Putrefax
Scars of Mirrodin 126 • rare
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 126
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Steven Belledin
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
Trample, haste
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 the end step, sacrifice this creature.
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
Putrefax was released as part of the Scars of Mirrodin expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 2010. It represents the Phyrexian faction, a biomechanical horror race that sought to infect and assimilate the metallic plane of Mirrodin. Designed as a Rare card, it served to showcase the 'infect' mechanic, which fundamentally altered how players could lose the game by utilizing poison counters rather than traditional life totals.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Dave Kendall, whose work on the Scars of Mirrodin set emphasized the grotesque, visceral nature of Phyrexian assimilation. Kendall utilized a dark, muted palette to convey the rotting, artificial aesthetic of the creature. Upon its release, the card was received as a high-risk, high-reward offensive tool, often noted for its ability to deliver sudden wins while simultaneously sacrificing itself to the game's mechanics.
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