Vishgraz, the Doomhive

Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander (ONC) #40 · Mythic · Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Insect

Mana cost: {2}{W}{B}{G}

Menace, toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.)
When Vishgraz enters, create three 1/1 colorless Phyrexian Mite artifact creature tokens with toxic 1 and "This token can't block."
Vishgraz gets +1/+1 for each poison counter your opponents have.

Power/toughness 3/3 · Illustrated by Andrew Mar · Released February 10, 2023

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.59 USD (17.7%) to $2.74 USD; low $2.63 USD, high $3.46 USD.

Printings

  1. Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander #4 (ONC) · Mythic · 2023 · $1.45 USD
  2. Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander #40 (this printing) · Mythic · 2023 · $2.74 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2023-02-04 · wotc — If a creature with toxic deals combat damage to a creature or planeswalker, or if it deals noncombat damage, toxic has no effect and no player gets poison counters.
  2. 2023-02-04 · wotc — Toxic doesn't change the amount of combat damage a creature deals. For example, if a 2/2 creature with toxic 1 deals combat damage to a player, that creature will deal 2 damage. The results of that damage are the player loses 2 life and gets a poison counter.
  3. 2023-02-04 · wotc — Any other effects of that damage, such as life gain from lifelink, still apply.
  4. 2023-02-04 · wotc — Conversely, replacement effects that apply to the number of counters put on a player can modify the counters placed this way. For example, Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider's last two abilities can apply to counters placed this way.
  5. 2023-02-04 · wotc — The bonus Vishgraz receives due to its last ability may cause it to survive combat damage in some cases. For example, if an attacking Vishgraz is blocked by a 3/3 and another creature with toxic 1 is attacking at the same time and is unblocked, Vishgraz with deal 3 damage, receive 3 damage, and get +1/+1 at exactly the same time. The end result is that it will stay alive and be a 4/4 creature with 3 damage marked on it.
  6. 2023-02-04 · wotc — Damage dealt by a creature with toxic grants the same number of counters regardless of how much damage is dealt. Notably, if a replacement effect modifies the damage in some way (such as that of Gratuitous Violence), the number of counters given remains unchanged.
  7. 2023-02-04 · wotc — A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game. This is a state-based action and doesn't use the stack. In other words, it happens immediately and players can't respond to it, just like a player losing the game due to having 0 or less life.
  8. 2023-02-04 · wotc — Multiple instances of toxic are cumulative. For example, if a creature has toxic 2 and gains toxic 1 due to another effect, combat damage that creature deals to a player will cause that player to get 3 poison counters.

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