Parasitic Implant
New Phyrexia 67 • common
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Collector number
- 67
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jason Felix
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
Enchant creature
At the beginning of your upkeep, enchanted creature's controller sacrifices it and you create a 1/1 colorless Phyrexian Myr artifact creature token.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in May 2011 as part of the New Phyrexia set for Magic: The Gathering, Parasitic Implant was designed as a common black enchantment that reinforces the set's central theme of body horror and mechanical assimilation. The set depicts the victory of the Phyrexians, a race of biomechanical creatures, as they successfully corrupt the world of Mirrodin. This card mechanical function allows a player to attach the enchantment to a creature, which is then destroyed at the beginning of the controller's upkeep, reflecting the parasitic nature of the faction's influence.
The artwork was created by illustrator Dave Kendall, whose distinct, gritty style is a hallmark of the New Phyrexia aesthetic. Kendall utilized muted, oily tones and sharp, unnatural textures to emphasize the invasive nature of the implant. The design was intended to evoke visceral discomfort, aligning with the broader creative directive of the set to showcase a 'compleated' world where biological life is systematically twisted into something artificial and malevolent.
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