Phylactery Lich Price
4 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2010
Phylactery Lich has been printed 4 times across 4 sets, first in 2010 and most recently in 2018. Right now the cheapest printing is Magic 2013 #104 at $0.26, while the most expensive is Core Set 2019 Promos #113s at $0.70 — about 3× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.33. Reprint risk: LOW — Reprinted 4x historically, most recently in 2018 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.
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Every Phylactery Lich Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic 2013 #104 (R) Cheapest | 2012 | $0.26 | — |
| Magic 2011 #110 (R) | 2010 | $0.32 | $0.20 foil |
| Core Set 2019 #113 (R) | 2018 | $0.35 | $0.08 foil |
| Core Set 2019 Promos #113s (R) Foil | 2018 | $0.70 | $0.38 foil |
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As this creature enters, put a phylactery counter on an artifact you control.
When you control no permanents with phylactery counters on them, sacrifice this creature.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 4 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
5 PrecedentsIf you control no artifacts as Phylactery Lich enters the battlefield, its first ability won’t do anything. As soon as it enters the battlefield, its last ability will trigger (unless you control some other permanent with a phylactery counter on it) and you’ll have to sacrifice it.
If Phylactery Lich and an artifact are entering the battlefield under your control at the same time, you can’t put a phylactery counter on that artifact. You must choose an artifact you control that’s already on the battlefield.
Phylactery Lich’s last ability is a “state trigger.” Once a state trigger triggers, it won’t trigger again as long as the ability is on the stack. If the ability is countered and the trigger condition is still true, it will immediately trigger again.
Phylactery Lich’s first ability doesn’t target the artifact. No player may take actions between the time you choose an artifact and the time you put a phylactery counter on it.
Phylactery Lich’s last ability checks your permanents for any phylactery counters, not just the specific one that it caused you to put on an artifact. For example, if you control two Phylactery Liches and two different artifacts with phylactery counters, neither Phylactery Lich will be sacrificed if one of those artifacts leaves the battlefield.