Phyrexian Fleshgorger
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Prototype 
— 3/3 (You may cast this spell with different mana cost, color, and size. It keeps its abilities and types.)
Menace, lifelink
Ward—Pay life equal to this creature's power.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #9223
Phyrexian Fleshgorger lands as a 7/5 lifelinker with ward equal to your opponent's life total — effectively untargetable in most game states — and you can prototype it down to a 3/3 for four mana when you need early pressure. The cost is that the full version asks for seven mana and life payment for the ward trigger, but the raw rate on both modes makes it one of the strongest threats in artifact-heavy shells. Megatron, Tyrant runs it at nearly 15% inclusion for good reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Megatron, Tyrant
Megatron, Tyrant converts artifacts into resources, and Phyrexian Fleshgorger pulls double duty as both an artifact for that engine and a nearly unkillable threat that buys time to assemble it — the lifelink also cushions the life payments Megatron's activated abilities demand.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Phyrexian Fleshgorger earns its slot in any artifact-matters deck that can hit seven mana reliably — the ward cost scales with the highest life total at the table, which typically means 40 life on turn one opponents, making spot removal nearly impossible without a massive life investment. In Modern and Pioneer, it shows up in Affinity and artifact aggro shells where the four-mana prototype mode is the real pull — a 3/3 lifelinker with relevant ward for four is competitive rate, and the ability to flip it up late gives the card a high ceiling in slower matchups. Legacy and Vintage have enough fast mana and broken consistency that Phyrexian Fleshgorger is fringe at best — it's powerful, but those formats end games before the threat taxes matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate on Phyrexian Fleshgorger. Given its play rate in artifact Commander builds and competitive Modern presence, it tends to hold real value — confirm before buying.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Megatron, Tyrant
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.