Phyrexian Scriptures

Card text

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

I - Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature. That creature becomes an artifact in addition to its other types.

II - Destroy all nonartifact creatures.

III - Exile all opponents' graveyards.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.85 (as of 2026-11-11).

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Format legality

Legality of Phyrexian Scriptures by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

Other printings of Phyrexian Scriptures

Phyrexian Scriptures has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Phyrexian Scriptures, newest first.

• 2018-04-27 As a Saga enters the battlefield, its controller puts a lore counter on it. As your precombat main phase begins (immediately after your draw step), you put another lore counter on each Saga you control. Putting a lore counter on a Saga in either of these ways doesn't use the stack.
• 2018-04-27 Once the number of lore counters on a Saga is greater than or equal to the greatest number among its chapter abilities-in the Dominaria set, this is always three-the Saga's controller sacrifices it as soon as its chapter ability has left the stack, most likely by resolving or being countered. This state-based action doesn't use the stack.
• 2018-04-27 A chapter ability doesn't trigger if a lore counter is put on a Saga that already had a number of lore counters greater than or equal to that chapter's number. For example, the third lore counter put on a Saga causes the III chapter ability to trigger, but I and II won't trigger again.
• 2018-04-27 Each symbol on the left of a Saga's text box represents a chapter ability. A chapter ability is a triggered ability that triggers when a lore counter that is put on the Saga causes the number of lore counters on the Saga to become equal to or greater than the ability's chapter number. Chapter abilities are put onto the stack and may be responded to.
• 2018-04-27 The effect of Phyrexian Scriptures's first chapter ability lasts indefinitely. It doesn't expire when Phyrexian Scriptures leaves the battlefield.
• 2018-04-27 Once a chapter ability has triggered, the ability on the stack won't be affected if the Saga gains or loses counters, or if it leaves the battlefield.
• 2018-04-27 If counters are removed from a Saga, the appropriate chapter abilities will trigger again when the Saga receives lore counters. Removing lore counters won't cause a previous chapter ability to trigger.
• 2018-04-27 If multiple chapter abilities trigger at the same time, their controller puts them on the stack in any order. If any of them require targets, those targets are chosen as you put the abilities on the stack, before any of those abilities resolve.

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