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|name=Lorthos
|birthplace=[[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]]
|birthplace=[[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]]
|lifetime=Unknown
|lifetime=[[Mending Era]]
|race=[[Octopus]]
|race=[[Octopus]]
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<card title="Lorthos">Lorthos, the Tidemaker</card>was a monstrous [[octopus]] who lived in the oceans of [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]]. The [[merfolk]] of the plane believed he controlled the tide. Many adventurers were fearful of Lorthos because of countless tales told by sailors and treasure hunters who have barely escaped his deadly grasp.<ref name=Legends>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/sf/56|Legends of the Deep|[[Kelly Digges]]|Tuesday, September 15, 2009}}</ref> The creature was often seen in the [[Sunder Bay]] region of [[Murasa]] in the same proximity as the [[Elves#Joraga Nation|Joraga nation]] leader [[Sutina|Speaker Sutina]]. Any connection between the two is unknown.<ref name=Murasa>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/stf/79|A Planeswalker’s Guide to Zendikar: Murasa and Sejiri|Wizards of the Coast|February 24, 2010}}</ref>
'''Lorthos''' was a monstrous [[octopus]] who lived in the oceans of [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]].  


Lorthos was summoned by [[Kiora]] in an attempt to retake [[Sea Gate]] from [[Ulamog]]'s brood of Eldrazi, and was ridden into battle by her and several other merfolk she had brought with her. However, upon reaching the city, they were faced with not one, but two Eldrazi titans: [[Ob Nixilis]] had summoned [[Kozilek]] from underneath Zendikar. As Kozilek saw Lorthos as a threat due to its immense size, the titan destroyed it by slicing it in half using its arm blades.
==History==
The [[merfolk]] of the plane believed he controlled the tide. Many adventurers were fearful of Lorthos because of countless tales told by sailors and treasure hunters who have barely escaped his deadly grasp.<ref>{{DailyRef|serious-fun/legends-deep-2009-09-15|Legends of the Deep|[[Kelly Digges]]|Tuesday, September 15, 2009}}</ref> The creature was often seen in the [[Sunder Bay]] region of [[Murasa]] in the same proximity as the [[Elf#Joraga Nation|Joraga nation]] leader [[Sutina|Speaker Sutina]]. Any connection between the two is unknown.<ref>{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/planeswalkers-guide-zendikar-murasa-and-sejiri-2010-02-23|A Planeswalker’s Guide to Zendikar: Murasa and Sejiri|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 24, 2010}}</ref>
 
Lorthos was summoned by [[Kiora]] in an attempt to retake [[Sea Gate]] from [[Ulamog]]'s brood of Eldrazi, and was ridden into battle by her and several other merfolk she had brought with her.<ref>{{DailyRef|uncharted-realms/rise-kozilek-2015-12-09|The Rise of Kozilek|[[Kelly Digges]]|December 9, 2015}}</ref>  However, upon reaching the city, they were faced with not one, but two Eldrazi titans: [[Ob Nixilis]] had summoned [[Kozilek]] from underneath Zendikar. As they both saw each other as threats due to their immense sizes, they began to battle; however, this fight did not last long, as the titan destroyed Lorthos by slicing it in half using its arm blades.
 
==Story appearances==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title !! Author !! Publishing date !! Set !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/rise-kozilek-2015-12-09|The Rise of Kozilek}} || [[Kelly Digges]] || 2015-12-09 || ''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'' || [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Kiora]], Shen, Yesha, Tola, Inash, Runari, Lorthos, [[Ulamog]], [[Kozilek]]
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/beneath-surface-2016-01-27|Beneath the Surface}} || [[Ari Levitch]] || 2016-01-27 ||''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'' || [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]] || [[Jori En]], Lorthos, [[Kozilek]], [[Ulamog]], [[Kiora]]
|}
 
==In-game references==
{{In-game
|cards=
*<c>Lorthos, the Tidemaker</c>
*[[Unknown_Event/Barcelona_event_cards|Lorthos, Tentacled Terror]]
}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External link==
==External links==
* {{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/688|Wall of Mythic Rares: Lorthos|[[Monty Ashley]]|April 13, 2011}}
* {{DailyRef|arcana/wall-mythic-rares-lorthos-2011-04-13|Wall of Mythic Rares: Lorthos|[[Monty Ashley]]|April 13, 2011}}
[[Category:Zendikar]]
{{Zendikar|characters}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Octopuses]]
[[Category:Octopi]]
[[Category:Deceased]]

Latest revision as of 15:24, 5 June 2024

Lorthos
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Lorthos.jpg}}|250px]]
Details
Race Octopus
Birthplace Zendikar
Lifetime Mending Era
Colors
{U}

Lorthos was a monstrous octopus who lived in the oceans of Zendikar.

History

The merfolk of the plane believed he controlled the tide. Many adventurers were fearful of Lorthos because of countless tales told by sailors and treasure hunters who have barely escaped his deadly grasp.[1] The creature was often seen in the Sunder Bay region of Murasa in the same proximity as the Joraga nation leader Speaker Sutina. Any connection between the two is unknown.[2]

Lorthos was summoned by Kiora in an attempt to retake Sea Gate from Ulamog's brood of Eldrazi, and was ridden into battle by her and several other merfolk she had brought with her.[3] However, upon reaching the city, they were faced with not one, but two Eldrazi titans: Ob Nixilis had summoned Kozilek from underneath Zendikar. As they both saw each other as threats due to their immense sizes, they began to battle; however, this fight did not last long, as the titan destroyed Lorthos by slicing it in half using its arm blades.

Story appearances

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
The Rise of Kozilek Kelly Digges 2015-12-09 Oath of the Gatewatch Zendikar Kiora, Shen, Yesha, Tola, Inash, Runari, Lorthos, Ulamog, Kozilek
Beneath the Surface Ari Levitch 2016-01-27 Oath of the Gatewatch Zendikar Jori En, Lorthos, Kozilek, Ulamog, Kiora

In-game references

Represented in:

References

  1. Kelly Digges (Tuesday, September 15, 2009). "Legends of the Deep". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Wizards of the Coast (February 24, 2010). "A Planeswalker’s Guide to Zendikar: Murasa and Sejiri". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Kelly Digges (December 9, 2015). "The Rise of Kozilek". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

External links