Episode 31: The Compleation of Heroes

Episode 31Phyrexian Era (2020-2023)📖 5 min read

📜 Contents

The Fall of Ajani
The Revelation
The Invasion of Dominaria
The Sacrifice of Jodah
New Phyrexia: The Final Battle
The Fall of Nahiri
The Betrayal of Nissa
The Price of Resistance
The Hope That Remains
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The worst horror is not death — it is transformation. The Phyrexians did not merely kill their enemies. They converted them. And when the Multiverse's heroes began to fall, hope itself seemed to die with them.

This episode recounts the tragedy of the completed heroes — defenders become destroyers.

The Fall of Ajani

Ajani Goldmane had been one of the greatest heroes of the Multiverse. The leonin had fought Nicol Bolas, protected countless innocents, and embodied the values of courage and compassion.

No one knew exactly when he was completed. The Phyrexians had captured and transformed him in secret, then sent him back among his allies as a sleeper agent. For months he had spied on the Gatewatch, transmitting every plan, every secret.

The Revelation

On Dominaria, as the heroes were preparing their defence against the invasion, Ajani revealed his true nature. He attacked without warning, killing Jaya Ballard — the pyromancer who had survived centuries of battle.

The shock was devastating. Ajani had been a friend, a mentor, a symbol of hope. Seeing him transformed into a Phyrexian monster broke something in those who knew him.

The Invasion of Dominaria

With their sleeper agent revealed, the Phyrexians launched their assault on Dominaria. Sheoldred led the vanguard, her armies sweeping across the continents of the original world.

The defenders rallied around a few strongholds: the reformed Coalition, led by veterans such as Teferi and Karn. But every battle came at great cost, and the Phyrexians only grew in number.

The Sacrifice of Jodah

Jodah, the archmage who had survived the Ice Age and countless catastrophes, led the magical defence of Dominaria. His unifying power allowed him to coordinate mages from every tradition.

But against the Phyrexian legions, even Dominaria's most powerful mage could only delay the inevitable.

New Phyrexia: The Final Battle

The survivors understood that passive defence was doomed to fail. The only chance was to attack New Phyrexia directly — to destroy the Realmbreaker before it was fully activated.

A coalition of planeswalkers assembled for this suicide mission:

Karn — The one who knew New Phyrexia best
Elspeth — Who had a personal score to settle
Kaya — The assassin able to pass through barriers
Nahiri — The lithomancer with devastating powers
Jace and Vraska — United despite their complicated past

The Fall of Nahiri

Nahiri, the lithomancer of Zendikar, was captured and completed. Her power over stone and metal became a Phyrexian weapon. She who had wanted Phyrexia's destruction became one of its champions.

The Betrayal of Nissa

Even more tragic was the fall of Nissa Revane. The elf who had always been connected to the earth, who heard the songs of ley lines, was corrupted not by force but by a promise.

The Phyrexians showed her their vision: a unified Multiverse where all life would be connected as she had always desired. The connection she had sought her entire life — but corrupted, perverted, Phyrexianised.

Nissa accepted the compleation. One of the original Gatewatch members became a deadly enemy.

The Price of Resistance

The list of fallen heroes grew:

Ajani — Everyone's friend, turned traitor
Tamiyo — The keeper of stories, reduced to silence
Nahiri — Rage transformed into obedience
Nissa — The connection corrupted
Lukka — The bonder tied to monsters
Vraska — Captured and completed (briefly)

Each loss was not merely one fewer ally — it was one more enemy.

The Hope That Remains

Despite the losses, some refused to give up. Chandra kept burning, angrier than ever. Wrenn, the symbiotic being, sought a way to connect to the Realmbreaker and control it. Tyvar of Kaldheim brought fresh energy to the coalition.

And at the heart of New Phyrexia, Elspeth was preparing her final act — one that could either save the Multiverse or condemn it forever.

In the next episode...

Episode 17: The March of the Machine

The Realmbreaker activates. The Phyrexian invasion strikes every plane simultaneously. From Ravnica to Zendikar, from Theros to Ixalan, every world in the Multiverse is assailed. This is the end of everything — or the beginning of the final resistance.