Vraska, Betrayal's Sting

Description

Vraska, Betrayal's Sting, identified by card number 115p, is a Mythic Rare trading card from the Magic: The Gathering Phyrexia: All Will Be One Promos set released in 2023. As a Legendary Planeswalker with a base loyalty of 6, this card introduces a distinct mechanical identity through its Compleated trait, which allows players to pay its mana cost using either black mana symbols or by paying two life instead of generating black mana. This option significantly alters how the card enters the battlefield, as paying life results in the planeswalker arriving with two fewer loyalty counters than its printed value. Its zero ability lets you draw a card and lose one life to proliferate, affecting permanents with counters. Its minus two ability transforms a target creature into a Treasure artifact that can be sacrificed to add one mana of any color, stripping the creature of its other types and abilities. Its minus nine ability allows you to assign poison counters to a target player equal to the difference between their current counter count and nine. Illustrated by Chase Stone, this promo card represents a specific snapshot of the Phyrexia: All Will Be One expansion cycle. The card’s design and rules text are tailored for collectors interested in the Vraska character archetype and the thematic elements of the Phyrexian storyline. The combination of life payment mechanics and board control tools makes it a notable entry for those tracking the evolution of planeswalker designs in modern Magic: The Gathering sets. Its presence in the promo subset highlights Wizards of the Coast's approach to distributing unique variants that explore alternative cost structures and powerful end-game effects.