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'''Phyrexian''' is a [[creature type]] that will be introduced in ''[[Kaldheim]]''.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/kigvk5/khm_possible_spoiler_monstrous_raider/|title=KHM - Possible Spoiler - *********, Monstrous Raider|author=Yungwargamer|date=DEcember 23, 2020|publisher=Reddit.com}}</ref>
'''Phyrexian''' is a [[creature type]] that will be introduced in ''[[Kaldheim]]''.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/kigvk5/khm_possible_spoiler_monstrous_raider/|title=KHM - Possible Spoiler - *********, Monstrous Raider|author=Yungwargamer|date=December 23, 2020|publisher=Reddit.com}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
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Although Phyrexians were featured in the ''[[Magic]]'' [[storyline]] very early on, they had never appeared as such on cards. Instead they were [[Zombie]]s, [[Minion]]s, [[Horror]]s or similar types. Some, like <c>Suture Priest</c> and <c>Tormentor Exarch</c> were deliberately without race.<ref>{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/getting-know-praetors-2011-05-10|Getting to Know the Praetors|[[Savor the Flavor]]|May 11, 2011}}</ref>
Although Phyrexians were featured in the ''[[Magic]]'' [[storyline]] very early on, they had never appeared as such on cards. Instead they were [[Zombie]]s, [[Minion]]s, [[Horror]]s or similar types. Some, like <c>Suture Priest</c> and <c>Tormentor Exarch</c> were deliberately without race.<ref>{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/getting-know-praetors-2011-05-10|Getting to Know the Praetors|[[Savor the Flavor]]|May 11, 2011}}</ref>


Phyrexian was regularly requested as a [[creature type]] on [[Blogatog]]. [[Mark Rosewater]] argued that the problem was that there are characters that are clearly Phyrexian by flavor, but not by appearance, and twenty-five years of history and inertia make some changes hard to do.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/169049821833/if-you-cant-tell-if-a-creature-is-phyrexian-then|title=Frankly it seems like a huge missed opportunity to leave no way to mechanically reference one of magics big villains.|NDecember 28, 2017}}</ref>
Phyrexian was regularly requested as a [[creature type]] on [[Blogatog]]. [[Mark Rosewater]] argued that the problem was that there are characters that are clearly Phyrexian by flavor, but not by appearance, and twenty-five years of history and inertia make some changes hard to do.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/169049821833/if-you-cant-tell-if-a-creature-is-phyrexian-then|title=Frankly it seems like a huge missed opportunity to leave no way to mechanically reference one of magics big villains.|December 28, 2017}}</ref>


Phyrexian finally appeared as a creature type on a [[test card]] in the ''[[Mystery Booster]]'' set (<c>Vazal, the Compleat</c>).
Phyrexian finally appeared as a creature type on a [[test card]] in the ''[[Mystery Booster]]'' set (<c>Vazal, the Compleat</c>).

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Phyrexian
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/kindred cards)
Statistics
1 card
{G} 100%
as of Kaldheim
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type:"Phyrexian"

Phyrexian is a creature type that will be introduced in Kaldheim.[1]

Description

A Phyrexian is a compleated creature from Phyrexia, New Phyrexia or similar infested planes. They consist of a mixture of metal and organic matter and can appear in many forms. Phyrexians can often be recognized by features like dripping ichor, eyelessness, cysts, pustules or the expulsion of noxious gases.[2] Phyrexians of New Phyrexia often have their skin replaced with glossy, porcelain-like armor.[3]

History

Although Phyrexians were featured in the Magic storyline very early on, they had never appeared as such on cards. Instead they were Zombies, Minions, Horrors or similar types. Some, like Suture Priest and Tormentor Exarch were deliberately without race.[4]

Phyrexian was regularly requested as a creature type on Blogatog. Mark Rosewater argued that the problem was that there are characters that are clearly Phyrexian by flavor, but not by appearance, and twenty-five years of history and inertia make some changes hard to do.[5]

Phyrexian finally appeared as a creature type on a test card in the Mystery Booster set (Vazal, the Compleat).

Notable Phyrexians

New Phyrexia
Other

See also

References