Pestilent Souleater
New Phyrexia 149 • common
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Collector number
- 149
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Matt Stewart
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
B/P symbol: This creature gains infect until end of turn. (B/P symbol can be paid with either black mana or 2 life. A creature with infect deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Pestilent Souleater was released in 2011 as part of the New Phyrexia expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set served as the climactic conclusion to the Scars of Mirrodin block, depicting the total assimilation of the plane of Mirrodin by the mechanical, body-horror-themed faction known as the Phyrexians. As a colorless artifact creature with the Phyrexian mana mechanic, the card reflects the set's central design philosophy of encroaching corruption that transcends traditional color boundaries.
The card's art was provided by Igor Kieryluk, who captured the grotesque, biomechanical aesthetic synonymous with the New Phyrexian aesthetic. The design emphasizes the 'infect' mechanic, a hallmark of the faction that focuses on poison counters rather than traditional life reduction. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, if niche, addition to aggressive artifact strategies, noted primarily for its ability to provide evasion through its self-buffing ability at the cost of life.
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