Essence of Orthodoxy
Essence of Orthodoxy: Creature - Phyrexian, March of the Machine. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{W}{W}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Creature - Phyrexian
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Power / toughness
- 3/3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- March of the Machine (MOM)
- Released
- 2023-04-21
- Collector number
- 323
- Artist
- Oriana Menendez
- Commander rank
- 8,407 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Flying, Incubate, Transform
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About Essence of Orthodoxy
Essence of Orthodoxy is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white creature from March of the Machine (MOM), an expansion set released in April 2023. It is collector number 323 in that set, with art by Oriana Menendez. It costs {3}{W}{W} (three generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. March of the Machine is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.44 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Flying
Whenever this creature or another Phyrexian you control enters, incubate 2. (Create an Incubator token with two +1/+1 counters on it and "{2}: Transform this token." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.44 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Essence of Orthodoxy by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Essence of Orthodoxy
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| March of the Machine (MOM) #376 | Rare | 2023 |
Similar cards
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