---
name: "Viral Drake"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Drake"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Proliferate", "Infect"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "NPH-49"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Lars Grant-West"
oracle_id: "3b1647d1-9aec-454f-a215-e28633cb7a2d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/viral-drake-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Viral Drake
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Drake
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Proliferate, Infect

## Oracle Text
Flying
Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
{3}{U}: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

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6. [Bird](/printing/bird-totj.md) — Token Creature — Bird

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #NPH-49
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Lars Grant-West
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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