Deceiver Exarch
New Phyrexia 33 • uncommon
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Collector number
- 33
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Izzy
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Untap target permanent you control.
• Tap target permanent an opponent controls.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Deceiver Exarch was released in the 2011 Magic: The Gathering set New Phyrexia, which depicted the grim culmination of the Phyrexians' conquest of the plane of Mirrodin. Designed by the game's development team to emphasize the set's themes of corruption and mechanical subversion, the creature serves as an embodiment of the blue-aligned Phyrexian faction. Its design reflects the set's overarching aesthetic of biomechanical horror, focusing on the forced integration of biological and artificial materials.
The card's art was created by Igor Kieryluk, who utilized a stark, cold color palette to emphasize the creature's alien and calculating nature. Upon its release, the card became a significant part of competitive play history, particularly within the Modern format. It is most famous for its role in the Splinter Twin combo, a strategy that defined the format for several years and eventually led to the card's heavy scrutiny by players and tournament organizers alike due to its ability to disrupt game states at instant speed.
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