Disciple of Phenax
~$0.09 low · ~$0.18 high
Black. Creature — Human Cleric
Theros #84 · Illustrated by John Severin Brassell
Theros #84 · Illustrated by John Severin BrassellWhat is Disciple of Phenax worth?
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Oracle text
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 in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
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Format legality
The only printing of Disciple of Phenax
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Theros ths #84· 2013common· Cardmarket €0.10 · €0.39 foil | common | $0.09 | $0.18 | €0.10€0.39 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2013
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #24,502 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- John Severin Brassell
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Theros card (#84).
84
- 84Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
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Rulings (5)
2013-09-15
Numeric mana symbols (
, 
, and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.2013-09-15
Hybrid mana symbols, monocolored hybrid mana symbols, and Phyrexian mana symbols do count toward your devotion to their color(s).
2013-09-15
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.
2013-09-15
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.
2013-09-15
Mana symbols in the text boxes of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
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