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[[Image:Radix.jpg|right|thumb|The Radix. Art by John Avon.]]
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The '''Radix''' was one of the five lacunae on [[Mirrodin (plane)|Mirrodin]]. Originally, it appeared as a wide circle of brilliant metal, somewhere near the middle of the [[Tangle]].  
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The '''Radix''' was one of the five lacunae on [[Mirrodin (plane)|Mirrodin]].<ref name="FifthDawnGuide">(2004). ''[https://archive.org/details/mtg-fifth-dawn-players-guide-2004 Fifth Dawn Player's Guide].'' [[Wizards of the Coast]].</ref> The '''Araneas Altar''' was built around it.<ref name="Moreover">{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/moreover-doing-sequels-right-2010-09-01|Moreover: Doing Sequels Right|[[Doug Beyer]]|September 1, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429075641/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/savor-flavor/moreover-doing-sequels-right-2010-09-01|archivedate=April 29, 2021}}</ref>


However, once [[Glissa]] tapped a large amount of mana to destroy the [[Kaldra]] Champion, a surge of mana in the [[Mana Core]] itself discharged through the Radix to become Mirrodin's fifth moon, effectively forming the Green Lacuna. <ref>{{NewRef|arcana/lacunae-and-beacons-2004-06-10|Lacunae and the Beacons|[[Magic Arcana]]|June 10, 2004}}</ref>
==History==
Originally, it appeared as a humming sphere of brilliant green metal in a circular clearing of burnished copper one hundred feet across at the heart of the [[Tangle]].<ref name="MirrodinGuide">(2003). ''[https://archive.org/details/mirrodin-players-guide-magic-the-gathering-2003 Mirrodin Player's Guide].'' [[Wizards of the Coast]].</ref> No mold accumulates here, and the Radix is warm to the touch even at the black sun’s noon. It was considered sacred to the elves and Sylvok druids of the Tangle, as anything left on its surface slowly vanished in a matter of days - with the rare exception of the <c>Heartwood Shard</c>. It was the place where the Viridian elves sent their honored dead to the afterlife, and also where they banished the devices and machines they deemed unnatural.
 
However, once [[Glissa]] tapped a large amount of mana to destroy the [[Kaldra]] Champion, a surge of green mana from Mirrodin's [[Mana Core]] discharged through the Radix and ascended to become Mirrodin's fifth moon, effectively destroying the Radix and forming the Green Lacuna in its place.<ref>{{OldDailyRef|datecode=20041230042712|arcana/721|Lacunae and the Beacons|[[Magic Arcana]]|June 10, 2004}}</ref> After the fifth dawn, organic plant life began to grow around the lacuna.<ref name="FifthDawnGuide"/>
 
==In-game references==
{{in-game
|associated=
*{{card|Hum of the Radix}}
|art=
*<c>Beacon of Creation</c>
|flavor=
*<c>Heartwood Shard</c>
*<c>Rebuking Ceremony</c>
*<c>Roaring Slagwurm</c>
}}


==References==
==References==

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Plane New Phyrexia

The Radix was one of the five lacunae on Mirrodin.[1] The Araneas Altar was built around it.[2]

History

Originally, it appeared as a humming sphere of brilliant green metal in a circular clearing of burnished copper one hundred feet across at the heart of the Tangle.[3] No mold accumulates here, and the Radix is warm to the touch even at the black sun’s noon. It was considered sacred to the elves and Sylvok druids of the Tangle, as anything left on its surface slowly vanished in a matter of days - with the rare exception of the Heartwood Shard. It was the place where the Viridian elves sent their honored dead to the afterlife, and also where they banished the devices and machines they deemed unnatural.

However, once Glissa tapped a large amount of mana to destroy the Kaldra Champion, a surge of green mana from Mirrodin's Mana Core discharged through the Radix and ascended to become Mirrodin's fifth moon, effectively destroying the Radix and forming the Green Lacuna in its place.[4] After the fifth dawn, organic plant life began to grow around the lacuna.[1]

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References

  1. a b (2004). Fifth Dawn Player's Guide. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Doug Beyer (September 1, 2010). "Moreover: Doing Sequels Right". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021.
  3. (2003). Mirrodin Player's Guide. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Magic Arcana (June 10, 2004). "Lacunae and the Beacons". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.