Plague Engineer
Creature — Phyrexian Carrier
MH1Modern Horizons#100rare
"The lasting effects are invariably fatal." —Phyrexian progress notes
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 60–1793
- Illustrator
- Nicholas Gregory
- Found in
- Modern Horizons Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Deathtouch
As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures of the chosen type your opponents control get -1/-1.
2/2Deathtouch
Plays as:
Tribal Payoff
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Market
Δ 30D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Buy
Nonfoil
$0.40
-7.0%
Since Feb 2024:H $0.99L $0.31$0.10
$0.04
$0.06+60% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.97
-3.0%
Since Feb 2024:H $1.40L $0.94$0.73
$0.20
$0.53+73% · normal spread
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Rulings
2 · latest Jun 14, 2019
- WotCJun 14, 2019
The choice of creature type is made as Plague Engineer enters the battlefield. Players can’t respond to this choice. The -1/-1 effect starts applying immediately.
- WotCJun 14, 2019
You must choose an existing creature type, such as Sliver or Warrior. Card types such as artifact, and supertypes such as legendary or snow, can’t be chosen.