Plague Fiend
Prophecy 73 • common
- Set
- Prophecy
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- David Martin
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature unless its controller pays 2 generic mana.
As the strange plague ravaged Jamuraa, the fiends multiplied.
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 Plague Fiend was released in 2000 as part of the Prophecy expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed to explore themes of fluctuating mana costs and sacrifice, with the Plague Fiend serving as a black creature card that utilized the set's mechanics to penalize opponents who chose not to block it. It was produced by Wizards of the Coast during a period when the game was refining its aggressive creature design strategies.
The artwork for this card was created by artist Arnie Swekel, who contributed numerous illustrations to the game during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Swekel’s design for the Plague Fiend leans into the grotesque, high-fantasy aesthetic characteristic of the era, focusing on a decaying, predatory figure intended to evoke a sense of vulnerability and disease. While the card did not achieve status as a competitive staple in tournament play, it remains a recognizable specimen of Prophecy's unique thematic visual language.
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