Phyrexian War Beast
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Beast
When this creature leaves the battlefield, sacrifice a land and this creature deals 1 damage to you.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Alliances
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #27984
Phyrexian War Beast puts a 3/4 trampler on the board for three colorless mana, then makes you sacrifice a land or lose three life when it leaves — a steep exit tax for a body that was never threatening enough to justify it. Strictly outclassed by cheaper, cleaner options in virtually every shell.
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 |
Phyrexian War Beast is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Pauper, where three mana for a 3/4 with trample is at least in the conversation, the leaves-the-battlefield penalty makes it a liability against any deck running bounce or sacrifice effects. In Commander, the format's threat density is high enough that a vanilla-adjacent artifact creature with a punishing downside simply doesn't make the cut. Legacy and Vintage don't want it at any price.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Phyrexian War Beast is deep bulk — the kind of card that sits in a dollar box at a reason. The price accurately reflects demand: there is almost none.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.