Metastatic Evangel
Metastatic Evangel: Creature - Phyrexian Human Cleric, Modern Horizons 3. Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, proliferate. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Phyrexian Human Cleric
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Power / toughness
- 3/1
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3 (MH3)
- Released
- 2024-06-14
- Collector number
- 35
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Commander rank
- 1,505 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Proliferate
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About Metastatic Evangel
Metastatic Evangel is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white creature from Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), a draft-focused set released in June 2024. It is collector number 35 in that set, with art by Volkan Baǵa. It costs {1}{W} (one generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 3/1 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from The List (2020) to Modern Horizons 3 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.45 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
"I am no sleeper agent. I am a liberator. It is you who are asleep."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.45 (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 Metastatic Evangel by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Metastatic Evangel
Metastatic Evangel has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #MH3-35 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #393 | Uncommon | 2024 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Metastatic Evangel, newest first.
- You don't have to choose every permanent or player that has a counter-only the ones you want to add counters to. Since "any number" includes zero, you don't have to choose any permanents at all, and you don't have to choose any players at all.
- If a player or permanent has more than one kind of counter on it, and you choose for it to get additional counters, it must get one of each kind of counter it already has. You can't have it get just one kind of counter it already has and not the others.
- When you proliferate, you can choose any permanent that has a counter, including ones controlled by opponents. You can choose any player who has a counter, including opponents. You can't choose cards in any zone other than the battlefield, even if they have counters on them.
- Players can respond to a spell or ability whose effect includes proliferating. Once that spell or ability starts to resolve, however, and its controller chooses which permanents and players will get new counters, it's too late for anyone to respond.
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