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Prologue to Phyresis

First printed in Phyrexia: All Will Be One (2023)

Prologue to Phyresis

Instant

Each opponent gets a poison counter.
Draw a card.

"Please, for science, tell me how it feels. Leave nothing out."

Illustrated by
Simon Dominic

Legality

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Prologue to Phyresis in Limited
Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Phyrexia: All Will Be One (ONE), Premier Draft 48.4% -6.3 -1.3 19083
Phyrexia: All Will Be One (ONE), Sealed 48.7% -7.6 -1.6 1315
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen

Combos

4 combos, the most popular first:

Pauper In 6 of 1835 decks (0.3%), most in Poison Storm

Share of decks
0.3%
▼ 0.3 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 0.4% 2026-08-17: 0.3% 2026-08-24: 0.4% 2026-08-31: 0.5% 2026-09-07: 0.3% 2026-09-14: 0.9% 2026-09-21: 0.7% 2026-09-28: 0.6% 2026-10-05: 0.0% 2026-10-12: 0.5% 2026-10-19: 0.3% 2026-10-26: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
6
6 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.7
in the main deck
Win rate
46%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Poison Storm 0.3% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Pentad Prism100%305.8
Infectious Inquiry100%305.8
Steady Progress100%305.8
Vivisurgeon's Insight100%305.8
Peat Bog100%305.8
Contentious Plan100%262.1
Experimental Augury100%229.4
Saprazzan Skerry100%229.4
Snap100%45.9
Weather the Storm100%39.0

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Poison Storm
DJK3V1N in Pauper Challenge 32
4-2
67%
Poison Storm
Quentin Lamperouge in the300
3-4
43%
Poison Storm
Léo Kodi in the300
2-3
40%
Poison Storm
DJK3V1N in Pauper Challenge 32
2-4
33%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Poison Storm
DJK3V1N,
2 main #19
of 56
4-2
Poison Storm
CosmicCharles,
1 main 5-0
Poison Storm
DJK3V1N,
2 main #28
of 44
2-4
Poison Storm
CosmicCharles,
1 main 5-0
Poison Storm
Quentin Lamperouge,
3 main #148
of 258
3-4
Poison Storm
Léo Kodi,
1 main #185
of 258
2-3

Commander In 41 of 6474 decks (0.6%), most in Ral, Monsoon Mage

Share of decks
0.7%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-17: 0.4% 2026-08-24: 0.3% 2026-08-31: 0.8% 2026-09-07: 0.5% 2026-09-14: 0.8% 2026-09-21: 0.6% 2026-09-28: 0.8% 2026-10-05: 0.3% 2026-10-12: 1.1% 2026-10-19: 0.4% 2026-10-26: 0.8%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
45
45 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
37%
6 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Ral, Monsoon Mage 1.8% 12%
King T'Challa 0.5% 6%
Jace, Multiverse Architect 0.2% 14%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed 0.2% 8%
Geist of Saint Thalia 0.2% 9%
Prismari, the Inspiration 0.2% 100%
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful 0.1% 100%
Commodore Guff 0.0% 33%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Mystic Remora98%1.5
Lotus Petal98%1.1
Sol Ring98%1.0
An Offer You Can't Refuse96%2.1
Fierce Guardianship96%1.5
Chrome Mox96%1.0
Scalding Tarn93%1.3
Ancient Tomb93%1.1
Command Tower91%1.1
Mox Diamond91%1.1

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Aidan M Stanley in Commander Invitational Qualifier - East Coast Gaming
4-1
80%
Prismari, the Inspiration
Blackhaze in Collectible Ventures: S.N.L. / Mages 10K Birthday Bash
3-3
50%
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Kai Powell in cEDH Shuffle Pt.3 Revenge of the Shuffle
2-3
40%
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Holly Houtz in Gem State CEDH | Ad Naus for a Cause!
2-3
40%
Prismari, the Inspiration
[Hooligan] Jalen (💙🀄️♥️) in Guardian Games CEDH Monthly PDX
2-3
40%
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Dominik Merta in Piece of Cake (unofficial Czech cEDH championship)
1-4
20%
Jace, Multiverse Architect
Corey in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W2
1-4
20%
Prismari, the Inspiration
Bryce Day in 1.cEDH069 Major @Die Fabrik
1-4
20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Prismari, the Inspiration
Joe Saludo,
1 main #13
of 29
1-3
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Brandon Groner,
1 main #16
of 17
0-2
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Kai Powell,
1 main #24
of 74
1-2
Prismari, the Inspiration
[Hooligan] Jalen (💙🀄️♥️),
1 main #13
of 32
1-3
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Xavi Lopez,
1 main #19
of 52
1-2
Commodore Guff
Ashe Christian,
1 main #9
of 18
1-2
Prismari, the Inspiration
Austin Qualls,
1 main #29
of 33
0-3
Prismari, the Inspiration
[Hooligan] Jalen (💙🀄️♥️),
1 main #9
of 32
1-2