Yawgmoth and the Rise of Phyrexia | Magic: The Gathering | MTG Lore

[@bulbasaurappreciator]

The Phyrexians were always the scariest and most well fleshed out villains to me. The cult-like fervor, medical experimentation, and metal unlife. Can't wait to finish this video.

[@eleanorsfate445]

Heh. "Fleshed-out". Hehe...

[@elijahhayter3026]

Stuff like this, makes cenobites look tame… and I hope to never see it happen.

[@aquablue3dsi]

(Deep in Yawgmoth's realm, Urza stopped dead in his tracks and rubbed his soot-filled eyes. "Mishra?") Flavor text of Urza's Guilt. Hurts my very soul to read this line after everything that had happened

[@Bloodian]

I can empathize, but like 10 lines later, Mishra says something like, "Urza! Yawgmoth has said he will permit you to take me from this place. Please, planeswalk me away and let me die in peace," to which Urza basically says,"I see your test, Yawgmoth, and feel nothing! Goodbye, Brother." Then he walks away to the sound of Mishra screaming. So.... yeah, I know he felt guilt, but he chose knowledge over mercy.

[@elijahhayter3026]

@@Bloodian was that really mishra?

[@ItWatchesWithoutEyes]

​​@@elijahhayter3026 Likewise. Had Urza planeswalked away with him, the scourge caused by Karn would have started long before anyone could have stopped it. Urza unknowingly saved the planes with this singular action.

[@darthcarnage6734]

Ahhh the good old days back in apocalypse and invasion,urzas block..

[@muadibadder3345]

Yawgmoth has always been my no.1 villain of the setting. No one beats his backstory and lore, not even Nicol Bolas, at least for me

[@refundreplay]

Nicol Bolas is kind of like a Saturday Morning Cartoon. Yawgmoth is a well written villain, IMO.

[@muadibadder3345]

@@refundreplay ☝️💯 and Yawgmoth's attrocities are somewhat realistic and kinda applicable in a real world sense. And he's comparable to real life historical monsters such as dr. mengele and da head doc from unit 731, just cranked up to 11. Which makes him even more scarier compared to bolas

[@BlackFresh1]

I agree with you there. Always loved his lore and phyrexian lore in general.

[@apharys8921]

Same. The Thran novel is so good too, it's almost like Yawgmoth is manipulating the reader along with everyone else in the book.

[@ICantThinkOfAFunnyHandle]

@@refundreplay tbh the most impressive part of bolas was his plans but as soon as you see the dragon behind it all it's kinda... Underwhelming

[@ryankelly6595]

Amazing job man! Yawgmoth is my favorite character in the MTG multiverse and I have been waiting a loooong time for someone to compile his story into one video. You did him justice. Well done!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thanks, happy to hear the video is worthy of The Ineffable

[@sic12052]

Yawgmoth has always been my favorite too. His rise to power in the thran book was amazing.

[@gamedaiv9168]

He is Mine too and I play Golgari yawgmoth in modern 😋

[@Suo_kongque]

Yawgmoth, Niv Mizzet, and Bolas are my favorites. I will admit I have a special place for Bolas, as he was the first card given to me by my dad

[@raindrainxi]

Spice8rack has a great video on Yawgmoth as well.

[@Thomas-eh3df]

The Yawgmoth card also has the three most quintessential aspects of the "pay for power" theme of black mana: Pay life, sac a creature, discard a card. It has the two most emblematic properties of a spreading disease in Mtg: -1/-1 and proliferate. And lastly, it represents a character so reviled by his peers that humans are straight up unable to block him.

[@Duskstone89]

Man I really need to read The Thran for myself, every retelling/summary I listen to always depict certain events and characters in different ways. Sometimes Dyfed is Yawgmoth's accomplice, other times she's unwittingly manipulated. Sometimes the Null Sphere crew are heroic martyrs who fling the device into orbit in an effort to destroy Yawgmoth, other times they are cowards who just try to save themselves from the Stonecharger blasts.

[@Josephkerr101]

One of the best books. Second only to the gathering dark imo

[@Kalmana]

Iirc it's also an audio book if that's more you're thing. But yeah. It's a really good book

[@sukidashing3882]

i restarted playing magic and read the thran as coincidentally BRO came out....MTG might be the most underrated IP with respect to entertainment around

[@askani21]

A guy made an excellent audiobook version of The Thran novel, and it's right here on KZbin! Check out Card Bazaar's channel, I really loved his voice and acting. He gives Yawgmoth a deep strong voice. It's also an excellent novel, the author is really good.

[@Razmedivh]

One point that the the book the Thran actually pushes, it that none of the people outside of Halcyon who bring accusations against Yawgmoth do so with proof. Since Yawgmoth believes in germs and biology and they all believe in magic and artifice, every story of Yawgmoth's atrocity is balanced with the possibility that he was really healing them of a disease they did not understand. In the video it says he 'did' these things and offers reasons why but the book never goes so far as to say he does them, only that he's accused of doing them. This is important because one of Yawgmoth's themes is Monster or Ubermincht. His metamorphosis into Tyrant and then God is one that he believes is necessary because he believes that he's truly the best there ever was and the book generally leaves that up to the reader.

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

I've not read the book, I've watched the spice8rack video on it and this video though and that was enough information to know that yawgmoths other actions should be more than enough proof for the reader that he did indeed do that and that no he is emphatically not "the best there ever was" but a monster the entire time. its genuinely concerning if someone thinks anything he did was good or justifiable in anyway.

[@Razmedivh]

@@wesleywyndam-pryce5305, oh he's most definitely not heroic as the Father of Machines and he does do several dark things throughout the book. The book just makes sure to never actually have any of his accusers actually present proof. So all of the dark deeds we see can be framed as purely retaliatory. Which is important for characters like Rebbec, Urza, Glacyon and even Gerrard down the road. He definitely attacks Dysfed when she tries to remove his godhood. He leaves the power stones in Glacyon when he threatens to kick him out once he's cured. He uses WMDs on armies and is even willing to sacrifice his own army. But the book also makes a clear point in the fact that many of his detractors have their own nefarious agendas and therefore since no one is ever actually able to bring forth any proof against him the book hangs the point of whether he started off evil or was pushed into it. One of the closing lines is very clear that Rebbec abandoning him and declaring him a monster is what kills his humanity. Not at all something to emulate, don't misunderstand me, ubermincht are not real humans and it is always very clear that he 'could be and most probably is' a monster from the go. It's just neat how the book is written so as not to actually declare it.

[@CardBazaarYT]

When I did the Thran audiobook and the Thran summary video years ago, Yawgmoth was the person that I became fascinated with so much. Superbly intelligent human who was basically obsessed with progressing the human race to perfection at basically the cost of all other races. People followed that man almost blindly. He was a scientifically based politician that found a way to become a god on phyrexia and basically made MTGs version of nuclear weapons to kill off the most advanced civilization at the time to mere legend. I can go on so much about this but Yawgmoth’s early years are crazy. I enjoyed this video so much. Keep doing videos like this.

[@ReaperofKings]

I for one am really looking forward to the next Phyrexian war and personally I don't think Urabrask really cares about becoming the next father but for now his goal is to over throw Elesh Norn so let's see how that goes.. great video like always mate keep it up!!

[@TheLorebrarians]

So am I and thank you!

[@kyddkreature9801]

Urabrask has been undermining Norn's plans nearly since the beginning (by hiding Mirran rebels)... I also dont think he wishes to lead New Phyrexia, but rather just embodies the chaos of red mana

[@jazybomber]

I want Elesh to destroy atleast a couple of planes before she goes down

[@DaemonKeido]

@@kyddkreature9801 If I understand Urabrask right, I would imagine he embodies the Phyrexian desire to exist in its most primal way. To simply exist is to be an example of Phyrexian glory. There is no need to expand their numbers via dark evangelising, for those worthy will join as they desire. There is no need to cull the weak from within to ensure the strong advance, for those worthy of it will do so as they desire. There is no need to enforce or guide the blessed perfection, for those worthy of it will do so by simply existing as they desire. There is no need to do anything but Exist to the Red Phyrexians. It is not Chaos, but Certainty that guides the red mana that flows within them. They are certain that they need not do anything other than be themselves, and that will be enough to personify the glory of Phyrexia. To that end, If Urabrask gets his wish, we could see perhaps a more.......tolerant Phyrexia, if such a term can exist. They will still be horrific monsters of flesh and artifice, but it will be a chosen change. Not one that is forced upon the unwilling. They won't be passive as such, of course. But the threat of Red Phyrexia will be dependant on the individual in question. They will act as a perfect wild card, a neutral faction that can change the path of destiny as befits their instinct in the face of the problem at hand.

[@MotorcycleYeti]

@@DaemonKeido Agreed. I think Urabrask really embodies the Freedom aspect of the color Red. He believes in achieving perfection but values the freedom to make that choice. This would make him the Foil of other Phyrexians and placing him at the head of New Phyrexia would be a way to neutralize the threat in lieu of actually defeating it. I still want to see Phyrexians vs Eldrazi cage match though. (hint hint wink wink Tamiyo make it happen plz)

[@eljuanpapas]

Thran history is so fascinating . makes dominaria a kind of post apocalyptic world

[@refundreplay]

Twice. The second was Urza's Apocalypse unleashed by the Golgothian Sylex.

[@simonteesdale9752]

@@refundreplay Three times actually, there's also the whole mess around the mending, and time breaking. (As seen in time spiral block)

[@ATADSP]

@@simonteesdale9752 In the near future it might be four times, depending on how the next sets play out (Brother's War and Phyrexia, One Will Be all). The moral of the story is don't live on Dominaria

[@danielsebald5639]

You all somehow missed the most obvious one… 4205

[@mawillix2018]

Add ice age as well.

[@lostmana]

Excellent introduction, you utilized the blur effect in a very new and unique way, it built up to a nice reveal and you didn't fixate too long on it, *chefs kiss*. Will devote time to this later tonight

[@IDremOI]

Great work! Summarising the story of the novels and associating it with the relevant cards is a great way to present the rich lore of the game. Good and simple scripting and narration, image editing and backing track doesn't distract from the content of the story, what a great balance! I've been waiting for something like this for a while, you've got my subscription!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thank you for the kind words and support! Welcome to the channel, I hope to deliver more content you enjoy

[@henkdachief]

actually i am 4 minutes in and the phyrexian in the art is crovax and not yawgmoth!

[@supremeverdict359]

Glory to the Father of Machines Yawgmoth!! Praise the Machine Spirit.. Praise the Omnissiah!!.

[@barraki6706]

*Me, a contrarian (though your reference is still a neat one):* Apart, we are Broken. But united, we are God.

[@elias1579]

It’s actually Nurgle who corrupted Yawgmoth in the beginning. It’s all part of the Great Game 🤯

[@etinarcadiaego7424]

It's actually coming. Transhumanism is the future, one I embrace fully.

[@Wyterber]

@@elias1579wouldn’t Yawgmoth be the only person who could actually entirely defeat Nurgle? If he fully completes Phyresis then Nurgle could never again spread disease or pestilence. Never again would the creatures and people be killed by Nurgles machinations. The father of machines is the answer. He is the cure

[@kylewinton3226]

Thank you so much for doing this. Yawgmoth has always been my favorite MTG villain. The amount of love and effort put into this video is tangible.

[@TheLorebrarians]

I appreciate the kind words, glad you enjoyed!

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

he's definitely super interesting, I found out about him from the spice8rack video and now I'm on a lore binge lol.

[@bbd121]

I've always wondered about them; the Phyrexians seems to be impossible to completely clean off a plane once they've gotten their oily claws into it. Fighting them seems to be a step forward and 2 steps back, especially with the recent Tamiyo thing. I wonder if you could 'uncomplete' a person.

[@violeth2255]

Compleation isn't something one "reverses." In a process akin to an accelerated version of the ship of Theseus, compleation sequentially replaces the majority of the subject's organic components with mechanical replacements such that consciousness is no longer bound to the original organic body, but to the new mechanical form. We see this most prominently with Vorinclex's arrival on Kaldheim. His organic components destroyed, Vorinclex rebuilt himself using Kaldheim's fauna whilst maintaining his memory and consciousness. Barring a deus ex machina, the most you could hope reverse compleation would be to break their instinctual loyalty to Phyrexi/Phyrexians and restore their original personality. And even then l, they've still got Phyrexian oil pumping through their bodies leaving every compleated walker a time bomb threatening to create another New Phyrexia internationally or not.

[@victoraguirre7486]

@@violeth2255 I hope not and frankly, I hope that Phyrexia wins for a change.

[@bobboberson6664]

@@victoraguirre7486 they already did on mirrodin aka new phyrexia

[@Youmama187]

Yawgmoth's plans were far more far reaching then any know. Even with new phyrexia, I would not be surprise to see Yawgmoth some how survived

[@joelestrada6795]

@@Youmama187 na, he's dead. His power was connected to the Phyrexia. With the plane destroyed he lost connection to his power.

[@Urabrask]

The songs of Phyrexia will soon plate the multiverse in perfect metal

[@samuraicupcake289]

I've heard this story before from others, but I think the way you told it was the best. I particularly liked how you used the cards, clips and editing effects to support it.

[@DenWesker]

I always liked lore, fantasising on the story behind games, characters, places, worlds. But I've never found someone interested as I was, not until today. The amount of effort in realising this video, the writing, the animations of cards for e better explaining. Really so far I can tell, you're a hero to me, I enjoyed so much watching and listening to this video that subscribing and see everything you've done it's not even an option to me now. HAVE YOU COMPLEATED ME?!?

[@camacunamacias5942]

I'd love to see a similar take on Gerrard to complete the full story of everyone involved in the defeat of Yawgmoth! Loved this vid as well as the Urza's one :)

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad you enjoyed and thanks for the suggestion! The Weatherlight story will be on the horizon

[@xJarlaxle]

Amazing job! I enjoy Yawgmoth as a character. Most vile act, hmmm, spreading disease just so he could cure it and elevate his machinations. Brilliant and dirty move

[@MrRobGresham]

Amazing video, great research, and wonderful narration! this channel has risen above all of the other MTG Lore channels as the very best out there. Great work.

[@miguelalmendras3126]

The Lore is getting more and more interesting. Looking forward for more of your juicy MTG Lores. You rock my dude! ♥️

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate it, glad you enjoy the stories!

[@mikeavery997]

Beautiful video. Yawgmoth is one of my favorite characters alongside Nicol Bolas

[@Lobomaru02]

Using the theme of Heath Ledger's Joker at the start to introduce Yawgmoth. Nice touch. Looking forward to your video on New Phyrexia.

[@RC-lw5lw]

I've always imagined that H.P. Lovecraft would have enjoyed Yawgmoth and his disturbing realm of Phyrexia.

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

yes the well known racist eugenicist hp Lovecraft would probably like the racist eugenicist that is yawgmoth. I agree interesting villian but I think HP would like him for other reasons, if you didn't know now you know. that was a bad choice of a comparison if unintentional and even worse if intentional. also theres a hp monster called yog shothoth, no idea if thats related to the creation of yawgmoth because I've never read Lovecraft works but maybe someone else can answer that.

[@RC-lw5lw]

@@wesleywyndam-pryce5305 While I do appreciate you taking the time to "educate" me regarding Lovecraft's darker inclinations, I think perhaps you should avoid being so literal. I never compared Lovecraft to Yawgmoth. That being said, do you believe that art should be enjoyed outside of the confines of its connection to the artist responsible for creating it?

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

@@RC-lw5lw you said Lovecraft would enjoy yagmoth, thats what I commented on. and also while I don't think its relevant to this discussion I am actually against the "separate art from artist" line. take HP for instance, celebrating his works in literature (which are filled with racism) regardless of him being a racist sends the cultural message that him being a garbage person is less important than the fact that he wrote some books. liking a piece of work while acknowledging its problematic elements is fine as long as the problem elements aren't why you like said thing, ignoring the problematic elements of creators or works to enjoy them is not okay. so I guess the answer to your question is "it depends"

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

@@RC-lw5lw oh and why the "dark inclinations" line? call a spade a spade, he was a eugenicist.

[@RC-lw5lw]

@@wesleywyndam-pryce5305 Thanks for the clarification regarding the initial portion of your original reply, but I'm far more fascinated by your answer to my previous question exploring "the death of the artist". Being that you seem to believe--and feel free to correct me, should I be off base--that an artist's actions in his/her life should determine the transcendent value of the art they produced, wouldn't that mean that most (perhaps all) art is "trash". Or are some imorale actions that artists commit more admissable than others, so we can pick and choose? Travelling that road leads to very dark places. Maybe darker still than HP's own imagination. I hesitate to think what, if any, art would remain should we value it based upon the moral quality of the lives of their creators. I couldn't imagine a world without the Greek Classics...given that nearly all of them kept slaves of some degree. I appreciate the conversation, Wesley. Considering the censorious nature of these times we are in, conversations of substance are becoming more and more scarce by the day.

[@Tooldruid]

Really appreciate the detail and depth on these. Thank god for KZbin and thank you for doing this!!

[@TheLorebrarians]

You bet, so glad you enjoy the content!

[@Itachi45481]

For a non-planswalker he is the most scariest creature

[@sefisyara5961]

If he obtained planeswalking powers, the multiverse would be doomed, even though his powers weaken outside of Phyrexia itself.

[@chrisstarr4277]

As a card he has always been disappointing....such a great adversary and always such a shit card....you know when urza makes karn specifically to stand against yawgdog and every copy of karn is OP for its time yet yawgdag gets done dirty......I feel like he should have been a 3/3 for 4 that has a draw ability or reanimated ability and when sent to graveyard wrath of gods and for each creature you get a 1/1 phyrexian spawn

[@havenschade8174]

hell yeah, I just looked up your channel to see if there was anything new, what perfect timing. ive been waiting for this one

[@TheLorebrarians]

Hope you enjoyed

[@havenschade8174]

@@TheLorebrarians I did, its awesome to learn about this stuff

[@firetarrasque4667]

I am absolutely fascinated by the Phyrexians of New Capenna. Where did they come from? Are they still out there? Are they allowed with Elesh Norn?

[@violeth2255]

As a part of the firing of the Leagcy weapon and Karn becoming a planeswalker, Karn ended up with Phyrexian oil in his heart. As he planeswalked, he unintentionally left traces of it on various planes in the multiverse. Each instance having the potential to give rise to their own independent lineage of Phyrexians. Prior to that, we know Yawgmoth had Phyrexians pursue Urza and company across many planes leaving who knows how much Phyrexian oil or troops behind on each one to establish their own Phyrexian lineages. That said, Elesh Norn and the other praetors of new Phyrexia are a super recent development relatively speaking and have only just gained the capacity to travel and communicate between planes. Given Norn also had to wage a war to gain sole dominion over New Phyrexia's Phyrexians, it's a pretty safe conclusion that she does not yet and hasn't previously ever been in command of New Capenna's Phyrexians.

[@Youmama187]

I wonder about time lines. Are the phyrexians there ones that existed before new phyrexia?

[@violeth2255]

@@Youmama187 Elspeth was one of the planeswalkers that rescued Karn from the Praetors of New Phyrexia, which happened not terribly long after Mirrodin became New Phyrexia. Her spark ignited quite a while before New Phyrexia existed, so the Phyrexians on New Capenna definitely originated from the first Phyrexia or from Karn tracking oil during his travels after Yawgmoth's death.

[@Youmama187]

@@violeth2255 thank you, I just realize that the stories told on each world are not always in chronological orderder. Such as the first time to Kawagama was in the far past to where the mainline plot was

[@Youmama187]

@@violeth2255 I knew about karn's spark, and the oil.

[@benbarclay4239]

Nice video the only thing I would say is that the card overlays can be misleading, as they don't often actually depict what you're describing when they're shown.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thank you and I appreciate the feedback

[@ArtemisCates]

Cool video! It made my screen start leaking this weird black stuff tho...it's probably nothing

[@kalebstuart3083]

The fact that they got Ajani fucking HURTS. I'm writing a DnD 5e campaign for the Theros module rn and I refuse not have Ajani become Phyrexian simply because it'll break my players.

[@bluedestiny2710]

Thanks for compiling this saga This was the part of the Magic Lore that I was the most invested in as this was the time I was most active in playing. I tried reading the novel, but back then, as a kid with little access to the internet or a credit card, found it difficult to seek out the Tempest and Invasion cycle novels. I lost track of the lore when Otaria was put in: I thought the story was a departure of the original Phyrexian / brother's wars saga, but it did have some connection to it after all. After Otaria, I didn't have as much investment to the lore until Ravnica and Mirrodin came where Phyrexia is coming back thanks to the Mirrodin set... and then Kamigawa set came in and.. that was where I lost interest in the game due to the cost XD but I have been checking the cards, and Tamiyo Completed and Gataxia made me realize Wizards just isnt ready to let go of this character and his plane yet XD while other antagonists have came out (i.e Eldrazzi and Nicol Bolas) to become the "multiverse threat" level that Yawgmoth was, it seems very possible Wizards would be bringing that God back at one point or another

[@ВолодимирМайко-п7р]

I, for once, welcome our new Phyrexian overlords

[@kyledouglas1018]

I came here looking for this comment hah

[@nilshaukeholtfester9198]

We will all be one😍😂

[@theone9132]

You will be rewarded in the Machine Orthodoxy

[@fotherphrogg]

All we be one, my brother

[@insertnamehere9975]

Same, phyrexia is… enjoyable.

[@Kaiju-Driver]

Wow! I had no idea how epic Magic lore was! Thanks for providing this eye opening content! :)

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tessikthegrand]

Erek, you are an incredible storyteller.

[@Imranadan]

This was a very good lore truly enjoyed it, please continue with the lore

[@hectormorales4090]

Bravo, this was an amazing video to watch and learn. Thank you!

[@codysing1223]

Did Urza really give in to his Nemesis... Just to have his head cut off? For how important Urza has been to the storyline, all the years and work just to be beheaded... If the corruption was on one of his "eyes"? Does that mean he was also spreading the oil? Everything else seems to make sense but that bit is confusing.

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

I think its something to do with his eyes/the stones having a connection to yagmoth but yeah that seems really out of left field in this recap and in the urza lore recap video. I was hoping for more information in this one maybe.

[@MrZithgal]

@@wesleywyndam-pryce5305 It was actually out of no where in the books as well. This, and many of the other books written by MTG authors, is why it's terrible fanfic to me.

[@ZMCFERON]

Weird things happen when one writes the story into a corner but one wants to ensure the setting (Dominaria) can be used (abused) in the future. Literal soil monsters made of dead tissue, undead Keldons rampaging on their Naglfar, etc., is 100% cataclysmic but the heroes must prevail even if it involves an unhealthy amount of ***pulling. The build up over so many books ruined by the final one in the Invasion block is a tragedy.

[@tossapixeltoyournoelle]

Your channel is gold mtg fans

[@JR-zd7ns]

Holy crap. I've played this game for years. I've played most of these cards. Knowing the story makes it so much more crazy.

[@SeraphimKnight]

Surprised you didn't use the card Urza's Ruinous Blast for the part of the story about the golgothian sylex.

[@tracephage]

I like how they didn't make a 5 color Urza planeswalker so each brother could have a half of the Caves of Koilos land's mana after they got their stones

[@the_beast_among_sheep]

Can't wait for the Phyrexia set!!

[@yokaiwolfcreations3076]

with as powerful as yawgmoth was, and as his creations seem to keep going even long after his death, what if he isnt truely dead and what we saw was just the death of his mortal form, that his new form hasnt yet emerged from the glistening oil?

[@dxdraiba7604]

I dont think you can come back from being devoured pure mana of the opposite color....yawgmoth was as black mana as you can get....and he was destroyed by massive quantities of pure white....his essence, his soul were destroyed....he didnt have a physical body anymore

[@yokaiwolfcreations3076]

@@dxdraiba7604 whos to say they're not gonna drop a rewrite bomb on us? wouldnt be the first time lol

[@adamhopkins5119]

I would say it is similar to Morgoth from Tolkien's writings, where every drop of glistening oil contains the essence of Yawgmoth, meaning even in death he isn't truly gone as even a drop remains.

[@yokaiwolfcreations3076]

@@adamhopkins5119 that was what I was hinting at lol

[@adamhopkins5119]

@@yokaiwolfcreations3076 Great minds :3

[@ianwinegar1353]

Great video, loved the detail. Was hoping you'd mention the false god communicating with Yawgmoth after his apparent death

[@Youmama187]

Yawgmoth is literally the best villian MTG has ever had. He kept an artificial plane alive before becomi g a god. Something only planeswalkers should have been able to do. He created an artificial plane, again something only planes walkers could do. Then he fou d out how to travel to other planes, something only one other society has been chronicaled to do. All of this while only being a human

[@markuskramer8666]

He didn’t create it was stated was already built by an ancient planeswalker

[@Youmama187]

@@markuskramer8666 he did not create phyrexia, but he did to the best of my knowledge create Rathe

[@markuskramer8666]

@@Youmama187 true

[@Youmama187]

@@markuskramer8666 so he crested a plane, to the best of my knowledge only planes walkers have ever created artificial planes before

[@barongeoffrey75]

@@markuskramer8666 Is this ancient planeswalker's name known ?

[@bretonhiggins8769]

This is dope!!! Thank you so much for putting in the time and effort. Content is always on point

[@TheLorebrarians]

Of course, glad to create content you enjoy

[@Loem]

Well this video was the hook into MTG lore. Thank you this was absolutely incredible

[@mephimoloch]

I walked into this lore through a documentary called phyrexia is hell which i thought was about the grand poetry and divine comedy of Dante Alighieri; Dante's inferno. And i swear to god the world of dominari by the wizards of the coast is by far the best lore ive ever heard of.

[@auroram8511]

Thanks for the awesome video. I had always wanted to know to origin story of Yawgmoth. Gives more context to the upcoming sets. I don't quite understand how Yawgmoth was able to be brought to other Planes without a planar bridge, or ships like like weatherlight or his own spark. Any explanation there? Or is it put down to powers of a pre-mending planewalker power?

[@adamhopkins5119]

It all has to do with Pre-mending planeswalkers and planar travel. The Mending Fundamentally altered the nature of the spark and travel between the planes.

[@Terrahex1]

Wait, so Yawgmoth almost beat Dominaria at its prime, but after 5000 years of innovation, he couldn't defeat a primitive society with only two powerstones among them?

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

cause he's not actually the genuis he believes he is. he's just an evil bastard with a lot of ambition and no morals.

[@pascalsimioli6777]

Yeah that doesn't check out at all

[@zahard1732]

You mean durning the Brother's war? Well it's not really that he couldn't defeat them. If he decided to just go with an all out invasion, both Mishra and Urza would have been screwed. It's just that Yawgmoth had some kinda fetish for manipulating and turning his foes against one another, even when his victory was all but assured, hence the whole Gix epsionage plot. And might I add that everything was going perfectly according to his plan, before Urza pulled the Sylex bullshit and nuked the world. After that well, Urza became the most powerful planeswalker of mtg to this date, and he was pretty much the sole reason Dominaria survived Yawgmoth's 100 attempts at conquering it. In short, Urza OP.

[@AAtac-hw2sf]

Today, Yawgmoth runs a hospital where he treats young wolves and strangleroot geists

[@BurnDoubt]

Not even halfway through the vid yet thoroughly impressed

[@nickspurr-b5o]

Phyrexias art always been the coolest looking monsters and such.

[@tripleh327]

I would love to see the planeswalker using the nuclear option Attracting the eldrazi into mirrodin/newpyrexia Two multiverses apocalypse colliding headfirst And the eldrazi are not something that can be converted by the glistening oil While the pyrexian can be converted by the 3 extradimensial cosmic horrors

[@Kattywagon29]

I'm really curious as to how WOTC plans so solve the ongoing Phyrexian problem. They've made them impossible to actually defeat. Outside of finding a way to detect glistening oil on a plane and cleanse it, I don't see how you can ever stop them.

[@ZMCFERON]

Solving it would remove the greatest villain in MtG's history. In 30 years there will be new-new-new-new-new Phyrexians because there will be another 2 generations of people buying into card games

[@GlendaDiaz-jk3ko]

wotc literally just had the phrexians defeated , oh how I wish I could be ignorant and go back in time

[@Luke.atmospheric.stroller]

Yet another great video! Thanks for the knowledge and bringing the characters to life!

[@TheLorebrarians]

You bet, appreciate it!

[@anothertarnishedone5960]

Best villain of all the MTG multiverse. A man whose legacy still infects worlds.

[@eddyrapino9071]

You know you love a channel when two weeks sincet the last upload feels like years

[@eddyrapino9071]

Do you WotC will return us to ixalan someday?

[@arduit]

Well put together! Thanks for the video!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate it, glad you enjoyed!

[@Saurophaganax1931]

To be fair to the Thran, they probably didn’t view Yawgmoth’s methods as “ heretical abominations” because they were naturalistic so much as they probably really were just heretical abominations. He must have been up to some Dr. Mengele/Unit 731 level depravity.

[@ProffessorYellow]

Methinks the original plainswalker that created Phyrexia was a sliver. look at that "dragon"s arms. I wonder if it was the progenitor of the first sliver or something. 18:56

[@Pod28]

This was so amazing thank you so much!

[@dewaynemaddox1296]

I believe the Raven man is Lim Dul.

[@FrankHerfjord]

this was really well done, thanks.

[@victorvaldez8869]

I'm wondering what the effects of some of the other Planes possibly infected by Karn or Yagmoth might be, I wonder if Mercadia might come into play again & if we'll see Elspeth visit a city of Plane of Masks. After all Elspeth has worn a Mask of her own when she escaped the the Underworld of Theros. I also can imagine that Nahiri might find redemption on that Plane helping her fellow Kor in a resistance against the effects of the Glistening Oil.

[@ThreeGuysOneBucket]

Great video! My only piece of criticism is that the visuals would be very confusing for someone not very familiar with MTG lore, which I assume is most of the audience for these videos. Some of the cards shown are obviously directly tied to the story, some shown are from different sets/storylines entirely/and then there is the random cutscenes out of nowhere from the game 'Baldurs Gate 3'. Besides that though, very well constructed video. I'd say, if you want to show magic art that is similar to what is happening in the story, just show the art. And then when you want to show a card that's actually related to the story lore-wise, show the entire card.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thanks so much and I really appreciate the feedback. I've been working with the editor on testing out various graphics/assets, so I'll keep this in mind moving forward

[@JamiesonLock]

Came down here wondering if someone else thought the same about the off-topic cards and Baldur's Gate stuff. Glad I'm not the only one. It especially threw me when New Phyrexian art showed up, which has quite a different aesthetic (especially Norn-related porcelain stuff). I agree with your conclusion on when to show art and when to show whole cards. I think that's a good line to draw.

[@fangthedergon1863]

Dang that vial of poison flavor text is pretty bad ass

[@snap1576]

Super interesting! Thanks for all you do :)

[@cooliocoolio-g7v]

He wasn’t knows as some of those titles, there is just a card that mentions him with other creature’s titles

[@danieljones2936]

Fantastic story telling my guy!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate it!

[@bobjohnson7683]

What is the source of the clip at 26:26 ? Tentacle monster that turns people to ash with a touch attacking a medieval city.

[@yoyohenboi7955]

54:00 "though his Planeswalker status made him immune to Phyrexian corruption" - that didn't age well

[@jarltryggvi]

Kinda, it takes specific meddling to allow Phyresis to infect a PW.

[@comradecameron3726]

Thanks to poor writing yeah.

[@Spoopball]

~To be fair~ he was in fact a planesWALKER The new guys are "planesCRAWLERS" Just ask Bolas, it's not even the same ball park

[@kalebs6201]

Sweet just build Yogs and am currently obsessed with him

[@chrisstarr4277]

The Thran....so many people miss the parallels to our very own Atlantis...these master artificers are said to have such skill that even the great urza seemed no more than a child when compared...a true advanced race....and yawgmoth.....was their deluge....I would have loved to hear see and play with sets based in old thran realms in dominaria .....sad wizards hinted so many times....of diving into the thran.....mirridon......timespiral....even the new sets echo the thran.....the greatest story that could be but was never told

[@korodrion]

I'm not sure if there's more to it than depicted in the video but the whole "Yawgmoth decides to posess Hanna for some reason instead of ending him once the show is over, gets stabbed by Gerrard in Hanna's body and it sends Gerrard and Urza back to their planet because why not" doesn't seem to make any sense at any point wtf

[@finnExterminatus]

Yeap. Thats a part of magic story I dislike aswell. They can just write these things because… magic. The boundaries are never clear of what can or cannot be done. The powerlimits of a planeswalker is never set in stone and magic items and weird constellation of magic circumstances can make anything happen like the writer or the story needs it. Its carried hard by the art for me. The artists make it enjoyable for me , because its stunning artwork, but the story itself is mid as fck.

[@vcr1991]

I love how you show cards related to what you are tlaking about so awesome love the mtg lore plz make more

[@AFO666]

That opening was sick as fuck. Good looks bro.

[@NightPhantom392]

Be cool if WOTC did some cool twist or easter egg about who was the planeswalker that first created the plane that Yawgmoth took over

[@PK-vw3gd]

@23:37 missed opportunity to display the card **Powerstone Minefield** during this description

[@monkeystylle]

i hope in the future. Yawgmoth can be revived one more time. and Urza so they can battle it out one more time.. that would be cool

[@masterofnone1481]

Got that Dark Knight intro sound 😎

[@Raidwen5]

Dyfed (the planeswalker) is spelt exactly like a county in Wales (in the UK). Pronounced Dove-'ead(like Dove-head but missing the H) :)

[@Case2_0]

ALL WILL BE ONE!

[@brandonbowman4136]

Love these lore videos bro

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thank you

[@nekrox1]

I do not knot why but every time i think of Yawgmoth i picture him siting on a throne looking at a distance with Ricky ,,The Dragon " Steamboat's theme playing in the background 😐

[@Paul20661]

XD Saw Dune 2 yesterday Feb 29 and at the start i thought it's trailer for a MTG movie Thought it's the voice of a Phyrexian but no it was just Harkonian or was it sardaukar

[@irajohnston5160]

Awesome! Been waitin a long time for this story.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Hope you enjoyed!

[@aaronruiz2896]

Yawgmoth was a role model!!!

[@GodBroly]

Her name is rebbec like rebbeca also the card wrath of god is the explosion from the bombs.

[@Cynidecia]

Wizards in their current iteration will never be able to do him justice like they did. And I doubt they will ever be as good as they were.

[@victoraguirre7486]

This is so good it hurts

[@TheLorebrarians]

I appreciate it

[@crowejagerson3628]

I'd actually be completely fine with the father of machines returning especially after the anticlimactic end of the preators. It would even kind if make sense for the preators to have risen with Yawgmoth pulling they're strings without even knowing so that he could infect all forms of mana and no longer be vulnerable to white mana specifically as it was a combo of pure white mana and the legacy weapon that defeated him before. With inactive phyrexians spread all over the multiverse after the march if machines i could see it all as his plan to spread to all parts of the planes. They say the oil holds the blue prints for many ancient phyrexian horrors. I could believe it still holds yawgmoths spirit. Would even be interesting to see the oil take over Tezzert as a host body and him be the new vessel fornthe father of machines. . . .justy own theory and head cannon.

[@sandmanlives3]

Thank you.

[@ShawnCadieux1984]

Another good one. My only issue is I have to search for your new stuff and it just isn't shown to me since I'm subbed. Something is wrong with KZbin

[@TheLorebrarians]

Hmm, not sure on that front but I'm happy you found it

[@-titantuman-4377]

Thanks! Always enjoy your content!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@dabegmister]

Thay was the sickest story I've ever heard

[@thegriffin88]

Thanks for the Kytheon reminder 😮‍💨 I still find Yawgmoth hot, I always go for the bad guy!

[@dopestranberg]

This is incredible! If you haven’t could you please post a lore accurate decklist of the cards that are featured?