---
name: "Phyrexian Devourer"
mana_cost: "{6}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "ME2"
set_name: "Masters Edition II"
collector_number: "216"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mark Tedin"
oracle_id: "28b1ed69-784c-4642-86c7-104792d5afc2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/phyrexian-devourer-me2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Phyrexian Devourer
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct

## Oracle Text
When this creature's power is 7 or greater, sacrifice it.
Exile the top card of your library: Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is the exiled card's mana value.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tar Fiend](/printing/tar-fiend-ala.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Ravenous Gigantotherium](/printing/ravenous-gigantotherium-c20.md) — Creature — Beast
3. [Skullmulcher](/printing/skullmulcher-2xm.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Devouring Hellion](/printing/devouring-hellion-war.md) — Creature — Hellion
5. [Phyrexian Soulgorger](/printing/phyrexian-soulgorger-csp.md) — Snow Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
6. [Haruspex](/printing/haruspex-40k.md) — Creature — Tyranid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition II (ME2) #216
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mark Tedin

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2011-09-22)* Phyrexian Devourer’s first ability continually checks its power as a state trigger. Once it triggers, it won’t trigger again as long as the ability is on the stack. If the ability is countered and the trigger condition is still true, it will immediately trigger again. If the ability resolves, you’ll have to sacrifice Phyrexian Devourer even if its power has been reduced to 6 or less by then.