Whenever a Phyrexian you control deals combat damage to a player, that player gets two poison counters." Structure : 4 wins or 2 losses in Best-of-One matches Entry : 2,000 gold or 400 gems Rewards : Stained-Glass Showcase Card Style Rewards The following showcase card styles can be earned in this event
R&D has always had fond memories of the card and decided to put it into the one color that actually deals direct damage to attackers (specifically), white
Drawing Cards with Nymris | Commander | Jason Alt Commander (1) 1 Nymris, Oona's Trickster Creatures (21) 1 Brazen Borrower 1 Brineborn Cutthroat 1 Crafty Cutpurse 1 Cunning Nightbonder 1 Dream Eater 1 Hullbreacher 1 Lochmere Serpent 1 Naiad of Hidden Coves 1 Nimble Obstructionist 1 Notion Thief 1 Opposition Agent 1 Portal Mage 1 Slitherwisp 1 Snapcaster Mage 1 Spectral Sailor 1 Stunt Double 1 Thassa's Oracle 1 Torrential Gearhulk 1 Venser, Shaper Savant 1 Voracious Greatshark 1 Wavebreak Hippocamp Planeswalkers (1) 1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries Instants (31) 1 Aetherize 1 Arcane Denial 1 Brainstorm 1 Commandeer 1 Counterspell 1 Countersquall 1 Cyclonic Rift 1 Deadly Rollick 1 Desertion 1 Dig Through Time 1 Drown in the Loch 1 Fact or Fiction 1 Fierce Guardianship 1 Frantic Search 1 Gather Specimens 1 Go for the Throat 1 Impulse 1 Mana Drain 1 Mystical Teachings 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Narset's Reversal 1 Negate 1 Opt 1 Pongify 1 Rapid Hybridization 1 Reality Shift 1 Rewind 1 Spelljack 1 Swan Song 1 Unwind 1 Vampiric Tutor Enchantments (4) 1 Faerie Tauntings 1 Omen of the Dead 1 Omen of the Sea 1 Rhystic Study Artifacts (9) 1 Arcane Signet 1 Charcoal Diamond 1 Dimir Signet 1 Fellwar Stone 1 Mind Stone 1 Sky Diamond 1 Sol Ring 1 Talisman of Dominance 1 Thought Vessel This almost feels like a tribal deck to me - we have Cunning Nightbonder and Niad of Hidden Coves reducing the cost of our "flash tribal" cards and that's as many warchiefs as most tribes get
[-2]: Create a 2/3 black Vampire creature token with flying and lifelink
All in all, I'm extremely excited for this card and will 100% be playing it in Azorius Control decks to come
With enough energy cards, in fact, the attack could in theory live up to its name when it comes to damage potential
