The Basilica Shepherd foil card from Magic: The Gathering's 2023 Phyrexia: All Will Be One set is a distinctive common rarity featuring the Phyrexian Angel creature type.
Basilica Shepherd
2023 • Magic: The Gathering • Phyrexia: All Will Be One
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Description
The Basilica Shepherd is a five-mana white creature card identified as card number 4 in the 2023 Phyrexia: All Will Be One expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Printed with a foil finish, this card appeals to collectors who appreciate the distinct aesthetic of shimmering treatments on common rarity cards within the set. The card depicts a Phyrexian Angel, blending the traditional holy iconography of the color white with the biomechanical corruption characteristic of the Phyrexian faction introduced in this block. As a Phyrexian Angel, the Basilica Shepherd brings a unique mechanical identity to the table. Its design emphasizes the duality of its nature, serving as both a powerful aerial threat due to its flying ability and a source of board advantage through its enters-the-battlefield trigger. This effect creates two 1/1 colorless Phyrexian Mite artifact creature tokens that possess toxic 1 and the inability to block, adding a layer of strategic complexity that defines its role in gameplay. Collectors often seek out this card to complete their Phyrexia: All Will Be One collection, particularly those focusing on foil parallels or specific creature types.
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Card Details
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Catalog Profile
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Featured Subject
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Featured
Basilica Shepherd
Game
Magic: The Gathering
TCG Attributes
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Common
Allen Williams
Card Stock
English
Foil
{3}{W}{W}
Creature — Phyrexian Angel
3 / 3
W
Card Text
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Flying When this creature enters, create two 1/1 colorless Phyrexian Mite artifact creature tokens with toxic 1 and "This token can't block." (Players dealt combat damage by them also get a poison counter.)
