Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Artificer

Mishra, Claimed by Gix

Mana value4EDHREC#6,560

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The Commander

Whenever you attack, each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the number of attacking creatures. If Mishra, Claimed by Gix and a creature named Phyrexian Dragon Engine are attacking, and you both own and control them, exile them, then meld them into Mishra, Lost to Phyrexia. It enters tapped and attacking.

Guide

Gameplan

Build a wide, aggressive Rakdos board and attack every turn to drain each opponent for the number of attackers while you gain that life, snowballing into a one-sided life-total race. You curve into Mishra, swing with as many bodies as possible, and ideally meld him with Phyrexian Dragon Engine into Mishra, Lost to Phyrexia for an even nastier attack trigger. Tokens, sacrifice value, and extra-combat effects all push the drain higher and faster.

Strengths

Symmetrical multiplayer drain hits every opponent on each attack, scaling with go-wide token strategies
Lifegain on attack keeps you out of range while racing three opponents at once
Cheap at four mana with an immediate, combat-relevant payoff
Meld with Phyrexian Dragon Engine gives a powerful upgrade and a hard-to-interact second copy

Weaknesses

Triggers on declaring attackers, so creatures can be chumped or removed and you still take risks attacking into open mana
Heavily reliant on having a board, vulnerable to wraths that reset your token count
The meld requires assembling two specific cards and keeping both, which is clunky and removable
Pillow-fort and fog effects blunt your entire plan
No card advantage built in, so you can run out of gas

Key Cards

Phyrexian Dragon Engine — The meld partner that transforms Mishra into a far more powerful threat with a devastating attack trigger.
Impact Tremors — Adds incremental drain that stacks with going wide alongside Mishra's attack damage.
Aggravated Assault — Extra combat steps mean extra Mishra triggers, doubling the drain and lifegain each loop.
Krenko, Mob Boss — Floods the board with Goblins to maximize the attacker count for Mishra's drain.
Breath of Fury — Chains combats off connecting tokens, generating repeated attack triggers for a potential kill.

Upgrade Path

Add efficient token generators and anthem effects to push attacker counts higher, plus repeatable extra-combat enablers (Aggravated Assault, Combat Celebrant, Breath of Fury) to multiply triggers. Layer in damage doublers and additional drain like Impact Tremors, Hellrider, and Fervor, and tighten the mana base with fast lands and rituals; include protection such as Heroic Intervention to survive board wipes that would otherwise undo your wide board.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Symmetrical attack drain whittling all three opponents down each turn while you stay healthy
▸Chaining extra combats with Aggravated Assault or Breath of Fury for a single-turn kill
▸Melding into Mishra, Lost to Phyrexia and overwhelming with its enhanced trigger
▸Aristocrat/burn payoffs like Impact Tremors and Bitter Ordeal finishing weakened tables

Archetypes

Tokens / Go-Wide Aggro — More attackers directly increases the X on Mishra's drain and lifegain each turn.
Aristocrats — Sacrifice payoffs and token swarms pair with the drain to grind opponents from multiple angles.
Extra Combats — Repeated attack triggers multiply Mishra's life loss and gain into a fast clock.
Group Slug — Symmetrical and direct life-loss effects complement Mishra hitting all opponents simultaneously.