Tainted Observer
Phyrexia: All Will Be One 217 • uncommon
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Collector number
- 217
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green · Blue
- Artist
- Johann Bodin
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
Flying
Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.)
Whenever another creature you control enters, you may pay 2 generic mana. If you do, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tainted Observer was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set Phyrexia: All Will Be One. The card depicts a horror creature aligned with the Phyrexians, an iconic faction of biomechanical beings seeking to perfect life through forced assimilation. It reflects the set's overarching theme of body horror and the corruption of the plane of Mirrodin, where organic material is systematically replaced by glistening oil and metal.
The artwork was illustrated by Igor Kieryluk, a frequent contributor to the game whose style is known for atmospheric lighting and textured details. Kieryluk designed the observer to emphasize the unsettling intersection of biology and machinery, capturing the creature's eerie, multi-eyed form as it surveys the Phyrexian landscape. Upon release, the card was integrated into limited and constructed formats, valued for its utility in decks that leverage the proliferation mechanic.
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