Crosis, the Purger

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Crosis, the Purger: Legendary Creature - Dragon, Commander 2017. Flying. Whenever Crosis deals combat damage to a player, you may pay 2B. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{U}{B}{R}
Mana value
6
Type
Legendary Creature - Dragon
Colour identity
Blue, black and red (UBR)
Power / toughness
6/6
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2017 (C17)
Released
2017-08-25
Collector number
168
Artist
Chris Rahn
Commander rank
14,128 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Crosis, the Purger

Crosis, the Purger is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue, black and red legendary creature from Commander 2017 (C17), a Commander product released in August 2017. It is collector number 168 in that set, with art by Chris Rahn. It costs {3}{U}{B}{R} (three generic, one blue, one black and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 6/6 creature. Its colour identity is blue, black and red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Invasion (2000) to The List (2020). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.75 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

Whenever Crosis deals combat damage to a player, you may pay {2}{B}. If you do, choose a color, then that player reveals their hand and discards all cards of that color.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.75 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Crosis, the Purger by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal

Other printings of Crosis, the Purger

Crosis, the Purger has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #C17-168Rare2022
Premium Deck Series: Graveborn (PD3) #5Rare2011
Invasion (INV) #242Rare2000

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Crosis, the Purger.

  • You choose the color during resolution. This means your opponent does not get to react after knowing the color you chose.

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