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{{Infobox character
|image=szadek.jpg
|image=szadek.jpg
|name=Szadek
|name=Szadek
|birthplace=[[Ravnica]]
|birthplace=[[Ravnica]]
|lifetime=Unknown
|death={{circa}} 10,000 [[ZC]]
|race=[[Spirit]], formerly [[Vampire]]
|race=[[Spirit]], formerly [[Vampire]]
|sources=''[[Ravnica (book)|Ravnica]]'', ''[[Dissension (book)|Dissension]]''}}
|sources=[[Ravnica (novel)|Ravnica]], [[Dissension (novel)|Dissension]]
<card title="Szadek">Szadek, Lord of Secrets</card> was the [[parun]] (founder) of [[House Dimir]], the blue-black aligned guild of [[Ravnica]]. The last of an ancient race of psychic [[vampire]]s, he resided in the shadows for ten millennia in an effort to eventually seize control of the entire city. This plan had him eventually attack the [[Decamillennial]] ceremony and, with the aid of his [[lupul]] and [[Savra]], he almost destroyed the [[Guildpact]]. In the end, he was arrested by [[Agrus Kos]] (which did brake the Guildpact).
|colors={{mana|UB}}
}}
'''Szadek''' was the [[parun]] (founder) of [[House Dimir]], the blue-black aligned guild of [[Ravnica]].<ref name="Ravnica">[[Cory J. Herndon]] (2005). ''[[Ravnica (novel)|Ravnica Cycle, Book I: Ravnica]]'', [[Wizards of the Coast]]</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/flavorful-guide-guilds-ravnica-2018-10-03|A Flavorful Guide to the Guilds of Ravnica|[[Cassie LaBelle]]|October 3, 2018}}</ref>  The last of an ancient race of psychic [[vampire]]s, he resided in the shadows for ten millennia in an effort to eventually seize control of the entire city. This plan had him eventually attack the [[Decamillennial]] ceremony and, with the aid of his [[lupul]] and [[Savra]], he almost destroyed the [[Guildpact]]. In the end, he was arrested by [[Agrus Kos]] for crimes against the Guildpact, which annulled the guildpact in itself since the pact dictated House Dimir's goal as opposing the Guildpact, making it impossible for Szadek to be legally arrested for crimes against it.


==Death and reappearance==
==Death and reappearance==
[[Augustin IV]], finding Szadek in the [[Azorius]]' prisons, killed him and enslaved his [[ghost]].<ref name="Dissension">[[Cory Herndon]] (2006), ''[[Dissension (novel)|Dissension]]''. Wizards of the Coast.</ref> He then sent Szadek to [[Parhelion]] to kill the [[Boros]] [[angel]]s and their guildmaster, [[Razia]]. Later, Kos threw a ''grounder'' containing Szadek's spirit. Szadek broke out of the container and killed Augustin by removing his soul. Szadek plotted to destroy Ravnica using his newfound powers to control the spirits of the dead. It was also revealed that he had taken over the [[Agyrem]] district, which had fused with the rest of Ravnica. Kos, now a ghost himself, was appointed as his warden to make sure that he did not escape.


[[Augustin IV]], finding Szadek in the [[Azorius]]' prisons, kills him and enslaves his [[ghost]]. He then sends Szadek to [[Parhelion]] to kill the [[Boros]] [[angels]] and their guildmaster, [[Razia]]. Later though, Kos throws a ''grounder'' containing Szadek's spirit. Szadek breaks out of the container and kills Augustin by removing his soul. Szadek now plots to destroy Ravnica using his newfound powers to control the spirits of the dead. It was also revealed that he had taken over the [[Agyrem]] district, which had fused with the rest of Ravnica.
The overlay of Agyrem remained on Ravnica until the [[Mending]], when the Ravnican ghost-world anomaly was dissolved, and the trapped spirits were able to pass on to the [[aether]].<ref name="Ravnica art book">[[James Wyatt]] (January 2019). "''[[The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Ravnica]]''". [[Wizards of the Coast]]</ref>
 
Even after the Agyrem vanished, [[Lazav]], the new guildmaster of House Dimir, claims to have contacted Szadek's spirit and used that knowledge to reestablish the guild.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:SzadekTrailer.png|Szadek in the Ravnica: City of Guilds commercial
</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
*Szadek appears in the trailer for [[Ravnica: City of Guilds]].<ref>{{YouTubeRef|ICoLxf7QLIY|Magic: The Gathering Ravnica Block Commercial|channel=paradoxdreamer5|date=March 19, 2011}}</ref>


==In-game references==
==In-game references==
'''Represented in:'''
{{in-game
* <c>Szadek, Lord of Secrets</c>
|cards=
 
*<c>Szadek, Lord of Secrets</c>
'''Depicted in'''
|art=
*<c>Thespian's Stage</c> (by an actor)
*<c>Thespian's Stage</c> (by an actor)
*{{card|Well of Lost Dreams||SLD|#=227}}
|flavor=
*<c>Cerulean Sphinx</c>
*<c>Glimpse the Unthinkable</c>
*<c>Infiltrator's Magemark</c>
*{{card|Seal of Doom|Dissension}}
*<c>Shadow of Doubt</c>
*{{card|Wit's End|Dissension}}
}}


'''Quoted or referred to:'''
==References==
* <c>Cerulean Sphinx</c>
{{Reflist}}
* <c>Glimpse the Unthinkable</c>
* <c>Infiltrator's Magemark</c>
* {{cardlink|Seal of Doom|Dissension}}
* <c>Shadow of Doubt</c>
* {{cardlink|Wit's End|Dissension}}


{{Ravnica|characters}}
{{Ravnica|paruns}}
[[Category:Vampires]]
[[Category:Vampires]]
[[Category:Undead characters]]

Latest revision as of 06:35, 11 June 2024

Szadek
[[File:{{#setmainimage:szadek.jpg}}|250px]]
Details
Race Spirit, formerly Vampire
Birthplace Ravnica
Died c. 10,000 ZC
Colors
{U}{B}
Sources
Ravnica, Dissension

Szadek was the parun (founder) of House Dimir, the blue-black aligned guild of Ravnica.[1][2] The last of an ancient race of psychic vampires, he resided in the shadows for ten millennia in an effort to eventually seize control of the entire city. This plan had him eventually attack the Decamillennial ceremony and, with the aid of his lupul and Savra, he almost destroyed the Guildpact. In the end, he was arrested by Agrus Kos for crimes against the Guildpact, which annulled the guildpact in itself since the pact dictated House Dimir's goal as opposing the Guildpact, making it impossible for Szadek to be legally arrested for crimes against it.

Death and reappearance

Augustin IV, finding Szadek in the Azorius' prisons, killed him and enslaved his ghost.[3] He then sent Szadek to Parhelion to kill the Boros angels and their guildmaster, Razia. Later, Kos threw a grounder containing Szadek's spirit. Szadek broke out of the container and killed Augustin by removing his soul. Szadek plotted to destroy Ravnica using his newfound powers to control the spirits of the dead. It was also revealed that he had taken over the Agyrem district, which had fused with the rest of Ravnica. Kos, now a ghost himself, was appointed as his warden to make sure that he did not escape.

The overlay of Agyrem remained on Ravnica until the Mending, when the Ravnican ghost-world anomaly was dissolved, and the trapped spirits were able to pass on to the aether.[4]

Even after the Agyrem vanished, Lazav, the new guildmaster of House Dimir, claims to have contacted Szadek's spirit and used that knowledge to reestablish the guild.

Gallery

  • Szadek in the Ravnica: City of Guilds commercial

    Szadek in the Ravnica: City of Guilds commercial

Trivia

In-game references

Represented in:
Depicted in:
Quoted or referred to:

References

  1. ↑ Cory J. Herndon (2005). Ravnica Cycle, Book I: Ravnica, Wizards of the Coast
  2. ↑ Cassie LaBelle (October 3, 2018). "A Flavorful Guide to the Guilds of Ravnica". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Cory Herndon (2006), Dissension. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ James Wyatt (January 2019). "The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Ravnica". Wizards of the Coast
  5. ↑ Magic: The Gathering Ravnica Block Commercial (Video). paradoxdreamer5. YouTube (March 19, 2011).
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