---
name: "Blight Pile"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "DMU"
set_name: "Dominaria United"
collector_number: "82"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Olivier Bernard"
oracle_id: "1c0fc9b4-177e-4529-827f-a1e17ff7a752"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blight-pile-dmu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Blight Pile
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
{2}{B}, {T}: Each opponent loses X life, where X is the number of creatures with defender you control.

> *"Keep your distance. It may be broken, but it's far from benign."
—Stenn*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wall of Blood](/printing/wall-of-blood-mrd.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Souls of the Faultless](/printing/souls-of-the-faultless-gpt.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Slithering Shade](/printing/slithering-shade-dis.md) — Creature — Shade
4. [Phyrexian Defiler](/printing/phyrexian-defiler-ulg.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Carrier
5. [Archers' Parapet](/printing/archers-parapet-ktk.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Wall of Limbs](/printing/wall-of-limbs-m15.md) — Creature — Zombie Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United (DMU) #82
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Olivier Bernard
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`