🎨 Back the Nils Hamm Tokens & Playmat Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/originalmagicart/nils-hamms-playmat-and-token-collection?ref=bjrp30 This video traces a 30-year history of Magic's oldest villains — the Phyrexians — and showcases the evolution of their visual design. It also provides an introduction to the esoteric Phyrexian language. 🎥 Support: Become a Patron: http://www.patreon.com/rhysticstudies Buy shirts at Coalesce (use code STUDIES for 10% off): https://www.coalesceapparel.shop/collections/rhystic-studies Buy cards at Card Kingdom: https://www.cardkingdom.com/studies 📎 Connect: Visit my website: https://www.rhysticstudies.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/rhysticstudies Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rhysticstudies 🦉 Guests: Fernando Franco Félix https://www.youtube.com/@HighlyEntropicMind ϕ Deciphering Phyrexian Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLunDPaoIqC7swE6n_jWJjjQYIkLm29McE 🎵 Music: In Obscurity Lies the Gate - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/oqHUoJgi6Z/ The Golden Spiral - Yi Nantiro https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/0sf7I3xkQe/ Atomic Numbers 1 - August Wilhelmsson https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/XTCI5thzDQ/ Shapes of Shadows - Franz Gordon https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/CCX1Md1HkY/ Spook - JH Coleman https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/CiMLLMmrLO/ My Moon and Your Sun - Hampus Naeselius https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/VLxWzaKFhd/ Willow Wonder - Guustavv https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/2m3qrkxyKf/ Feeeeelings - Guustavv https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/nOSKIv6Vkq/ In Pieces - Madison York https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/jCOXqpQmPU/ The Tired Summer - Franz Gordon https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/tZFKY8b0QC/ Autumnal Equinox - Ave Air https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/lTl835txs4/ 📘 Chapters: 0:00 Card Kingdom 0:20 Coalesce Apparel & Design 0:43 Prologue: 32 Teeth 3:49 Part I: The Primordials 13:54 Part II: The Viral Prismatic Empire 30:57 Part III: The Metal Tongue 49:03 Part IV: All Will Be One 1:04:28 Nils Hamm Playmat & Token Collection 1:05:28 Epilogue: The Hexadecimal Die 📓 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1spIxju14-e0ll8CTBWg0aOF33u2QVFzgza1gUsNpfJM/edit?usp=sharing #mtg #magicthegathering