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Phyrexian Awakening

Enchantment2 generic manaWhite mana

Incubate splits a token into two transactions: the four +1/+1 counters land on the battlefield right away, but the body they belong to waits behind a mana tax until you pay to transform the Incubator into a 4/4 Phyrexian artifact creature. This enchantment fronts the whole down payment with incubate 4, then keeps earning after the token maker has fired. The static line grants vigilance to every Phyrexian you control: the creature you just flipped, any Phyrexian tokens spilling out from elsewhere, any Phyrexian bodies already in play. That is the load-bearing half. Vigilance across a wide artifact-Phyrexian board resolves the bind a go-wide deck usually cannot escape: swing with the whole team and still keep blockers up on the crack back. What makes the design worth noting is the tribal hook itself. White does not natively own the Phyrexian type, so this is a lord effect handed to a creature type from outside the color's usual roster, granting a keyword rather than a stat boost. What you build around is the type, not the single body it spawns; the more Phyrexians you commit, the more that second clause returns. An immediate threat up front, then a persistent keyword grant that only pays if you stay committed to fielding the type in numbers.

Phyrexian Awakening (mom)
MOM · #30uncommon
Pricing
Normal: $0.28
Foil: $0.27
Oracle Text

Rules text

When this enchantment enters, incubate 4. (Create an Incubator token with four +1/+1 counters on it and "2 generic mana: Transform this token." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.) Phyrexians you control have vigilance.
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
N/A
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
N/A
Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Alchemy
N/A
Timeless
Legal
Standard Brawl
N/A
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Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
N/A
Pauper Commander
N/A
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Penny Dreadful
N/A
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
N/A
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
Legal
TLR
Legal
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