---
name: "Plaguemaw Beast"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Beast"
colors: []
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Proliferate"]
set: "TD2"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia"
collector_number: "62"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Whit Brachna"
oracle_id: "22252186-15d0-468f-8cab-c74db9b71439"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/plaguemaw-beast-td2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Plaguemaw Beast
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Beast
- **Keywords:** Proliferate

## Oracle Text
{T}, Sacrifice a creature: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia (TD2) #62
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Whit Brachna

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2011-06-01)* You can sacrifice Plaguemaw Beast to pay the cost of its own activated ability.
- *(2011-06-01)* You can activate the ability even if there are no players or permanents with counters on them.