Phylactery Lich

As of Aug 9, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Phylactery Lich is $0.24 (M19 #113, Foil), and the most expensive is $1.69 (M11 #110, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.28, flat over 7 days, down 6.7% over 30 days, up 3.7% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $0.31 (2026).

Phylactery Lich has 4 tracked printings across 4 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including prerelease treatments.

M19 #113 Foil

$0.24

CK $0.49 / $0.08 67%

MP $0.41 11 avail

M13 #104

$0.28

CK $0.49 / $0.03 89%

MP $0.15 407 avail

M11 #110

$0.30 +7%

CK $0.49 / $0.03 90%

MP $0.15 334 avail

M19 #113

$0.32 +14%

CK $0.49 / $0.03 91%

MP $0.15 627 avail

M13 #104 Foil

$0.55 +96%

CK $0.49 / $0.10 82%

MP $0.30 16 avail

PM19 #113s Prerelease Foil

$0.70 +150%

CK $1.29 / $0.33 53%

MP $0.41 15 avail

M11 #110 Foil

$1.69 +504%

CK $0.99 / $0.20 88%

MP $0.40 24 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $0.33 cash for PM19 #113s (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 74% (wide).

• Jul 13, 2018 If Phylactery Lich and an artifact are entering the battlefield under your control at the same time, you can’t put a phylactery counter on that artifact. You must choose an artifact you control that’s already on the battlefield.
• Jul 13, 2018 If you control no artifacts as Phylactery Lich enters the battlefield, its first ability won’t do anything. As soon as it enters the battlefield, its last ability will trigger (unless you control some other permanent with a phylactery counter on it) and you’ll have to sacrifice it.
• Jul 13, 2018 Phylactery Lich’s first ability doesn’t target the artifact. No player may take actions between the time you choose an artifact and the time you put a phylactery counter on it.
• Jul 13, 2018 Phylactery Lich’s last ability checks your permanents for any phylactery counters, not just the specific one that it caused you to put on an artifact. For example, if you control two Phylactery Liches and two different artifacts with phylactery counters, neither Phylactery Lich will be sacrificed if one of those artifacts leaves the battlefield.
• Jul 13, 2018 Phylactery Lich’s last ability is a “state trigger.” Once a state trigger triggers, it won’t trigger again as long as the ability is on the stack. If the ability is countered and the trigger condition is still true, it will immediately trigger again.

Phylactery Lich has been reprinted 7 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment
M19 #113	2018-07-13	Rare	Standard
M19 #113	2018-07-13	Rare	Standard
PM19 #113s	2018-07-13	Rare	Prerelease
M13 #104	2012-07-13	Rare	Standard
M13 #104	2012-07-13	Rare	Standard
M11 #110	2010-07-16	Rare	Standard
M11 #110	2010-07-16	Rare	Standard

Phylactery Lich is the #17,071 most-played card on EDHREC, down 174 places over the last 30 days.