Phyrexian Vatmother
The List MBS-52 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- MBS-52
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Stephan Martiniere
- Market price
- $0.82
What it does
Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you get a poison counter.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Phyrexian Vatmother was originally printed in the 2011 Mirrodin Besieged expansion, a set centered on the conflict between the Mirran resistance and the corrupting influence of the Phyrexians. Designed as a high-risk, high-reward creature, the card features the 'infect' mechanic, which was a hallmark of the New Phyrexia block. Its design serves a narrative function, representing the grotesque biological experimentation performed by the Phyrexians to propagate their metal-flesh hybrid ideology.
This specific version of the card originates from 'The List,' a curated selection of reprints included in Set Boosters starting in 2020. 'The List' was introduced by Wizards of the Coast to provide players with nostalgic or thematic nods to the game's history, featuring cards from previous sets with a small Planeswalker symbol in the bottom-left corner to denote their inclusion in this promotional series. The card retains its original illustration by Greg Staples, whose work frequently defined the unsettling, biomechanical aesthetic of the Phyrexians during this era.
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