Phyrexian Digester
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #14664
Phyrexian Digester is a 3/1 infect creature for three mana — it trades one-for-one with a blocker and poisons one opponent if it connects, neither of which justifies a deck slot in most builds. Infect strategies that need a third infect body can run it, but it's the last creature you'd want to draw.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Phyrexian Digester sits at the bottom of the infect pile — Blighted Agent and Plague Stinger do more for less, and the three-mana slot in a dedicated infect deck is already crowded with better options. Pauper is the format where it sees the most honest competition; common infect creatures are plentiful and this one rarely makes the cut there either. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a vanilla 3/1 infect body at any cost. Phyrexian Digester is legal everywhere it could matter and relevant nowhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Phyrexian Digester is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing because the card asks almost nothing of opponents. It holds that floor comfortably since demand is negligible, but there's no scenario where this appreciates.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.