We had 18-month, rolling rotation, some sets being two years and others being less than a year, the end of small sets, the death and return of Core Sets, plus more Standard bannings in the last three years than anything since Urza’s Saga Standard. The calendar dictates a lot of my buying and selling, and it should influence things for you too.įirst of all, big thanks and appreciation for the folks behind What’s In Standard? (WIS) because things have been rather confusing the last couple of years. We do this as gamers who want certain cards for as cheap as possible while maximizing the value we’re getting. Living things being corrupted by the Phyrexians don't die, they're twisted into these things until their minds break and they 'accept' their fate.If you’re on this site, you’re familiar with the most basic tenet of Magic finance: buy low and sell high.

You can't lose the game by having zero or less life, but any damage done to you is through the Phyrexian mechanic of Infect. What's more, the implications from what the card does make it even more horrific.

It shows somebody being taken over and converted by the Phyrexian Oil, their eyes locked in a state of pure terror behind the cracked porcelain masks most associated with the sadistic Phyrexian Praetor, Elesh Norn. It's a lady wearing a mask, right? Wrong. They've even worked out how to travel between planes, with any it comes into contact with running the risk of being completely overwhelmed.Īt first glance, Phyrexian Unlife isn't all that creepy. From the 'Machine Hell' plane of Phyrexia, they use their black oil to convert any living thing it can get its hands on into warped, mechanical nightmares. The Phyrexians are Magic's go-to source of endless body horror.

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