Phyrexian Scuta
Planeshift 51 • rare
- Set
- Planeshift
- Collector number
- 51
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Scott M. Fischer
- Market price
- $0.78
What it does
Kicker—Pay 3 life. (You may pay 3 life in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)
If this creature was kicked, it enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Phyrexian Scuta was released in 2001 as part of the Planeshift expansion, the second set in the Invasion block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore the ongoing conflict between the mechanical forces of Phyrexia and the coalition of Dominaria, and this card serves as a quintessential representative of the Phyrexian aesthetic: aggressive, biomechanical, and trading life for power.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Carl Critchlow, who utilized a dark, visceral style to emphasize the creature's status as a mutated, thrall-like construct. Critchlow’s work during this era was central to defining the twisted, organic-mechanical fusion that characterized Phyrexian visual identity, and the card was received at the time as a potent, high-risk creature that forced players to manage their life totals tactically.
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