---
name: "Cystbearer"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Beast"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Infect"]
set: "SOM"
set_name: "Scars of Mirrodin"
collector_number: "117"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "81704164-bad9-4e52-9b69-3d49e92fe284"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cystbearer-som"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cystbearer
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Infect

## Oracle Text
Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

> *ファイレクシアは自然の生命を模倣しようと努めてはいるが、そこについ改良を加えてしまう。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Phyrexian Digester](/printing/phyrexian-digester-mbs.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
2. [Spinebiter](/printing/spinebiter-nph.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Beast
3. [Pestilent Souleater](/printing/pestilent-souleater-nph.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Insect
4. [Old Way Phyrexian](/printing/old-way-phyrexian-unk.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Cleric
5. [Scourge Servant](/printing/scourge-servant-mbs.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie
6. [Blighted Agent](/printing/blighted-agent-plst.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Human Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) #117
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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