Phyrexian Archivist
March of the Machine 262 • common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Collector number
- 262
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Andreas Zafiratos
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Reach
2 generic mana, tap: Put target card from a graveyard on the bottom of its owner's library.
Silence quickly went from an annoying library rule to an imperative for survival.
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
The Phyrexian Archivist was released in 2023 as part of the March of the Machine expansion, a set that served as the climax to the long-running Phyrexian invasion storyline within the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. As a common-rarity artifact creature, it reflects the industrial and assimilation-focused aesthetic of the Phyrexians, designed to function as a utility piece that allows players to manipulate the top of their library, emphasizing the faction's cold, calculating nature.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Caio Monteiro, who sought to capture the blend of organic horror and mechanical precision central to Phyrexian design. The art depicts a spindly, nightmare-like construct tasked with the obsessive cataloging of information, a concept that mirrors the narrative role of the Phyrexians in the set. Upon its debut, the card was received as a solid, functional inclusion for limited formats, praised for its thematic cohesion and its ability to provide consistent card selection in games.
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