Printings
Phyrexian Totem
Card Information
Type: Artifact
Mana Cost: 3
CMC: 3
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity: 
Set: Time Spiral (TSP)
Rarity: Uncommon
Collector Number: 261
Oracle Text
{T}: Add {B}. {2}{B}: This artifact becomes a 5/5 black Phyrexian Horror artifact creature with trample until end of turn. Whenever this permanent is dealt damage, if it's a creature, sacrifice that many permanents.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- August 1, 2008
A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its {T} abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn't matter how long the permanent has been a creature.
Source: wotc - September 25, 2006
When damage is dealt to Phyrexian Totem, its triggered ability will trigger. A number of permanents equal to the amount of damage dealt will be sacrificed when the ability resolves. It doesn't matter if Phyrexian Totem isn't on the battlefield when the ability resolves, as long as Phyrexian Totem was a creature as it left the battlefield. If one of the permanents sacrificed is Phyrexian Totem itself, the requisite number of other permanents must still be sacrificed.
Source: wotc
Price History
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