Why isn’t the Phage the Untouchable drawback used more often to prevent shenanigans?

It’s a bit harsh.

Hi Mark! Today is finally my birthday, so I wanted to check if you have any unheard trivia about my favorite character Phage the Untouchable. If not, then maybe some secret about New Phyrexia?

It’s my birthday too! I designed Phage before the character existed. I just liked the idea of a creature that killed you if it hit you. My plan was to find a home for the design, so I was very excited when I learned there was a character that killed anything she touched in the current set. I took my design, added deathtouch and made it legendary. Happy Birthday!

Was a sorcery or instant or effect that mutates two non human creatures to combine them ever considered? Would have loved to combine Phage the Untouchable with a 1/1 squirrel to make the perfect squirrel assassin...

Combining any two creatures leads to a bunch of rules issues. It’s why Grusilda is silver-bordered.

I have out Over My Dead Bodies and attack with Phage the Untouchable. As she is in a graveyard, would it still cause game loss, or is the ability only relevant on the field?

Her ability still works.

Un-Rules questions: If I cast Yet Another Aether Vortex and the top card of my opponent's library is Phage the Untouchable, does she lose the game because Phage wasn't cast from her hand?

Phage’s ability is an “enter the battlefield” trigger and Yet Another Vortex doesn’t trigger “enter the battlefield” abilities.

It is my birthday today and would like to get a trivia on my favorite card Phage the untouchable. Thanks !

I first designed Phage as a card called something like Mega Basilisk. When I saw the character write-up, I said, “I’ve got this!” Happy Birthday!

Mark, I'd like to share my Conspiracy release story with you. My plan was to play multiple Infectious Horrors, names with Secrets of Paradise. I then used these to ramp into Scourge of the Throne and Phage the Untouchable. Then, I would cast multiple Wrap in Flames, named with Brago's Favor, making my opponents unable to block. Finally, I would attack with Scourge of the Throne and trigger its dethrone, hitting somebody with Phage and somebody else with damage, then doing it again. Had a blast!

: )

Maro, I know you're generally not a rules guy, but is it true that when an opponent hits me with a creature that has death touch, I die?

Only if it has a power equal to your life total. : ) Deathtouch does not work on players. If you would like to see a card that does do that, look up Phage the Untouchable on Gatherer.