Art by Peter Mohrbacher

Pharika, God of Affliction

Legendary Enchantment Creature — God

Indestructible As long as your devotion to black and green is less than seven, Pharika isn't a creature. : Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Its owner creates a 1/1 black and green Snake enchantment creature token with deathtouch.

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Pharika, God of Affliction deck guide

Pharika, God of Affliction is a Golgari (black and green) enchantment creature commander. It leads 1,316 decks on EDHREC, where it ranks #1,455 among all commanders.

Most Pharika decks are built around enchantress, tokens and mill, with self-mill and graveyard builds close behind.

A typical Pharika list runs 36 lands (21 basic), 37 creatures, 5 instants, 6 sorceries, 3 artifacts, 11 enchantments and 1 planeswalkers.

The cards played most with Pharika: Skull Prophet (55% of decks), Stitcher's Supplier (54% of decks), Wild Growth (52% of decks), Enduring Vitality (51% of decks), Skullclamp (51% of decks) and Aftermath Analyst (51% of decks).

Well-known combos with Pharika:

Tortured Existence + Insidious Roots + Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
Tortured Existence + Phyrexian Altar + Insidious Roots
Springheart Nantuko + Parallel Lives

Play data from EDHREC, updated daily.

Average Card Type Breakdown

Creature

37%

Instant

Sorcery

Artifact

Enchantment

11%

Planeswalker

Land

36%

Average Mana Curve

22%

30%

22%

16%

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Most Played With Pharika, God of Affliction (156)

Skull Prophet

55% of decks · $0.85

Stitcher's Supplier

54% of decks · $0.37

Wild Growth

52% of decks · $0.58

Enduring Vitality

51% of decks · $14.42

Skullclamp

51% of decks · $5.18

Aftermath Analyst

51% of decks · $0.99

Haywire Mite

48% of decks · $0.51

Destiny Spinner

48% of decks · $1.52

Wilderness Reclamation

47% of decks · $3.31

Wight of the Reliquary

47% of decks · $0.41

Utopia Sprawl

47% of decks · $2.15

Satyr Wayfinder

45% of decks · $0.31

Six

41% of decks · $5.58

Culling Ritual

40% of decks · $0.53

Ripples of Undeath

40% of decks · $8.68

Molt Tender

37% of decks · $0.31

Boggart Trawler

36% of decks

Tortured Existence

36% of decks · $3.50

Tear Asunder

36% of decks · $0.61

Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab

35% of decks

Assassin's Trophy

35% of decks · $1.17

Teval's Judgment

35% of decks · $9.11

Birds of Paradise

34% of decks · $8.98

Skeleton Crew

34% of decks · $0.37

Sol Ring

34% of decks · $1.34

Deathrite Shaman

33% of decks · $9.08

Underrealm Lich

33% of decks · $10.16

Seedborn Muse

33% of decks · $18.43

Bala Ged Recovery

33% of decks

Tormod, the Desecrator

33% of decks · $0.71

Elves of Deep Shadow

32% of decks · $5.23

Pile On

32% of decks · $0.38

Thunderfoot Baloth

31% of decks · $0.50

Honest Rutstein

31% of decks · $0.36

Heroic Intervention

30% of decks · $17.60

Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker

30% of decks · $0.09

Fell the Profane

29% of decks

Syr Konrad, the Grim

29% of decks · $1.67

Weaver of Harmony

28% of decks · $2.74

Massacre Girl

28% of decks · $0.53

Jaheira, Friend of the Forest

28% of decks · $12.78

Eternal Witness

28% of decks · $2.22

Arbor Elf

27% of decks · $0.79

Overlord of the Balemurk

26% of decks · $18.90

Fang, Fearless l'Cie

26% of decks · $0.29

Chalk Outline

25% of decks · $0.24

Doom Whisperer

25% of decks · $6.48

Undead Butler

25% of decks · $0.36

Fauna Shaman

24% of decks · $5.09

Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler

24% of decks · $5.17

Ulvenwald Tracker

24% of decks · $6.12

Analyze the Pollen

24% of decks · $0.34

Chord of Calling

23% of decks · $8.00

Hooded Blightfang

23% of decks · $1.33

Jubilation

23% of decks · $0.31

Arcane Signet

23% of decks · $0.49

Arasta of the Endless Web

22% of decks · $0.41

Accursed Marauder

22% of decks · $0.31

Desecrated Tomb

21% of decks · $2.32

Find // Finality

21% of decks

Enchantress's Presence

21% of decks · $1.64

Beast Within

21% of decks · $0.65

Lethal Scheme

21% of decks · $0.27

Llanowar Elves

21% of decks · $0.31

Revitalizing Repast

20% of decks

Fertile Ground

20% of decks · $0.31

Deathreap Ritual

20% of decks · $0.36

Shriekmaw

20% of decks · $0.31

Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist

19% of decks · $0.30

Nature's Rhythm

19% of decks · $5.35

Trickster's Elk

19% of decks · $0.29

Gloomshrieker

18% of decks · $0.28

Gala Greeters

18% of decks · $2.02

Insidious Fungus

18% of decks · $0.65

Erebos, Bleak-Hearted

18% of decks · $2.21

Murderous Rider

17% of decks

Beast Whisperer

17% of decks · $9.08

The Serpent Society

17% of decks · $0.52

Icetill Explorer

16% of decks · $22.74

Mindwrack Harpy

16% of decks · $0.34

Blessed Respite

16% of decks · $0.39

Phyrexian Arena

16% of decks · $4.16

Soul Enervation

16% of decks · $0.27

Dredger's Insight

16% of decks · $0.33

Hedge Shredder

16% of decks · $2.80

Finale of Devastation

16% of decks · $33.57

Grisly Salvage

15% of decks · $0.35

Putrefy

15% of decks · $0.32

Moldervine Reclamation

15% of decks · $0.34

Binding the Old Gods

14% of decks · $0.32

Kenrith's Transformation

14% of decks · $1.08

Cemetery Tampering

14% of decks · $0.38

Cultivate

14% of decks · $0.41

Golgari Charm

13% of decks · $1.90

Witherbloom Charm

13% of decks · $0.30

Grist, the Hunger Tide

13% of decks · $0.52

Rampant Growth

13% of decks · $1.28

Cryptolith Rite

13% of decks · $14.87

Traverse the Ulvenwald

12% of decks · $0.66

Crawling Infestation

12% of decks · $0.29

Victimize

12% of decks · $1.25

Life from the Loam

12% of decks · $5.21

Deadbridge Chant

11% of decks · $0.60

Cauldron of Essence

11% of decks · $2.94

Bridgeworks Battle

11% of decks

Beastmaster Ascension

11% of decks · $7.03

Animate Dead

10% of decks · $7.45

Toxic Deluge

10% of decks · $5.02

Golgari Signet

10% of decks · $0.34

Seal of Primordium

9% of decks · $0.37

Abrupt Decay

9% of decks · $2.62

Crawling Sensation

9% of decks · $0.35

Green Sun's Zenith

8% of decks · $31.38

Commune with the Gods

8% of decks · $0.23

The Meathook Massacre

8% of decks · $24.81

Kodama's Reach

8% of decks · $1.77

Rise of the Witch-king

8% of decks · $0.51

Village Rites

8% of decks · $0.93

Dread Return

8% of decks · $0.60

Parallel Lives

8% of decks · $39.68

Evolutionary Leap

8% of decks · $3.08

Talisman of Resilience

8% of decks · $0.47

Reanimate

8% of decks · $10.10

Khalni Ambush

8% of decks

Kruphix's Insight

7% of decks · $0.34

Song of the Dryads

7% of decks · $5.91

Nature's Lore

7% of decks · $2.23

Font of Fertility

7% of decks · $0.38

Vraska, Golgari Queen

7% of decks · $4.96

Grim Reaper's Scythe

7% of decks · $0.34

Ancestral Mask

7% of decks · $2.07

Bow of Nylea

7% of decks · $4.52

Whip of Erebos

7% of decks · $9.52

Deathsprout

7% of decks · $0.37

Overgrowth

7% of decks · $0.37

Farseek

6% of decks · $0.46

Casualties of War

6% of decks · $0.31

Drag to the Roots

6% of decks · $0.32

Demonic Tutor

6% of decks · $69.17

Lignify

6% of decks · $1.15

Chthonian Nightmare

6% of decks · $0.63

Black Market Connections

6% of decks · $10.53

Three Visits

6% of decks · $5.55

Sylvan Library

6% of decks · $28.89

Damnation

5% of decks · $21.01

Journey to Eternity

5% of decks

Bastion of Remembrance

5% of decks · $0.30

Wolfwillow Haven

5% of decks · $0.28

Mesmeric Orb

5% of decks · $17.97

Dictate of Erebos

5% of decks · $16.92

Night's Whisper

5% of decks · $6.25

Doubling Season

5% of decks · $35.16

Living Death

5% of decks · $6.29

Pernicious Deed

5% of decks · $3.46

Vampiric Rites

5% of decks · $0.17

Malevolent Rumble

5% of decks · $0.47

New Cards

Pia, Aether Ascetic

14% of decks · $1.02

Gardenize

9% of decks · $0.94

Primal Witchstalker

6% of decks · $0.28

Along the Crooked Way

6% of decks · $0.28

Liliana the Repentant

6% of decks · $0.75

Creatures (50)

Skull Prophet

55% of decks · $0.85

Stitcher's Supplier

54% of decks · $0.37

Enduring Vitality

51% of decks · $14.42

Aftermath Analyst

51% of decks · $0.99

Haywire Mite

48% of decks · $0.51

Destiny Spinner

48% of decks · $1.52

Wight of the Reliquary

47% of decks · $0.41

Satyr Wayfinder

45% of decks · $0.31

Six

41% of decks · $5.58

Molt Tender

37% of decks · $0.31

Boggart Trawler

36% of decks

Birds of Paradise

34% of decks · $8.98

Skeleton Crew

34% of decks · $0.37

Deathrite Shaman

33% of decks · $9.08

Underrealm Lich

33% of decks · $10.16

Seedborn Muse

33% of decks · $18.43

Tormod, the Desecrator

33% of decks · $0.71

Elves of Deep Shadow

32% of decks · $5.23

Thunderfoot Baloth

31% of decks · $0.50

Honest Rutstein

31% of decks · $0.36

Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker

30% of decks · $0.09

Syr Konrad, the Grim

29% of decks · $1.67

Weaver of Harmony

28% of decks · $2.74

Massacre Girl

28% of decks · $0.53

Jaheira, Friend of the Forest

28% of decks · $12.78

Eternal Witness

28% of decks · $2.22

Arbor Elf

27% of decks · $0.79

Overlord of the Balemurk

26% of decks · $18.90

Fang, Fearless l'Cie

26% of decks · $0.29

Doom Whisperer

25% of decks · $6.48

Undead Butler

25% of decks · $0.36

Fauna Shaman

24% of decks · $5.09

Ulvenwald Tracker

24% of decks · $6.12

Hooded Blightfang

23% of decks · $1.33

Jubilation

23% of decks · $0.31

Arasta of the Endless Web

22% of decks · $0.41

Accursed Marauder

22% of decks · $0.31

Llanowar Elves

21% of decks · $0.31

Shriekmaw

20% of decks · $0.31

Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist

19% of decks · $0.30

Trickster's Elk

19% of decks · $0.29

Gloomshrieker

18% of decks · $0.28

Gala Greeters

18% of decks · $2.02

Insidious Fungus

18% of decks · $0.65

Erebos, Bleak-Hearted

18% of decks · $2.21

Murderous Rider

17% of decks

Beast Whisperer

17% of decks · $9.08

The Serpent Society

17% of decks · $0.52

Icetill Explorer

16% of decks · $22.74

Mindwrack Harpy

16% of decks · $0.34

Instants (19)

Tear Asunder

36% of decks · $0.61

Assassin's Trophy

35% of decks · $1.17

Pile On

32% of decks · $0.38

Heroic Intervention

30% of decks · $17.60

Fell the Profane

29% of decks

Chord of Calling

23% of decks · $8.00

Beast Within

21% of decks · $0.65

Lethal Scheme

21% of decks · $0.27

Revitalizing Repast

20% of decks

Blessed Respite

16% of decks · $0.39

Grisly Salvage

15% of decks · $0.35

Putrefy

15% of decks · $0.32

Golgari Charm

13% of decks · $1.90

Witherbloom Charm

13% of decks · $0.30

Abrupt Decay

9% of decks · $2.62

Village Rites

8% of decks · $0.93

Khalni Ambush

8% of decks

Deathsprout

7% of decks · $0.37

Drag to the Roots

6% of decks · $0.32

Sorceries (29)

Culling Ritual

40% of decks · $0.53

Bala Ged Recovery

33% of decks

Analyze the Pollen

24% of decks · $0.34

Find // Finality

21% of decks

Nature's Rhythm

19% of decks · $5.35

Finale of Devastation

16% of decks · $33.57

Cultivate

14% of decks · $0.41

Rampant Growth

13% of decks · $1.28

Traverse the Ulvenwald

12% of decks · $0.66

Victimize

12% of decks · $1.25

Life from the Loam

12% of decks · $5.21

Bridgeworks Battle

11% of decks

Toxic Deluge

10% of decks · $5.02

Green Sun's Zenith

8% of decks · $31.38

Commune with the Gods

8% of decks · $0.23

Kodama's Reach

8% of decks · $1.77

Rise of the Witch-king

8% of decks · $0.51

Dread Return

8% of decks · $0.60

Reanimate

8% of decks · $10.10

Kruphix's Insight

7% of decks · $0.34

Nature's Lore

7% of decks · $2.23

Farseek

6% of decks · $0.46

Casualties of War

6% of decks · $0.31

Demonic Tutor

6% of decks · $69.17

Three Visits

6% of decks · $5.55

Damnation

5% of decks · $21.01

Night's Whisper

5% of decks · $6.25

Living Death

5% of decks · $6.29

Malevolent Rumble

5% of decks · $0.47

Utility Artifacts (8)

Skullclamp

51% of decks · $5.18

Desecrated Tomb

21% of decks · $2.32

Hedge Shredder

16% of decks · $2.80

Cauldron of Essence

11% of decks · $2.94

Grim Reaper's Scythe

7% of decks · $0.34

Bow of Nylea

7% of decks · $4.52

Whip of Erebos

7% of decks · $9.52

Mesmeric Orb

5% of decks · $17.97

Mana Artifacts (4)

Sol Ring

34% of decks · $1.34

Arcane Signet

23% of decks · $0.49

Golgari Signet

10% of decks · $0.34

Talisman of Resilience

8% of decks · $0.47

Enchantments (43)

Wild Growth

52% of decks · $0.58

Wilderness Reclamation

47% of decks · $3.31

Utopia Sprawl

47% of decks · $2.15

Ripples of Undeath

40% of decks · $8.68

Tortured Existence

36% of decks · $3.50

Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab

35% of decks

Teval's Judgment

35% of decks · $9.11

Chalk Outline

25% of decks · $0.24

Enchantress's Presence

21% of decks · $1.64

Fertile Ground

20% of decks · $0.31

Deathreap Ritual

20% of decks · $0.36

Phyrexian Arena

16% of decks · $4.16

Soul Enervation

16% of decks · $0.27

Dredger's Insight

16% of decks · $0.33

Moldervine Reclamation

15% of decks · $0.34

Binding the Old Gods

14% of decks · $0.32

Kenrith's Transformation

14% of decks · $1.08

Cemetery Tampering

14% of decks · $0.38

Cryptolith Rite

13% of decks · $14.87

Crawling Infestation

12% of decks · $0.29

Deadbridge Chant

11% of decks · $0.60

Beastmaster Ascension

11% of decks · $7.03

Animate Dead

10% of decks · $7.45

Seal of Primordium

9% of decks · $0.37

Crawling Sensation

9% of decks · $0.35

The Meathook Massacre

8% of decks · $24.81

Parallel Lives

8% of decks · $39.68

Evolutionary Leap

8% of decks · $3.08

Song of the Dryads

7% of decks · $5.91

Font of Fertility

7% of decks · $0.38

Ancestral Mask

7% of decks · $2.07

Overgrowth

7% of decks · $0.37

Lignify

6% of decks · $1.15

Chthonian Nightmare

6% of decks · $0.63

Black Market Connections

6% of decks · $10.53

Sylvan Library

6% of decks · $28.89

Journey to Eternity

5% of decks

Bastion of Remembrance

5% of decks · $0.30

Wolfwillow Haven

5% of decks · $0.28

Dictate of Erebos

5% of decks · $16.92

Doubling Season

5% of decks · $35.16

Pernicious Deed

5% of decks · $3.46

Vampiric Rites

5% of decks · $0.17

Planeswalkers (3)

Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler

24% of decks · $5.17

Grist, the Hunger Tide

13% of decks · $0.52

Vraska, Golgari Queen

7% of decks · $4.96

Utility Lands (25)

Bojuka Bog

48% of decks

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

33% of decks

Kishla Village

28% of decks

Westvale Abbey

25% of decks

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

21% of decks

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

20% of decks

Boseiju, Who Endures

20% of decks

Shifting Woodland

17% of decks

Phyrexian Tower

14% of decks

Dakmor Salvage

13% of decks

Grim Backwoods

12% of decks

Restless Cottage

12% of decks

Dryad Arbor

11% of decks

Spymaster's Vault

11% of decks

Reliquary Tower

9% of decks

Rogue's Passage

9% of decks

Wasteland

9% of decks

Cabal Coffers

8% of decks

Hissing Quagmire

7% of decks

High Market

6% of decks

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

6% of decks

Tranquil Thicket

6% of decks

Barren Moor

5% of decks

Fountainport

5% of decks

Ghost Quarter

5% of decks

Lands (48)

Forest

98% of decks

Swamp

98% of decks

Command Tower

83% of decks

Woodland Cemetery

71% of decks

Llanowar Wastes

62% of decks

Twilight Mire

55% of decks

Overgrown Tomb

54% of decks

Undergrowth Stadium

47% of decks

Deathcap Glade

42% of decks

Underground Mortuary

41% of decks

Viridescent Bog

40% of decks

Tainted Wood

39% of decks

Temple of Malady

38% of decks

Verdant Catacombs

38% of decks

Necroblossom Snarl

37% of decks

Boggart Trawler

36% of decks

Golgari Rot Farm

34% of decks

Bala Ged Recovery

33% of decks

Wastewood Verge

31% of decks

Fell the Profane

29% of decks

Nurturing Peatland

25% of decks

Blooming Marsh

25% of decks

Exotic Orchard

21% of decks

Vernal Fen

20% of decks

Revitalizing Repast

20% of decks

Turbulent Fen

18% of decks

Darkbore Pathway

16% of decks

Valgavoth's Lair

15% of decks

Evolving Wilds

15% of decks

Fabled Passage

12% of decks

Terramorphic Expanse

11% of decks

Haunted Mire

11% of decks

Bridgeworks Battle

11% of decks

Myriad Landscape

10% of decks

Jungle Hollow

10% of decks

Bayou

10% of decks

Festering Thicket

9% of decks

Disciple of Freyalise

8% of decks

Khalni Ambush

8% of decks

Tangled Florahedron

7% of decks

Windswept Heath

6% of decks

Woodland Chasm

6% of decks

Wooded Foothills

6% of decks

Golgari Guildgate

6% of decks

Blighted Woodland

5% of decks

Prismatic Vista

5% of decks

Bloodstained Mire

5% of decks

Misty Rainforest

5% of decks

Play-rate data via EDHREC. Card images and prices via Scryfall.

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