"Is Infect coming back?"

 "Is Infect coming back?"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

Now that Wizards of the Coast has surprised everyone by adding a Phyrexian Incursion/Invasion into the mix of a Norse/Viking themed set some people are asking if along with these Phyrexians the Infect mechanic would be making a comeback.

While no one in WoTc is mentioning the return of the mechanic , another mechanic that benefits infect has been around for awhile now and that is Proliferate. Another thing that came out during the whole Scars of Mirrodin block. It made an official comeback during the War of the Spark.

No Mention of Infect anywhere but there is a mechanic that supports it and also this clue that Mark Rosewater released in his blogatog.

"A card that allows you to kill someone with poison"

So Poison counters can be put on players once more but how? People are speculating that this will be a new Infect mechanic or a way around Infect without saying it. Pandemic times sensitivity and all that I suppose.

Well there might be an Enchantment or Saga that is hard to cast and give you poison counters. It might even be an artifact in the set that does it. Like this other clue:

"A card with a {W}{W}{U}{U}{B}{B}{R}{R}{G}{G},{T} activation"

I just find it suspicious that this clue follows the other clue. Hmmmmm. So if this is not Door to Nothingness or A portal to and from New Phyrexia , is this the card that puts poison counters on a player? Maybe 10 so that it could kill them?

Hmmmmmmm.