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Plague Engineer

{2}{B}

Creature — Phyrexian Carrier

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"The lasting effects are invariably fatal." —Phyrexian progress notes

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 121
Illustrator
Nicholas Gregory
Found in
Mystery Booster 2 Booster Pack
Printings5Combos1EDHREC rank#15,731
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.
2/2
Deathtouch
Plays as:
Tribal Payoff
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+16.0%
$0.29
$0.01 low-$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.29· across 5 printings· you're viewing it

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.