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Phyrexian Tyranny
Oracle Text
Whenever a player draws a card, that player loses 2 life unless they pay {2}.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Phyrexian Tyranny is a classic punitive control enchantment that turns every card draw into a tax, making it especially brutal in resource-denial or attrition decks where you can force opponents to keep choosing between life and cards. In practice, it shines in grixis-style control, prison, or “pain” shells that aim to slow the game to a crawl while you pull ahead on tempo and inevitability. Because the loss happens on any draw, it pairs nicely with effects that increase draw volume or create repeated card advantage pressure, and it can be particularly nasty alongside wheel effects, extra-draw engines, or lock pieces that limit mana availability, since paying {2} becomes far more painful when opponents are already constrained. As a gameplay tip, build around ways to protect your own life total and mana curve, because the card is symmetrical and can punish careless sequencing just as hard. Thematically, it feels like a Phyrexian regime of cruel efficiency: knowledge itself is made costly, and every new card becomes another wound.
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Character Background
Phyrexian Tyranny is a classic punitive control enchantment that turns every card draw into a tax, making it especially brutal in resource-denial or attrition decks where you can force opponents to keep choosing between life and cards. In practice, it shines in grixis-style control, prison, or “pain” shells that aim to slow the game to a crawl while you pull ahead on tempo and inevitability. Because the loss happens on any draw, it pairs nicely with effects that increase draw volume or create repeated card advantage pressure, and it can be particularly nasty alongside wheel effects, extra-draw engines, or lock pieces that limit mana availability, since paying {2} becomes far more painful when opponents are already constrained. As a gameplay tip, build around ways to protect your own life total and mana curve, because the card is symmetrical and can punish careless sequencing just as hard. Thematically, it feels like a Phyrexian regime of cruel efficiency: knowledge itself is made costly, and every new card becomes another wound.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-10-12 06:10:43 UTC