Grip of Phyresis

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Grip of Phyresis: Instant, Commander Anthology Volume II. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}
Mana value
3
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2)
Released
2018-06-08
Collector number
43
Artist
Lake Hurwitz
Commander rank
20,517 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Grip of Phyresis

Grip of Phyresis is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue instant from Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2), a Commander product released in June 2018. It is collector number 43 in that set, with art by Lake Hurwitz. It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Commander 2016 (2016) to Commander Anthology Volume II (2018). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Gain control of target Equipment, then create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token and attach that Equipment to it.

"Even your blade knows who will triumph here." -Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.33 (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 Grip of Phyresis by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Grip of Phyresis

Grip of Phyresis has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Treasure Chest (PZ2) #12Uncommon2016
Commander 2016 (C16) #9Uncommon2016

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Grip of Phyresis, newest first.

  • If the Equipment doesn’t provide a toughness boost, your Germ token will have 0 toughness and die. You’ll still control the Equipment.
  • The Germ token exists on the battlefield as a 0/0 for a brief moment before the Equipment becomes attached to it. Abilities that trigger when a creature enters the battlefield will trigger based on its natural characteristics, not the characteristics it has immediately after becoming equipped.

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