“"The lasting effects are invariably fatal." —Phyrexian progress notes”
Deathtouch
Plague Engineer
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Phyrexian Carrier
Mana Cost: {2}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: Deathtouch As this creature enters, choose a creature type. Creatures of the chosen type your opponents control get -1/-1.
Flavor Text: "The lasting effects are invariably fatal." —Phyrexian progress notes
Set: Modern Horizons (#100), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Nicholas Gregory
Creature
Black
Rare
$0.40
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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Official Rulings (2)
2019-06-14
You must choose an existing creature type, such as Sliver or Warrior. Card types such as artifact, and supertypes such as legendary or snow, can’t be chosen.
2019-06-14
The choice of creature type is made as Plague Engineer enters the battlefield. Players can’t respond to this choice. The -1/-1 effect starts applying immediately.
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