Writhing Chrysalis
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Eldrazi Drone
Oracle Text:
Devoid (This card has no color.)
When you cast this spell, create two 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature tokens with "Sacrifice this token: Add {C}."
Reach
Whenever you sacrifice another Eldrazi, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Power/Toughness: 2/3
Rarity: common
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Modern Horizons 3
Price ( USD): $0.26
USD: $0.26 · EUR: €0.33
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Character Background
Writhing Chrysalis is a classic value engine for midrange and sacrifice-heavy ramp shells, turning a modest three-mana creature into immediate board presence and future mana. In Modern Horizons 3 Limited, it supports a grindy value plan best: you get a 2/3 with reach that can brick early fliers, plus two Eldrazi Spawn the moment it resolves, which often means you effectively recover some of the mana you spent and threaten a follow-up play. The real upside is the counter trigger, so this card shines alongside other Eldrazi you’re happy to sacrifice, especially if your deck can convert Spawn into bigger threats or repeated sacrifice fodder. Build around effects that reward sacrificing colorless creatures, and prioritize cards that let you cash in the tokens for mana, tempo, or death triggers. Despite the “chrysalis” name, it plays more like an incubator for inevitability than a pure beater.
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