Surgical Extraction
New Phyrexia Promos 74★ • rare
- Set
- New Phyrexia Promos
- Collector number
- 74★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- B/P symbol
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
(B/P symbol can be paid with either black mana or 2 life.)
Choose target card in a graveyard other than a basic land card. Search its owner's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as that card and exile them. Then that player shuffles.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Surgical Extraction was released as a promotional card for the New Phyrexia set in 2011, serving as the card for that expansion's release events. Designed as a powerful tool for competitive Magic: The Gathering, the card reflects the set's dark, biomechanical aesthetic, depicting the Phyrexian horror of invasive reconstruction. It was introduced during a period when the game designers were pushing the boundaries of 'Phyrexian mana,' allowing players to pay life instead of mana colors to cast spells, which significantly influenced the card's balance and strategic utility.
The artwork for this particular version was rendered by Steven Belledin, who leaned into the visceral and unsettling visual language characteristic of the New Phyrexia block. His depiction of the extraction process captures the cold, surgical efficiency of the Phyrexians, aligning with the narrative of the plane being corrupted by their influence. Upon its release, the card was widely received as a highly versatile sideboard staple in multiple formats, praised by players for its ability to surgically remove key threats from an opponent's deck with minimal mana commitment.
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