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Disciple of Phenax

{2}{B}{B}

Creature — Human Cleric

THSTheros#84common
Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 2 per booster–1 in 896
Illustrator
John Severin Brassell
Found in
Theros Intro Pack Devotion to Darkness · Theros MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
When this creature enters, target player reveals a number of cards from their hand equal to your devotion to black. You choose one of them. That player discards that card. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
1/3

Plays as: Devotion Payoff · Opponent Discard

Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-8.3%
$0.11
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.26
$0.10 low$0.02 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.11· across 2 printings

Rulings

5 · latest Sep 15, 2013 · one tap opens all
  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    Hybrid mana symbols, monocolored hybrid mana symbols, and Phyrexian mana symbols do count toward your devotion to their color(s).

  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    If an activated ability or triggered ability has an effect that depends on your devotion to a color, you count the number of mana symbols of that color among the mana costs of permanents you control as the ability resolves. The permanent with that ability will be counted if it's still on the battlefield at that time.

  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    Mana symbols in the text boxes of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.

  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    Numeric mana symbols ({0}, {1}, and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.

  • WotCSep 15, 2013

    Use your devotion to black as the triggered ability resolves to determine how many cards will be revealed. If Disciple of Phenax is still on the battlefield at that time, its mana cost will count toward your devotion to black.