planes, some oni are created from red mana rather than black.
Shadowmoor
Demon hounds exist on the Shadowmoor area of Lorwyn. They are mostly monstrous demons devoid of any intelligence.
Phyrexia
Yawgmoth Demons
The demons of Phyrexia inhabit its Sixth Sphere and are the most powerful and loyal minions of Yawgmoth. They form the majority of Yawgmoth's Inner Circle.
Lesser Demons
During the times of Greensleeves, Phyrexia was inhabited by fleshy and mindless demons, which had only one purpose: to gather all artifacts they find and bring them to Phyrexia.
Ravnica
Ravnican Demons
Demons of Ravnica are few in number, but appear otherwise similar to Dominarian demons. The most famous is Rakdos the Defiler, parun and guildmaster of the Cult of Rakdos.
Half Demons
Though it is uncertain what the hideous process through which the Rakdos go through to create half-demons, the result is unique to each one.
Xathrid Demon
A demon with a menacing grin on his face and pale skin, the Xathrid demon is a powerful demon known for making contracts with various people in exchange for power. However, the only currency he accepts is blood, much to the horror of his clients. A place of the origin of Xathrid demons is not yet known.
Zendikar
Various demons exist on Zendikar, most of which possess incredible and rather destructive powers. The most infamous demon on Zendikar is Ob Nixilis, a fallen planeswalker who lost his spark and seeks revenge against the land that corrupted him.
Gallery
A lord of the pit. Art by Michael Sutfin.
A minion of Leshrac. Art by L. A. Williams.
A minion of Tevesh Szat. Art by Julie Baroh.
A mold demon. Art by Jesper Myrfors.
A black-aligned oni. Art by Hideaki Takamura.
A red-aligned oni. Art by Mark Tedin.
A Yawgmoth demon. Art by Sandra Everingham.
A Ravnican demon. Art by Daren Bader.
Notable Demons
Dominaria
- The Spirit of the Night is an infamous slayer native to the continent of Jamuraa.
Grixis
Kamigawa
- The All-Consuming Oni of Chaos
- Kagemaro, First to Suffer was the first human to become so evil that his spirit became an oni or "demon spirit". His strength is determined by the number of cards in his controller's hand. He can also be sacrificed to cause a sometimes fatal reduction in strength of all creatures in play.
- Kuro, Pitlord was a powerful oni who took many Nezumi and others as his minions, including Ink-Eyes.
- Kyoki, Sanity’s Eclipse draws on the power of spirit magic to eat away at an opponent's mind.
- Seizan, Perverter of Truth
- Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked
- Yukora, the Prisoner, imprisoned by 99 monks with a magic spell.
Phyrexia
- Abcal-dro was a Phyrexian Inner Circle member who oversaw Belbe's creation, implanted her lens and used it to oversee her selection of the new evincar.
- Ashtok
- Croag was a powerful Inner Circle member who worked alongside Davvol on Rath. He was badly wounded by Kreig.
- Gix
- Kirril was a close servant of Yawgmoth who brought Crovax to Phyrexia for compleation.
Ravnica
- Rakdos is the Ravnican guild leader of the Cult of Rakdos.Template:Races