Phyrexian Devourer
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
When this creature's power is 7 or greater, sacrifice it.
Exile the top card of your library: Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is the exiled card's mana value.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Masters Edition II
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #14851
Phyrexian Devourer can swing for lethal out of nowhere — exile enough library and you're looking at a 10+ power trampler before your opponents can blink. The catch is the self-destruct clause, which is exactly why it lives almost exclusively in Necrotic Ooze and Trazyn the Infinite shells that exploit the activated ability without ever letting the triggered one resolve.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Trazyn the Infinite
Trazyn the Infinite can copy Phyrexian Devourer's activated ability from the graveyard, letting you stack exile triggers across multiple instances and pump a creature to a one-shot threat without the self-sacrifice trigger ever becoming a problem.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Phyrexian Devourer is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — and Commander is the only format where it sees real play. In Legacy and Vintage, the Necrotic Ooze line exists but is far too slow and fragile against the interaction those formats demand. Commander is where the card belongs: 100-card libraries mean enormous exile payoffs, the graveyard combo ecosystem is deep, and the one-shot damage output is enough to kill a player at 40 life in a single activation sequence.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Trazyn the InfinitePhyrexian DevourerWalking Ballista
Exile your library; Near-infinite damage; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Marvin, Murderous MimicPhyrexian DevourerWalking Ballista
Near-infinite damage; Exile your library; Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Phyrexian Devourer isn't available at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure. Given its narrow but dedicated home in Necrotic Ooze and Trazyn the Infinite combo lists, it tends to carry a small spike premium over its bulk price whenever those archetypes trend upward.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.