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After the destruction of Argoth, Gaea was willing to instill a portion of her own powers into some of her more vengeful followers.

"The warm rain of grease on my face immediately made it clear I had entered Phyrexia."
—Jarsyl, Diary

From their earliest educations, the brothers had known that no human contrivance could stand against the true masters of Dominia.

For years scholars debated whether these were Urza's or Mishra's creations. Recent research suggests they were invented by the brothers' original master, Tocasia, and that both used these devices.

These devices lured so many spirits that sometimes entire battlefields would become haunted at once.

This spell, attributed to Drafna, was actually the work of his wife Hurkyl.

Valuing scholarship above all else, the inhabitants of the Ivory Tower reward those who sacrifice power for knowledge.

This timeworn relic was responsible for many of Urza's victories, though he never fully comprehended its mystical runes.

While exploring the sacred cave of Koilos with his brother Mishra and their master Tocasia, Urza fell behind in the Hall of Tagsin, where he discovered the remarkable Mightstone.

More than one mage was driven insane by the sound of the Millstone relentlessly grinding away.

Though he eventually came to despise Tocasia, Mishra listened well to her lessons on clarity of purpose. Unlike his brother, he focused his mind on a single goal.

The Battle of Tomakul taught Urza not to rely on fickle reinforcements.

An early inspiration for Urza, Tocasia's Onulets contained magical essences that could be cannibalized after they stopped functioning.

Many scholars believe that these creatures were the result of Urza's first attempt at mechanical life, perhaps created in his early days as an apprentice to Tocasia.

The Forest of Argoth has developed a resistance to mechanical intrusion.

Urza was the first to understand that the war would not be lost for lack of power, but for lack of troops.