Phyrexian Unlife
2Enchantment
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You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life. As long as you have 0 or less life, all damage is dealt to you as though its source had infect. (Damage is dealt to you in the form of poison counters.)
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updated on 06/17/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | — | €6.30 |
| CardTrader | — | €6.13 |
| TCGplayer | — | $10.71 |
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If you’re at 0 or less life and Phyrexian Unlife leaves the battlefield, you’ll lose the game (unless some other effect is keeping you from losing).
06/01/2011You can still lose the game for other reasons, including having ten or more poison counters or drawing a card from a library with no cards in it.
06/01/2011If you’re at 0 or less life, you can’t pay any amount of life except 0.
06/01/2011Phyrexian Unlife won’t affect damage that reduces your life total from a positive number to 0 or less. For example, if you’re at 3 life and are dealt 5 damage, you’ll end up at -2 life. The next time you’re dealt damage, it will be dealt as though its source had infect.
06/01/2011Legality by format
| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |