The Plane of Ravnica Explained | MTG Lore

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Learn about the citywide plane of Ravnica in Part 1 of a 3 part series exploring the setting and the 10 guilds found within

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0:00 – Intro and Characteristic
8:40 – Guild and Guildless
14:08 – History
22:40 – Outro

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  4. Those of us in the Dice Try discord have been talking about Ravnica quite a bit lately, specifically how there are apparently enough guildless to outnumber the guilds but we only have like 3 cards in the more recent sets that represent them. Furthermore, some guilds like Selesnya have D E E P history that gives a totally different idea of the guild from what we usually see. According to the wiki, "Despite their appearance of being "good" and "peace-loving", in truth the guild has a sinister streak. The Conclave used to employ its "Quietmen" and other members to silence the civilians of Ravnica… During the events of Agents of Artifice, the Selesnya were lynched en masse due to the citizens realising their role in forcing the oppression of the guilds."
    Sidenote: I, personally, definitely prefer the old vision of Ravnica, where the people were so diverse you couldn't always tell what guild someone was from. "Guilds of" and onward were more of a "greatest hits" experience, imo. The Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica book, thankfully, seems to go back to a lot of that.

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  10. I am so hopeful that Ravnica will become a 4-color faction set. With most guilds shattered or missing, and the plane largely deconstructed, I think it may be an opportunity for the nephilim-colored factions to form!

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  12. A good overview into one of my favorite planes in MTG. Personally, I would love to see WOTC explore stories that take place elsewhere on the plane, other than the 10th district.

    A question, though: Is it really stated in canon that Azor is from Ravnica? Memory serving, Azor had been hopping from plane to plane establishing constitutions, structures, and laws until he got trapped on Ixalan; I don't recall that it was ever explicitly stated that Ravnica was his home plane.

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  16. Here we are. I feel like I will love this series. After all those years I just realized that both Szadek and Agrus illustrations are the work of the of the same artist thanks to you, awesome. Cheers!

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  22. Ravnica is one of my favorite planes and was one of the two planes that got me into MTG. (the other being Innistrad) I think what really helps this plane stand out apart from the guilds is the land cards, the designers couldn't do the standard mold so each color gets to reflect the city in unique ways not typically seen on other planes.

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  25. Minor note: Maybe I'm wrong, but as I understand it, District 1-10 is the area the city took up when the guild pact was signed 10 thousand years ago. Back then, not everything was covered in buildings, but as the city spread, new districts were added. Nowadays, they are numberless and unimaginably diverse.

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