Phyrexian Tower
Jumpstart 493 • rare
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Collector number
- 493
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dimitar Marinski
- Market price
- $28.96
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
tap, Sacrifice a creature: Add black mana black mana.
"Yawgmoth is dead, and his citadels lie empty. But there will always be some who seek power at any price."— Karn
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Phyrexian Tower was originally printed in the Urza's Destiny expansion in 1999, designed to represent the dark industrial heart of the Phyrexians on the plane of Rath. As a utility land that sacrifices creatures for mana, it was conceptualized by the Magic: The Gathering design team to provide a high-risk, high-reward tactical advantage, leaning into the game's long-standing mechanical theme of exploiting death for power.
The Jumpstart version, featuring collector number 493, utilizes the iconic and unsettling art style associated with the Phyrexian aesthetic. The illustration aims to evoke the mechanical horror and grand, monolithic scale of the Phyrexian aesthetic, maintaining a sense of atmospheric dread. It has been well-regarded by the player community for its role in enabling complex graveyard-based strategies and remains a staple in various competitive and casual formats.
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