Pharika's Cure
Instant
Pharika's Cure deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Theros
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #21938
Pharika's Cure trades two damage and two life for a single target creature — fine rate in Limited, mediocre in Constructed formats where removal needs to answer anything. It's a narrow sorcery-speed spell that Commander and competitive formats have largely left behind.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Pharika's Cure finds its most charitable home in Pauper, where the life gain can matter in aggressive mirrors and the card pool is shallow enough that two-damage removal still hits relevant targets. In Commander, sorcery speed and a two-damage ceiling make it nearly unplayable — the format is full of creatures with three or more toughness that this simply cannot kill. Modern and Pioneer have far cleaner options at the same mana cost, and Legacy and Vintage don't even acknowledge it exists.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Pharika's Cure is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box, not a store shelf. That price reflects accurate demand: it's not a staple anywhere, so don't expect it to move.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.