Shivan Zombie
~$0.16 low · ~$1.15 high
Multicolor. Creature — Phyrexian Barbarian Zombie
Invasion #271 · Illustrated by Tony Szczudlo
Invasion #271 · Illustrated by Tony SzczudloWhat is Shivan Zombie worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Protection from white
2/2
Barbarians long for a glorious death in battle. Phyrexia was eager to grant that wish.
Format legality
The only printing of Shivan Zombie
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Invasion inv #271· 2000common· Cardmarket €0.07 · €0.95 foil | common | $0.16 | $1.15 | €0.07€0.95 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2000
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #29,662 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Protection
- Artist
- Tony Szczudlo
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Invasion card (#271).
271
- 271Collector 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.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Shivan Zombie, read from the Invasion printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Shivan Zombie. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Phyrexian, Barbarian and Zombie are subtypes, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 2/2: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Tony Szczudlo. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Invasion. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 271 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Tony Szczudlo, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- ProtectionCR 702.16
- Protection from a quality (usually a color): it can't be targeted, enchanted or equipped by things with that quality, damage from them is prevented, and creatures with it can't block it.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
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