Disciple of Phenax (THS #84)
Disciple of Phenax is a common printing from Theros (THS #84), a Creature — Human Cleric. Illustrated by John Severin Brassell.
Card 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 {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Details
| Mana cost | {2}{B}{B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — Human Cleric |
| Power / Toughness | 1 / 3 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Set | Theros (THS) |
| Collector number | 84 |
| Artist | John Severin Brassell |
| Released | 2013-09-27 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.08, foil $0.18 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- September 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.
- September 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.
- September 15, 2013 — Mana symbols in the text boxes of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
- September 15, 2013 — Hybrid mana symbols, monocolored hybrid mana symbols, and Phyrexian mana symbols do count toward your devotion to their color(s).
- September 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.
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