Pharika's Chosen
Journey into Nyx 78 • common
- Set
- Journey into Nyx
- Collector number
- 78
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jonas De Ro
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
The serpents' dens built into statues of Pharika serve not only to consecrate her temples, but as a hidden line of defense.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Pharika's Chosen was released in 2014 as part of the Journey into Nyx set, the final installment in the Theros block for Magic: The Gathering. This set was designed to explore the intersection of Greek mythology and the game's unique enchantment-focused mechanics, featuring deities and their devoted followers within the plane of Nyx. The card depicts a devotee of Pharika, the god of affliction, utilizing the 'deathtouch' keyword to represent the poisonous nature inherent to that deity's influence.
The card's artwork was illustrated by Ryan Barger, who captured the grim, shadowed aesthetic often associated with the black-aligned creatures of the set. Within the game's competitive ecosystem, the card served as a common-rarity utility piece intended for Limited formats, designed to provide a solid defensive option for players drafting decks around black mana. It was received as a straightforward, thematic inclusion that reinforced the set's broader narrative of divine worship and corruption.
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