Gitaxian Probe
New Phyrexia 35 • common
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Collector number
- 35
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- U/P symbol
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Chippy
- Market price
- $4.08
What it does
(U/P symbol can be paid with either blue mana or 2 life.)
Look at target player's hand.
Draw a card.
"My flesh holds no secrets, monster. The spirit of Mirrodin will fight on."— Vy Covalt, Mirran resistance
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernBanned
- LegacyBanned
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderLegal
- PauperBanned
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Gitaxian Probe was released in 2011 as part of the New Phyrexia expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on the total victory of the Phyrexians, a race of biomechanical horrors, over the plane of Mirrodin. Designed as a blue sorcery, the card mechanically captures the Phyrexian ethos by allowing a player to pay two life instead of its mana cost, emphasizing the faction's willingness to sacrifice vitality for knowledge.
The card was illustrated by Chippy, a veteran fantasy artist known for his distinctively gritty, industrial aesthetic. His depiction of a probe—a visceral, spindly creature peering into the mind of a victim—perfectly illustrates the intrusive and invasive nature of Phyrexian intelligence gathering. While common in rarity, the card became notorious in competitive play for its ability to filter decks and gain information, leading to its eventual restriction or ban in several high-level constructed formats.
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