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'''Emrakul''', the "Aeons Torn," known as '''Keening Mother''' by some on Innistrad,<ref name="Midnight"/> is one of the three [[Eldrazi]] titans and the inspiration for the [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikari]] [[merfolk]] [[god]] [[Emeria]].  
'''Emrakul''', the "Aeons Torn," known as '''Keening Mother''' by some on Innistrad,<ref name="Midnight"/> is one of the three [[Eldrazi]] titans and the inspiration for the [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikari]] [[merfolk]] [[god]] [[Emeria]].  


==Description==
==Description==
[[File:Emrakul.jpg|thumb|alt=|left|284x284px|Emrakul, the Aeons Torn]]
Emrakul is the Titan of Corruption, the largest and most fearsome of the Eldrazi. She does not affect inorganic matter - rocks, water, etc. - but twists all things living, be they plants, animals, or other sentient beings. She causes silent terror wherever she soars, embodying desolation, emotional and physical distance, the chill of the void, and the terror of being alone. According to [[Gideon Jura]], she is 150 feet tall.<ref name="Keff">{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/battle-fort-keff-2010-03-31|The Battle of Fort Keff|[[Jenna Helland]]|March 31, 2010}}</ref>
Emrakul is the Titan of Corruption, the largest and most fearsome of the Eldrazi. She does not affect inorganic matter - rocks, water, etc. - but twists all things living, be they plants, animals, or other sentient beings. She causes silent terror wherever she soars, embodying desolation, emotional and physical distance, the chill of the void, and the terror of being alone.


The Emrakul lineage is characterized by flesh-like lattice structures, uneasy bilateral symmetry, and tentacles that end in knobby, vestigial digits. Looking like spongy, alien baleen, the lattice respires independent of the Eldrazi herself, supporting a host of unseen mite—creatures within. Some within this lineage, including Emrakul herself, float above the ground, using unknown powers to alter the surrounding gravity.
===Emrakul's Lineage===
{{main|Eldrazi/Lineages#Emrakul's Lineage}}
The Emrakul lineage is characterized by flesh-like lattice structures, uneasy bilateral symmetry, and tentacles that end in knobby, vestigial digits.<ref name="Lineages">{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/three-brood-lineages-2010-04-28|The Three Brood Lineages|[[Doug Beyer]]|April 28, 2010}}</ref> Looking like spongy, alien baleen, the lattice respires independent of the Eldrazi herself, supporting a host of unseen mite creatures within. Some within this lineage, including Emrakul herself, float above the ground, using unknown powers to alter the surrounding gravity.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Emrakul-gravitational-shift.jpg|thumb|207x207px|Emrakul's gravitational distortion]]
[[File:Emrakul.jpg|thumb|alt=|left|284x284px|Emrakul, the Aeons Torn]]
After the release of [[Kozilek]], [[Ulamog]], and Emrakul by [[Nissa Revane]], Emrakul vanished. After the death of Kozilek and Ulamog, [[Ugin]] confirmed that Emrakul had been absent from Zendikar for some time.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/zendikar-resurgent-2016-02-24|Zendikar Resurgent|[[Ari Levitch]], [[Doug Beyer]], [[Kelly Digges]] and [[Kimberly J. Kreines]]|February 24, 2016}}</ref> She was drawn through the [[Blind Eternities]] to the plane of [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] by the planeswalker [[Nahiri]], who was summoning Emrakul to enact her revenge on [[Sorin Markov]].<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/emrakul-rises-2016-06-20|Emrakul Rises|[[Kimberly J. Kreines]]|June 20, 2016}}</ref> On Innistrad, her influence corrupted the people of the plane into tentacled monstrosities. The archangel [[Avacyn]] kept Emrakul at bay, but once she was unmade by Sorin, the titan physically entered Innistrad and her influence over the plane magnified. [[Jace Beleren]] returned to Zendikar to call the remaining planeswalkers of the [[Gatewatch]]: [[Gideon Jura]], [[Nissa Revane]], and [[Chandra Nalaar]], in order to combat Emrakul, like they had Ulamog and Kozilek on Zendikar.  
After the release of [[Kozilek]], [[Ulamog]], and Emrakul by [[Nissa Revane]], Emrakul vanished. After the death of Kozilek and Ulamog, [[Ugin]] confirmed that Emrakul had been absent from Zendikar for some time.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/zendikar-resurgent-2016-02-24|Zendikar Resurgent|[[Ari Levitch]], [[Doug Beyer]], [[Kelly Digges]] and [[Kimberly J. Kreines]]|February 24, 2016}}</ref> She was drawn through the [[Blind Eternities]] to the plane of [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] by the planeswalker [[Nahiri]], who was summoning Emrakul to enact her revenge on [[Sorin Markov]].<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/emrakul-rises-2016-06-20|Emrakul Rises|[[Kimberly J. Kreines]]|June 20, 2016}}</ref> On Innistrad, her influence corrupted the people of the plane into tentacled monstrosities. The archangel [[Avacyn]] kept Emrakul at bay, but once she was unmade by Sorin, the titan physically entered Innistrad and her influence over the plane magnified. [[Jace Beleren]] returned to Zendikar to call the remaining planeswalkers of the [[Gatewatch]]: [[Gideon Jura]], [[Nissa Revane]], and [[Chandra Nalaar]], to combat Emrakul, like they had Ulamog and Kozilek on Zendikar. [[File:Emrakul-gravitational-shift.jpg|thumb|207x207px|Emrakul's gravitational distortion]]After destroying much of the city of Thraben, Emrakul is confronted by the Gatewatch and [[Liliana Vess]], who is nearly brought down by her mental assaults. Jace communicates with a figment of her that manifests as Emeria, which tells him that she is "incomplete, unfulfilled, inchoate" and that Innistrad should welcome her, not reject her. When the Gatewatch performs the ritual to trap her, she willingly lets herself be sealed in [[Innistrad Moon|Innistrad's moon]]. She possesses [[Tamiyo]] and has her read a scroll she has vowed to never read, after telling Jace, "I just no longer want to play" and "There should be blossoms, not barren resentment. The soil was not receptive. It is not my time. Not yet."<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/promised-end-2016-07-27|The Promised End|[[Ken Troop]]|July 27, 2016}}</ref>
 
Emeria also appeared at the end of [[Nissa]]'s vision of Nicol Bolas' plan while she was taking the Trial of Knowledge on [[Amonkhet (plane)|Amonkhet]]. It is unknown if this communication originated from Emrakul.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/hand-moves-2017-04-26|The Hand That Moves|[[Ken Troop]]|April 26, 2017}}</ref>


After destroying much of the city of Thraben, Emrakul is confronted by the Gatewatch and [[Liliana Vess]], who are nearly brought down by her mental assaults. Jace communicates with a figment of her that manifests as Emeria, which tells him that she is "incomplete, unfulfilled, inchoate" and that Innistrad should welcome her, not reject her. When the Gatewatch performs the ritual to trap her, she willingly lets herself be sealed in [[Innistrad Moon|Innistrad's moon]]. She possesses [[Tamiyo]] and has her read a scroll she has vowed to never read, after telling Jace, "I just no longer want to play" and "There should be blossoms, not barren resentment. The soil was not receptive. It is not my time. Not yet."<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/promised-end-2016-07-27|The Promised End|[[Ken Troop]]|July 27, 2016}}</ref>
Once Emrakul was banished to the moon, the great sigil on its face formed by the imprisonment spell eventually faded from view. However, the Eldrazi titan still resides inside, slumbering quietly. Prominent astronomancers and the [[Dawnhart Coven]] of [[witch]]es believe that the cosmic titan's residency within the moon might be related to the coming of the [[Eternal Night]].<ref name="Midnight">{{DailyRef|feature/planeswalkers-guide-to-innistrad-midnight-hunt|Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad: Midnight Hunt|[[Doug Beyer]] and [[Ari Zirulnik]]|September 9, 2021}}</ref>


Emeria also appeared at the end of [[Nissa]]'s vision of Nicol Bolas' plan while she was taking the Trial of Knowledge on [[Amonkhet (plane)|Amonkhet]]. It is unknown if this communication really originated from Emrakul.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/hand-moves-2017-04-26|The Hand That Moves|[[Ken Troop]]|April 26, 2017}}</ref>
==Planes visited==
*Countless planes consumed by the Eldrazi over the aeons
*[[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]]
*[[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]]


Once Emrakul was banished to the moon, the great sigil on its face formed by the imprisonment spell eventually faded from view. However, the Eldrazi still resides inside, slumbering quietly. Prominent astronomancers and the [[Dawnhart Coven]] of [[witch]]es believe that the cosmic titan's residency in the moon might be related to the coming of the [[Eternal night]].<ref name="Midnight">{{DailyRef|feature/planeswalkers-guide-innistrad-midnight-hunt-2021-09-09|Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad: Midnight Hunt|[[Doug Beyer]] and [[Ari Zirulnik]]|September 9, 2021}}</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:EldraziConcept4.jpg|Early concepts of the three Eldrazi titans by [[Aleksi Briclot]].
File:EmrakulConcept.jpg|Emrakul concept by [[Aleksi Briclot]].
File:EmrakulConcept2.jpg|Emrakul concept by [[Aleksi Briclot]].
EmrakulArrives.jpg|Emrakul arrives on Innistrad. Art by [[Aleksi Briclot]].
Nissa Tamiyo and emrakul.jpg|The Gatewatch fights Emrakul. Art by [[Aleksi Briclot]].
File:EmrakulDM.png|[https://duelmasters.fandom.com/wiki/Emrakul,_the_Aeons_Torn Emrakul, the Aeons Torn] art for ''[[Duel Masters]]''.
File:EmrakulDMK.png|Emrakul in the ''[[Duel Masters]]'' anime.
File:Emrakul SL.jpg|''[[Secret Lair Drop Series: Spookydrop 2023]]'' art
</gallery>


==Story appearances==
==Story appearances==
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! Title !! Author !! Publishing date !! Set !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring
! Title !! Author !! Publishing date !! Set !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/the-battle-of-fort-keff|The Battle of Fort Keff}} || [[Jenna Helland]] || 2010-03-31 || [[Rise of the Eldrazi]] || [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Gideon Jura]], [[Tafre]], Emrakul
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| {{ArticleArchive|ur/lithomancer-2014-10-29|The Lithomancer}} || [[Kelly Digges]] || 2014-10-29 || ''[[Commander 2014]]'' / Prologue to ''[[Battle for Zendikar]]'' || Unknown destroyed plane, [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Nahiri]], [[Sorin Markov]], [[Ugin]], [[Eldrazi]], Emrakul, [[Kozilek]], [[Ulamog]]
| {{ArticleArchive|ur/lithomancer-2014-10-29|The Lithomancer}} || [[Kelly Digges]] || 2014-10-29 || ''[[Commander 2014]]'' / Prologue to ''[[Battle for Zendikar]]'' || Unknown destroyed plane, [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Nahiri]], [[Sorin Markov]], [[Ugin]], [[Eldrazi]], Emrakul, [[Kozilek]], [[Ulamog]]
|-
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/emrakul-rises|Emrakul Rises}} || [[Kimberly J. Kreines]] || 2016-06-22 || ''[[Eldritch Moon]]'' || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Nahiri]], Emrakul, [[Alena]], [[Brisela]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Tamiyo]]
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/drownyard-temple-2016-04-06|Drownyard Temple}} || [[Mel Li]] || 2016-04-06 || ''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]'' || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Jace Beleren]], [[Jenrik]], [[Tamiyo]], [[Liliana Vess]], Emrakul
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/emrakul-rises|Emrakul Rises}} || [[Kimberly J. Kreines]] || 2016-06-22 || ''[[Eldritch Moon]]'' || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Nahiri]], Emrakul, [[Maeli]], Sadie, [[Edith]], [[Halana]], [[Alena]], [[Kolman]], [[Bruna]], [[Gisela]], [[Brisela]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Tamiyo]], [[Chandra]], [[Gideon]]
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/innistrads-last-hope-2016-06-29|Innistrad's Last Hope}} || [[Doug Beyer]] || 2016-06-29 || ''[[Eldritch Moon]]'' || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Liliana Vess]], [[Gared]], Dierk, [[Sorin Markov]], [[Olivia Voldaren]], Emrakul
|-
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/campaign-vengeance-2016-07-06|Campaign of Vengeance}} || [[Ari Levitch]] || 2016-07-06 || ''[[Eldritch Moon]]'' || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Nahiri]], [[Sorin Markov]], [[Olivia Voldaren]], Emrakul
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/campaign-vengeance-2016-07-06|Campaign of Vengeance}} || [[Ari Levitch]] || 2016-07-06 || ''[[Eldritch Moon]]'' || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Nahiri]], [[Sorin Markov]], [[Olivia Voldaren]], Emrakul
|-
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/battle-thraben-2016-07-20| Battle of Thraben}} || [[Nik Davidson]] || 2016-07-20 || ''[[Eldritch Moon]]'' || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Jace Beleren]], [[Gideon Jura]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Nissa Revane]], [[Liliana Vess]], [[List of secondary characters/Innistrad|Gared]], Emrakul  
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/saint-traft-and-flight-nightmares-2016-07-13|Saint Traft and Flight of Nightmares}} || [[James Wyatt]] || 2016-07-13 || ''[[Eldritch Moon]]'' || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Thalia]], [[Grete]], Halmig, [[Odric]], Seeta, [[Rem Karolus]], Jedda, Dennias, Mathan, [[Traft]], [[Olivia Voldaren]], [[Brisela]], [[Sigarda]], Emrakul
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/battle-thraben-2016-07-20|Battle of Thraben}} || [[Nik Davidson]] || 2016-07-20|| ''[[Eldritch Moon]]'' || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[The Gatewatch]], [[Liliana Vess]], [[Gared]], Emrakul
|-
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/promised-end-2016-07-27| The Promised End}} || [[Ken Troop]] || 2016-07-27 || ''[[Eldritch Moon]]'' || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Liliana Vess]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Gideon Jura]], [[Nissa Revane]], [[Tamiyo]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], Emrakul
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/promised-end-2016-07-27|The Promised End}} || [[Ken Troop]] || 2016-07-27|| ''[[Eldritch Moon]]'' || [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] || [[Liliana Vess]], [[the Gatewatch]], [[Tamiyo]], Emrakul, [[Raven Man]], [[Erebos]]
|}
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* [https://duelmasters.fandom.com/wiki/Emrakul,_the_Aeons_Torn Emrakul, the Aeons Torn] is also featured as a card in the Japanese [[TCG]] ''[[Duel Masters]]'', which is likewise published by [[Wizards of the Coast]].
*[https://duelmasters.fandom.com/wiki/Emrakul,_the_Aeons_Torn Emrakul, the Aeons Torn] was also featured as a card in the Japanese [[TCG]] ''[[Duel Masters]]'', which was likewise published by [[Wizards of the Coast]].


==In-game references==
==In-game references==
{{in-game
{{in-game
|cards=
|cards=
* <c>Emrakul, the Aeons Torn</c>
*[[Unknown_Event/Minneapolis_event_cards|Emrakul and Chatterfang]]<ref name="Unknown Minn">{{YouTubeRef|r7uk8A4k3wo|Emrakul & Chatterfang!? Koma & Toski!? 62 Unknown Magic Cards!|channel=Good Morning Magic|date=May 10, 2023}}</ref>
* <c>Emrakul, the Promised End</c>
*<c>Emrakul, the Aeons Torn</c>
*<c>Emrakul, the Promised End</c>
*<c>Emrakul, the World Anew</c>
|associated=
|associated=
* <c>Aurora of Emrakul</c>
*<c>Aurora of Emrakul</c>
* <c>Boon of Emrakul</c>
*<c>Boon of Emrakul</c>
* <c>Conduit of Emrakul</c>
*[[Unknown_Event/Philadelphia_event_cards|Call Up Emrakul to Help]]<ref name="Unknown">{{YouTubeRef|NuWq8-rnJ38|My 62 Secret Magic Playtest Cards!|channel=[[Good Morning Magic]]|date=February 20, 2023}}</ref>
* <c>Emrakul's Evangel</c>
*<c>Conduit of Emrakul</c>
* <c>Emrakul's Hatcher</c>
*<c>Emrakul's Evangel</c>
* <c>Emrakul's Influence</c>
*<c>Emrakul's Hatcher</c>
* <c>Hand of Emrakul</c>
*<c>Emrakul's Influence</c>
* <c>Vestige of Emrakul</c>
*<c>Emrakul's Messenger</c>
* <c>Whispers of Emrakul</c>
*<c>Hand of Emrakul</c>
*<c>Vestige of Emrakul</c>
*<c>Whispers of Emrakul</c>
|art=
|art=
* {{card|All Is Dust||PGPX}}
*{{card|All Is Dust||PGPX}}
* {{card|Consume the Meek|Rise of the Eldrazi}}
*{{card|Consume the Meek|Rise of the Eldrazi}}
* <c>Eldrazi Conscription</c>
*<c>Eldrazi Conscription</c>
* <c>Geier Reach Sanitarium</c>
*<c>Geier Reach Sanitarium</c>
* <c>Gravitational Shift</c>
*<c>Gravitational Shift</c>
* <c>Hanweir Battlements</c>
*<c>Hanweir Battlements</c>
* <c>Hanweir Garrison</c>
*<c>Hanweir Garrison</c>
* <c>Imprisoned in the Moon</c>
*<c>Imprisoned in the Moon</c>
* <c>Near-Death Experience</c>
*<c>Near-Death Experience</c>
* <c>Nissa's Revelation</c>
*<c>Nissa's Revelation</c>
* <c>Shrine of the Forsaken Gods</c>
*{{card|Prize Wall|Unfinity}}
* {{card|Through the Breach|Ultimate Masters}}
*<c>Rise of the Eldrazi</c>
* <c>Time of Heroes</c>
*<c>Shrine of the Forsaken Gods</c>
*{{card|Swamp|Modern Horizons 3|#=306}}
*{{card|Tamiyo, the Moon Sage|Secret Lair|SLD|#=396}}
*{{card|Through the Breach|Ultimate Masters}}
*<c>Time of Heroes</c>
|referred=
|referred=
* <c>Bruna, the Fading Light</c>
*<c>Bruna, the Fading Light</c>
* <c>Cloud Manta</c>
*<c>Cloud Manta</c>
* <c>Coax from the Blind Eternities</c>
*<c>Coax from the Blind Eternities</c>
* <c>Exultant Cultist</c>
*<c>Drownyard Lurker</c>
* <c>Gisela, the Broken Blade</c>
*<c>Exultant Cultist</c>
* <c>Gnarlwood Dryad</c>
*<c>Gisela, the Broken Blade</c>
* <c>Grapple with the Past</c>
*<c>Gnarlwood Dryad</c>
* <c>Guardian of Pilgrims</c>
*<c>Grapple with the Past</c>
* <c>Kessig Prowler</c>
*<c>Guardian of Pilgrims</c>
* <c>Otherworldly Outburst</c>
*<c>Kessig Prowler</c>
* <c>Permeating Mass</c>
*<c>Mutated Cultist</c>
* {{card|Prey Upon|Eldritch Moon}}
*<c>Otherworldly Outburst</c>
* <c>Somberwald Stag</c>
*<c>Permeating Mass</c>
*{{card|Prey Upon|Eldritch Moon}}
*<c>Somberwald Stag</c>
*{{card|Squirrel Mob||SLD|#=197}}
*{{card|Squirrel Mob||SLD|#=197}}
*{{card|Unruly Mob|Innistrad: Midnight Hunt}}
*{{card|Unruly Mob|Innistrad: Midnight Hunt}}
* <c>Weirded Vampire</c>
*<c>Weirded Vampire</c>
|title1=Emrakul's Brood
|title1=Emrakul's Brood
|custom1=  
|custom1=
* {{card|Eldrazi Spawn||TPCA|#=3}} (Emrakul)
*<c>Corrupted Shapeshifter</c>
* <c>Emrakul's Hatcher</c>
*{{card|Eldrazi Spawn||TPCA|#=3}} (Emrakul)
* <c>Eternal Scourge</c>
*<c>Emrakul's Hatcher</c>
* <c>Hand of Emrakul</c>
*<c>Eternal Scourge</c>
* <c>Nest Invader</c>
*<c>Flayer of Loyalties</c>
* <c>Vestige of Emrakul</c>
*<c>Hand of Emrakul</c>
*<c>Nest Invader</c>
*<c>Vestige of Emrakul</c>
|title2=Emrakul's Conscription
|title2=Emrakul's Conscription
|custom2=
|custom2=
* <c>Abolisher of Bloodlines</c>
*<c>Abolisher of Bloodlines</c>
* <c>Abundant Maw</c>
*<c>Abundant Maw</c>
* <c>Brisela, Voice of Nightmares</c>
*{{card|Brisela, Voice of Nightmares|Secret Lair|SLD}}
* <c>Chittering Host</c>
*<c>Chittering Host</c>
* <c>Conduit of Emrakul</c>
*<c>Conduit of Emrakul</c>
* <c>Decimator of the Provinces</c>
*<c>Decimator of the Provinces</c>
* <c>Distended Mindbender</c>
*<c>Distended Mindbender</c>
* <c>Dronepack Kindred</c>
*<c>Dronepack Kindred</c>
* <c>Drownyard Behemoth</c>
*<c>Drownyard Behemoth</c>
* <c>Elder Deep-Fiend</c>
*<c>Elder Deep-Fiend</c>
* <c>Eldrazi Horror</c>
*<c>Eldrazi Horror</c>
* <c>Erupting Dreadwolf</c>
*<c>Erupting Dreadwolf</c>
* <c>Extricator of Flesh</c>
*<c>Extricator of Flesh</c>
* <c>Fibrous Entangler</c>
*<c>Fibrous Entangler</c>
* <c>Final Iteration</c>
*<c>Final Iteration</c>
* <c>Grisly Anglerfish</c>
*<c>Grisly Anglerfish</c>
* <c>Hanweir, the Writhing Township</c>
*<c>Hanweir, the Writhing Township</c>
* <c>Howling Chorus</c>
*<c>Howling Chorus</c>
* <c>It of the Horrid Swarm</c>
*<c>It of the Horrid Swarm</c>
* <c>It That Rides as One</c>
*<c>It That Rides as One</c>
* <c>Lashweed Lurker</c>
*<c>Lashweed Lurker</c>
* <c>Mockery of Nature</c>
*<c>Mockery of Nature</c>
* <c>Sinuous Predator</c>
*<c>Sinuous Predator</c>
* <c>Ulvenwald Abomination</c>
*<c>Ulvenwald Abomination</c>
* <c>Vexing Scuttler</c>
*<c>Vexing Scuttler</c>
* <c>Voracious Reader</c>
*<c>Voracious Reader</c>
* <c>Wretched Gryff</c>
*<c>Wretched Gryff</c>
}}
}}


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*{{DailyRef|arcana/know-your-spawn-2015-05-14|Know Your Spawn!|[[Kelly Digges]]|May 14, 2015}}
*{{DailyRef|arcana/know-your-spawn-2015-05-14|Know Your Spawn!|[[Kelly Digges]]|May 14, 2015}}


== References ==
==References==
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Emrakul
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Race Eldrazi
Birthplace Blind Eternities
Lifetime Unknown
Colors
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Emrakul, the "Aeons Torn," known as Keening Mother by some on Innistrad,[1] is one of the three Eldrazi titans and the inspiration for the Zendikari merfolk god Emeria.

Description

Emrakul is the Titan of Corruption, the largest and most fearsome of the Eldrazi. She does not affect inorganic matter - rocks, water, etc. - but twists all things living, be they plants, animals, or other sentient beings. She causes silent terror wherever she soars, embodying desolation, emotional and physical distance, the chill of the void, and the terror of being alone. According to Gideon Jura, she is 150 feet tall.[2]

Emrakul's Lineage

Main article: Eldrazi/Lineages#Emrakul's Lineage

The Emrakul lineage is characterized by flesh-like lattice structures, uneasy bilateral symmetry, and tentacles that end in knobby, vestigial digits.[3] Looking like spongy, alien baleen, the lattice respires independent of the Eldrazi herself, supporting a host of unseen mite creatures within. Some within this lineage, including Emrakul herself, float above the ground, using unknown powers to alter the surrounding gravity.

History

Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

After the release of Kozilek, Ulamog, and Emrakul by Nissa Revane, Emrakul vanished. After the death of Kozilek and Ulamog, Ugin confirmed that Emrakul had been absent from Zendikar for some time.[4] She was drawn through the Blind Eternities to the plane of Innistrad by the planeswalker Nahiri, who was summoning Emrakul to enact her revenge on Sorin Markov.[5] On Innistrad, her influence corrupted the people of the plane into tentacled monstrosities. The archangel Avacyn kept Emrakul at bay, but once she was unmade by Sorin, the titan physically entered Innistrad and her influence over the plane magnified. Jace Beleren returned to Zendikar to call the remaining planeswalkers of the Gatewatch: Gideon Jura, Nissa Revane, and Chandra Nalaar, to combat Emrakul, like they had Ulamog and Kozilek on Zendikar.

Emrakul's gravitational distortion

After destroying much of the city of Thraben, Emrakul is confronted by the Gatewatch and Liliana Vess, who is nearly brought down by her mental assaults. Jace communicates with a figment of her that manifests as Emeria, which tells him that she is "incomplete, unfulfilled, inchoate" and that Innistrad should welcome her, not reject her. When the Gatewatch performs the ritual to trap her, she willingly lets herself be sealed in Innistrad's moon. She possesses Tamiyo and has her read a scroll she has vowed to never read, after telling Jace, "I just no longer want to play" and "There should be blossoms, not barren resentment. The soil was not receptive. It is not my time. Not yet."[6]

Emeria also appeared at the end of Nissa's vision of Nicol Bolas' plan while she was taking the Trial of Knowledge on Amonkhet. It is unknown if this communication originated from Emrakul.[7]

Once Emrakul was banished to the moon, the great sigil on its face formed by the imprisonment spell eventually faded from view. However, the Eldrazi titan still resides inside, slumbering quietly. Prominent astronomancers and the Dawnhart Coven of witches believe that the cosmic titan's residency within the moon might be related to the coming of the Eternal Night.[1]

Planes visited

Gallery

Story appearances

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
The Battle of Fort Keff Jenna Helland 2010-03-31 Rise of the Eldrazi Zendikar Gideon Jura, Tafre, Emrakul
The Lithomancer Kelly Digges 2014-10-29 Commander 2014 / Prologue to Battle for Zendikar Unknown destroyed plane, Zendikar Nahiri, Sorin Markov, Ugin, Eldrazi, Emrakul, Kozilek, Ulamog
Drownyard Temple Mel Li 2016-04-06 Shadows over Innistrad Innistrad Jace Beleren, Jenrik, Tamiyo, Liliana Vess, Emrakul
Emrakul Rises Kimberly J. Kreines 2016-06-22 Eldritch Moon Innistrad Nahiri, Emrakul, Maeli, Sadie, Edith, Halana, Alena, Kolman, Bruna, Gisela, Brisela, Jace Beleren, Tamiyo, Chandra, Gideon
Innistrad's Last Hope Doug Beyer 2016-06-29 Eldritch Moon Innistrad Liliana Vess, Gared, Dierk, Sorin Markov, Olivia Voldaren, Emrakul
Campaign of Vengeance Ari Levitch 2016-07-06 Eldritch Moon Innistrad Nahiri, Sorin Markov, Olivia Voldaren, Emrakul
Saint Traft and Flight of Nightmares James Wyatt 2016-07-13 Eldritch Moon Innistrad Thalia, Grete, Halmig, Odric, Seeta, Rem Karolus, Jedda, Dennias, Mathan, Traft, Olivia Voldaren, Brisela, Sigarda, Emrakul
Battle of Thraben Nik Davidson 2016-07-20 Eldritch Moon Innistrad The Gatewatch, Liliana Vess, Gared, Emrakul
The Promised End Ken Troop 2016-07-27 Eldritch Moon Innistrad Liliana Vess, the Gatewatch, Tamiyo, Emrakul, Raven Man, Erebos

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Sources

References

  1. ↑ a b Doug Beyer and Ari Zirulnik (September 9, 2021). "Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad: Midnight Hunt". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Jenna Helland (March 31, 2010). "The Battle of Fort Keff". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Doug Beyer (April 28, 2010). "The Three Brood Lineages". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Ari Levitch, Doug Beyer, Kelly Digges and Kimberly J. Kreines (February 24, 2016). "Zendikar Resurgent". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Kimberly J. Kreines (June 20, 2016). "Emrakul Rises". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Ken Troop (July 27, 2016). "The Promised End". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Ken Troop (April 26, 2017). "The Hand That Moves". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ Emrakul & Chatterfang!? Koma & Toski!? 62 Unknown Magic Cards! (Video). Good Morning Magic. YouTube (May 10, 2023).
  9. ↑ My 62 Secret Magic Playtest Cards! (Video). Good Morning Magic. YouTube (February 20, 2023).
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