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'''Arixmethes''' is a [[kraken]] from [[Theros (plane)|Theros]].
'''Arixmethes''' is a [[kraken]] from [[Theros (plane)|Theros]].


==History==
==History==
Obscure legends say that '''Arixmethes''' was a major polis that once existed on [[Theros (plane)|Theros]], and that [[Heliod]] smote this coastal city with Khrusor and cast into the sea. In fact, Arixmethes is a massive [[kraken]] with the entire city built upon it.<ref>{{DailyRef|uncharted-realms/drop-drop-2015-05-20|Drop for Drop|[[Kelly Digges]]|May 20, 2015}}</ref>
Obscure legends say that '''Arixmethes''' was a major polis that once existed on [[Theros (plane)|Theros]], and that [[Heliod]] smote this coastal city with Khrusor and cast into the sea. Arixmethes is a massive [[kraken]] with the entire city built upon it.<ref>{{DailyRef|uncharted-realms/drop-drop-2015-05-20|Drop for Drop|[[Kelly Digges]]|May 20, 2015}}</ref>


Arixmethes is so large that he is frequently mistaken for an island. While he slumbered, an entire city was built on his back. When he awakened, as the [[planeswalker]] [[Kiora]] battled the sea [[god]] [[Thassa]], he wrought destruction beyond any the hapless citizens of the "island" had ever known.<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/Commander-2018 Commander 2018 blurbs]</ref>
Arixmethes is so large that he is frequently mistaken for an island. While he slumbered, an entire city was built on his back. When he awakened, as the [[planeswalker]] [[Kiora]] battled the sea [[god]] [[Thassa]], he wrought destruction beyond any the hapless citizens of the "island" had ever known.<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/Commander-2018 Commander 2018 blurbs]</ref>


Arixmethes fought in defense of Theros during [[New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse]].<ref name="Learning 2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/march-of-the-machine-learning-part-2|March of the Machine Learning, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|Apr 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{card|Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle|Multiverse Legends|MUL}}</ref>
==Story Appearances==
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! Title !! Author !! Publishing date !! Set !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring
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| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/drop-drop-2015-05-20|Drop for Drop}} || [[Kelly Digges]] || 2015-05-20 ||  Prologue to ''[[Battle for Zendikar]]'' || [[Theros]] || [[Kiora]], [[Elspeth]], [[Ajani]], [[Thassa]], Arixmethes
|}


==In-game references==
==In-game references==

Latest revision as of 14:55, 7 May 2024

Arixmethes
Details
Race Kraken
Birthplace Theros
Lifetime Mending Era
Colors
{G}{U}

Arixmethes is a kraken from Theros.

History

Obscure legends say that Arixmethes was a major polis that once existed on Theros, and that Heliod smote this coastal city with Khrusor and cast into the sea. Arixmethes is a massive kraken with the entire city built upon it.[1]

Arixmethes is so large that he is frequently mistaken for an island. While he slumbered, an entire city was built on his back. When he awakened, as the planeswalker Kiora battled the sea god Thassa, he wrought destruction beyond any the hapless citizens of the "island" had ever known.[2]

Arixmethes fought in defense of Theros during New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse.[3][4]

Story Appearances

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
Drop for Drop Kelly Digges 2015-05-20 Prologue to Battle for Zendikar Theros Kiora, Elspeth, Ajani, Thassa, Arixmethes

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