In this very special episode in honor of our new Phyrexian overlords, we’re going back to where it all began. Join Austin and Connor as they compleat their knowledge (and yours!) of Magic’s earliest Phyrexian cards, from Alliances to Weatherlight.

• See all today’s cards: https://scryfall.com/search?q=(phyrexia+OR+ft%3Aphyrexia+OR+t%3Dphyrexian)+is%3Afirstprinting+year%3C%3D1997+-e%3Atmp&order=released&dir=asc 
• Gates to Phyrexia zine: https://web.archive.org/web/19991115200145/http://www.phyrexia.com/magazine/issue1.shtml 
• Priest of Yawgmoth + Spine of Ish Sah + Mirran Spy combo: https://tappedout.net/mtg-combos/mirran-spy+priest-of-yawgmoth+spine-of-ish-sah/ 
• Other auras similar to Phyrexian Boon: https://scryfall.com/search?q=o%3A%2Fas+long+as+it%27s.*otherwise%2F 
• “Phyrexian” could be replaced with “useless”: https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.trading-cards.magic.misc/c/q2eEIIpAHZk/m/O1PYCkhOWgsJ  
• Hulk Flash! early primer: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/the-real-deal-hulk-flash-the-new-face-of-legacy-plus-more/ 
• “Canticle” reviews Phyrexian Walker: https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy/c/kwx7cFt8hR0/m/po6xvrbXKfIJ 
• Fruity Pebbles decklist: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/fruity-pebbles-2009-01-06 
• Cantripping artifacts throughout history (including “slow trips”): https://scryfall.com/search?q=o%3A%2Fsacrifice.%2Adraw+a+card%2F+t%3Aartifact+is%3Afirstprinting&order=released&dir=asc 

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• Gate to Phyrexia - 02:24
• Phyrexian Gremlins - 13:08
• Priest of Yawgmoth - 20:37
• Yawgmoth Demon - 30:10
• Phyrexian Boon - 39:44
• Phyrexian Devourer - 44:51
• Phyrexian Portal - 52:17
• Phyrexian War Beast - 58:27
• Phyrexian Tribute - 1:02:39
• Phyrexian Purge - 1:05:32
• Phyrexian Dreadnought - 1:11:10
• Phyrexian Vault - 1:20:08
• Phyrexian Marauder - 1:25:44
• Phyrexian Walker - 1:31:13
• Gallowbraid - 1:34:18
• Morinfen - 1:35:04
• Phyrexian Furnace - 1:42:47

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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com 

• Intro - To You, by Ikson
• Outro - Summer, by Ikson
• 1:41 - Hey, by Ikson 
• 1:51:25 - Sahara, by Ikson