Last updated on May 25, 2023
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The third installment to the four-set Phyrexian story arc sees our heroes return to New Phyrexia in Phyrexia: All Will Be One. The poison counters we’ve seen hinted at since Kaldheim are returning to Standard in full force, and that’s not the only callback we’ll see with this release.
Retro-frame promotional cards, a new Jumpstart set, and that final Phyrexian Praetor we’ve been missing are all in store. Let’s take a look at everything this set has to offer!
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Basic Information
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite | Illustration by Igor Kieryluk
Set Details
| Set Symbol |  |
| Set Code | ONE |
| Hashtag | #MTGONE #MTGPhyrexia |
| Number of Cards | 271 + 208 |
| Rarities | 101 commons, 80 uncommons, 60 rares, 20 mythic rares, 10 basic lands |
| Mechanics | Proliferate, Toxic, Corrupted, For Mirrodin!, Oil Counters, Poisonous, Phyrexian Mana |
Important Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Story release | January 12 to 17, 2023 |
| Previews start | January 17, 2023 |
| Commander previews and decklists | January 18, 2023 |
| Full gallery available | January 26, 2023 |
| Available on Draftsim's draft simulator | January 26, 2023 |
| Prerelease week | February 3 to 9, 2023 |
| Release on MTG Arena and Magic Online | February 7, 2023 |
| Available on Arena Tutor | February 7, 2023 (estimated) |
| Paper release date | February 10, 2023 |
| In-store launch party events | February 10 to 12, 2023 |
| Commander Nights events | Weekly from February 13 to April 13, 2023 |
| Store Championship events | February 25 to March 5, 2023 |
| Commander Party events | March 10 to 12, 2023 |
About the Set: The Story
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | Illustration by Chris Rahn
At Wizards Presents 2022, host Jimmy Wong hinted that our villains were growing ever stronger in Phyrexia: All Will Be One. Wong confirmed we’ll revisit the “terrifying and beautiful plane” of New Phyrexia where Elesh Norn rules. She inches ever closer in her plan to conquer the universe, and terror and oil ooze from every corner of the plane.
Wong promised we’ll experience the fear (and joy) of becoming One. He also said horror fans won’t be disappointed.
Set Mechanics
Phyrexia: All Will Be One features the return of poison counters and debuts some new mechanics alongside them.
Poison Counters
The infamous poison counters have been an alternate win condition in Magic since the beginning, way back in 1994’s Legends. Players get poison counters through a variety of effects, but a player with 10 or more loses the game.
Toxic
Toxic, a mechanic new to this set, is deliberately weaker than infect, which turns all damage into an equal amount of poison counters. Slowing poison down to a fixed amount for each instance of damage may be the balance that the mechanic needs. That being said, it's still a powerful mechanic, especially when printed on the right cards.
Proliferate
Proliferate is an iconic Phyrexian ability, so it's no surprise to see it in Phyrexia: All Will Be One. When triggered it lets you place another counter of any kind already present on any number of permanents or players. Infamously combined with infect, you can quickly poison your opponent to death in a single turn.
Oil Counters
Sawblade Scamp was the first leaked card to reference “oil counters.” From what we've seen, the power of oil counters is highly dependent on card quality, and not the mechanic itself. We've seen charge counters and the like, so this is really nothing new.
Corrupted
Playing off the poison counters theme, corrupted abilities can only be activated if an opponent has three or more poison counters. Sinew Dancer was the first Phyrexia: All Will Be One spoiler with corrupted. It’s reminiscent of New Phyrexia’s Blinding Souleater and gets a three-mana discount on its tap ability once you’ve got your opponent looking nice and sickly.
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Full Gallery
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Available Products
Draft Boosters
The traditional MTG booster pack. Best for players intending to draft the set or players who aren’t interested in variant printings, the Phyrexia: All Will Be One draft boosters can be bought individually or as a sealed box of 36 packs.
Each draft booster contains:
- 15 cards
- 1 rare or mythic rare
- 1 in 3 packs contain a traditional foils
- 36 Phyrexia: All Will Be One MTG Draft Boosters—the best boosters for drafting Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- 15 Magic cards per booster, including 1 card of rarity Rare or higher
- At least 1 Phyrexianized Land or Panorama Full-Art Land in every pack
- 1 Traditional Foil card in 33% of packs
- Glory to Phyrexia—resist the Phyrexian invasion or forfeit your flesh to join them in perfection
Set Boosters
The set booster is intended for players who just enjoy opening packs. They contain a mix of traditional cards and variants arts and are best for players looking to immerse themselves in the set. Phyrexia: All Will Be One set packs can be bought individually or as a sealed box with 30 packs.
Each set booster contains:
- 12 cards
- 1 to 4 rares or mythic rares
- 1 traditional foils
- 1 art card
- 30 Phyrexia: All Will Be One Set Boosters—the best MTG boosters to open just for fun
- 12 Magic: The Gathering cards + 1 Art Card in each booster
- At least 1 Showcase Ichor card and 1 Traditional Foil card in every pack
- 1 Phyrexianized Land or Panorama Full-Art Land in every pack—Traditional Foil Land in 20% of packs
- 1–4 cards of rarity Rare or higher in every pack
Collector Boosters
Collector boosters are where the money is. A collector booster box only comes with 12 packs, but each booster is stuffed to the brim with foil variants, including borderless art and the special oily treatment we’ve seen on the leaks.
Each collector booster contains:
- 15 borderless, variant, or otherwise special-treatment cards
- 5 to 6 rares or mythic rares
- 10 traditional foils
- 12 Phyrexia: All Will Be One MTG Collector Boosters—“compleat” your collection with the finest cards the Phyrexians have at their command
- 15 Magic cards + 1 foil token in each booster—including 5–6 cards of rarity Rare or higher and a total of 10 Traditional Foil cards
- 1 Step-and-Compleat Foil card + at least 2 Extended-Art cards in every pack
- At least 2 Showcase Ichor cards in every pack
- 1 Traditional Foil Phyrexianized Land or Panorama Full-Art Land in every pack
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Bundle
The Phyrexia: All Will Be One bundle is a great introduction to the set. It comes with everything you need to get started without the investment required for a booster box.
Each bundle contains:
- 8 set boosters
- 1 traditional foil alt-art promo card
- 1 spindown life counter
- 1 card storage box
- 8 Phyrexia: All Will Be One Set Boosters—the best MTG booster to open just for fun
- 1 Phyrexianized Land or Panorama Full-Art Land in every Set Booster
- At least 1 Showcase Ichor card in every Set Booster
- 1 Traditional Foil alt-art promo card—Karumonix, the Rat King
- 40 basic land cards (20 foil + 20 nonfoil), Spindown life counter + card storage box
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Bundle: Compleat Edition
You could always splurge for the bundle’s Compleat Edition. This version of the set bundle is guaranteed to include cards with the special foil treatment as well as a special booster.
Each Compleat bundle contains:
- 1 Compleat edition booster containing 2 special foil mythic rares and 10 special foil lands
- 12 set boosters
- 40 traditional foil lands that “celebrate the glory of Phyrexia”
- 1 traditional foil promo card
- The Compleatbundle exclusive card box
- Bundle: Compleat Edition—contains cards with an Oil Slick Raised Foil treatment exclusive to the Compleat Edition
- 1 Compleat Edition booster—12 Oil Slick Raised Foil cards, with 2 Mythic Rares + 10 Basic Lands (2 of each type)
- 1 Exclusive Phyrexian Language Traditional Foil Rare promo card—Phyrexian Arena
- 40 Traditional Foil Land cards that celebrate the glory of Phyrexia—20 Phyrexianized Lands + 20 Panorama Full-Art Lands
- 12 Phyrexia: All Will Be One Set Boosters—the best MTG boosters to open just for fun
Jumpstart Boosters
In addition to the standard boosters and bundles, Phyrexia: All Will Be One also features a new set of Jumpstart boosters. The ability to pick up two packs, smash them together, and just play makes Jumpstart a great way to dive into the new set. They can be purchased individually or as a sealed box containing 18 packs.
Each Jumpstart booster contains:
- 2 traditional foil lands
- 1 rare or mythic rare
- 1 rare designed specifically for Jumpstart
- Each pack has one of five possible themes, with two variants for each theme
- 18 Phyrexia: All Will Be One Jumpstart Boosters—20 MTG cards per booster
- 2 Traditional Foil Land cards in every pack
- 2 Rare cards in every pack—1 Rare or Mythic Rare + 1 Rare card designed for Jumpstart boosters
- Each pack has 1 of 5 possible themes and each theme comes in 2 variants—mix and match to achieve perfection
- Grab 2 Jumpstart packs, shuffle, and you’re ready to rumble
Prerelease Packs
Prerelease packs are typically available for preorder through your local game store and contain six draft boosters, perfect for hopping right into the set.
Commander Decks
Two preconstructed Commander decks are coming alongside Phyrexia: All Will Be One, with the names Corrupting Influence and Rebellion Rising, to represent the two sides of this Phyrexian war. They each contain:
- 1 100-card ready-to-play Commander deck, including 10 new cards
- 2-card collector booster sampler pack
- 2 traditional foils (the deck’s commanders)
- 1 foil-etched display commander
- 10 double-sided tokens
- 1 life tracker
- 1 deck box
- Bundle of 2 copies of each Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander Deck—2 Corrupting Influence + 2 Rebellion Rising
- Each deck set contains a 100-card deck (2 Traditional Foil + 98 nonfoil), 1 foil-etched Display Commander, 10 tokens, 1 life tracker + 1 deck box
- 4 Collector Booster Sample Packs—1 with each deck (each pack contains 2 cards, with 1 Traditional Foil Showcase Ichor card + 1 Borderless or Extended-Art card)
- Each deck introduces 10 never-before-seen Commander cards to MTG
- Corrupting Influence— spread corruption with poison counters and play your opponents’ cards against them
LGS Exclusive: Phyrexian Click-Wheel
Starting on March 3, you can get a nifty little Phyrexian click-wheel if you spend $75 or more on Sealed MTG products at your local WPN game store. I think this is a great start for promos to help increase patronage at game stores, and I hope Wizards does more of this in the future.
Maybe something a little more than an (admittedly cool-looking) plastic life/poison counter, though? Or a bit lower threshold than $75. I guess we'll see how this one turns out!
Wrap Up
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur | Illustration by Eric Deschamps
If you played during Scars of Mirrodin’s Standard back in 2010 then you know the reign of terror that infect decks had on the meta. Love it or hate it, it was an exciting time.
Looking back, I miss the puzzle that mechanics like poison present to players and am excited to see it given another shot in Phyrexia: All Will Be One. I hope I don’t eat my words as the Standard metagame shifts!
What do you think? Are you excited to play some toxic creatures, or are you dreading the return of poison counters? Let me know in the comments or over on Draftsim’s Twitter.
That’s all from me for now. Stay safe, stay healthy, and wash your hands!
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