Guilds of Ravnica block

The Guilds of Ravnica block is the unofficial name for three large expansions set on Ravnica that were released between October 2018 and May 2019.

Description

It is not a block in the traditional sense, because there is no mechanical overlap and the sets are drafted on their own. Blocks were abandoned in 2018 with the introduction of the Three-and-One Model, but that didn't mean that consecutive expansions couldn't be set on the same plane.

The series consists of Guilds of Ravnica (), Ravnica Allegiance () and War of the Spark (). The first two each are focused on five of the ten Ravnican guilds. They are what you would expect a return to Ravnica to be and it needed to be two to fit in all the guilds. The third set will focus on the culmination of the Bolas Arc, the storyline around the fight of the Gatewatch against Nicol Bolas, and not on the guilds. The latter is its own unique thing.

The following guilds are represented in each of the first two sets:

• Guilds of Ravnica: House Dimir (), Selesnya Conclave (), Izzet League (), Golgari Swarm (), and Boros Legion ().
• Ravnica Allegiance: Azorius Senate (), Cult of Rakdos (), Gruul Clans (), Orzhov Syndicate (), and Simic Combine ().

Storyline

The guilds fight internally between the forces pulling them toward or away from Bolas's influence. In the end, five fall under his influence, and five don't. The five guilds that fall to Bolas all have a planeswalker leading the guild. Guilds of Ravnica and Ravnica Allegiance are mostly concurrent with Ixalan and Dominaria so the Gatewatch is busy elsewhere storywise.

Guild Kits

The first two sets are accompanied by Guild Kits. Each Guild Kit features a 60-card preconstructed theme deck flavored after one of the featured guilds, combining cards from every Ravnica set released so far. The reprints aren't Standard legal. The Kits are packaged with appropriate pins, stickers, and spindown life counters. They use the guild symbols as expansion symbols.

• Guild Kits (Guilds of Ravnica)
• Guild Kits (Ravnica Allegiance)

Mythic Edition

Each set is accompanied by a Mythic Edition. Each Mythic Edition contains 24 boosters of the respective set. Eight of these are specially marked and contain a Masterpiece card. Each Mythic Edition uses the same expansion symbol ().

• Mythic Edition (Guilds of Ravnica)
• Mythic Edition (Ravnica Allegiance)
• Mythic Edition (War of the Spark)

Mega cycles

Cycle name	Azorius	Dimir	Rakdos	Gruul	Selesnya	Orzhov	Izzet	Golgari	Boros	Simic
Guildmasters	Dovin, Grand Arbiter	Lazav, the Multifarious	Rakdos, the Showstopper	Domri, Chaos Bringer	Trostani Discordant	Kaya, Orzhov Usurper	Ral, Izzet Viceroy	Vraska, Golgari Queen	Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice	Prime Speaker Vannifar
	Each of these mythic rare legendary creatures or planeswalkers represents the current leader of its respective guild. Guilds allied with Nicol Bolas have planeswalkers; against, creatures.
Guild champions	Lavinia, Azorius Renegade	Etrata, the Silencer	Judith, the Scourge Diva	Nikya of the Old Ways	Emmara, Soul of the Accord	Teysa Karlov	Niv-Mizzet, Parun	Izoni, Thousand-Eyed	Tajic, Legion's Edge	Zegana, Utopian Speaker
	Each of these rare legendary creatures represents a second-in-command or otherwise-important figure in the guild.
Mythic rare guild spells	Emergency Powers	Mnemonic Betrayal	Captive Audience	Ravager Wurm	March of the Multitudes	Seraph of the Scales	Thousand-Year Storm	Underrealm Lich	Chance for Glory	Hydroid Krasis
	Five mythic rare guild spells.
Guildmages	Senate Guildmage	House Guildmage	Cult Guildmage	Clan Guildmage	Conclave Guildmage	Syndicate Guildmage	League Guildmage	Swarm Guildmage	Legion Guildmage	Combine Guildmage
	Ten uncommon multicolor creatures, each of whom cost MN and have two abilities, one for each of the guild's colors.
MMNN creatures	Sphinx of New Prahv	Nightveil Predator	Rakdos Firewheeler	Sunder Shaman	Conclave Cavalier	Basilica Bell-Haunt	Crackling Drake	Golgari Findbroker	Truefire Captain	Frilled Mystic
	Ten powerful uncommon multicolor creatures, each of which cost two of each of its guild's colored mana.
Shock lands	Hallowed Fountain	Watery Grave	Blood Crypt	Stomping Ground	Temple Garden	Godless Shrine	Steam Vents	Overgrown Tomb	Sacred Foundry	Breeding Pool
	Each of these rare nonbasic dual lands has two basic land types and enters the battlefield tapped unless its controller pays 2 life.
Guildgates	Azorius Guildgate	Dimir Guildgate	Rakdos Guildgate	Gruul Guildgate	Selesnya Guildgate	Orzhov Guildgate	Izzet Guildgate	Golgari Guildgate	Boros Guildgate	Simic Guildgate
	Each of these common nonbasic lands with the Gate subtype enter the battlefield tapped and produce one of either of its respective guild's colors.
Lockets	Azorius Locket	Dimir Locket	Rakdos Locket	Gruul Locket	Selesnya Locket	Orzhov Locket	Izzet Locket	Golgari Locket	Boros Locket	Simic Locket
	Each of these common artifacts cost , and tap to produce either of its respective guild's colors. For 4 hybrid mana, they can be sacrificed to draw two cards.
Gold mechanical commons	Sphinx's Insight	Notion Rain	Rafter Demon	Frenzied Arynx	Rosemane Centaur	Imperious Oligarch	Sonic Assault	Rhizome Lurcher	Hammer Dropper	Aeromunculus
	Each of these common multicolor spells demonstrates their respective guild's mechanic.
Common hybrid creatures	Senate Griffin	Whisper Agent	Footlight Fiend	Rubble Slinger	Vernadi Shieldmate	Vizkopa Vampire	Piston-Fist Cyclops	Pitiless Gorgon	Fresh-Faced Recruit	Scuttlegator
	Each of these common creatures only have generic mana and hybrid mana in their casting costs.
Uncommon split cards	Depose // Deploy	Discovery // Dispersal	Carnival // Carnage	Collision // Colossus	Flower // Flourish	Consecrate // Consume	Invert // Invent	Status // Statue	Integrity // Intervention	Incubation // Incongruity
	Ten uncommon split cards, one side of which uses a single hybrid mana in guild colors and the other side is multicolor. Each of these uncommon cards start with the same first 3 letters in each half's name.
Rare split cards	Warrant // Warden	Connive // Concoct	Bedeck // Bedazzle	Thrash // Threat	Assure // Assemble	Revival // Revenge	Expansion // Explosion	Find // Finality	Response // Resurgence	Repudiate // Replicate
	Ten rare split cards, following the same formula as above, aside from the double hybrid mana cost. The hybrid side depicts the guild champion, and the multicolored side depicts its leader. Each of these cards start with the same first 3 letters in each half's name.

Ravnica Inquisition

The Ravnica Inquisition annex set / board game is thematically connected, but isn't part of the block.

External links

• Mark Rosewater (August 7, 2023). "Lessons Learned, Part 5". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.