MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #12

Grip of Phyresis

DIGITAL ONLY

pz2·#12·uncommon·foil

Illus. Lake Hurwitz

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Nov '16

9 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #19,914 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.04

Nonfoil$0.04

Gameplay

Instant

Gain control of target Equipment, then create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token and attach that Equipment to it.

"Even your blade knows who will triumph here." —Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 2

2016-11-08wotc

If the Equipment doesn’t provide a toughness boost, your Germ token will have 0 toughness and die. You’ll still control the Equipment.

2016-11-08wotc

The Germ token exists on the battlefield as a 0/0 for a brief moment before the Equipment becomes attached to it. Abilities that trigger when a creature enters the battlefield will trigger based on its natural characteristics, not the characteristics it has immediately after becoming equipped.

Context

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from PZ2 — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #12 of *Treasure Chest*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2016 Treasure Chest release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #19,914 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Lake Hurwitz. Rarix catalogs 235 other cards credited to this artist.