---
name: "Phyrexian Tyranny"
mana_cost: "{U}{B}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "PLS"
set_name: "Planeshift"
collector_number: "118"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "55082cd0-a33c-4f1d-9f46-9578f63e6bb6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/phyrexian-tyranny-pls"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Phyrexian Tyranny
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{B}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a player draws a card, that player loses 2 life unless they pay {2}.

> *« C'est la récompense que m'a promise Yaugzebul. Je le tuerai des centaines de fois par jour. » — Crovax, à Ertaï.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Phyrexian Arena](/printing/phyrexian-arena-fdn.md) — Enchantment
2. [Caress of Phyrexia](/printing/caress-of-phyrexia-onc.md) — Sorcery
3. [Scrawling Crawler](/printing/scrawling-crawler-fdn.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
4. [Painful Lesson](/printing/painful-lesson-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Breathstealer's Crypt](/printing/breathstealers-crypt-vis.md) — Enchantment
6. [Painful Bond](/printing/painful-bond-yneo.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planeshift (PLS) #118
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 20 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: `legal`