Fourth Phyrexian Invasion

Lore & Background

The invasion began with a coordinated strike that overwhelmed defenses on Dominaria, the heart of the multiverse. The enemy possessed vast armies of compleated creatures, including the 'Comatose' and the terrifying 'Mycosynth Lattice' influence that twisted magic itself. However, the turning point came when the remaining free Planeswalkers realized they could not fight this alone. They formed a desperate coalition, utilizing the power of the 'Blade of the Spheres' and the combined might of every plane to sever New Phyrexia's connection to reality.

In Their Own Story

The sky above Dominaria was no longer blue but a churning grey of oil and metal. Kaya stood amidst the ruins of a once-great city, her spear humming with defiance against the silence that had fallen over the world. She watched as a familiar face turned toward her, eyes replaced by cold, golden lenses, their skin fused with razor-sharp plating. 'There is no pain here,' the voice rasped, devoid of the friend she once knew. Kaya gripped her weapon tighter, tears cutting through the grime on her cheeks. 'Then you have nothing left to lose,' she whispered, stepping forward as the ground shook beneath the weight of an approaching titan.

Reader's Guide

The timeline began with the subtle spread of compleation across dozens of planes, orchestrated by Tezzeret and Elesh Norn long before open war was declared. The invasion officially commenced when New Phyrexia launched a massive assault on Dominaria, revealing their sleeper agents among the Planeswalkers. Key participants included the Gatewatch, who rallied the multiverse's defenders against traitors like Vraska, Jace, and others who had been turned. The conflict saw battles across multiple planes simultaneously, with heroes fighting to reclaim their worlds from internal corruption. The turning point arrived when the Planeswalkers managed to breach New Phyrexia itself, confronting Elesh Norn in her own domain. Through a sacrifice of immense power, they severed the connection between New Phyrexia and the multiverse, destroying the plane and its armies. The lasting impact is a scarred but surviving multiverse, forever wary of the seeds of complacency that could allow such an invasion to happen again.

Did You Know?

• The source states that expansion sets from Ice Age to Rivals of Ixalan (with the exception of Homelands) came in groups called 'blocks', which usually centered around one plane and followed a particular storyline.
• According to the source, beginning with Alliances in June 1996, expansion sets were released in a regular pattern: base sets in October with small expansion sets in February and June.
• The source notes that starting with the Battle for Zendikar block in 2015, the default structure of a block was changed to large-small, with two blocks released per year and each block consisting of only two sets.
• The source indicates that premium cards have been inserted into booster packs since Urza's Legacy, originally at a ratio of 1 premium card for every 100 cards.
• The source mentions that starting with the Kaladesh block, some sets include the Masterpiece Series, which began with Zendikar Expeditions.