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{{Infobox character
|name=Rothga
|image=Rothga.jpg
|birthplace=[[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]]
|lifetime=[[Mending Era]], deceased
|race=[[Phyrexian]] [[Beast]]
|colors={{mana|G}}
}}
'''Rothga''' was a [[Phyrexian]] [[Beast]] native to [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]], and was the partner to the [[planeswalker]] [[Lukka]]  on the [[plane]].

==History==
Rothga was one of a few Phyrexian predators who attacked the planeswalkers Lukka, [[Nissa Revane]], and [[The Wanderer]]. While others were slain, Lukka formed the ''eludha'' with Rothga. This would lead to Lukka's [[Compleation]]. The beast served as a mount for both Lukka and Nissa as they traversed through the [[Tangle|Hunter Maze]] trying to find a way out. It proved useful against many of the Maze's other predators and when itself was almost torn apart, Lukka managed to rescue it. Rothga also aided the two in their battles against [[Glissa Sunseeker|Glissa]] and [[Vorinclex]]. During Lukka's fight with Glissa, Rothga fused itself with Lukka, fully compleating him and making him a hulking Phyrexian monstrosity.<ref name="Anger">{{DailyRef|magic-story/hard-as-anger-bright-as-joy|Phyrexia: All Will Be One: Hard as Anger, Bright as Joy|[[Langley Hyde]]|January 14, 2023}}</ref>

Rothga and its companion were both destroyed by [[Vadrok]] during their abortive attempt to invade the plane of [[Ikoria]].<ref name="Survival">{{DailyRef|magic-story/survival-of-the-fittest|''March of the Machine'' - Episode 5: Survival of the Fittest|[[Roy Graham]]|March 20, 2023}}</ref>

==Story appearances==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Title!!Author!!Publishing date!!Set!!Setting (plane)!!Featuring
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|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/hard-as-anger-bright-as-joy|Phyrexia: All Will Be One - Hard as Anger, Bright as Joy}} || [[Langley Hyde]] || 2023-01-14 || ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'' || [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]] || [[Nissa Revane]], [[The Wanderer]], [[Lukka]], Rothga, [[Vorinclex]], [[Glissa Sunseeker]]
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-1-triumph-of-the-fleshless|March of the Machine - Episode 1: Triumph of the Fleshless}} || [[K. Arsenault Rivera]] || 2023-03-15 || ''[[March of the Machine]]'' || [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]] || [[Elesh Norn]], [[Kaya Cassir]], [[Kaito Shizuki]], [[Himoto]], [[Tyvar Kell]], [[Lukka]], Rothga, [[Ajani Goldmane]], [[Sheoldred]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Nahiri]], [[Nissa Revane]], [[Tamiyo]], [[Atraxa]], [[Ephara]]
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|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/survival-of-the-fittest|Ikoria: Survival of the Fittest}}||[[Roy Graham]]||2023-03-20||''[[March of the Machine]]''||[[Ikoria]]||[[Jirina Kudro]], [[List of secondary characters|Bryd]], [[Vivien Reid]], [[Chevill]], [[Lukka]], Rothga, [[Haldan]], [[Vadrok]]
|}

==In-game references==
{{in-game
|cards=
*<c>Rothga, Bonded Engulfer</c>{{ref|Alchemy: Phyrexia|†}}
|art=
*<c>Lukka, Bound to Ruin</c>
}}
:{{note|Alchemy: Phyrexia|†}} Scryfall does not record flavor text for digital cards. See [[Alchemy: Phyrexia/Flavor text]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Mirrodin|characters}}
[[Category:Phyrexians]]
[[Category:Beasts]]
[[Category:Deceased]]