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|name=Xenagos
|name=Xenagos
|birthplace= Skola Valley,[[Theros (plane)|Theros]]
|aka=God of Revels
|lifetime= unknown
|birthplace= Setessa, [[Theros (plane)|Theros]]
|race= [[Satyr]] [[Planeswalker]]
|lifetime= unknown-~4559 AR
|sources= see external links
|race= [[Satyr]] [[Planeswalker]]<br>Later [[God]]
|parents=[[Raissa]] (mother)
|relatives=Unborn sister
|colors=Currently: {{mana|RG}}
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Xenagos is a [[satyr]] [[planeswalker]] aligned with [[red]] and [[green]] mana. Native to the plane of [[Theros (plane)|Theros]], he is the main antagonist of the [[Theros block]] storyline.
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==History==  
'''Xenagos''' was a [[satyr]] [[planeswalker]] from [[Theros (plane)|Theros]]. He was once the lord of Skola Valley and was known at large as '''King Stranger'''. He later became the '''God of Revels'''.
Like the rest of his kind, Xenagos was once a hedonist, leading a care free life of pleasure without inhibitions. At some point, this kind of lifestyle led to his ascension, his spark igniting during the Bakkeia. <ref>[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/263c Planeswalker's Guide to Theros] {{-}} Wizards of the Coast</ref> Xenagos took advantage of his newfound status and perspective, engaging in relveries elsewhere in the Multiverse and enjoying the new pleasures availiable to him, but soon he was aware of a grim reality: that he, ultimately, was utterly insignificant in the grand scheme of things, and that the gods' reach was meaningless outside of Theros. Following the trauma of this revelation, and disilusioned with the meaningless hedonism, the satyr became progressively more ambitious.
 
==Appearance and characteristics==
He appeared as a muscular young satyr with long brown hair and a beard, brown fur down his hooves, two pairs of horns, as well as markings along his body of what appeared to be red war paint. He wielded a spearlike polearm with a [[Wikipedia:Lyre|lyre]] shape behind the tip, which may be a functional instrument. As a god, he also carried a [[Wikipedia:Kylix|kylix]] of Nyxborn wine.
 
Xenagos was centered in [[green]] and [[red]] mana.
 
==History==
Xenagos's history of violence and ego began before he was even born, slaying his twin sister while they were each still in the womb. In time, his mother, [[Raissa]], would give birth, knowing that Xenagos would bear a fate destined to be something special. Unlike the others of her kind, she stayed and attempted to raise the child that she knew was fated for something great.
 
Xenagos displayed a wanton disregard for life, killing another child and leading Raissa to flee with her child from [[Setessa]]. At six, he began to attempt to murder his mother. He seemed impressed by her ability to overcome his repeated attempts on her life, but all Raissa desired were answers. The answers she received were confusing and terrifying, as she saw visions of her son rising to challenge the gods themselves.
 
===The Rise of King Stranger===
Like the rest of his kind, Xenagos led the life of a hedonist, reveling in a carefree life of pleasure without inhibitions. Though he did not lead the satyrs of Skola Vale, he served as de facto host at their revelries.<ref name="TherosGuide">(2013). ''[https://archive.org/details/theros-players-guide-magic-the-gathering-2013 Theros Player's Guide].'' [[Wizards of the Coast]].</ref> At some point, this lifestyle led to his ascension, his spark igniting during the Bakkeia.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/planeswalkers-guide-theros-part-3-2013-09-04|Planeswalker's Guide to Theros, Part 3|The Magic Creative Team|September 04, 2013}}</ref> Xenagos took advantage of his newfound status and perspective, engaging in revelries elsewhere in the Multiverse and enjoying the new pleasures available to him, but soon he was aware of a grim reality: that he, ultimately, was utterly insignificant in the grand scheme of things, and that the gods' reach was meaningless outside of Theros. Following the trauma of this revelation, and disillusioned with the meaningless hedonism, the satyr became progressively more ambitious.


===Return to Theros===
===Return to Theros===
Some time later, Xenagos returned to his birthplane, finding his old hedonistic lifestyle exceedingly dull and the gods to be a farce that he was no longer willing to participate in<ref>[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Multiverse/Planeswalkers.aspx?x=mtg/multiverse/Planeswalkers/xenagos Xenagos' planeswalker article]</ref>. His ambitions had evolved into a desire for outright godhood, to join or replace the pantheon of Theros, and so he began gathering his forces of eldritch, otherwordly monsters to attack the poleis of [[Meletis]], [[Akros]] and [[Setessa]]. These attacks have become so severe that [[Heliod]], the dominant deity of the plane, reached out to [[Elspeth]] to deal with the satyr, whom he refers to as "the usurper".
[[File:Xenagos-God-of-Revels.jpg|left|thumb|287x287px|God of Revels.]]
Sometime later, Xenagos returned to his birthplane, finding his old hedonistic lifestyle exceedingly dull and the gods to be a farce in which he was no longer willing to participate.<ref name="TherosGuide"/><ref>{{PWBio|Xenagos|accessdate=October 02, 2013}}</ref> His ambitions had evolved into a desire for outright godhood, to join or replace the pantheon of Theros, and so he began gathering his forces of eldritch, otherworldly monsters to attack the polis of [[Meletis]], [[Akros]], and [[Setessa]]. These attacks became so severe that the gods themselves began to go blind, cut off from their oracles. This drove them into a panic which escalated as they blamed the others of their kind for the transgression. Only [[Nylea]] seemed to be aware of the threat he played, but with his otherworldly magic, none of the gods could truly stop him.
 
In circumstances largely under mystery, he gained knowledge that the Gods' power stemmed from the devotion of their followers. Gaining enough devoted followers, he managed to ascend to godhood. This occurred during a minotaur siege at [[Akros]], battled off by armies led by [[Elspeth]]. The victory celebration was the final ingredient to Xenagos' divine ascension, and in the ensuing turmoil, the Sun god's champion was ironically scapegoated for this, resulting in her exile to the wilderness. Xenagos held the position of the god of the revels, furthering the chaos and distrust of the established pantheon.<ref>{{DailyRef|planeswalkers-guide-born-gods-2014-01-08|Planeswalker's Guide to ''Born of the Gods''|The Magic Creative Team|January 08, 2014}}</ref> [[Heliod]] was particularly offended by his ascension and sought to destroy the satyr, whom he refers to as "the usurper". He planned to punish all of mortal-kind for the actions of the new god.
 
===Fall from Nyx===
[[File:Deicide.jpg|thumb|249x249px|Elspeth kills the god Xenagos]]
Xenagos had accomplished what he had desired: obtaining a place in the pantheon. However, he could not sustain his godly form by himself; he gathered a large array of Nyxborn creatures, using them to keep his position. Capturing the Nyxborn caused Theros's sky to darken, as chaos spread across the plane. His stay in Nyx would not be a long one, though. Only a couple of days after his rise, Elspeth and her friend [[Ajani]] arrived in Nyx to set Theros right again. After a difficult battle, Xenagos managed to knock Elspeth down, planning on taking her weapon, [[Godsend]], to keep his position firm. However, Elspeth managed to throw the spear into Xenagos's chest, causing the arrowhead, which Nylea had shot into Xenagos before his ascension, to explode, tearing Xenagos's organs into shreds. As Xenagos died in Nyx, he is not even in the Underworld, and as such, he is truly gone.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/where-its-2019-03-11|Where It's At|[[Mark Rosewater]]|March 11, 2019}}</ref>
 
==Trivia==
* The character of Xenagos is inspired by the Greek satyr god [[Wikipedia:Pan (god)|Pan]], [[Wikipedia:Dionysus|Dionysus]], the Greek god of wine, ritual madness, and ecstasy, and the satyr god [[Wikipedia:Comus|Comus]] Greek god of revelry, merrymaking, and festivity.
* Xenagos was originally designed with a goat head, but this was scrapped due to him looking "too demonic and inhuman".<ref>{{YouTubeRef|ZWi81ERmOHM|Inside R&D: Theros, Part 3|channel=Magic: The Gathering|accessdate=October 26, 2013|date=October 12, 2013 }}</ref>
* The name of Xenagos can be a combination of the Greek words [[Wikipedia:Xenos (Greek)|ξένος]] (xénos) "stranger" and [[Wiktionary:ἄγος|ἄγος]] (ágos) "curse", "abomination", or "reverence".
* Xenagos narrates the trailer for [[Born of the Gods]].<ref>{{YouTubeRef|SfHuYo9Hw1Q|Born of the Gods English Trailer|channel=Magic: The Gathering|date=January 12, 2014}}</ref>
 
==Planeswalkers met==
*[[Ajani Goldmane]]
*[[Elspeth Tirel]]


==In-game references==
==Planes visited==
'''Represented in''':
*[[Theros (plane)|Theros]]
* <c>Xenagos, the Reveler</c>


'''Depicted in''':
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Xenagos key art.jpg|Xenagos key art
File:Xenagos's Scorn.jpg|''“Why pray to the gods, who feed on your worship? Dissolve your illusions and see the true nature of things.”''
File:Xenagos's Strike.jpg|"The Usurper".
File:Xenagos reaching to divinity.jpg|Reaching to divinity
File:Xenagos Nyx.jpg|The god
File:Impulsive Charge.png|''“Embrace every moment, for it could be your last.”''
File:XenagosSLD.jpg|{{card|Xenagos, God of Revels||SLD}} from [[Secret Lair Drop Series: Theros Stargazing]].
</gallery>


'''Quoted or referred to''':
==Story appearances==
* <c>Annul</c> (''[[Theros]]'')
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* <c>Destructive Revelry</c>
|-
! Title !! Author !! Publishing date !! Set !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/hero-iroas-2014-03-05|The Hero of Iroas}} || [[Matt Knicl]] || 2014-03-05 || ''[[Born of the Gods]]'' || [[Theros (plane)|Theros]] || [[Aesrias]], [[Iroas]], Pilun, [[Anax]], Xenagos
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/dreams-city-2014-04-23|Dreams of the City}}|| [[Ken Troop]] || 2014-04-23 || ''[[Journey into Nyx]]'' || [[Theros (plane)|Theros]] || [[Cacophony]], Euneas, Pollio, Melantha, Xenocrates, Koblios, [[Ephara]], [[Phenax]], [[Ashiok]], Xenagos
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/thank-gods-2014-04-30|Thank the Gods}}|| [[Clayton Kroh]] || 2014-04-30 || ''[[Journey into Nyx]]'' || [[Theros (plane)|Theros]] || [[Raissa]], Xenagos, [[Karametra]]
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/kruphixs-insight-2014-06-11|Kruphix's Insight}}  || [[Kelly Digges]] || 2014-06-11 || ''[[Journey into Nyx]]'' || [[Theros (plane)|Theros]] || [[Diantha]], [[Kydele]], [[Kruphix]], Xenagos, [[Elspeth]], [[Ajani]], [[Kiora]], [[Callaphe]]
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|feature/ajanis-vengeance-2014-07-23|Ajani's Vengeance}}|| [[Tom LaPille]] || 2014-07-23 || ''[[Journey into Nyx]] ||[[Theros (plane)|Theros]] || [[Ajani Goldmane]], Lanathos, [[Anthousa]], [[Elspeth]], [[Seza]], [[Brimaz]], Pyxathor, Xenagos, [[Heliod]]
|}


==Sources==
==In-game references==
{{In-game
|cards=
*<c>Xenagos, the Reveler</c>
*<c>Xenagos, God of Revels</c>
*{{card|Xenagos Ascended|Defeat a God|TDAG}}
|associated=
*<c>Destructive Revelry</c>
*<c>Eidolon of the Great Revel</c>
*<c>Fanatic of Xenagos</c>
*<c>Reckless Reveler</c>
*<c>Revel of the Fallen God</c>
*{{card|Temple of Abandon|Theros}}
*{{card|Xenagos's Scorn|Defeat a God|TDAG}}
*{{card|Xenagos's Strike|Defeat a God|TDAG}}
|art=
*<c>Deicide</c>
*{{card|Impulsive Charge|Defeat a God|TDAG}}
*<c>Silence the Believers</c>
*{{card|Strength from the Fallen}}
|flavor=
*{{card|Annul|Theros}}
*{{card|Eidolon of the Great Revel|Secret Lair|SLD|#=422}}
*<c>Mischief and Mayhem</c>
*<c>Rollick of Abandon</c>
*<c>Satyr Hoplite</c>
}}
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


{{Neowalkers}}
{{Theros|gods|state=collapsed}}
 
{{Planeswalker|types}}
[[Category:Planeswalkers]][[Category:Theros]]
[[Category:Satyrs]]
[[Category:Deceased]]

Latest revision as of 09:39, 1 June 2024

Xenagos
God of Revels
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Xenagos-The-Reveler-Art.jpg}}|250px]]
Details
Race Satyr Planeswalker
Later God
Birthplace Setessa, Theros
Lifetime unknown-~4559 AR
Parents Raissa (mother)
Relatives Unborn sister
Colors
Currently: {R}{G}

Xenagos was a satyr planeswalker from Theros. He was once the lord of Skola Valley and was known at large as King Stranger. He later became the God of Revels.

Appearance and characteristics

He appeared as a muscular young satyr with long brown hair and a beard, brown fur down his hooves, two pairs of horns, as well as markings along his body of what appeared to be red war paint. He wielded a spearlike polearm with a lyre shape behind the tip, which may be a functional instrument. As a god, he also carried a kylix of Nyxborn wine.

Xenagos was centered in green and red mana.

History

Xenagos's history of violence and ego began before he was even born, slaying his twin sister while they were each still in the womb. In time, his mother, Raissa, would give birth, knowing that Xenagos would bear a fate destined to be something special. Unlike the others of her kind, she stayed and attempted to raise the child that she knew was fated for something great.

Xenagos displayed a wanton disregard for life, killing another child and leading Raissa to flee with her child from Setessa. At six, he began to attempt to murder his mother. He seemed impressed by her ability to overcome his repeated attempts on her life, but all Raissa desired were answers. The answers she received were confusing and terrifying, as she saw visions of her son rising to challenge the gods themselves.

The Rise of King Stranger

Like the rest of his kind, Xenagos led the life of a hedonist, reveling in a carefree life of pleasure without inhibitions. Though he did not lead the satyrs of Skola Vale, he served as de facto host at their revelries.[1] At some point, this lifestyle led to his ascension, his spark igniting during the Bakkeia.[2] Xenagos took advantage of his newfound status and perspective, engaging in revelries elsewhere in the Multiverse and enjoying the new pleasures available to him, but soon he was aware of a grim reality: that he, ultimately, was utterly insignificant in the grand scheme of things, and that the gods' reach was meaningless outside of Theros. Following the trauma of this revelation, and disillusioned with the meaningless hedonism, the satyr became progressively more ambitious.

Return to Theros

God of Revels.

Sometime later, Xenagos returned to his birthplane, finding his old hedonistic lifestyle exceedingly dull and the gods to be a farce in which he was no longer willing to participate.[1][3] His ambitions had evolved into a desire for outright godhood, to join or replace the pantheon of Theros, and so he began gathering his forces of eldritch, otherworldly monsters to attack the polis of Meletis, Akros, and Setessa. These attacks became so severe that the gods themselves began to go blind, cut off from their oracles. This drove them into a panic which escalated as they blamed the others of their kind for the transgression. Only Nylea seemed to be aware of the threat he played, but with his otherworldly magic, none of the gods could truly stop him.

In circumstances largely under mystery, he gained knowledge that the Gods' power stemmed from the devotion of their followers. Gaining enough devoted followers, he managed to ascend to godhood. This occurred during a minotaur siege at Akros, battled off by armies led by Elspeth. The victory celebration was the final ingredient to Xenagos' divine ascension, and in the ensuing turmoil, the Sun god's champion was ironically scapegoated for this, resulting in her exile to the wilderness. Xenagos held the position of the god of the revels, furthering the chaos and distrust of the established pantheon.[4] Heliod was particularly offended by his ascension and sought to destroy the satyr, whom he refers to as "the usurper". He planned to punish all of mortal-kind for the actions of the new god.

Fall from Nyx

Elspeth kills the god Xenagos

Xenagos had accomplished what he had desired: obtaining a place in the pantheon. However, he could not sustain his godly form by himself; he gathered a large array of Nyxborn creatures, using them to keep his position. Capturing the Nyxborn caused Theros's sky to darken, as chaos spread across the plane. His stay in Nyx would not be a long one, though. Only a couple of days after his rise, Elspeth and her friend Ajani arrived in Nyx to set Theros right again. After a difficult battle, Xenagos managed to knock Elspeth down, planning on taking her weapon, Godsend, to keep his position firm. However, Elspeth managed to throw the spear into Xenagos's chest, causing the arrowhead, which Nylea had shot into Xenagos before his ascension, to explode, tearing Xenagos's organs into shreds. As Xenagos died in Nyx, he is not even in the Underworld, and as such, he is truly gone.[5]

Trivia

  • The character of Xenagos is inspired by the Greek satyr god Pan, Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, ritual madness, and ecstasy, and the satyr god Comus Greek god of revelry, merrymaking, and festivity.
  • Xenagos was originally designed with a goat head, but this was scrapped due to him looking "too demonic and inhuman".[6]
  • The name of Xenagos can be a combination of the Greek words ξένος (xénos) "stranger" and ἄγος (ágos) "curse", "abomination", or "reverence".
  • Xenagos narrates the trailer for Born of the Gods.[7]

Planeswalkers met

Planes visited

Gallery

Story appearances

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
The Hero of Iroas Matt Knicl 2014-03-05 Born of the Gods Theros Aesrias, Iroas, Pilun, Anax, Xenagos
Dreams of the City Ken Troop 2014-04-23 Journey into Nyx Theros Cacophony, Euneas, Pollio, Melantha, Xenocrates, Koblios, Ephara, Phenax, Ashiok, Xenagos
Thank the Gods Clayton Kroh 2014-04-30 Journey into Nyx Theros Raissa, Xenagos, Karametra
Kruphix's Insight Kelly Digges 2014-06-11 Journey into Nyx Theros Diantha, Kydele, Kruphix, Xenagos, Elspeth, Ajani, Kiora, Callaphe
Ajani's Vengeance Tom LaPille 2014-07-23 Journey into Nyx Theros Ajani Goldmane, Lanathos, Anthousa, Elspeth, Seza, Brimaz, Pyxathor, Xenagos, Heliod

In-game references

Represented in:
Associated cards:
Depicted in:
Quoted or referred to:

References

  1. ↑ a b (2013). Theros Player's Guide. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ The Magic Creative Team (September 04, 2013). "Planeswalker's Guide to Theros, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Xenagos. Planeswalker Biography. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on October 02, 2013.
  4. ↑ The Magic Creative Team (January 08, 2014). "Planeswalker's Guide to Born of the Gods". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 11, 2019). "Where It's At". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Inside R&D: Theros, Part 3 (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (October 12, 2013). Retrieved on October 26, 2013.
  7. ↑ Born of the Gods English Trailer (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (January 12, 2014).
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