Ekthi, Contaminator Priest

Ekthi, Contaminator Priest

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{3}{W} · Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Cleric
Rare · Mystery Booster Commander Edition · Art by Fariba Khamseh
Other Phyrexians you control get +1/+1. Each Equipment you control has living weapon. (Whenever an Equipment you control enters, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach that Equipment to it.)
Predicted power
Standard — Eng.NLUsr.—
Pioneer — Eng.NLUsr.—
Modern 22 Eng.FUsr.—

A four-mana 3/3 with no immediate board impact is too slow for normal Modern play, and no supported Equipment shell is supplied.

Band speculativeConfidence 55%

Could be wrong if Cheap Equipment synergies or a resilient tutor shell could make the living-weapon clause more exploitable than expected.

Legacy 21 Eng.FUsr.—

Legacy demands immediate, uniquely efficient impact; Ekthi must resolve, survive, and receive later Equipment before providing value.

Band speculativeConfidence 57%

Could be wrong if Legacy's efficient artifact infrastructure could provide an Equipment engine not established by the supplied context.

Pauper — Eng.NLUsr.—
Commander 61 Eng.B-Usr.—

It makes every future Equipment a self-contained equipped Phyrexian and buffs the Germs, a strong engine for matching Equipment decks.

Best home Equipment-heavy Phyrexian tribalBand role-playerConfidence 61%

Could be wrong if It produces no value on entry and is replaceable if the deck lacks enough Equipment or needs faster standalone effects.

Limited 59 Eng.C+Usr.—

A four-mana 3/3 is playable, and later Equipment become equipped 1/1 Phyrexians; that is solid but dependent on Equipment availability.

Best home White Equipment deckBand solidConfidence 34%

Could be wrong if Draft archetypes and actual Equipment density are unknown; too few Equipment would reduce this to mediocre filler.

Equipment token engine

“Ekthi is a delayed Equipment payoff: strong with real Equipment density, but a slow 3/3 without follow-up.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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