Art by Nicholas Gregory · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
Plague Engineer
{2}{B} · Creature — Phyrexian Carrier
Deathtouch As this creature enters, choose a creature type. Creatures of the chosen type your opponents control get -1/-1.
Rulings (2)
Jun 14, 2019 · You must choose an existing creature type, such as Sliver or Warrior. Card types such as artifact, and supertypes such as legendary or snow, can’t be chosen.
Jun 14, 2019 · The choice of creature type is made as Plague Engineer enters the battlefield. Players can’t respond to this choice. The -1/-1 effect starts applying immediately.
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal
Where it’s played now
Inclusion by archetype · Modern
% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=96 decks
| Archetype | Format | Inclusion | Copies | Decks (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Color Energy | Modern | 100% | 1–2× | 3 |
| Simic Ritual | Modern | 17.6% | 1–2× | 51 |
| Mardu Energy | Modern | 2.4% | 1× | 42 |
Price
Plague Engineer — price trend
Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
$0.27
Jun 13, 2026 · $0.27Jun 14, 2026 · $0.27