Grinning Demon
Mana cost {2}{B}{B}. Power/toughness 6/6.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 2 life.
Morph {2}{B}{B} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
Grinning Demon is a black card, legal in Premodern, shown in its old-frame Onslaught printing.
Price and printings: Cardmarket (€5.54) · TCGplayer ($5.81) · Scryfall
Tracked daily since 28 July 2026: on Cardmarket between €3.79 and €6.87 in that time.
How often Grinning Demon is played
Grinning Demon is maindecked in 5 of 131 tournament decks in this archive (4%), averaging 1.6 copies.
Counting only the 75 decks that can cast black cards, 5 of them play it (7%).
See how it compares on the Premodern staples list.
Tournament decks with Grinning Demon
- Moneyball: 4th Place at 4Seasons Summer Edition (1× mainboard)
- BR Carnophage Ponza: 3rd Place at Torneo @ Comix Café (2× mainboard)
- Mono Black Aggro: 1st Place at Mogg Monthly: Sligh July (2× mainboard)
- Mono B Control: 7th Place at Premodern & Hooters 8th Edition (2× mainboard)
- Moneyball Black: 2nd Place at Liga Paulista de Premodern 2026 (1× mainboard)
