| Phyrexia: All Will Be One | |||||
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| Symbol description | The Phyrexian symbol bisecting a circle | ||||
| Design | Mark Rosewater (lead), Doug Beyer, Ari Nieh, Bryan Hawley, Graeme Hopkins, Ken Nagle, Sydney Adams, Zac Elsik | ||||
| Development | Adam Prosak (co-lead), Erik Lauer (co-lead), Oliver Tiu, Reggie Valk, Daniel Holt, Ken Nagle, Carmen Handy, Patrick Sullivan, Mark Gottlieb, Michael Majors, John Penick, Annie Sardelis, Andrew Brown | ||||
| Art direction | Ovidio Cartagena and Mari Hall | ||||
| Release date | February 10, 2023 | ||||
| Plane | New Phyrexia | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | Oil counters, Proliferate, Poison counters, Rebels, Spheres | ||||
| Keywords/ability words | Corrupted, For Mirrodin!, Toxic | ||||
| Set size | 271 + 208 | ||||
| Expansion code | ONE[1] | ||||
| Development codename | Lacrosse | ||||
| March of the Machine Standard | |||||
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Phyrexia: All Will Be One is the ninety-fifth Magic expansion. It was released on February 10, 2023 (pushed back from February 3).[2][3][4][5]
Set details[ | ]
Set key art by Magali Villeneuve, depicting Elesh Norn
| “ | Glory to Phyrexia | ” |
Phyrexia: All Will Be One contains 271 cards (101 commons, 80 uncommons, 60 rares, 20 mythic rares, 10 basic lands), and includes randomly inserted premium versions of all cards. The regular cards include 5 Phyrexian Panorama Full Art basic lands (#262-266) and 5 Phyrexianized Full Art basic lands (#267-271).[4] Alternate card frames have a different card number than the original version.[6] The Bundle basic lands are #272-276, the dark frame treatment cards from the Universal promo pack are numbered #277-281, the Bundle promos are #282-283 and the Buy-a-Box card is #284. Black-and-white "ichor" showcase cards are numbered #285-297, while the borderless versions are #298-324. #325-329 Phyrexian language planeswalkers. Cards with a borderless manga treatment for select characters and planeswalkers reimagined as Phyrexians ("What if") are #330-344.[7] The Oil Slick Raised Foil cards of the Compleat Bundle are #345-369. Borderless dual lands are #370-374. Extended artwork cards are numbered #375-403. The Standard legal Jumpstart rares are #404-413. The different treatments for Elesh Norn are #414-21 and Step-and-compleat foil cards are numbered #422-489.
The mega-mega cycle of Praetors are available in all three booster types, with Richard Whitter's borderless concept art. Each have the collector number and set code of their original printing.[6]
On October 14, 2022, three months before the release of Phyrexia: All Will Be One and even before the start of the spoiler season of the previous set, several Showcase cards from ONE were shown off on Reddit.[8] These revealed the step-and-compleat foil treatment and several mechanics. A week before previews started, almost all rares from the set were found packaged in Dominaria Remastered packs and subsequently spoiled on Reddit.[9]
Storyline[ | ]
This is the third part of the four-set Phyrexian story arc where the fate of Dominaria — and the Multiverse — is set to unravel. The Phyrexians grow ever stronger, as Elesh Norn inches closer to her plan to conquer the Multiverse.[10] We view Phyrexia from their point of view. They are antagonistic with each other.[11] The Planeswalkers who gathered to stop the Phyrexians on Dominaria lost — badly. Now, every plane of the Multiverse is in Phyrexian sights with their plan to invade them all. The only hope that remains is to take them out on their home turf, destroying the Phyrexian's means to Multiverse invasion. The risk that some of the heroes fall to Phyrexians is high, but the stakes for everyone else are even higher. Planeswalkers team up and head down into New Phyrexia to end the threat of invasion once and for all.
Five of the ten planeswalkers printed in the set are compleated, a disastrous casualty rate in preparation for the finale. The cards that represent the Story Spotlights in Phyrexia: All Will Be One are:
Magic Story[ | ]
Marketing[ | ]
Alternate logos for the set
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Bundle: Compleat Edition
Phyrexia: All Will Be One is sold in regular 16-card Draft Boosters (one card being a marketing card), Collector Boosters, Set Boosters, Jumpstart Boosters, the Phyrexia: All Will Be One Bundle and two Commander decks.[3] A special Compleat Edition of the Bundle contains 12 Set Boosters, 40 foil basic lands, and a Compleat Edition booster with 2 Oil Slick Raised Foil Mythic Rare cards and 10 Oil Slick Raised Foil Land cards.[7] The Compleat Edition released on March 3, 2023. All products feature art depicting Elesh Norn.
Japanese anime-styled art, like from War of the Spark, depict ten compleated planeswalkers, though only five are canon characters.
Events[ | ]
- Prerelease: February 3-9, 2023[12]
- Including Jumpstart prerelease: players receive two Jumpstart packs to open, shuffle together, and play.
- Digital release: February 7, 2023
- Launch party: February 10–12, 2023
- Friday Night Magic: February 10 – April 7, 2023
- Commander Nights: February 13 – April 13, 2023
- WPN Premium-Exclusive Commander Party: March 10–12, 2023
- Store Championship: February 25 – March 5, 2023
Store Championship events are officially replacing Game Day beginning with Phyrexia: All Will Be One.[13]
Promos[ | ]
Prerelease Booster
- Prerelease: a stamped card that can be any rare or mythic rare of Phyrexia: All Will Be One.
- Each Prerelease kit also has a 1:15 chance to include a special spindown life counter with Phyrexian numbers.
- Other events: cards from the Phyrexia: All Will Be One universal promo pack.
- The seasonal dark-frame promos are: Ossification, Experimental Augury, Sheoldred's Edict, Bladehold War-Whip and Slaughter Singer
- Buy-a-Box: alternate art Green Sun's Twilight
- Bundle: foil alternate art Karumonix, the Rat King
- Compleat Bundle: Phyrexian language Phyrexian Arena
- Store Championship promos: full-art Annex Sentry (participation), Memory Deluge (Top 8), Koth, Fire of Resistance (winner)
- 30th Anniversary promos: Kor Haven, Italian Vindicate, Exalted Angel and Temple of the False God
- Commander Party: Phyrexian Norn's Annex
Tokens and markers[ | ]
Phyrexia: All Will Be One features 12 tokens, 1 emblem, and 1 markers[14].
2/2 Cat creature for Kemba, Kha Enduring.- 2/2 Samurai creature with double strike for The Eternal Wanderer.
- 1/1 Phyrexian Goblin creature for Charforger, Chimney Rabble, Churning Reservoir, Gleeful Demolition and Ovika, Enigma Goliath.
- X/1 Phyrexian Horror creature for Urabrask's Forge.
- 2/2 Rebel creature for Barbed Batterfist, Blade of Shared Souls, Bladehold War-Whip, Dragonwing Glider, Goldwardens' Gambit, Goldwarden's Helm, Hexgold Halberd, Hexgold Hoverwings, Mirran Bardiche, Otharri, Suns' Glory, Sylvok Battle-Chair and Vulshok Splitter.
- 3/3 Phyrexian Beast creature with toxic 1, for Goliath Hatchery, Lukka, Bound to Ruin and Viral Spawning.
- X/X Phyrexian Horror creature for Nissa, Ascended Animist.
- 2/2 Drone artifact creature with deathtouch and “When this creature leaves the battlefield, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.”, for Kaito, Dancing Shadow.
- The Hollow Sentinel, a 3/3 legendary Phyrexian Golem artifact creature for Venser, Corpse Puppet.
- 3/3 Phyrexian Golem artifact creature for Incubation Sac and Malcator, Purity Overseer.
- 1/1 Phyrexian Mite artifact creature with Toxic 1 and "This creature can't block", for Basilica Shepherd, Charge of the Mites, Crawling Chorus, Indoctrination Attendant, Infested Fleshcutter, Mirrex, Mite Overseer, Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold, Skrelv's Hive, Stinging Hivemaster, and White Sun's Twilight.[15]
- 1/1 Phyrexian Mite artifact creature with Toxic 1 and "This creature can't block".
- Emblem for Koth, Fire of Resistance.
- Poison counter marker.Available only in Draft and Set Boosters
For the Japanese market, six additional tokens with alternate art became available.[16]
Poison counter[ | ]
Poison counter spin-down
Stores in Germany, Austria, France, and Italy can participate in a special Magic: The Gathering play and purchase promotion. Players who participate in a Magic: The Gathering event, and purchase €75 of Phyrexia: All Will Be One sealed product receive a poison counter. The poison counters are green 10-sided dice with a Phyrexian symbol in place of the number ten.[17]
The List[ | ]
The List introduces the Universes Within versions of the 8 cards from the Secret Lair Drop Series: Street Fighter.[4] The rebranded characters are natives of Dominaria.
Beadle & Grimm's[ | ]
Behold New Phyrexia, a Beadle & Grimm's product connected to Phyrexia: All Will Be One, was released on February 18, 2023.[18] It consisted of a Phyrexian-themed artifact / deck box designed to look like it originated out of The Fair Basilica, an in-world Phyrexian language translation journal, four matching alloy d10 life counters, 130 Elesh Norn-themed card sleeves and a Limited-print foil Phyrexian language Mental Misstep with art by Erica Yang.
Themes and mechanics[ | ]
Phyrexia: All Will Be One sees the return of Poison counters and the Phyrexian-flavored Proliferate mechanic.[8] To give a different proliferation gameplay experience to the -1/-1 counters from Scars of Mirrodin block and the +1/+1 counters in War of the Spark, neither of these counters are present, and instead oil counters are used. This would be the first set since the simplified Portal sets to not use stat-changing counters and is the only premier set or equivalent to not have any.
The new Toxic mechanic is a reworking of Poisonous. Instead of giving poison counter as a triggered ability, this is more like Lifelink adding the counters instantaneously (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get N poison counters).[15]
The Corrupted ability word is also new.[8] Corrupted is a Threshold variant for abilities that can only be activated or triggered if an opponent has three or more poison counters.[8]
A keyword ability on equipment is For Mirrodin! (When this Equipment enters the battlefield, create a 2/2 red Rebel creature token, then attach this to it). This is similar to Living weapon.
Battle cry and Phyrexian mana are featured as callbacks to the last visit to New Phyrexia. However, other than for compleated, Phyrexian mana is present only as a cost to activate abilities.[19] Five of the ten planeswalkers printed in the set are compleated.
The set sees the promotion of two mechanics, flashback and affinity, to deciduous status.[20][21][22]
Card types[ | ]
The set introduces the Mite creature type.[15]
Planeswalkers are featured in both Mythic Rare and Rare, with ten total in the set.
Rebel is seen for the first time as a creature type since the Time Spiral block. Four cards with the type represent the small number of Mirran survivors (although Equipment cards with the For Mirrodin! keyword create them as well.) On the other hand, more than 120 cards have the Phyrexian creature type.
Sphere is a new land type, associated with the Spheres of New Phyrexia.
Atraxa, Grand Unifier lists the new card type Battle, as a teaser for an upcoming set.
Counter types[ | ]
Phyrexia: All Will Be One introduces Oil counters.[19]
Limited archetypes[ | ]
- : Artifacts[23]
- : Proliferate Control
- : Oil counters and Sacrifice
- : Midrange Oil counters
- : Toxic Aggro
- : Corrupted
- : Oil counters + noncreature spells
- : Poison victory
- : For Mirrodin! Equipment
- : Proliferate and Poison
Cycles[ | ]
Phyrexia: All Will Be One features the following cycles.
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| Suns' Twilights | White Sun's Twilight | Blue Sun's Twilight | Black Sun's Twilight | Red Sun's Twilight | Green Sun's Twilight |
| Each of these rare sorceries has a mana cost of XM or XMM, with an additional effect if X is 5 or more, and depicts a monument for an associated praetor. | |||||
| Domini | Mondrak, Glory Dominus | Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus | Drivnod, Carnage Dominus | Solphim, Mayhem Dominus | Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus |
| Each of these Legendary Phyrexian Horrors costs XMM and represents a Dominus of New Phyrexia, living monuments to the ideologies of each Praetor. Each has a first ability that doubles an effect, and a second ability that costs two phyrexian mana to place an indestructible counter on them. | |||||
| Oil containers | Norn's Wellspring | Font of Progress | Vat of Rebirth | Churning Reservoir | Incubation Sac |
| Each of these artifacts have an oil counter-generating triggered ability and an oil counter-related activated ability. | |||||
| Skullbombs | Basilica Skullbomb | Surgical Skullbomb | Dross Skullbomb | Furnace Skullbomb | Maze Skullbomb |
Each of these common artifacts can be sacrificed for  at instant speed or with an on-color effect for  M at sorcery speed, both effects drawing a card. Each is named for the realms of each praetor and vaguely resembles the head of each of them.
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| Sphere Cycle | The Fair Basilica | The Surgical Bay | The Dross Pits | The Autonomous Furnace | The Hunter Maze |
Five common Taplands with an activated ability of  ,  and sacrifice to draw a card. Each of these five represents the realms of each praetor. Together with the rare The Monumental Facade, Mirrex, The Mycosynth Gardens and The Seedcore lands, they represent the nine Spheres of New Phyrexia.
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| Fast lands | Seachrome Coast | Darkslick Shores | Blackcleave Cliffs | Copperline Gorge | Razorverge Thicket |
| Rare allied taplands that enter the battlefield tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. Reprinted from Scars of Mirrodin. | |||||
Double cycles[ | ]
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| Rare Legends | Malcator, Purity Overseer | Venser, Corpse Puppet | Kethek, Crucible Goliath | Migloz, Maze Crusher | Melira, the Living Cure | Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold | Ovika, Enigma Goliath | Glissa Sunslayer | Jor Kadeen, First Goldwarden | Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres |
| Ten rare dual-colored legendary creatures. | ||||||||||
| Gold signposts | Cephalopod Sentry | Voidwing Hybrid | Charforger | Cinderslash Ravager | Slaughter Singer | Vivisection Evangelist | Serum-Core Chimera | Necrogen Rotpriest | Bladehold War-Whip | Tainted Observer |
| Ten uncommon dual-colored cards, each a signpost for a draft archetype. | ||||||||||
Mega-mega cycles[ | ]
For each of the visits to Mirrodin in Fifth Dawn, Mirrodin Besieged, and Phyrexia: All Will Be One, a cycle of instants or sorceries has been printed that depict the suns at their dawn, peak, and setting, with a mechanical link to the next cycle. All Will Be One printed the Twilight cycle, showing the "end" of Mirrodin, all of which are X spells like the Zenith cycle from Mirrodin Besieged.
Reprinted cards[ | ]
- Duress, first printed in Urza's Saga, last seen in Dominaria Remastered.
- Phyrexian Arena, first printed in Apocalypse, last seen in Commander Collection: Black.
- Phyrexian Obliterator, first printed in New Phyrexia, last seen in The List.
- Prophetic Prism, first printed in Rise of the Eldrazi, last seen in The Brothers' War Commander.
- Terramorphic Expanse, first printed in Time Spiral, last seen in The Brothers' War Commander.
- Thrill of Possibility, first printed in Throne of Eldraine, last seen in Jumpstart 2022.
- Thrummingbird, first printed in Scars of Mirrodin, last seen in New Capenna Commander.
- Titanic Growth, first printed in Magic 2012, last seen in Core Set 2021.
- Volt Charge, first printed in New Phyrexia, last seen in Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters.
- The allied fast lands, first printed in Scars of Mirrodin, last seen in Zendikar Rising Expeditions
Functional reprints[ | ]
- Hazardous Blast is a functional reprint of Cosmotronic Wave.
- Ruthless Predation is a functional reprint of Epic Confrontation.
- Offer Immortality is a functional reprint of Battle-Rage Blessing.
Preconstructed decks[ | ]
Phyrexia: All Will Be One features two Commander decks that are released as a regular part of a set's product line.[3]
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| Rebellion Rising | W | R | Neyali, Suns' Vanguard | |||
Notable cards[ | ]
- Archfiend of the Dross is an alternate-lose card.
- Blightbelly Rat has two versions — the regular version and the step-and-compleat foil version found in Collector Boosters — that have two different rarities (Common and Uncommon, respectively).[24]
- Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines features six different card versions in this set (discounting the foil treatments).
- Evolving Adaptive spells out Evolve but using oil counters instead of +1/+1 counters.
- Phyresis Outbreak, Infectious Inquiry, Prologue to Phyresis, Infectious Bite, and Vraska's Fall are the first cards to put poison counters on opponents directly upon casting without any further restrictions since Caress of Phyrexia.
- Skrelv's Hive is a white version of Bitterblossom's effect.
- Terramorphic Expanse, despite being identical to Evolving Wilds, has not seen a premier set reprint since Magic 2011, and no non-Core Set appearances since Time Spiral, its debut printing. In contrast, Evolving Wilds has seen 15 printings with 3 Core Set appearances.
Misprints[ | ]
- The oil slick version of Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus is printed with an extra in its activation cost.
- The flavor text of the extended art version of Phyrexian Vindicator has an extra 'and' in the last line. "Resist and and know her wrath."
Gallery[ | ]
Set Symbol (Common)
![Phyrexia: All Will Be One click-wheel.[25]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mtgsalvation_gamepedia/images/9/97/ONE_Phyrexian_Click-wheel.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/113?cb=20230113092508)
Phyrexia: All Will Be One click-wheel.[25]
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References[ | ]
- ↑ Information below the text box
- ↑ Adam Styborski (August 18, 2022). "The Next Year of Magic From Wizards Presents". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (October 20, 2022). "Phyrexia: All Will Be One Is Coming". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c Clayton Kroh and Adam Styborski (December 13, 2022). "A First Look at Phyrexia: All Will Be One". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Jess Dunks (January 27, 2023). "Phyrexia: All Will Be One Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Mike Turian (January 17, 2023). "Collecting Phyrexia: All Will Be One". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b WPN (December 13, 2022). "Phyrexia: All Will Be One Showcase Treatment Overview". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ a b c d MTG Arene Zone (October 14, 2022). "Phyrexia: All Will Be One Leaks". MTGAzone.com.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (January 13, 2023). "On Dominaria Remastered and Cards from Phyrexia: All Will Be One". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards Presents 2022 (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (August 18, 2022).
- ↑ Hipsters of the Coast (October 30, 2022). "We'll finally be able to view Phyrexia from their point of view.". Twitter.
- ↑ Gavin Verhey (January 30, 2023). "Phyrexia: All Will Be One Prerelease Primer". Magic.gg.
- ↑ WPN (December 13, 2022). "Dates & Details for Phyrexia: All Will Be One". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ Kendall Pepple (January, 30, 2023). "The Tokens of Phyrexia: All Will Be One". Magicthegathering.com.
- ↑ a b c Phyrexian Token found in Jumpstart pack (Poison counter on the opposite side). Reddit (December 10, 2022).
- ↑ Matt Bassil (January 28, 2023). "MTG Phyrexia has more catgirls than you’d expect". Wargamer.com.
- ↑ WPN (January 18, 2023). "Phyrexia: All Will Be One Events & Promos Overview". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ Beadle & Grimm's (January 2023). "Behold New Phyrexia - Surrender to Perfection". Beadleandgrimms.com.
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (January 17, 2023). "Phyrexia: All Will Be One Direction, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 21, 2023). "Flashback has become deciduous.". Twitter.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 23, 2023). "Is affinity deciduous now?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Why is There Just 1 Flashback Card in Phyrexia: All Will Be One? (Video). Good Morning Magic. YouTube (Janauary 25, 2023).
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 23, 2023). "Phyrexia: All Will Be One Direction, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Different rarity on same card?. Reddit (February 9, 2023).
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 28, 2023). "Get a Phyrexian Click-Wheel Promo From Your Local game Store". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
External links[ | ]
- First Look at Phyrexia: All Will Be One (Video). Weekly MTG. YouTube (December 13, 2022).
- Building Worlds - Phyrexia: All Will Be One (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (January 12, 2023).
- New Set Debut - Phyrexia: All Will Be One (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (January 16, 2023).
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One - Official Cinematic Trailer (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (January 16, 2023).
- Grace Fong (January 31, 2023). "Planeswalker's Guide to Phyrexia: All Will Be One". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- Mark Rosewater (January 30, 2023). "Mission Compleat, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- Mark Rosewater (February 6, 2023). "Mission Compleat, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- Mark Rosewater (February 13, 2023). "Phyrexia: All Will Be One Vision Design Handoff Document, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- Mark Rosewater (February 20, 2023). "Phyrexia: All Will Be One Vision Design Handoff Document, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- Mark Rosewater (July 31, 2023). "State of Design 2023". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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