Magic: The Gathering

Grip of Phyresis

Commander 2016 9 • uncommon

Set: Commander 2016
Collector number: 9
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 2 generic mana blue mana
Type: Instant
Colors: Blue
Artist: Lake Hurwitz
Market price: $0.29

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$0.29market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.29 – $0.35 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As an uncommon instant, this card offers players a tactical way to interact with the board at a moment's notice. Its inclusion in this specific collection highlights the utility of versatile spells that can disrupt an opponent's strategy during critical turns.

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Card face

What it does

Gain control of target Equipment, then create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token and attach that Equipment to it.

"Even your blade knows who will triumph here."— Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Grip of Phyresis was released in 2016 as part of the Commander 2016 expansion, a set designed to support four-color deck strategies for the Magic: The Gathering Commander format. The card functions as an instant that interacts with equipment, allowing a player to steal an opponent's artifact and attach it to a creature they control, reflecting the set's focus on complex board interactions and strategic manipulation of opponents' resources.

The card was illustrated by Lake Hurwitz, whose work frequently features the visceral, biomechanical aesthetic synonymous with the Phyrexians, one of the game's primary villainous factions. Hurwitz sought to capture the unsettling transition of organic matter being overtaken by cold, metallic corruption, a visual motif that serves to reinforce the card's mechanical identity as an act of forced transmutation or assimilation.

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Other printings

Every version of this card

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Grip of PhyresisCommander Anthology Volume II · #43 · uncommon · 2018$0.41

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