Grip of Phyresis
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Commander Anthology Volume IICM2 · #43
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.23 € · 0.38 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Gain control of target Equipment, then create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token and attach that Equipment to it.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Lake Hurwitz
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2018-06-08
Flavour text
"Even your blade knows who will triumph here." —Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
Rulings
If the Equipment doesn’t provide a toughness boost, your Germ token will have 0 toughness and die. You’ll still control the Equipment.
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.
