Phyrexian Arena

FDN #180 · Nov 15, 2024

Type: Enchantment
Mana cost: 1BB
Mana value: 3
Rarity: rare

At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and lose 1 life.

A spark of resistance against a tide of corruption.

Phyrexian Arena is a rare Enchantment from Foundations (FDN #180).

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Format legality

Standard: Legal
Pioneer: Legal
Modern: Legal
Legacy: Legal
Vintage: Legal
Commander: Legal
Pauper: Not Legal
Brawl: Legal

Card notes: Phyrexian Arena

Phyrexian Arena is an enchantment costing {1}{B}{B}. At the beginning of your upkeep, it has you draw a card and lose 1 life. Scryfall lists it legal in Standard and reports 29 printings, with no official rulings listed. EDHREC includes it in 786,531 of 5,307,536 decks it could fit, including 17,823 of 40,882 Kaalia of the Vast decks.

Phyrexian Arena is an Enchantment. Source
Its mana cost is {1}{B}{B}. Source
Its rules text begins: "At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and lose 1 life." Source
Scryfall lists it as legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Oathbreaker, Historic, Timeless. Source
Scryfall lists no official rulings for this card. Source
Scryfall lists 29 printings of this card. Source
EDHREC lists this card in 786,531 of 5,307,536 decks it could fit. Source
On EDHREC, Kaalia of the Vast is one of its top commanders (17,823 of 40,882 decks). Source
On EDHREC, Edgar Markov is one of its top commanders (15,036 of 52,557 decks). Source
On EDHREC, Y'shtola, Night's Blessed is one of its top commanders (11,391 of 58,928 decks). Source
EDHREC's Top Cards list for Phyrexian Arena includes Swords to Plowshares. Source
EDHREC's Top Cards list for Phyrexian Arena includes Counterspell. Source
EDHREC's Top Cards list for Phyrexian Arena includes Path to Exile. Source