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Pox Plague

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0.39
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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Rare
Number: #94
Illustrator: Camille Alquier
Edition: Secrets of Strixhaven

Pox Plague is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 22
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Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 3
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Versions: This card has 3 different prints

Rules & flavor text

Each player loses half their life, then discards half the cards in their hand, then sacrifices half the permanents they control of their choice. Round down each time.
The darkest corners of the Detention Bog hide natural laboratories that quietly spawn deadly infections.

Related Tags

Black Sorcery

Price

0.01 Tixes
@CardHoarder

0.49
@CardKingdom

0.39
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Latest decks playing Pox Plague

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Pox Plague available on MTG decks website.

W/L (9 - 11) 45%	PLOX WEAPON COMBO By KnightSaber	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	Not available spiciness	02-Jun -2026	$235 ---
Top16 (0 - 2) 0%	Deck By Oskar Ortiga		Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona @ Magic Barcelona	Not available spiciness	01-Jun -2026	$65 ---
Top16 (0 - 4) 0%	Deck By King Aizack		Cedh Canarias Manga Festival	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$694 ---
W/L (2 - 4) 33%	Dimir Aggro By TakeruFukuta	BO3	Magic Spotlight: Secrets @ BIG MAGIC (Japan)	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$442 ---
Top512 (4 - 4) 50%	Mono-Black Midrange By ShinjiMTG	BO3	Magic Spotlight: Secrets @ BIG MAGIC (Japan)	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$236 ---
Top64 (1 - 5) 16%	Deck By Lallystagger		Baked Ziti 3 @ Serenity Hobbies (Norwich NY)	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$3174 ---
Top4 (1 - 2) 33%	Deck By Micheal Matthew...		Commanders of the Round Table - Round 7 @ Patriot Games Odes...	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$663 ---
Top16 (0 - 3 - 1) 0%	Deck By Keaton Brink		Win a Bhujerba, Floating City (City of Brass) - Bracket 3 @ ...	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$379 ---
Top8 (1 - 2 - 1) 25%	Deck By Ronnie Kevin Be...		Brunswick Bash Part 2 (Beta Swords to Plowshares) @ Board 2 ...	Not available spiciness	24-May -2026	$4223 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25%	Deck By Lallystagger		The Stack Council Showdown II	Not available spiciness	17-May -2026	$4128 ---
W/L (9 - 4) 69%	New Deck (27) By MTG-MALONE	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	48% spiciness	15-May -2026	$259 ---
W/L (42 - 31) 57%	New Deck By KnightSaber	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	50% spiciness	15-May -2026	$428 ---
W/L (36 - 24) 60%	New Deck By KnightSaber	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	50% spiciness	11-May -2026	$434 ---
W/L (16 - 9) 64%	New Deck By KnightSaber	BO1	Arena Ladder (BO1)	43% spiciness	01-May -2026	$476 ---
Top64 (2 - 3) 40%	Golgari Control By Cosm0s	BO3	Izzet Explosive Experiment Eve...	65% spiciness	26-Apr -2026	$196 ---
W/L (9 - 2) 81%	Golgi Pox By Shahar	BO3	Arena Ladder (BO3)	57% spiciness	25-Apr -2026	$651 ---
Top16 (0 - 5) 0%	Deck By Cody		Commander Gauntlet: Midgard Madness #4	Not available spiciness	25-Apr -2026	$2428 ---
1st	Orzhov Pox Taxes By Kyle C.	BO1	YJ Monday Night Highlander	Not available spiciness	20-Apr -2026	$2527 ---
W/L (5 - 2) 71%	Demon Pox By TheAsianAvenger	BO1	Prerelease Standard Bo1 SO	Not available spiciness	16-Apr -2026	$113 ---
W/L (4 - 3) 57%	EA DemonPox By Delmo	BO1	Prerelease Standard Bo1 SO	38% spiciness	15-Apr -2026	$289 ---

W/L (9 - 11) 45% X BO1	PLOX WEAPON COMBO By KnightSaber Arena Ladder (BO1)	02-Jun Not available spiciness $235 ---
Top16 (0 - 2) 0% X	Deck By Oskar Ortiga Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona @ Magic Barcelona	01-Jun Not available spiciness $65 ---
Top16 (0 - 4) 0% X	Deck By King Aizack Cedh Canarias Manga Festival	31-May Not available spiciness $694 ---
W/L (2 - 4) 33% X BO3	Dimir Aggro By TakeruFukuta Magic Spotlight: Secrets @ BIG MAGIC (Japan)	30-May Not available spiciness $442 ---
Top512 (4 - 4) 50% X BO3	Mono-Black Midrange By ShinjiMTG Magic Spotlight: Secrets @ BIG MAGIC (Japan)	30-May Not available spiciness $236 ---
Top64 (1 - 5) 16% X	Deck By Lallystagger Baked Ziti 3 @ Serenity Hobbies (Norwich NY)	30-May Not available spiciness $3174 ---
Top4 (1 - 2) 33% X	Deck By Micheal Matthew... Commanders of the Round Table - Round 7 @ Patriot Games Odes...	30-May Not available spiciness $663 ---
Top16 (0 - 3 - 1) 0% X	Deck By Keaton Brink Win a Bhujerba, Floating City (City of Brass) - Bracket 3 @ ...	30-May Not available spiciness $379 ---
Top8 (1 - 2 - 1) 25% X	Deck By Ronnie Kevin Be... Brunswick Bash Part 2 (Beta Swords to Plowshares) @ Board 2 ...	24-May Not available spiciness $4223 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25% X	Deck By Lallystagger The Stack Council Showdown II	17-May Not available spiciness $4128 ---
W/L (9 - 4) 69% X BO1	New Deck (27) By MTG-MALONE Arena Ladder (BO1)	15-May 48% spiciness $259 ---
W/L (42 - 31) 57% X BO1	New Deck By KnightSaber Arena Ladder (BO1)	15-May 50% spiciness $428 ---
W/L (36 - 24) 60% X BO1	New Deck By KnightSaber Arena Ladder (BO1)	11-May 50% spiciness $434 ---
W/L (16 - 9) 64% X BO1	New Deck By KnightSaber Arena Ladder (BO1)	01-May 43% spiciness $476 ---
Top64 (2 - 3) 40% X BO3	Golgari Control By Cosm0s Izzet Explosive Experiment Eve...	26-Apr 65% spiciness $196 ---
W/L (9 - 2) 81% X BO3	Golgi Pox By Shahar Arena Ladder (BO3)	25-Apr 57% spiciness $651 ---
Top16 (0 - 5) 0% X	Deck By Cody Commander Gauntlet: Midgard Madness #4	25-Apr Not available spiciness $2428 ---
1st X BO1	Orzhov Pox Taxes By Kyle C. YJ Monday Night Highlander	20-Apr Not available spiciness $2527 ---
W/L (5 - 2) 71% X BO1	Demon Pox By TheAsianAvenger Prerelease Standard Bo1 SO	16-Apr Not available spiciness $113 ---
W/L (4 - 3) 57% X BO1	EA DemonPox By Delmo Prerelease Standard Bo1 SO	15-Apr 38% spiciness $289 ---

Recent archetypes playing Pox Plague

A list of archetypes playing Pox Plague by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Standard

Standard archetypes playing Pox Plague

Name	Decks	Price
Standard Mono Black Midrange	3	$341 $24
Standard Golgari Midrange	2	$423 $84
Standard Mono Black Ugin	2	$431 $40

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Pox Plague quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Pox Plague?

Pox Plague has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Pox Plague current price?

The current price is:

Cardhoarder: 📊 0.01 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $0.39
Cardkingdom: 📊 $0.49

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In which formats is Pox Plague played?

It is currently being played in Standard Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Pox Plague?

The top 3 archetypes using Pox Plague are:

Standard Mono Black Midrange
Standard Golgari Midrange
Standard Mono Black Ugin

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Pox Plague in the current metagame

Pox Plague has been played in more than 22 decks in the last year . It is currently being played in Standard , mainly in the following archetypes: Mono Black Midrange, Golgari Midrange, and Mono Black Ugin in Standard.

Last update: 2026-06-03