---
name: "Phyrexian Gargantua"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "CMM"
set_name: "Commander Masters"
collector_number: "178"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "a3925dfd-62b0-44ef-8545-7bee92cad5a2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/phyrexian-gargantua-cmm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Phyrexian Gargantua
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, you draw two cards and you lose 2 life.

> *Other Phyrexians have nightmares about the gargantua.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Phyrexian Rager](/printing/phyrexian-rager-dmr.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror
2. [First-Sphere Gargantua](/printing/first-sphere-gargantua-j21.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror
3. [Phyrexian Arena](/printing/phyrexian-arena-fdn.md) — Enchantment
4. [Tithebearer Giant](/printing/tithebearer-giant-war.md) — Creature — Giant Warrior
5. [Toxic Abomination](/printing/toxic-abomination-dmu.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie
6. [Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor](/printing/gix-yawgmoth-praetor-tdc.md) — Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Masters (CMM) #178
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 54 across all historical editions

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