First printed in New Phyrexia (2011)
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Beast
(
can be paid with either 
or 2 life.)
Trample
"We do not need beakers and vials to test our predators."
—Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
5/4
- Illustrated by
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Watermark
- Phyrexian
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (5)
- To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.
- If you're at 1 life or less, you can't pay 2 life.
- As you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.
- A card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its mana cost is each color that appears in that mana cost, regardless of how that cost may have been paid.
- Phyrexian mana is not a new color. Players can't produce Phyrexian mana.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).