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{{Character
|image=Lord Windgrace C18 Bram Sels.jpg
|image=Lord Windgrace.jpg
|name=Windgrace
|name=Lord Windgrace
|birthplace=[[Urborg]], [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
|birthplace=[[Urborg]], [[Dominaria]]
|lifetime=Before the [[Brothers' War]]-†4500 AR
|lifetime= Unknown-†4505 AR
|race=[[Panther warrior|Panther]] [[Planeswalker]]<br>After death [[Avatar]]
|race=[[Panther warrior|Panther]] [[planeswalkers|Planeswalker]]
|colors=Currently: {{mana|BRG}}
|sources=[[Invasion Cycle]], ''[[Time Spiral (book)|Time Spiral]]'', ''[[Planar Chaos (book)|Planar Chaos]]''}}
|sources=[[Invasion Cycle]], [[Time Spiral (novel)|Time Spiral]], [[Planar Chaos (novel)|Planar Chaos]]
'''Lord Windgrace''' was a [[cat warrior]] (more precisely, black [[panther warrior]], claiming to have been the warrior chief of his tribe) [[planeswalkers|planeswalker]] from [[Urborg]]. He was older than [[Urza]], since he remembered Urborg being a forest, before it was submerged by the [[Sylex Blast]]. He was one of the [[Nine Titans]] that Urza gathered to fight [[Phyrexia]]. When Urza went mad and killed [[Taysir]], Windgrace took the fallen planeswalker's heart and put it next to his own. He survived the [[Phyrexian Invasion]], and since then has become a leader and guardian of Urborg.
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Lord '''Windgrace''' was a [[panther warrior]] [[planeswalker]] from [[Urborg]] on [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]].<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/Commander-2018 Commander 2018 blurbs]</ref> He was one of the [[Nine Titans]] that [[Urza]] gathered to fight [[Phyrexia]]. After his death, he became a protective [[Avatar]] of Urborg.


In the ''Time Spiral'' novel, he had control over the zone's [[sliver]]s and other monstrosities, which he commands to destroy anyone and anything even remotely related to artifice. During the events of ''Planar Chaos'', Windgrace attempts to seal the time rift in Urborg located where the Rathi Stronghold has overlaid to prevent a mass of Phyrexians from pouring into the present. As the rift begins to fold in on itself under Windgrace's magic, it sucks the life essence from him. As the rift vanishes from existence - so too does Lord Windgrace.
==Appearance and character==
Windgrace had a distaste, maybe even an outright hatred, for anything artifice. This stemmed partially from his time spent with Urza, seeing the man's creations as somewhat destructive, and from his time spent fighting the Phyrexians.  


But, before facing the rift he performed a spell, and claimed that he had fused his [[spirit]] to Urborg, and thus he would watch over it.
He cared deeply for his homeland of Urborg, going as far as to watch over it after his death.  


Interestingly, "Windgrace" was [[Crovax]]'s family name. There is no evidence to support any familial link between the cat planeswalker and the [[human]] family, and the hereditary title was likely only linked through coincidence, or at most, the family was named after the planeswalker due to his power.  
Windgrace had access to [[black]], [[red]], and [[green]] mana.
 
==History==
[[File:Lord Windgrace.jpg|left|thumb|alt=|Windgrace hates [[Artifact|artifacts.]]|137x137px]]
Windgrace began his rise to fame at age twelve.<ref name="Born">[[J. Robert King]] (1998-1999). "Born to Greatness" ''[[The Duelist]]'' #29, 32, & 34.</ref> He claimed to have been the [[warrior]] chief of his tribe. He was older than Urza, since he remembered Urborg being a [[forest]] before it was submerged by the [[Sylex Blast]]. Seeing his entire world devastated by the detonation of a magical device instilled in him a hatred for artifacts.
 
He was described by [[Teferi]] as the "panther king of Urborg<ref>[[Time Spiral (novel)]]</ref>" and it was told that the panthers ruled Urborg in peace for three centuries before the Brother's War. He was worshiped by many different catfolk on Dominaria over the years.<ref>''[[Distant Planes]]'', Insufficient Evidence</ref><ref>''[[Tapestries]]'', What's in a name?</ref>
 
===Nine Titans===
Windgrace was one of the eight other planeswalkers Urza recruited for the war with Phyrexia. When Urza went mad and killed [[Taysir]], Windgrace took the fallen planeswalker's heart and put it next to his own. Windgrace survived the [[Phyrexian Invasion]] and became a leader and guardian of Urborg.
 
===Time Spiral crisis===
During the [[Time Spiral (novel)|Time Spiral crisis]], Windgrace had control over the zone's [[sliver]]s and other monstrosities, which he commanded to destroy anyone and anything even remotely related to [[artificer|artifice]]. During the events of ''[[Planar Chaos (novel)|Planar Chaos]]'', Windgrace put his mark on Venser, to control him anytime, but the [[Weaver King]] removed it so that he could control Venser without getting noticed by the ancient planeswalker. Later he talked to Freyalise about the time rifts and he was grieved when he heard of her death. After Teferi and Karn's insistence, he attempted to seal the [[time rift]] in Urborg located where the [[Stronghold (location)|Rathi Stronghold]] had [[Rathi Overlay|overlaid]] to prevent a mass of [[Phyrexians]] from pouring in. As the rift began to fold in on itself under Windgrace's magic, it sucked the life essence from him. As the rift vanished from existence, so too did Lord Windgrace.
[[File:Soul of Windgrace.jpg|thumb|214x214px|[[Urborg|Urborg's]] protector.]]
Before facing the rift, he performed a spell to fuse his [[spirit]] to Urborg and watch over it.<ref name="DMU Legends"/>
 
===Legacy===
Long after Windgrace's sacrifice, his followers remain on Urborg, sabotaging the [[Cabal]]'s artifacts.<ref><c>Windgrace Acolyte</c></ref> [[Aryel]] is from Urborg and trained with the panther-folk, bearing Windgrace's legacy.
 
With the [[Second Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria|return of the Phyrexians]], Windgrace's magic stirred, ready to protect Urborg once more.<ref name="DMU Legends">{{DailyRef|feature/legends-youll-find-dominaria-united-2022-09-01|The Legends You'll Find in Dominaria United|[[Roy Graham]]|September 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Stronghold">{{DailyRef|magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-1-stronghold|The Brothers' War - Chapter 1: Stronghold|[[Reinhardt Suarez]]|October 21, 2022}}</ref>
 
==Planeswalkers met==
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*[[Bo Levar]]
*[[Daria]]
*[[Freyalise]]
*[[Guff]]
*[[Kristina]]
*[[Karn]]
*[[Taysir]]
*[[Teferi]]
*[[Tevesh Szat]]
*[[Urza]]
*[[Venser]]
}}
 
==Planes visited==
*[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
*[[Phyrexia]]
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Windgrace's Judgment.jpg|''“Phyrexia is an unforgiving place, and I am an angry lord in an unforgiving mood.”''
File:Illuminate.jpg|Windgrace vs a phyrexian.
</gallery>


==In-game references==
==In-game references==
'''Depicted in''':
{{in-game
|cards=
*<c>Lord Windgrace</c>
*<c>Soul of Windgrace</c>
|associated=
*<c>Aryel, Knight of Windgrace</c>
*<c>Windgrace Acolyte</c>
*<c>Windgrace's Judgment</c>
|art=
*<c>Divine Light</c>
*<c>Divine Light</c>
*<c>False Dawn</c>
*<c>False Dawn</c>
*<c>Hobble</c>
*<c>Illuminate</c>
*<c>Illuminate</c>
*<c>Planeswalker's Fury</c>
*<c>Implode</c>
*<c>Planeswalker's Fury</c><ref name="Art">{{DailyRef|planeswalker-enchantment-art-2007-10-22|Planeswalker Enchantment Art|[[Magic Arcana]]|October 22, 2007}}</ref>
*<c>The Mending of Dominaria</c>
*<c>Urza Assembles the Titans</c>
|flavor=
*<c>Drag to the Bottom</c>
*{{card|Fell Mire||MH3}}
*{{card|Fell the Profane||MH3}}
*{{card|Rampant Growth|Double Masters 2022|2X2|#=371}}
*<c>Shadow Prophecy</c>
*<c>Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth</c>
}}


'''Quoted or Referred to''':
==References==
*<c>Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth</c>
{{Reflist}}


{{Nine Titans}}
==External links==
*{{DailyRef|feature/whos-planeswalker-2009-09-03|Who's That Planeswalker?|[[Magic Arcana]]|September 3, 2009}}


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{{Weatherlight Saga|Nine Titans|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Weatherlight Saga]]
{{Dominaria|characters|state=collapsed}}
{{Planeswalker|types}}
[[Category:Cats]]
[[Category:Cats]]
[[Category:Warriors]]
[[Category:Avatars]]
[[Category:Undead characters]]

Latest revision as of 20:44, 3 June 2024

Windgrace
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Lord Windgrace C18 Bram Sels.jpg}}|250px]]
Details
Race Panther Planeswalker
After death Avatar
Birthplace Urborg, Dominaria
Lifetime Before the Brothers' War-†4500 AR
Colors
Currently: {B}{R}{G}
Sources
Invasion Cycle, Time Spiral, Planar Chaos

Lord Windgrace was a panther warrior planeswalker from Urborg on Dominaria.[1] He was one of the Nine Titans that Urza gathered to fight Phyrexia. After his death, he became a protective Avatar of Urborg.

Appearance and character

Windgrace had a distaste, maybe even an outright hatred, for anything artifice. This stemmed partially from his time spent with Urza, seeing the man's creations as somewhat destructive, and from his time spent fighting the Phyrexians.

He cared deeply for his homeland of Urborg, going as far as to watch over it after his death.

Windgrace had access to black, red, and green mana.

History

Windgrace hates artifacts.

Windgrace began his rise to fame at age twelve.[2] He claimed to have been the warrior chief of his tribe. He was older than Urza, since he remembered Urborg being a forest before it was submerged by the Sylex Blast. Seeing his entire world devastated by the detonation of a magical device instilled in him a hatred for artifacts.

He was described by Teferi as the "panther king of Urborg[3]" and it was told that the panthers ruled Urborg in peace for three centuries before the Brother's War. He was worshiped by many different catfolk on Dominaria over the years.[4][5]

Nine Titans

Windgrace was one of the eight other planeswalkers Urza recruited for the war with Phyrexia. When Urza went mad and killed Taysir, Windgrace took the fallen planeswalker's heart and put it next to his own. Windgrace survived the Phyrexian Invasion and became a leader and guardian of Urborg.

Time Spiral crisis

During the Time Spiral crisis, Windgrace had control over the zone's slivers and other monstrosities, which he commanded to destroy anyone and anything even remotely related to artifice. During the events of Planar Chaos, Windgrace put his mark on Venser, to control him anytime, but the Weaver King removed it so that he could control Venser without getting noticed by the ancient planeswalker. Later he talked to Freyalise about the time rifts and he was grieved when he heard of her death. After Teferi and Karn's insistence, he attempted to seal the time rift in Urborg located where the Rathi Stronghold had overlaid to prevent a mass of Phyrexians from pouring in. As the rift began to fold in on itself under Windgrace's magic, it sucked the life essence from him. As the rift vanished from existence, so too did Lord Windgrace.

Urborg's protector.

Before facing the rift, he performed a spell to fuse his spirit to Urborg and watch over it.[6]

Legacy

Long after Windgrace's sacrifice, his followers remain on Urborg, sabotaging the Cabal's artifacts.[7] Aryel is from Urborg and trained with the panther-folk, bearing Windgrace's legacy.

With the return of the Phyrexians, Windgrace's magic stirred, ready to protect Urborg once more.[6][8]

Planeswalkers met

Planes visited

Gallery

  • “Phyrexia is an unforgiving place, and I am an angry lord in an unforgiving mood.”

    “Phyrexia is an unforgiving place, and I am an angry lord in an unforgiving mood.”

  • Windgrace vs a phyrexian.

    Windgrace vs a phyrexian.

In-game references

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References

  1. ↑ Commander 2018 blurbs
  2. ↑ J. Robert King (1998-1999). "Born to Greatness" The Duelist #29, 32, & 34.
  3. ↑ Time Spiral (novel)
  4. ↑ Distant Planes, Insufficient Evidence
  5. ↑ Tapestries, What's in a name?
  6. ↑ a b Roy Graham (September 1, 2022). "The Legends You'll Find in Dominaria United". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Windgrace Acolyte
  8. ↑ Reinhardt Suarez (October 21, 2022). "The Brothers' War - Chapter 1: Stronghold". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ Magic Arcana (October 22, 2007). "Planeswalker Enchantment Art". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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