---
name: "Ertai, the Corrupted"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{U}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Wizard"
colors: ["B", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLS"
set_name: "Planeshift"
collector_number: "107"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Tedin"
oracle_id: "36934bd0-b275-4222-926c-b5a74cf0967d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ertai-the-corrupted-pls"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ertai, the Corrupted
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{U}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4

## Oracle Text
{U}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature or enchantment: Counter target spell.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ertai, Wizard Adept](/printing/ertai-wizard-adept-exo.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Ertai Resurrected](/printing/ertai-resurrected-dmu.md) — Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Wizard
3. [Daring Apprentice](/printing/daring-apprentice-6ed.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Patron Wizard](/printing/patron-wizard-ody.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Cursecatcher](/printing/cursecatcher-shm.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
6. [Ertai's Scorn](/printing/ertais-scorn-dmu.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planeshift (PLS) #107
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Tedin
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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