MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #290

Disciple of Phenax

DIGITAL ONLY

pio·#290·common·nonfoil

Illus. John Severin Brassell

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '24

1 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #23,480 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Creature — Human Cleric

When this creature enters, target player reveals a number of cards from their hand equal to your devotion to black. You choose one of them. That player discards that card. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

1/3

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2013-09-15wotc

Numeric mana symbols ({0}, {1}, and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.

2013-09-15wotc

Hybrid mana symbols, monocolored hybrid mana symbols, and Phyrexian mana symbols do count toward your devotion to their color(s).

2013-09-15wotc

Use your devotion to black as the triggered ability resolves to determine how many cards will be revealed. If Disciple of Phenax is still on the battlefield at that time, its mana cost will count toward your devotion to black.

2013-09-15

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PIO — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #290 of *Pioneer Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2024 Pioneer Masters release.

Card type: Creature — Human Cleric, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {2}{B}{B} (4 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #23,480 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by John Severin Brassell. Rarix catalogs 152 other cards credited to this artist.