Phylactery Lich
Core Set 2019 113 • rare
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Collector number
- 113
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Michael Komarck
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
Indestructible
As this creature enters, put a phylactery counter on an artifact you control.
When you control no permanents with phylactery counters on them, sacrifice this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Phylactery Lich made its debut in the Core Set 2010 before being reprinted in Core Set 2019. It was designed to capture the iconic fantasy archetype of a lich anchoring its soul to a physical object, a staple of tabletop role-playing games translated into the mechanics of Magic: The Gathering. The card requires a player to place a counter on an artifact upon entering the battlefield, reflecting the thematic necessity of a soul-anchoring phylactery for the creature's immortality.
The 2019 illustration was rendered by Michael Komarck, a well-regarded artist known for his dramatic, high-contrast fantasy portraits. Komarck opted for a grounded, menacing aesthetic, emphasizing the decaying majesty of the undead figure. Within the competitive community, the card is recognized for its high power-to-mana-cost ratio, though it remains a niche strategy due to the stringent requirement of ensuring an artifact remains on the battlefield to prevent the lich from self-destructing.
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