---
name: "Purphoros's Emissary"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment Creature — Ox"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Menace", "Bestow"]
set: "THS"
set_name: "Theros"
collector_number: "136"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Sam Burley"
oracle_id: "d78d7fd6-778b-4030-a776-29ddce83e33f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/purphoross-emissary-ths"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Purphoros's Emissary
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment Creature — Ox
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Menace, Bestow

## Oracle Text
Bestow {6}{R} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached.)
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has menace.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Imposing Visage](/printing/imposing-visage-5ed.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Spirespine](/printing/spirespine-jou.md) — Enchantment Creature — Beast
4. [Furious Strength](/printing/furious-strength-msc.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Erebos's Emissary](/printing/ereboss-emissary-ths.md) — Enchantment Creature — Snake
6. [Vow of Torment](/printing/vow-of-torment-gn3.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Theros (THS) #136
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Sam Burley
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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