Phyrexian Rebirth
Sorcery
Destroy all creatures, then create an X/X colorless Phyrexian Horror artifact creature token, where X is the number of creatures destroyed this way.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #3980
Phyrexian Rebirth clears every creature on the board and leaves you with a token whose power and toughness equal the number of creatures it destroyed — one spell that resets the game and immediately puts the biggest threat back on your side of the table. Six mana is real, but getting a 10/10 or larger out of a crowded board makes it one of the few sweepers that generates immediate advantage rather than just symmetrical devastation.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ghired, Conclave Exile
Ghired, Conclave Exile cares deeply about the size of the tokens it populates, so a massive Horror token from Phyrexian Rebirth becomes the perfect populate target — copy a 12/12 and you've turned a board wipe into an army in two activations.
Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos
Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos builds boards of Phyrexian tokens, and Phyrexian Rebirth slots in as a reset that turns a stalled game-state into one giant Horror while keeping the Phyrexian tribal identity intact.
Elesh Norn
Elesh Norn wants to dominate through creature superiority, and Phyrexian Rebirth delivers a board wipe that immediately hands her a creature whose size dwarfs anything opponents can rebuild with.
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice gains life equal to the token's toughness when the Horror enters, so Phyrexian Rebirth in her deck isn't just a sweeper — it's a life-gain spike that can swing a race in one turn.
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa floods the board with Phyrexian tokens through corrupted triggers, and Phyrexian Rebirth punishes opponents who answer the swarm by converting creature count directly into one enormous threat that's very hard to race.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Phyrexian Rebirth does its best work — four players means boards get wide fast, and a six-mana sweeper that turns a table full of tokens into a 15/15 Horror is worth the cost. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes with far more efficient sweepers and sees no real play at those power levels. Modern has better options at lower mana costs, so Phyrexian Rebirth is absent from that format's competitive scene as well. Stick to Commander; that's the format built for exactly this kind of high-impact, high-payoff spell.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Phyrexian Rebirth is deep bulk — you're paying for a board wipe that also creates a massive token, and the price reflects its narrow competitive appeal rather than its Commander value. It's a low-risk pickup that punches well above its price tag in the right decks.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.