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Phyrexian Purge
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
MirageMIR · #273
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 1.81 € · 2.01 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Black Red
Card text
This spell costs 3 life more to cast for each target. Destroy any number of target creatures.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Robert Bliss
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1996-10-08
Flavour text
Only those who have nothing have nothing to fear.
Rulings
The life payment is an additional cost, paid at the time you cast Phyrexian Purge. You don’t get any life back if the spell is countered, or if one or more targets have become illegal.