Abhorrent Overlord
Creature — Demon
Oracle Text
Flying When this creature enters, create a number of 1/1 black Harpy creature tokens with flying equal to your devotion to black. (Each
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature.
Rules for this card
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A keyword ability that restricts how a creature may be blocked. See rule 702.9, “Flying.”
Rulings (4)
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Wizards of the CoastNumeric mana symbols (
, 
, and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
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Wizards of the CoastMana symbols in the text boxes of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
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Wizards of the CoastHybrid mana symbols, monocolored hybrid mana symbols, and Phyrexian mana symbols do count toward your devotion to their color(s).
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Wizards of the CoastIf an activated ability or triggered ability has an effect that depends on your devotion to a color, you count the number of mana symbols of that color among the mana costs of permanents you control as the ability resolves. The permanent with that ability will be counted if it's still on the battlefield at that time.