Germ
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Germ is an exclusively black creature type with base power and toughness of 0, which only appears on tokens.[1][2][3]
History
Germs were introduced for Mirrodin Besieged and represent phyrexian microorganisms carrying Phyresis. They are essentially analogous to the newts of Old Phyrexia.
The first Germs were created by living weapons, which are attached to it. Thus, living weapons are themselves creatures until they die or their controller chooses to upgrade a different creature, with the detaching of the equipment and killing the Germ, as it is now a 0/0 creature.
Grip of Phyresis is a blue instant featured in Commander 2016 that also makes use of this technique.
Starting with Modern Horizons 2, all Germ tokens were errata'd to Phyrexian Germ tokens.
Tokens
| Token Name | Color | Type Line | P/T | Text Box | Source | Printings |
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| Phyrexian Germ | Black | Creature — Phyrexian Germ | 0/0 |
References
- ↑ Monty Ashley (March 08, 2011). "The Germ in Charge". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (March 09, 2011). "Germ Warfare: The Flavor of Living Weapon". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (March 16, 2011). "Six Secrets Behind the Sets". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
