---
name: "Gate to Phyrexia"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ME4"
set_name: "Masters Edition IV"
collector_number: "82"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Sandra Everingham"
oracle_id: "bbb005de-bbba-458e-87c1-912a004e80da"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gate-to-phyrexia-me4"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gate to Phyrexia
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Sacrifice a creature: Destroy target artifact. Activate only during your upkeep and only once each turn.

> *"The warm rain of grease on my face immediately made it clear I had entered Phyrexia."
—Jarsyl, Diary*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Portal to Phyrexia](/printing/portal-to-phyrexia-prm.md) — Artifact
2. [Phyrexian Tribute](/printing/phyrexian-tribute-mir.md) — Sorcery
3. [Priest of Yawgmoth](/printing/priest-of-yawgmoth-atq.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Human Cleric
4. [Seal of Primordium](/printing/seal-of-primordium-mm3.md) — Enchantment
5. [Phyrexian Scriptures](/printing/phyrexian-scriptures-moc.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Attrition](/printing/attrition-mp2.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition IV (ME4) #82
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Sandra Everingham
- **Total Printings:** 2 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`