Phyrexia's Core
New Phyrexia 165 • uncommon
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Collector number
- 165
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Franz Vohwinkel
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
1 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice an artifact: You gain 1 life.
"So even the heart of our world has succumbed."— Koth of the Hammer
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Phyrexia's Core was released in 2011 as part of the New Phyrexia set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This card represents a narrative turning point in the game's lore, reflecting the total conquest of the plane of Mirrodin by the Phyrexians, a race of biomechanical horrors. As a land card, it serves as a utility piece that allows players to sacrifice artifacts for life, mechanically reinforcing the flavor of the Phyrexians repurposing remnants of the defeated resistance for their own dark ends.
The artwork for the card was created by Steven Belledin, who utilized a stark, industrial aesthetic to emphasize the oppressive, metallic transformation of the landscape. The design focuses on the core as the heart of Phyrexian industry, using cold colors and sharp, unnatural geometry to convey the setting's grim finality. Upon its release, the card was received as a flavorful and functional inclusion for artifact-centric decks, blending thematic depth with practical utility in competitive formats.
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