Phyrexian mana

The Phyrexian mana version of the Magic mana pentagon.

Phyrexian mana symbols (Template:W!, Template:G!, Template:R!, Template:B!, Template:U!) were introduced in New Phyrexia as a novel mechanic. The Phyrexian mana symbols are represented by the Greek letter "phi" (ϕ) on colored backgrounds, and denote a cost that may be paid with either 2 life or mana of the color of the background color of the symbol.

Flexibility

Magic Head Designer Mark Rosewater noted that Phyrexian mana was similar to normal mana costs but afforded additional flexibility to players, allowing them to reduce costs as well as to play with effects that from other colors of the Color Pie.

Cards featuring Phyrexian mana

In mana cost

• Act of Aggression
• Apostle's Blessing
• Birthing Pod
• Cathedral Membrane
• Corrosive Gale
• Dismember
• Gitaxian Probe
• Gut Shot
• Marrow Shards
• Mental Misstep
• Moltensteel Dragon
• Mutagenic Growth

• Norn's Annex
• Noxious Revival
• Phyrexian Metamorph
• Pith Driller
• Porcelain Legionnaire
• Postmortem Lunge
• Rage Extractor
• Ruthless Invasion
• Slash Panther
• Spined Thopter
• Surgical Extraction
• Tezzeret's Gambit
• Thundering Tanadon
• Vault Skirge

In text box

• Blinding Souleater
• Hex Parasite
• Immolating Souleater
• Insatiable Souleater
• Lashwrithe
• Pestilent Souleater
• Spellskite
• Trespassing Souleater

Color percentages

There is a total of 34 cards that involve Phyrexian mana, which divide by color as such:

• White = 15 %
• Blue = 15 %
• Black = 15 %
• Red = 18 %
• Green = 15 %
• Artifact = 24 %

Trivia

• Phyrexian mana was featured as rules card 1 of 4 in the New Phyrexia set.

External links

• Magic Rules: Phyrexian Mana — Wizards of the Coast Customer Service