Archfiend of the Dross
Phyrexia: All Will Be One 304 • rare
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Collector number
- 304
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Sidharth Chaturvedi
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
Flying
This creature enters with four oil counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove an oil counter from this creature. Then if it has no oil counters on it, you lose the game.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, its controller loses 2 life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Archfiend of the Dross was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion Phyrexia: All Will Be One. The card serves as a thematic centerpiece for the set's depiction of New Phyrexia, a plane consumed by mechanical and biological corruption. Its design centers on the 'oil counters' mechanic, which forces the player to balance the card's formidable power against the inevitable risk of defeat once its resources are exhausted, reflecting the set's broader narrative of inevitable decay.
The artwork for this specific collector number was created by illustrator Svetlin Velinov, who has contributed to the game for over a decade. Velinov’s design emphasizes the grotesque, biomechanical aesthetic of the Phyrexians, utilizing a palette of deep purples and shadows to evoke a sense of oppressive weight. Upon release, the card was widely noted by competitive players for its unique risk-reward tension, which influenced various deck-building strategies in the game's constructed formats.
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