Alchemy: Phyrexia
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| Symbol description | A23 | ||||
| Design |
Dave Humpherys (lead) Lukas Litzsinger John Penick Donald Smith, Jr JC Tao | ||||
| Release date | February 28, 2023 | ||||
| Plane | New Phyrexia | ||||
| Set size | 30 cards | ||||
| Expansion code | A23[1], Y23 (MTG Arena), YONE (Scryfall)[2] | ||||
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Alchemy: Phyrexia is a MTG Arena-exclusive card set in the Alchemy-series that was released on February 28, 2023.[3]
Description
Alchemy: Phyrexia is a digital only release adjacent to the release of Phyrexia: All Will Be One. There are 30 new designed-for-digital cards included in the set (10 uncommons, 15 rares, 5 mythic rares). All of the cards are set on New Phyrexia. The set introduces the Preferred Printing selection for cards with multiple versions.
Mechanics
The digital-only mechanics Boon, Conjure, Intensity, Not the starting player, Perpetually, Seek and Spellbook are reused. From the main set, Corrupted, For Mirrodin!, Proliferate and Toxic are used, alongside Oil counters.[4]
List of exclusive digital-only cards
- White
- Blue
- Black
- Red
- Green
- Multicolor
- Arek, False Goldwarden
- Bladehold Cleaver
- Contagion Dispenser
- Darksteel Hydra
- Glistening Extractor
- Gyox, Brutal Carnivora
- Ichor Aberration
- Innovative Metatect
- Mephidross Slime
- Quicksilver Lapidary
- Seething Skitter-Priest
- Skullpiercer Gnat
- Vexyr, Ich-Tekik's Heir
- Lands
List of cards that can be conjured
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) Ghalma the Shaper conjures Tempered Steel. - () Nettling Host conjures Nettlecyst.
- () Norn's Fetchling conjures Plains.
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) Hexgold Sledge conjures Goblin Gaveleer. - (
) Mephidross Slime conjures Mephidross Slime. - (
) Quicksilver Lapidary conjures Mox Opal. - (
) Darksteel Hydra conjures Darksteel Ingot and Darksteel Plate. - (
) Phyrexian Scrapyard conjures Phyrexian Scrapyard and Soul of New Phyrexia.
List of cards in Spellbooks
March Toward Perfection
Bladehold Cleaver
Contagion Dispenser
Into the Future event
The Into the Future event associated with Alchemy: Phyrexia was held on Magic: The Gathering Arena from February 28 to March 2, 2023.[5] It featured four phantom preconstructed decks intended to highlight how new cards could be used in the Alchemy format.
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| Big Red | – | – | – | R | – |
| Counter Points | – | U | – | – | G |
| For Mirrodin! | W | – | – | R | – |
| We are Legion | W | – | B | – | – |
References
- ↑ Expansion symbol
- ↑ Scryfall set list
- ↑ Monthly Announcement Day (Video). Weekly MTG. YouTube (February 21, 2023).
- ↑ Alchemy: Phyrexia Full Set Preview with Amazonian (Video). Amy the Amazonian. YouTube (February 24, 2023).
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 27, 2023). "MTG Arena Announcements – February 27, 2023 (website)". Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on March 27, 2025.
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