Phyrexian Debaser
Creature — Phyrexian Carrier
Flying
, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #28005
Phyrexian Debaser enters the battlefield and immediately forces a sacrifice — no attack, no waiting, just a removal effect stapled to a 2/2 body. Three mana for that is reasonable, but the ceiling is low: it trades resources once and sits there doing very little afterward.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Phyrexian Debaser occupies the low end of acceptable — sacrifice-based removal is welcome in black, but three mana for a single forced sacrifice on a vanilla body gets outclassed fast by Plaguecrafter, which hits all opponents and replaces itself. In Pauper, where the card pool is narrower, Phyrexian Debaser is legal and the floor is lower, but even there the effect needs to be repeatable or attached to a more relevant creature type to earn a slot. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the effect is nowhere near the power threshold those formats demand.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Phyrexian Debaser is deep bulk — you're not paying for scarcity, you're paying for cardboard. That price is stable because demand is low and supply is plentiful; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.