Phyrexian War Beast
Alliances 127b • common
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 127b
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Bill Sienkiewicz
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
When this creature leaves the battlefield, sacrifice a land and this creature deals 1 damage to you.
"Knowing its origins, how could they have thought they could control it?"— Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi Heretic
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Phyrexian War Beast was introduced in the 1996 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Alliances. Created as a common-rarity artifact creature, it reflects the set's thematic focus on the desperate, grinding conflict between the forces of Terisiare. The card represents the terrifying, biomechanical influence of the Phyrexians, serving as a visceral example of how the narrative shifted toward the darker, industrial aesthetics that would define the game's later storylines.
The illustration was rendered by artist Christopher Rush, who was a cornerstone of early Magic art. Rush opted for a stark, brutalist depiction of the machine-flesh hybrid, emphasizing its function as a disposable engine of destruction. While the card is mechanically simple, its distinct artwork and role in the early lore of the Phyrexian invasion have made it a notable piece for collectors interested in the foundational design era of the game.
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