Phyrexian Defiler
Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition 12 • uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition
- Collector number
- 12
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- DiTerlizzi
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
tap, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.
"The third stage of the illness: muscle aches and persistent cough."— Phyrexian progress notes
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Phyrexian Defiler was printed as part of the 2010 Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition, a product designed to showcase the thematic clash between the mechanical horrors of Phyrexia and the unified resistance of the Weatherlight crew. This set served as a retrospective of Magic: The Gathering's expansive lore, specifically highlighting the conflict that defined the Urza and Invasion blocks of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
The card features artwork by Christopher Moeller, who was a frequent contributor to the game during this era. His illustration leans into the gruesome, biomechanical aesthetic central to the Phyrexian faction, utilizing dark, organic textures to emphasize the creature's role as a source of corruption. Like many cards within the Duel Decks series, it was intended to provide players with a balanced, narrative-driven play experience that reflected the high-stakes history of the game's multiverse.
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