---
name: "Plague Fiend"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Insect"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PCY"
set_name: "Prophecy"
collector_number: "73"
rarity: "common"
artist: "David Martin"
oracle_id: "d287c11e-0684-42ed-abdb-758852ed0502"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/plague-fiend-pcy"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Plague Fiend
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Insect
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature unless its controller pays {2}.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Plague Spitter](/printing/plague-spitter-wc01.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror
2. [Plaguebearer](/printing/plaguebearer-exo.md) — Creature — Zombie
3. [Plague Wight](/printing/plague-wight-rna.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Pestilent Souleater](/printing/pestilent-souleater-nph.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Insect
5. [Plague Engineer](/printing/plague-engineer-plst.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Carrier
6. [Plague Stinger](/printing/plague-stinger-onc.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Insect Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Prophecy (PCY) #73
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** David Martin
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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