Syphon Flesh
Commander Anthology Volume II 79 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander Anthology Volume II
- Collector number
- 79
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Ironbrush
- Market price
- $1.61
What it does
Each other player sacrifices a creature. You create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token for each creature sacrificed this way.
Necromancers deal in commodities far more precious than gold and grain.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Syphon Flesh was originally released in the Commander 2014 deck entitled Sworn to Darkness. The card was designed as a thematic centerpiece for black-aligned Commander strategies, focusing on the game's inherent social dynamics by forcing each opponent to sacrifice a creature while granting the caster a small army of Zombie tokens. Its inclusion in Commander Anthology Volume II, released in 2018, served to provide players with broader access to staple cards from earlier, out-of-print Commander products.
The artwork, illustrated by Karl Kopinski, utilizes a visceral and dark fantasy aesthetic that complements the card's function of resource attrition. Kopinski’s work for the Magic: The Gathering franchise is noted for its gritty, textured approach to character design, which helped define the visual identity of the mono-black Commander 2014 experience. The card has been well-received by the player base for its scalability in multiplayer formats, effectively scaling in power based on the number of opponents present at the table.
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