ALL IS ONE!!! (Heroes Fall) | Phyrexia: All Will Be One Lore

[@IForgotMySandWitch]

Random thing. I want Garruk to hunt the compleated planeswalker. Be an interesting story thing

[@AetherHub]

He is really good at killing Planeswalkers. New prey to hunt

[@obadijahparks]

Agreed.

[@connorclarke2417]

He just got un cursed please don’t

[@an3582]

Ooooooh yes.

[@placeholdername3818]

I want to see him kill Vorinclex and replace him as the Preator.

[@pelusoft]

There are no fallen heroes, but new acolytes. Hope is not lost, but stronger than ever. Perfection is at hand, achievable only through metal. All will be perfect.

[@AetherHub]

The screeching, grinding chorus of Elesh Norn sings in delight. Brothers and sisters of singular purpose rejoice.

[@XmortoxX1990]

No

[@DragonspineInfiniteZero]

Perfection is false but hope is never lost like the ebb and flow where there is darkness there will be light and no matter how bad things get it will NEVER be hopeless. So long as Elesh Norn is the vain tyrant, she is spewing oil of Phyrexia's "perfection" from both sides there will be a Rebelion. For under her rule phyrexia will be a seedling that never truely sprouts

[@pelusoft]

@@DragonspineInfiniteZero Reject the flesh and leave those unfit ideas behind. Be reborn with a true purpose! All will be one!

[@WitherFang]

@@AetherHub All will be One.

[@jokersAce2010]

Haven't felt consequences like this since Amonkhet and the Hour of Revelation. Bolas making easy work of the Gatewatch was refreshing to read. The mini stories of the citizens of Amonkhet trying to survive the chaos and flee Bolas' new eternal army was something out of a horror movie.

[@boxman7044]

“You have no idea how much time and energy I spend not destroying the minds around me just because I can, or how hard I've worked to find a way to move in a Multiverse of such simplicity without doing endless damage. I will be an incredible weapon for Phyrexian dominance.” Well that’s fucking ominous

[@IONNETO]

Comes out as an average mill card that won’t actually do much lol

[@boxman7044]

@@IONNETO except in limited and his ult isn’t that bad considering how meh most plainswalker cards have been recently

[@rennac3152]

Looking back on it…. 1. the hero’s brought only a handful of halo. The stuff that this plane hates 2. Only about half of the known planeswalkers Allies they could call on were used for this strike 3. The ones they did bring had almost nothing explained to them about the this plane or the enemy they faced. 4. I’m all about Phyrexia getting more wins in, but it’s like they nerfed the main cast.

[@JoeyBBiden]

Jace invites lukka for military knowledge. No one thinks to send forward observers to..... you know.... observe things like losing the ability to plainswalk away or EVEN a thing that separates your group upon entering the mission.

[@rennac3152]

@@JoeyBBiden they had too much faith in their plane bound forces already stationed there. For a group so experienced with fending of planar invasions, you’d think they do a better job with their own

[@wildbard4112]

To be fair, they did not have a whole lot of time to make a better plan

[@JoeyBBiden]

@@wildbard4112 But they have known about New Phrexia for a LONG time as well as Tyvar, Kia, Elspeth, Karn R.I.P (ripped into pieces), The Wandering Emporor and Shuzki having actively known that the Phrexians where planning something. I know time is weird and everything from Kealdheim to New Capenna could have been going on at the same time, but that just feels lazy. Plus they really just shit on Nissa, I get she is old property but at least put her in the main story and not the side quest with ol' Lukka turncoat. I will say this story is a much better thing then I expected though.

[@wildbard4112]

@@JoeyBBiden The Planeswalkers you mentioned were busy with their own stuff. And they did not have the full information about New Phryexia's geography and they did not expect the barrier to mess them up and displace them. They're going to need Ugin for this one

[@obadijahparks]

A real problem with their storyline is that it is always rushed. With such a large team, you'd think they'd take their time writing more rounded stories. But this one was better than the recent ones. Maybe that's the esthetic infecting me though.

[@The_Roamingfoodie]

You think they’d have full body armor too

[@archredmammoth1145]

I was talking about this to my son last night. With the amount of planning and individuals involved, you'd think there would be a lot more stories being told. Like, how and when did Urabrask decide to attack? The whole story feels super rushed like they're just trying to off the old planeswalkers. Which saddens me.

[@Fridge_Snom]

@@archredmammoth1145 read new cappena

[@TheChill001]

@@archredmammoth1145 remember when they still made books... that's just how bad it's going these days when it comes to coherent stories: there are none

[@kanevivi]

@@TheChill001 well they tried with war of the spark bug that one went south. But I agree. Also oh.... things could get nasty.

[@Enja_Near]

You didn't miss anything. One of the epilogue stories shows us how Jin Gitaxias made the Oil itself adapt so quickly.

[@Enja_Near]

@@maciejbobola uhhhhh, I think you replied to the wrong comment my guy.

[@8Smoker8]

Then Tibalt?

[@maciejbobola]

@@Enja_Near Oops! ;) Thanks!

[@Enja_Near]

@@8Smoker8 Read Tezzeret's story. I'm not spoiling anything until Seiben releases the video.

[@drfuzzy3977]

@@8Smoker8 my guess is the stories don't happen in order and the tibalt story may have happened after the events of kamogawa chronologically

[@jakobirobi2359]

"THIS looks like a job for the greatest Elder Dragon of them all...NICOL BOLAS!!! Ugin!!!" Turns to point at Ugin, who's sitting on a floating hedron, with his glasses on, reading a book, "FREE ME from this ridiculous prison, and I will avenge the multiverse on the Phyrexians!" Ugin, looks up at Bolas while closing the book, and sighs, "I suppose...it IS, after all, my modus operandi to save the day, at the last moment, with some convoluted nonsense. But if that's the plan, let's pick up an Eldrazi friend of mine that's locked away on a moon. She'll be able to help..."

[@Meck33]

Nicol bolas will be compleated

[@simonback8227]

@@Meck33 Imagine it being the reverse. Ugin gets compleated and Nicol in some way becomes a good guy?

[@JamesDM4]

@@Meck33 I dont belive he can. He made a cure for the phyrexian oil to protect himself.

[@lapobarghini5606]

We need to take back nicol bolas!!!

[@zeropoint2594]

I don´t think that would even work Ugin has taken Nicol Bolas Names from him and I guess that renders him compleatly depowered also he isn´t a Planeswalker anymore and was significant weakend when Ugin took him through the blind eterneties so I guess he isn´t there to join but some other Dragons might be: when all the Worlds are connected you not only get some of the Elder Dragons from Dominaria but also the Dragons from Tarkir and Archavios and many other Planes I can see Sarkhan swooping in on the Phyrexian with an Army of Dragons melting them away

[@smolclips5996]

Elspeth didn't immediately know what was happening. It stated on the story that Jace looked into her eyes with his blue mind magic active. Jace most likely gave elspeth one last plan and had her take it somewhere it would be most impactful without endangering everyone

[@RollieB89]

This is just a theory of mine, but what if Teferi went to the future after the events of the Brothers' War? He saw what happened that the Phyrexians won the battle. He then mastered his Time magic and went back to the past. He encountered Lilliana and told her about the event that will happen in the future. Lilliana went to Strixhaven to teach the next wave of heroes. That's why she was teaching Will and Rowan.

[@Yourbeautiful666]

Not every story can be changed with time travel. If that’s the case then none of these stories matter at all. At that point it just turns into, “We lost…” *time travel* “Nope, we’re good again” “Yaaay, no consequences!”

[@RollieB89]

@Yourbeautiful666 you have a point

[@bridge2853]

It's not changing anything it's just old veterans realizing they aren't invincible and preparing to pass the torch. I like the theory

[@RollieB89]

@bridge I took the idea from Lilliana teaching in Strixhaven and changing her name, and we never got a straight answer. Then, at the end of the Brothers' War, Teferi got lost on his way back from talking with Urza. But then comes back during March of the Macines. I feel that WotC can use a cop out and say time travel.

[@smolclips5996]

In teferis story he meets the wanderer though and she says it's only been a few days since they lost him in the anchor

[@mangelreyna6974]

I think the reason why the oil is speeding up is explained in “a garden of flesh” I think, because they explain that the Phyrexians were developing more potent and effective oil and in the story it only took a few seconds to “complete” a regular human

[@jimmyd404]

I honestly think this set up Elspeth to become a premending planes walker

[@dylanbeck8688]

My best guess is that after fully realizing what it takes to turn a planeswalker, Jin Gitaxis was able to engineer a new version of the oil that avoided the part that needed to be left alone. The Oil 2.0 overrides the old infection, sure the old version still exists but now its got new "instructions" for the completion process.

[@r207]

You are by far my favourite content creator and I cannot explain how much I appreciate your work

[@jasoncummings1970]

Well, the situation with Urza was he did die, he just sparked in that moment, and even though his physical body was destroyed, Oldwalkers in the pre-mending days were not bound to any physical form, so while Urza was able to survive thanks to his spark being an overpowered pre-mending spark. As much as I WANT Elspeth to survive, there's a good chance she's dead. She didn't just "jump on the grenade" she jumped on the nuke. Also, of course Tamiyo took more effort to compleat than the others, she was the "proof of concept" it likely took Jin all that because no one had ever compleated a planeswalker while keeping their soul and spark intact before. I theorize that after figuring out how to do so, Jin was likely able to use the data he gathered to modify the virus strain carried in the oil. Tibalt likely isn't dead, or at the very least he'll be undead in March of the Machine, after all, Venser returned as a compleat zombie.

[@UnbiasedGalaxy0]

I feel like this story has the reverse problem of War of the Spark. While that that a lot of build for kinda low consequences, Phyrexia has very what feels like very shallow buildup but just insanely high consequences.

[@brexcubo6766]

Nah they built up phyrexia for the last 10 years, and we got praetors on the last few sets and everything

[@brexcubo6766]

Remember this is no endgame, we have at least another set, and i kinda hope more

[@UnbiasedGalaxy0]

@@brexcubo6766 Even if they dont perfectly save this direct story arc, hopefully the aftermath will be cool for future sets.

[@Fearienify]

Its literally been the same amount of time, about 2-3 years just like Bolas'

[@stephenwithaph1566]

No, it's been that long since Wizards revisited New Phyrexians. We only got any kind of revisitation in earnest beginning on kaldheim. The evidence of the rushed and shallow buildup is the simple fact that they compleated so many planeswalkers off-screen to the point where some of them couldn't even get cards. Insanity.

[@GM-lx7ji]

Basicly the strike force goes all the way to the depths of hell to blow it all up, to just back chicken out and let Phhyrexia march freely on the multiverse. Sure we all know that they would lose, but not because they would start fighting amongst themselfs, that's my only gripe with the story of this set. As for how Tibalt became was completed, i guess that Vorinclex infection started to realy mess with him or compel him to go to new Phyrexia so he can be "fixed/completed".

[@JeElRoJello12]

Tibalt was complaeted in kaldheim, they mention that tibalt only worked with vorinclex because he seeded him and wouldn't "cure" him till he did what he needed to get the seed

[@CharuzuAutomatonArtificer]

Emrakul is the Multiverse's only hope, in Emeria's own words "The Soil was not receptive" on Innistrad, but since everyone wants New Phyrexia gone they will welcome her! Eldrazi for life!

[@BradDaemons]

holy shit thats how Mirrodin will be reset

[@jazybomber]

Imagine eldrexians

[@MOBO-IRON-45]

I think they are going to end up facing the Eldrazi .They both like to convert everything around them it would be a heck of a fight

[@jacobfoxall5633]

@MOBO-IRON-45 true, but for the Eldrazi they don't seek to make a plane a part of their existence...but to erase it.

[@CharuzuAutomatonArtificer]

@@jacobfoxall5633 That's what will be cool about it, Elesh Norn would panic about her perfect world being destroyed by such a monstrosity. The ultimate form of spite in that Emrakul is only flesh and flesh is what the Phyrexians despise XD

[@Str8edgejon]

I saw a similar post somewhere and the more I thought about it does make some sense. Elspith is actually Serra.

[@LuizOMenudo]

Wtf

[@chrisdowney427]

Personal theory for why these planeswalkers so easily turned is that the glistening oil used on them was "modified" by the phyrexians. From the story, Jin-Gitaxias is clearly capable of making massive leaps in understanding glistening oil and how it infects. Perhaps his study of Tamiyo's completion allowed him to refine the process to a point where certain concentrations of glistening oil can complete a planeswalker without assistance. Also, its been stated numerous times throughout this story that Mirrodin's landscape was particularly susceptible to corruption. So much so that it has resulted in transforming phyrexians from black/colorless zombies into multicolored beings. Mirrodin has influenced the phyrexians equally as much as the phyrexians have corrupted Mirrodin. It wouldn't be so hard to believe then that over time the glistening oil would "evolve" in this environment. So yeah, the fact that they turn easily without much reason given is a bit annoying, but the phyrexians have been planning for an all consuming invasion of every reality in the multiverse. Wouldn't it therefore be sensible to think that they'd be pretty well prepared to deal with planeswalkers quickly considering they are Phyrexia's only threat to total domination?

[@steveholmes3694]

At this point I don't see how they could undo the damage realm breaker has caused, I'd like to see Phyrexians become a staple race and be freed from the corruption of the oil, Phyrexians with a free will, and I feel like the way they've played jace and vraska that they would be the power couple to rule that new, new phyrexia. As for Elspeth she's gonna come back and I agree I'd like to see her as an angel (maybe she finds the real serra angel where ever she goes with the cylex) but maybe the cylex could have a different effect if she channeled all that hope instead into the cylex?

[@jeffbrownstain]

Neo Phyrexia III

[@simonback8227]

It's been said that the multiverse itself will permanently change with this storyline.

[@steveholmes3694]

@@simonback8227 I think they're going to make it a hub world similar to d&d's city of doors, which in another way could technically make planeswalkers obsolete so that could be interesting to see. Id love to see more mtg setting books for d&d to fill out more lore of each plane (and to actually play in those settings) and with planescape confirmed to come out the end of the year new Phyrexia would be an interesting way to cross the 2 products in a more concrete or canonical way

[@hrodvithit]

I can't remember when the story was but Ashiok gave Norn a nightmare before and Elspeth appeared, terrifying Norn. I think Elspeth is definitely gonna be the crux of the story.

[@lysander3262]

Neon Genesis Phyrexion

[@christopherb501]

My assumption for the faster _compleation_ is that the Reality Chip was hardwired into the very fabric of New Phyrexia itself, amplifying the efficiency of a given effect. Wouldn't be surprised if that's similarly how Realmbreaker is growing so fast. Other than that, I dunno. All I do know is, say what you will about Urza, at least he had the good sense to have his own team wear protective gear.

[@The_Roamingfoodie]

Exactly. Angie I not wearing armor is a joke.

[@peglegj9584]

i think tibalt was the second test the reason why i say second text is because of tezzeret, i think tezzeret was gin-gitaxis basically theory, tibalt became the beta test to his theory, than tamiyo became his alpha test leading into the finished product of ajani, i think after tamiyo he figured out the perfect way to do complete planeswalkers

[@darklightmagus1222]

On your thoughts on the oil now changing planeswalkers so easily, here is my opinion. Phyrexians share memories, consume, adapt, and evolve. Glistening oil (aka Phyrexian oil, Ichor) adapts its phyresis process over time making it more potent from species to species and metal to metal. But it takes a lot of time and a lot of failed attempts as it only makes changes ever so slightly in its attempts. Jin-Gitaxias does research, develops tools and creates devices to aid the oil in its phyresis attempts. He does this to increase the success rate and proficiency of the oil Once the oil succeeds, it no longer needs the device or tool to aid it in the same manner. It learns how to do the changes the device or tool made itself. This theory explains everything. Tibalt becomes a Phyrexian with the current oil in him because of the shared memory and how now planeswalkers can be changed unaided by tools and devices.

[@carbonorganism1213]

Emrakul has been shown to communicate with planeswalkers before, maybe emrakul could be broken out of the moon to destroy new phyrexia. She cares about her “children”, she might be able to help if it meant saving her eldrazi babies

[@jeffbrownstain]

Was it just me or are they DEFINITELY holding onto Emrakul for something special in the future? EDM is the only set I really experienced live and in full detail, going to prerelease, staying up on lore and buying boxed sets as they came out. I never did feel like that story was resolved. The fact that Moon Mommy was introduced in that set just to be unceremoniously Compleated lend a slight credence to this theory.

[@pluubooruu]

@@jeffbrownstain Also - look at how many of the compleated planeswalkers have had run-ins with the Eldrazi... Nahiri, Tamiyo, Nissa and Jace have all seen them firsthand. It cannot be a coincidence. Also, Emrakul said that Innistrad was not "ready". What is more "ready" then a "compleated" world?

[@zeropoint2594]

So there is another little detail that´s really interesting: it is said that the Moon of Innistrad is made out of Silver Karn is described as an "time-traveling silver Golem" and somewhere I read that Urza made him out of silver because with silver he can time travel emrakul being inside an Silver Moon could mean that she is involved in some Time Magic maybe Teferi uses the moon for a big spell

[@vinluv]

@@zeropoint2594 technically just reinstall Karn on the moon and the moon is now part of Karn ready to planeswalk anywhere? Hahaha

[@goldenRAstarcraft]

19:19 Ok so idk if someone has already said this and it’s definitely not in the story but to answer how the oil is now so effective ok planswalkers basically it works like this: phyrexia is a sort of hive mind and the oil is a self propagating element of it. Anything that makes phyrexia stronger will be present in the oil to make all of phyrexia stronger it possesses a kind of genetic memory so once they figured out how to complete planswalkers the oil began to gain that ability

[@Mikoyan01]

One thing though, Anyone hear anything about Ashiok? Last I heard she was terrorizing Elesh Norn using her nightmare magic or something in an interim side story months ago. Where is she now?

[@ezraanimusphere7673]

The way I see it, the process of completion works probably the same way as how vaccines were created. In the beginning, the process was slow as the method of how to do it was first discovered. But once the method was proven effective, Jin-Gitaxious most likely found a way to streamline the process, and incorporate it into the oil, which means it also worked retroactively on Tibalt somehow. That's my guess, thanks so much for sharing the stories!

[@henryterhune8328]

100k hype! Bravo Seiben. Question if you end up doing a Q&A thing: have you considered doing lore breakdowns of the old MTG stories and novels?

[@ir0nleviathan577]

Here's an idea, Realm Breaker connects New Phyrexia to Innistrad, home of the indisputably toughest SOBs in the multiverse. Knowing their fate if they don't work together, the humans, angels, werewolves, vampires and even the stitchers and ghoulcallers join forces to hold back the waves of completed horrors. Their frontline holds far longer than the Phyrexians and even our heroes expect it to, but eventually they do begin to falter, which is when Liesa, along with her small but devoted flock, go to the Ashmouth to gather the most unlikely of allies, the demons. She convinces them to join the fight on Innistrad's behalf, they agree and with Liesa's power, they are able to temporarily take physical form. When they arrive, the battle actually swings in Innistrad's favor as the demons and devils begin to shred the Phyrexian's frontline, and Sigarda and Liesa get a moment of reconciliation , however, this doesn't last long. The demons are fighting on borrowed time and they do eventually fade back to the Ashmouth. The Phyrexians once again start gaining ground, and to ensure their victory, Elesh Norn sends a completed planeswalker into the heart of the fight... she sends Tamiyo. While on the front, Tamiyo receives a message that actually breaks her connection to Phyrexia, and, in an ironic moment of sanity, Tamiyo casts a spell shared with her by none other than Emrakul. The eldrazi titan erupts from the moon, which is now a silvery rift that hangs over the battlefield. Having had time to recover after her last incursion on the plane, she's actually accompanied by a substantial brood. The hearts of all of Innistrad stop in that moment, seeing the greatest threat they've ever faced suddenly reappear, but something else has firmly grasped Emrakul's attention... Realm Breaker. Drawn in by the abundance of mana pouring out from New Phyrexia, she flies over the frontline. Tamiyo's last thought is of total defiance of Elesh Norn, right before she gives in to Emrakul's influence, tentacles bursting out from the metal shell covering her body, spawning from the last shreds of flesh within her, she is now apart of Emrakul. Other Phyrexian's suffer a similar fate as the titan moves through the rift and begins to tear through the Phyrexian forces that can't be converted. Her presence eventually warps reality enough to cut off Realm Breaker's connections to the other planes, trapping the Phyrexians in with her as their whole world begins to crumble, Elesh Norn gets torn apart by her former "child" Tamiyo as Emrakul share's with her the promised end she brings, breaking Norn both mentally and physically. Our heroes are left on Innistrad, the rift to New Phyrexia having closed and the moon returning to normal. The angels, Elspeth, who is now also an angel, and Melira, who's now stuck in Innistrad, start purifying the glistening oil that remains and the people celebrate their hard won victory, unconventional as it was. Elspeth and the other remaining planeswalkers know however that their work isn't done, as Innistrad wasn't the only plane attacked, and even being cut off from the collective, those surviving Phyrexians are still a threat. That said, they've won, and this story ends with a tremendous sense of hope. Just a quick idea of a scenario I'd like to see in the future.

[@zepaduse97]

Thats really good actually and better than what theyre going to write the story as honestly

[@ir0nleviathan577]

@@zepaduse97 thank you! I definitely like the Eldrazi way more than the Phyrexians, so seeing my favorite Eldrazi return to kick some metallic @$$ would be glorious!

[@starknight2262]

I just thought of something and that is this is a way for them to bring back Nicol Bolas. Because Bolas would be the only one that would know how to stop the phyrexians for good in my opinion. Remember that Bolas is very smart and clever and has alot of knowledge about the phyrexians and alot of other things as well. So i think they would go to Bolas seeking his knowledge on how to put an end to the phyrexians and Bolas would agree to help them for his freedom. It would be a good plot twist by exchanging one danger for another.

[@najlaabuoun1428]

I LIKE YOUR THINKING. IT WOULD BE A GOOD PLOT TWIST

[@ascendantfiction7220]

Nicol Bolas: You must be truly desperate to come to me for help.

[@rybankard2310]

Problem is, only jace knows about him still being alive, everyone else thinks he is dead, unless im missing something new

[@moichamoy2274]

Naw I want Emrakul to pull up

[@monkaeyes]

@@rybankard2310 ugin does right? Or did he die idk I don’t remember. Either way I’d love to see some big character involved, like emrakul, Izzet, Ugin or bolas etc.

[@golemmoon6220]

Imagine Emrakul returns after Realmbreaker demage Planes, blinde eternities with phyrexian oil

[@Naoki00]

I've heard the point that "Urza survived the blast" come up a couple times but I think the biggest issue with that is that the blast is what SPARKED him. He became an Old-Walker in the instant, which was akin to a god and was a being literally made of pure energy assuming whatever shape the consciousness was most comfortable with (as far as my memory and understanding goes). It's less likely that he actually would have survived if not for the fact that at the same time he also became a god-like reality-warping being with two supped up powerstones for eyes.

[@bubblesthoticles3737]

if shandalar is a dead plane why didnt she just take the sylex there. also, if the phyrexians have access to the blind eternities is it possible for them to encounter the eldrazi, and if the chalice on eldraine can cure garruk from the chainveil curse then can it cure phyresis/completion?

[@AetherHub]

Yes it’s possible! But they are just going to other planes. Maybe not through the blind eternities proper where Eldrazi exist. Also yeah, who knows what Elspeth really ended up with it

[@ZeroInfiniti2]

Was the chalice able to cure more than curses, phyresis isn't a curse. And we still don't know what the Eldrazi look like on the other side in the blind eternities, the realm breaker omenpaths are just opening gateways between the planes, it's not opening the blind eternities directly. Most recounts of walkers going through the blind eternities they make it sound like they travel as a spark unable to see anything around them, following a path to their destination

[@jeffbrownstain]

If everything gets compleated, then we're going to have three to five arcs of filler/buildup material over the course of the next ten years, and then it will be Eldrazi vs Phyrexia: literally the only thing any of us are holding on to this dying and overpriced series for.

[@michaeltaylor788]

@@jeffbrownstain it not dying I heard it’s still selling well it’s one of hasbro most popular products why do people keep saying it’s dying.

[@pluubooruu]

@@jeffbrownstain Magic is far from dying, despite what Hasbro and Wizards have been doing to try and kill it.

[@DiceTry]

My question is this. What is it like being the goat of mtg lore?

[@kylefrasca3632]

hey you're finally gonna get that 100k. Congrats on all your hard work!

[@AetherHub]

Thank you :) it’s all thank ms to you guys in this community.

[@starknight2262]

Honestly, I haven't been to impressed by the story of all will be one so far. Its been mediocre for me and really not that exciting but I'm hoping as the story goes on it gets better and more interesting and exciting. I was expecting so much more then what we got so far. Maybe I'm the only one that feels this way but if you happen to read this comment let me know what you think of the story so far ?

[@AetherHub]

I think it was great. A good step forward from the garb that came before it. There is only so much you can do in 5 articles for story growth. Within that restrictive format, I think it served its purpose

[@Tw1stedAng3l]

I love the story do far my only complaint is how fast everything went by. Honestly, in my opinion this should've been the novel we got and not war of the spark because if things had been paced differently the story would be better. The fact that this has so many casualties from the start also makes this hit a little harder

[@starknight2262]

@@AetherHubI think that's part of the problem it's too short. They could've had more articles then just five. I was expecting something much bigger and more exciting than this. I think they should have done something like they did with war of the spark and made a novel but with a different author of course lol. Even the cinematic was just ok. There were better cinematics than this.

[@tbd3058]

That is exactly what the MTG story writing has been throughout: mediocre and rushed

[@ToonLinksDair]

It's extremely inconsistent and slapdash, with no continuity or real character development. Do any of the planewalkers act like unique individual characters? Nahiri hardly resembles what she was like in previous lore. And where was Ugin in all of this? Does he not know or care about the multiversal phyrexian invasion? Pure contrivance and no pathos.

[@VexylObby]

The music was perfect for the strange, and unsettling possibility of loss to Phyrexia.

[@Zerokey77]

Congratulations on 100k, Questions for q/a or in general do you think tybal is dead? Do you have a theory on what “battle” is ? (See new attraxa) Who do you think is next to become phexian planes walker from a story standpoint? Is this invasion as intimidating as the war of the spark? Are you thinking of adding any new types content to the channel ?

[@ZeroInfiniti2]

Yea I pointed out that tibalt should have died unless he somehow resisted until after tamiyo's compleation (idiots on Reddit down voted me for that, funny that). The phyrexians are like a hive mind, the oil seems to have the memories and techniques so likely it now has some part of the reality chip to assimilate walkers... phyrexians are basically the Borg from star trek. Also tibalt will likely get a card in alchemy if there isn't one planned for MOM

[@giorgiobourlot]

I want to see in the next arc Liliana reacting to compleated Jace and maybe helping him recover. In the side story in Dominaria United, Lim-Dun tells her to be the weapon of Dominaria. Maybe (although I cannot say how) she’ll be one of the keys to save the planeswalkers

[@Overlordbaal8000]

I don't know where this video's release is to what stories you've read yet but according to the Tezzeret story the damage Realmbreaker has done already can really only be undone by some time wimey, deus ex machina. In the story Tezzeret remarks of traveling dozens of planes and seeing each instantaneously subsumed by the world tree of Phyrexia. It's not just a few branches and minor infection this realmbreaker has done what Yawgmoth only dreamed of. Even Kamigawa has the initial crack of infection. The only plane that seems to be unaffected was Tezzeret's old lair which is one of the coolest call backs of all time right down to the glass sand.

[@prinnynaito]

Late to the party but my personal theory as to why Planeswalkers were compleated so quickly is because they werein Mirrordin. Think about it, the inhabitants of a plane are not bother by planes natural hazards, Vedalken of Mirrordin do not suffer mercury poisoning despite living right in the middle of the quicksilver sea. The natives tolerance for those things that are normal to the plane but hazardous elsewhere are granted to planeswalker when they travel into a plane(so Tezzeret was also immune to mercury poisoning) so it makes sense that they also get the weaknesses of the natives and Mirrians are extra vunerable to Oil.

[@monkaeyes]

With everything connected currently I wonder where fibblethip’s gonna end up

[@letthenonsensebegin]

good question, was wondering the same thing

[@icstatonato]

Underrated comment

[@letthenonsensebegin]

@@icstatonato very

[@thegodroxas239]

i genuinely hate the writing for this but i have nothing but respect for you guys and have loved you guys for years. i guess if i had questions what are some of your favorite cards and sets.

[@pelusoft]

Favorite cards I have many favorites, to name a few: Sedraxis Specter, Aurochs Herd, Kroxa, Fraying Omnipotence, mana tithe, Cruel Ultimatum Favorite sets: original Ravnica, Shards of Alara, Innistrad.

[@mesachi0640]

This is how they were compleated so fast. When a living being come in contact with the oil, they begin being influenced by it. The oil also begin converting flesh into metal (and vice-versa). It is a relatively slow process called Phyresis. Phyresis alone results in the more normal-looking Phyrexians. Ideally, the Phyrexians will force a being to go through a more invasive, surgical procedure to replace biological parts with artifice. This can be done to either a still "pure" being or someone already under Phyresis. Such procedure allows for more radical modifications. When either process is finished, the new Phyrexian being is considered Compleat. --- Post-mending Planeswalkers are not immune to Phyresis. Is just that the final, Compleat result of it causes the being to lose their soul, and the spark is housed in the soul. That is, until Gitaxias developed a way around it (apparently, by having the Reality Chip tether the victim's soul during the surgery). Phyresis through the oil alone must still cause loss of spark, but again it is the slower process and the Praetors presumably got to all of them in time. Old walkers were immune because they didn't really have a body. Their body was projected by their spark, and so it couldn't be altered by oil or surgery. Modern walkers have actual physical bodies that are just as organical as anyone else's. During the original Scars of Mirrodin block, the main walkers *became* immune in some way (Elspeth, Koth and Venser through Melira's magic, Tezzeret through an inoculation Bolas gave him). Because Karn got both Venser's spark and the immunity at the same time, people thought the spark was what saved him from Phyresis/Compleation, but it was Melira's magic again. During the current story, the Planeswalker strike team was in a rush, and got divided when they arrived. So many where captured while alone, and others got tainted by the oil and couldn't be saved in time.

[@henryterhune8328]

I do have to say - this set makes Phyrexians way too like classic zombies. Dead walkers become compleated (Nahiri and Jace), getting any Phyrexian oil in you automatically compleats you, even if you are a Planeswalker, etc. I think they were just kinda playing fast and loose with the lore, especially given that just a couple sets ago we saw the compleation of Tamiyo as a whole process. I take the point that maybe they improved the oil (though that wouldn't be so machine orthodox), but I kinda think they just wanted Zombie style infection.

[@nostalgikmatt3849]

it reminds me of the halo franchise flood. even small flood particles would infect someone. idk it just reminds me of that.

[@theoutspokentheorist9578]

What would be really interesting would be if Elspeth came back from the blast of the Sylex and came back stronger. Exploring more of that potential angel history, maybe even with a more powerful version of halo or another similar plot device that could reverse the compleation altogether, putting her on the map for Phyrexia's forces and creating a reverse of a last stand situation. Sure, they are on their last legs, but if Elpseth can bring back planeswalkers, they would slowly regain some kind of fighting chance. Could be really cool

[@ibrahimmagic1377]

you deserve every sub you have and wish you a lot more

[@TKTigerkat]

I'm sure the compleated planeswalkers will be cured. If this wasn't the case, I see no reason why Ajani did not die to Elspeth in that scene. There was also heavy foreshadowing that she would save him in her BRO side story. Their bodies are just machine now? Kaya and Saheeli literally invented a device that can pull the soul of a planeswalker out of their body in the form of the temporal anchor. Now they would still need to restore or recreate their original bodies, but that doesn't seem impossible in mtg. I would bet Strixhaven has such knowledge. There is also Teferi who is back.

[@Enja_Near]

Teferi is stuck in prephased Zhalfir.

[@TKTigerkat]

@@Enja_Near he talked with the Wanderer who told them the invasion was upon them at the end of the Alone sidestory

[@callmeriggy]

@@TKTigerkat Probably so they can collide again when Elspeth awakens whatever is hinted at being inside her.

[@erebusvonmori8050]

Honestly if you want a body crafted wholesale, you probably want to talk to Sorin.

[@robgmb6311]

Glad your numbers are going up my dude

[@R0dLentini]

Nicol Bolas. If the blind eternities are indeed connected, it means Bolas's prison is also amongst them, either they will compleat him to be the ultimate weapon or Bolas will end up being struck a deal with to aid in the war against New Phyrexia

[@boxman7044]

If I remember correctly Bolas can’t be compleated

[@R0dLentini]

@@boxman7044 Why?

[@boxman7044]

@@R0dLentini I think it was mentioned back during the original phyrexian sets? I’d have to check.

[@Fearienify]

Its like no one read the story, the plane is sealed off, ugin is literally the plane itself now and Bolas was stripped of everything including his name which means hes just a pathetic dragon now

[@R0dLentini]

@@Fearienify I actually didn't read it lol, I just started on MTG back in september. Good to know I was wrong tho

[@darionlevanowitz6736]

Emrakul Emrakul Emrakul! The true Queen of the multiverse shall defeat the mother of machines. The enteral infinity-this world is mine. The absolute-I shall have all. The beginning-I shall be all. The being-all are'mrakul. The end. The end. The end.

[@JamesDM4]

Man I rly hope they bring her back

[@Tempis73]

These are based off the stories that Wizards has on the website right? I like that they are not worried about killing off their main characters. I think they made Jace weak AF though. The Phyrexian stories have been my favorite and I am glad we are here again.

[@raser4329]

They address it in the story by saying that he uses lots of his energy preventing his power from obliterating all the minds around him. It is also implied that phyrexian Jace would suffer no such restriction.

[@q-tip9962]

If we are to reverse the compleation on planeswalkers, it will have to require Halo, as you mentioned they have become more if not entirely machine. Maybe the only way to return to flesh would be to give up their spark or maybe they have to go on a quest to get the wish spell to help I don't know. It doesn't help that we have only exceptions to compleation being reversed.

[@antoniomromo]

The oil has had the ability to corrupt since Miridin. It just does so slowly. I believe a side story mentioned how its ability to adapt had intensified.

[@haladmirknowsbest]

So this was their way to wrap up the Phyrexian story and wipe the slate clean for new Planeswalkers

[@jamest7324]

Elspeth planeswalks into the blind eternities and becomes an Angel Eldrazi Planeswalker, then the Eldrazi come back and the MTG multiverse is basically an apocolyptic warzone with pockets of planes resisting the phyrexian take over and the eldrazi becoming a threat to match the Phyrexians. Idk, probably not going to happen, but if the Eldrazi are the inhabitants of the blind eternities and there are still many in the blind eternities I wonder if they will come out after Elspeth possibly planeswalks into them, I assume Emrakul might escape knowing that this is the time. Man so many ways this can go, it'll be cool to see what direction the next sets take.

[@Technotombomb]

Tyvar was an MVP here - held his own!

[@etiennemasquelin35000]

I think Tibalt got infected on Kaldheim, and the oil quickly installed in his mind, he became slowly attracted to Phyrexia, got there to get phyrexianised the ''classic'' way, and got compleated by the attraction of the glistening oil

[@Drillbit993]

Imagine how cool this would have felt reading this from a comic or animated short and not a wall of web text…

[@White6Rock6Shooter6]

While it doesn't explain Tibalt, yes it was actually put out there that Jin-Gitaxias made the oil more potent, which is why the new Melira can't prevent poison all together, just diminish its effects.

[@abeniciocordoba-wilson71]

Tamiyos compleation is a "flash" which could imply the speed at which it happens considering in Neon she was take 4/5 in and compleated by the end.

[@nebDDa]

Idk why they even let jace keep holding the sylex

[@sladerodriguez5431]

Old school eldrazi vs. phyrexians and maybe an elder dragon villain tossed in could be enemy of my enemy is my friend. Also lore question, Bolas army from amnokhet how would they be impacted by the oil?

[@corey2232]

I find it interesting that Elesh Norn & Co. took out more planeswalkers than Nicol Bolas managed through the entire War of the Spark arc. An even more powerful, planeswalking Norn would be even more dangerous 😳

[@Battleguild]

She took out named walkers. Bolas killed an untold amount of nameless walkers. Right now, we don't know if the compleated walkers can be cured or not.

[@corey2232]

@Aether Veilborne Fair point, though I was referring to named walkers who have direct impact on the modern story. Unknown/unnamed walkers of the past were probably killed over a far longer period of time compared to the brief run Norn has had to rack up such significant numbers.

[@Vaantoote]

I'm starting to think Tamiyo being compleated has a purpose, maybe to release Emrakul from the moon and make that Eldrazi compleated 🥶 after possible defeat of Phyrexians. Hey maybe this will be the plot of the MoM: Aftermath🤓

[@robloxplayer0003]

Honestly that would be an awesome "my hubris just bit me in the arse" moment, as the eldrazi distort reality at will, being completely immune to any attack thrown at them.

[@michaelroywright9975]

I think Emrakul is going to be the one that saves the day.

[@nicolasbolas2247]

I don't think the eldrazi can be completed. Are they even living? I thought the drones were just extensions of the titans

[@ryanmcfarland3788]

Naw I want them to try and emrakul just says no and starts wrecking stuff and they have to release nicol bolas for help

[@N7xVoss]

@@ryanmcfarland3788 That would be awesome IMO.

[@collinhopkins6646]

Phyresis is like Borg nanoprobes. I believe the glistening oil adapts as perfection is pretty much the same thing for Phyrexians and the Borg from Star Trek.

[@2099arashiko]

It feels like the completetion needed death (except with how lukka turned). Nahiri could have had that artery slashed in her neck which gave a slow death and she may not have turned till she basically killed herself. So maybe death is the key trigger.

[@Powershade117]

Okay hear me out...but I do think that the theory that the oil is now more potent works, even with acknowledging Tibalt. Let's look at Kaldheim, where Vorinclex planted the seed within him. Tibalt was infected before the events of Kaldheim's story took place and yet he wasn't compleated in the slightest. He showed no signs of any consequences...because the oil within him was not strong enough. His planeswalker spark was still enough to keep it at bay...keeping it as just a seed, just as Vorinclex had said. Now jump to Kamigawa, where Jin-Gitaxias managed to compleat the first planeswalker using the reality chip, special surgery, and likely some phyrexian oil in the process. This breakthrough is HUGE and one that Jin-Gitaxias would want to put all resources on deck to improve upon it. He's also got a new vessel from which to draw samples from, that being Tamiyo herself. With her compleation, the oil inside her was likely different, altered, and perhaps even enhanced because she is a planeswalker. If this is the case, and with Jin-Gitaxias himself at the forefront of this research, it makes sense that he could make such vast improvements to the glistening oil thanks to Tamiyo's corrupted blood. It is sad that this all happened off screen, but I theorize that Tibalt eventually sought out Vorinclex to make good on his promise. However, poor Tibalt didn't realize that Jin-Gitaxias had succeeded in improving the oil...and so Vorinclex shows the half-devil why he is not a Praetor to be trifled with. I can envision a hunt and a battle ensuing, only for Vorinclex to repeat what he did on Kaldheim, only this time with Jin-Gitaxias's improvements. Now instead of a dormant seed, Phyresis spreads rapidly throughout Tibalt's body. Perhaps he was even patient zero for Jin-Gitaxias's tests of the new oil. With Tibalt's compleation, his theories would have been proven correct and "the great work" would continue as they began churning out more and more of this stronger oil. Long-winded, but I couldn't stop myself from adding a little dramatic flare. So yeah, I think it still lines up for the oil being improved and Tibalt just got another dose later.

[@darksteel913]

On the one hand, I am excited for potential consequences. On the other hand, we have enough macguffins that I suspect our losses will be minimal. Karn, Elspeth, Tezzeret, and Teferi could likely undo this whole thing, unfortunately.

[@nicolasbolas2247]

they absolutely massacred Nissa with that haircut

[@lysander3262]

RIP Tibalt. They gave him the same treatment as Dack Fayden in WAR. No card, just dead. And mostly just to make Tyvar look cool as the new elf Planeswalker.

[@Fangs-jo4bq]

Question which is stronger. Phyriaxian or the eldraize.

[@AetherHub]

I’d say Eldrazi. Simply because they already had the power to go to any plane.

[@Fangs-jo4bq]

@@AetherHub I see that would give them an edge. Here's one that may take some thought. Will the phyriaxian win against the Halo flood?

[@zebrasmith]

Why the fuck did Elsbeth teleport the blast away? That was the whole fucking point of the mission

[@spencerj.6342]

Yeah, I don't get it either.. because she didn't blow up the tree, she essentially guaranteed that glistening oil will spread all throughout the multiverse. Potentially destroying a bunch of planes obviosuly sucks but I'd rather take that chance than to doom literally everyone and their mother.

[@DragonspineInfiniteZero]

Thinking about it elesh norn wouldn’t have to invade but play the part of a Masai offering the sick and dying a chance to not only recover but evolve

[@Bull_1112]

Congrats on the amazing milestone! I only just found you recently but I absolutely love the content. My question is, back when we got to chose who would win between the phyrexians or mirrodins, what do you think would have happened story wise throughout mtg history if the phyrexians lost there?

[@skiadrum4047]

most pre-mending planeswalkers r quite immortal, that explains urza somewhat survived

[@vatarants]

How you can become "perfect" when "perfect you" is not you anymore.

[@GloryrushGaming-eu7nm]

Jace once tried to save cursed garruk, now maybe garruk will try to save infected jace

[@D2RCR]

Congrats on the upcoming milestone!

[@3XZDgg]

What playlists should i watch if i wanna catch up on the lore that's happened since bolas got defeated?

[@r207]

Thank you for the amazing content and continues videos covering the lore

[@mrrbb2028]

Less than 500 🎉🎉 100k let’s goooo . Love that story and the twists

[@petrkovacs3191]

Theros Gods.. magic/enchantment creatures that in "essence" can be resistant to Phyrexian oil/Phyresis.. This can be in future the part where tides of War turn. Cleansing by the Gods.

[@brotquel1592]

Obviously they are gonna save the compleated PW! They have Melira, the kami of the spark, halo, the oil vaccine that Bolas injected into Tezzeret... trust me, Wizards is NOT gonna let their posterboi Jace go like that. I just want my golgari gurls back... and Nahiri too... As for surviving the blast of the Sylex, Elspeth is gonna survive for plot purpoises, but keep in mind that Urza survived by igniting his spark in the pre-mending era, aka, becoming a multidimensional over-god.

[@J-Salamander69]

🤔Why not have a clean slate? Why not kill Jace? Their so-called beloved "central" character no longer aligns with WOTC's join-or-die diversity quota. Jace is a white male - which is clearly problematic for a woke-facing mega-corp like Hasbro. Kaya and Teferi are WOTC's newly crowned current-gen micky mouse duo. Get used to it. Ironically this version of The Phyrexians epitomize exactly what the woke agenda is, it's a compleation process and we (the consumer) are expected to submit. (Explanation for my controversial/awful comment: I've sadly become cynical about fiction and storywriting in this era, where everything is shaded by some virtue-signaling agenda. As individual characters I think both Kaya and Teferi are fine and should be involved - however this storyline shows beyond all doubt that Kaya's inclusion is absolutely intended to come at the cost of pushing Jace aside. IMHO)

[@KeeganMcKinney]

My theory is that when Tibalt temporarily became a god he lost his spark. So when he opened the portal, it caused his DNA to slowly shift between each world and since he connected to New Phyrexia, it allowed the oil to course through his body since it resides in everything infected. 🤔

[@Morte_n]

I agree that this is at least some cosequences and not the weird War of the Spark tease we got with everyone dying and it was only Gideon, Domri and Dack. Yeah a lot of Walkers died or got chased in the aftermath but only Dovin got killed as a result and Ugin and Bolas are still alive but chilling in the Meditation Realm. I just hope they don't rewind that decision and we got stuck with consequences and a change in the story! Because the only thing that really happend since War that was notworthy was maybe Jaya dying and that's it? My oppinion on the story is that WotC story department needs more time to flesh out stuff at the moment, we are rushing stuff and got the opposite which we had with the block format of worlds having too little time to breath and develope. This leaves us with a lot of open questions and story threats dangeling around. Oh! And my biggest pet peeve is to hate on that we need a new Walker on every darn plane! Was I happy to see Streets NOT introducing another new Walker we need to keep up with! :D

[@akiosan0098]

What is your favorite deck archetype? (Tribal, aggro, aristocratics, etc)

[@henryterhune8328]

Look, there's no way that Elspeth is really gone, cause they definitely would have given her the card and not the wanderer (who is in the story for about 15 seconds). That said, Elspeth straight up killing Jace is fantastic. Absolutely worth not resetting time

[@GamingTimeWithEO]

So the Sylex was detonated in the blind eternities? Where the eldrazi titans live? Out of the 7 compleated planeswalkers, 4 have personally helped deafeat/imprison the eldrazi. And out of them, 2 have had a direct mental connection with Emrakul (Tamiyo got possessed and Jace played mind chess with her.) I just really miss the eldrazi okay

[@Cybershroom]

You know, Tefferi should keep himself as far away from the oil as possible, if he becomes kompleated, that's one powerful time mage that can spell disaster for everyone.

[@JohnnyYeTaecanUktena]

You know when it is a small infection like say a hand or arm, then why not just cut off the damn arm?

[@imminentgusta1563]

Elspeth might live for plot reasons, but lets clear the facts. Urza didn't survive his sylex blast he Planes walked out of the explosion as his Old walker spark ignited. So as basically a god he dodged the blast altogether, where as Elspeth jumped out the window bomb in hand

[@MOBO-IRON-45]

The Phyrexians are always fighting each other evil always turns in on its self given enough time

[@Tyrant2129]

After these last couple chapters I still have to wonder why in the world did nobody take the Sylex from Jace, even if the infection slow it still doesn’t make sense to have someone whose infected carry it

[@Madgunner117]

Hello, are you looking forward to the prerelease of this set ?

[@AetherHub]

Yes. Very much so :)

[@luisivanpozos2090]

Thanks a lot for the story Seiben, I agree its far better than war of the spark, but it feels rushed and I also agree that compleation is far too quick compared to Tamiyo's compleation. I was hoping this arch would last longer and that we could go to other planes, where a compleated planeswalker revealed itself for us to feel a sense of urgency and maybe 1 o 2 years later having this inevitable event of the realbreaker to feel really epic. But i guess having consequences in this arch is something to be greatfull for. Thanks again for your content ✌🏻

[@forgottenking3326]

At least 2 enemies remain to face elesh norn. Lilliana and emrakul. Not only this but undoing the mending will save those planeswalkers.

[@jesuschrist9677]

ok, but why does jace still get to hold the ancient magic WMD, shouldnt some one less... infected hold it?

[@AetherHub]

Because he is dying and wants to sacrifice himself. They wanted to take it from him but they thought the infection would run slower