Phyrexian Plaguelord

Phyrexian Plaguelord card image

Phyrexian Plaguelord: Creature - Phyrexian Carrier, Jumpstart 2022. Tap, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{B}{B}
Mana value
5
Type
Creature - Phyrexian Carrier
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
4/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
123
Artist
Raf Kayupov
Commander rank
13,620 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Phyrexian Plaguelord

Phyrexian Plaguelord is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Jumpstart 2022 (J22), a draft-focused set released in December 2022. It is collector number 123 in that set, with art by Raf Kayupov. It costs {3}{B}{B} (three generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/4 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Urza's Legacy (1999) to Jumpstart 2022 (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.40 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

{T}, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.

Sacrifice a creature: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

"Even after death, a wealth of serviceable biomass remains." -Phyrexian progress notes

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.40 (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 Phyrexian Plaguelord by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Phyrexian Plaguelord

Phyrexian Plaguelord has been printed in 9 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #CMA-61Rare2019
Commander Anthology (CMA) #61Rare2017
Commander 2015 (C15) #131Rare2015
Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia (TD2) #48Mythic2011
Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition (DDE) #13Rare2010
Eighth Edition (8ED) #153Rare2003
Eighth Edition (8ED) #153★Rare2003
World Championship Decks 1999 (WC99) #js62Rare1999
Urza's Legacy (ULG) #62Rare1999

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