Phyrexian Tyranny
Planeshift 118 • rare
- Set
- Planeshift
- Collector number
- 118
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black · Red · Blue
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Market price
- $1.48
What it does
Whenever a player draws a card, that player loses 2 life unless they pay 2 generic mana.
"He is Yawgmoth's reward to me. I shall kill him a hundred times a day."— Crovax, to Ertai
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
Phyrexian Tyranny was released in early 2001 as part of the Planeshift expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the middle set of the Invasion block, it focused on the conflict between the multiverse and the invading forces of the Phyrexians, a biomechanical civilization dedicated to perfection through forced transformation. The card reflects the corrupting influence of Phyrexian technology, tasking players with a difficult choice: drawing cards at the cost of life or paying mana to mitigate the damage.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Arnie Swekel, who contributed numerous pieces to the game during this era. His design utilizes a high-contrast, visceral aesthetic that captures the unsettling fusion of organic and metallic elements central to the Phyrexian theme. Upon release, the card was received as a niche but flavorful component of black-red decks, celebrated by players for its aggressive design that pushed the color identity of both colors in the context of the game's evolving mechanics.
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