---
name: "Deceiver Exarch"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Cleric"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flash"]
set: "NPH"
set_name: "New Phyrexia"
collector_number: "33"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "3c939ea6-68b7-4965-b1d3-af1d3dc79778"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deceiver-exarch-nph"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Deceiver Exarch
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4
- **Keywords:** Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Untap target permanent you control.
• Tap target permanent an opponent controls.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Phyrexia (NPH) #33
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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