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Creature — Devil
LegalRemovalRank #580
Whenever a player sacrifices a permanent, this creature deals 1 damage to any target.
3/3
Why is this card good?
Mayhem Devil is one of the best payoffs in any Rakdos aristocrats or sacrifice deck. The key detail: it triggers off any player sacrificing any permanent — not just creatures, and not just yours. That makes it absurdly busy in the right shell.
In aristocrats decks (Korvold, Juri, Judith, Mr. House) it ping-pings opponents to death while you grind value. Pair it with free sac outlets (Viscera Seer, Carrion Feeder, Goblin Bombardment) and recurring fodder (tokens, Reassembling Skeleton, Persist creatures) and you generate dozens of triggers per turn. Treasure-heavy decks (Prosper, Korvold again) love it too — every Treasure crack is a ping.
It's also flexible removal/reach: pick off X/1s, finish planeswalkers, or just point everything at one player.
When to skip it: It does nothing without consistent sacrifice density. If you're not running sac outlets or token/Treasure engines, it's a vanilla 3/3. Don't jam it as a generic Rakdos card — it's an engine piece, not a standalone.
Related cards
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
Rewards sacrificing permanents, pairing with sac-matters payoffs.
Witch's Oven
Repeatable sacrifice outlet to trigger Mayhem Devil.
Cauldron Familiar
Sacrifices itself each turn for damage triggers.
Mortician Beetle
Another payoff that grows whenever permanents are sacrificed.
Zulaport Cutthroat
Drains opponents on each sacrifice, similar aristocrat payoff.
Blood Artist
Damage/lifegain payoff for creature deaths and sacrifices.
Goblin Bombardment
Free repeatable sac outlet that pings while triggering devil.
Printings (8)
Played by these commanders
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls100% of 1
Hearthhull, the Worldseed100% of 1
Combos (8)
- Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin + Prosper, Tome-Bound + Sensei's Divining Top + Mayhem Devil
→ Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Dihada, Binder of Wills + Underworld Breach + Mayhem Devil
→ Near-infinite damage, Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite storm count
- Silverclad Ferocidons + Mayhem Devil
→ Each opponent sacrifices all permanents they control, Near-infinite damage, Mass Land Denial
- Magmatic Galleon + Mayhem Devil
→ Infinite colored mana
- Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Maskwood Nexus + Mayhem Devil
→ Infinite damage, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Tenacious Dead + Ashnod's Altar + Pitiless Plunderer + Mayhem Devil
→ Infinite colorless mana, Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers
Rulings (5)
- 2019-05-03
A legendary permanent that is put into a graveyard because of the "legend rule" isn't sacrificed.
- 2019-05-03
You control Mayhem Devil's triggered ability and choose the target, no matter who sacrificed the permanent.
- 2019-05-03
If a permanent is sacrificed to pay a cost of a spell or ability, Mayhem Devil's ability will resolve before that spell or ability. Conversely, if a permanent is sacrificed during the resolution of a spell or ability, that spell or ability will finish resolving before Mayhem Devil's ability is put onto the stack.
- 2019-05-03
Mayhem Devil itself doesn't allow any player to sacrifice any permanents. Its ability triggers whenever a player sacrifices a permanent because some other spell, ability, or cost instructed the player to do so.
- 2019-05-03
If you sacrifice Mayhem Devil, its ability triggers.