Phyrexian Censor
Phyrexian Censor: Creature - Phyrexian Wizard, March of the Machine. Each player can't cast more than one non-Phyrexian spell each turn. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Phyrexian Wizard
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Power / toughness
- 3/3
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- March of the Machine (MOM)
- Released
- 2023-04-21
- Collector number
- 31
- Artist
- Alexey Kruglov
- Commander rank
- 4,402 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Phyrexian Censor
Phyrexian Censor is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white creature from March of the Machine (MOM), an expansion set released in April 2023. It is collector number 31 in that set, with art by Alexey Kruglov. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. 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 and Gladiator. March of the Machine is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.24 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Each player can't cast more than one non-Phyrexian spell each turn.
Non-Phyrexian creatures enter tapped.
Quintorius muffled a sob as he watched the thing that was once Professor Pitnik "confiscate" yet another priceless historical tome.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.24 (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 Phyrexian Censor 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 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Phyrexian Censor, newest first.
- A “non-Phyrexian spell” is any spell that doesn’t have the Phyrexian creature type, even if “Phyrexian” appears in its name. Artifact spells, battle spells, and Goblin creature spells are examples of non-Phyrexian spells.
- If a player casts a non-Phyrexian spell that was countered, they can’t cast another non-Phyrexian spell during the same turn.
- Phyrexian Censor looks at the entire turn to see if a player has cast a non-Phyrexian spell, even if Phyrexian Censor wasn’t on the battlefield when that spell was cast. Phyrexian Censor is a Phyrexian spell, so you could cast it and then a non-Phyrexian spell in the same turn.
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