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{{Infobox character
{{Infobox character
|name=Mu Yanling
|name=Mu Yanling
|image=Yanling.jpg
|image=Mu Yanling, Celestial Wind.jpg
|birthplace=[[Plane of Mountains and Seas]]
|birthplace=[[Shenmeng]]
|lifetime= Post-[[Mending]]
|lifetime= [[Mending Era]]
|race=[[Human]] [[planeswalker]]
|race=[[Human]] [[planeswalker]]
|colors=Center: {{U}}
|colors=Center: {{U}}
|sources=[[Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling]]
|sources=[[Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling]]
}}
}}
'''Mu Yanling''' is a [[human]] [[planeswalker]] from [[Shenmeng]].<ref>{{DailyRef|news/global-series-meet-jiang-yanggu-and-mu-yanling-2018-05-18|Global Series: meet Jiang Yanggu and Mu Yanling|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|May 18, 2018}}</ref>


'''Mu Yanling''' is a [[blue]] aligned [[planeswalker]] and [[Wizard#specialties|hydromancer]] from the [[Plane of Mountains and Seas]], who is presumably [[human]].<ref>{{DailyRef|news/global-series-meet-jiang-yanggu-and-mu-yanling-2018-05-18|Global Series: meet Jiang Yanggu and Mu Yanling|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|May 18, 2018}}</ref>
==Appearance and characteristics==
Mu Yanling is a slender young woman with long, flowing silver hair and azure-colored eyes. She is a [[Wizard#specialties|hydromancer]] who can also control air [[elemental]]s.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/185737735773/what-is-yanlings-power-suite|title=What is Yanling's power Suite?|June 20, 2019}}</ref>
 
Mu Yanling  is centered in [[blue]] mana. She is capable of [[flying|flight]].<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/186342212658/why-dont-more-planeswalkers-in-the-story-have-the|title=Why don't more planeswalkers in the story have the ability to fly?|July 16, 2019}}</ref>  


==History==
==History==
===Origin===
===Origin===
After a violent wave devoured Mu Yanling's homeland, she was saved by a wanderer named [[List of secondary characters#Plane of Mountains and Seas|Li Shan]].<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.bilibili.com/video/av24221434|title=Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling Video Trailer|publisher=Bilibili.com}}</ref><ref>{{PWBio|Mu-Yanling|accessdate=July 2018}}</ref> But when the two were traveling to visit the clan of Cloud Dream Lake, Li Shan suddenly collapsed. He was dead before Yanling could react. Holding Li Shan's body, poor desperate Yanling cried and lost consciousness, but when she woke up, Li Shan's body was nowhere to be found. Despite the sorrow and shock, it gave Yanling a glimmer of hope - could Li Shan be alive?
After a violent wave devoured Mu Yanling's homeland, she was saved and raised by a wanderer named [[List of secondary characters#Plane of Mountains and Seas|Li Shan]].<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.bilibili.com/video/av24221434|title=Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling Video Trailer|publisher=Bilibili.com}}</ref><ref>{{PWBio|Mu-Yanling|accessdate=July 2018}}</ref> But when the two were traveling one time to visit the clan of Cloud Dream Lake, Li Shan suddenly collapsed. He was dead before Yanling could react. Holding Li Shan's body, poor desperate Yanling cried and lost consciousness, but when she woke up, Li Shan's body was nowhere to be found. Despite the sorrow and shock, it gave Yanling a glimmer of hope - could Li Shan be alive?


Yanling set off to search every corner of the world for some trace of her beloved mentor, from the Eternal Divided Realm in the south to the Dark Sea of Penglai in the north. She even ventured to the mysterious Ten Wizards Mountain seeking the secrets of [[time]] magic that might undo the tragedies of her life. She will not give up her search until she finds the truth of what happened to Li Shan, whether he is alive or dead.
Yanling set off to search every corner of the world for some trace of her beloved mentor, from the Eternal Divided Realm in the south to the Dark Sea of Penglai in the north. She even ventured to the mysterious Ten Wizards Mountain seeking the secrets of [[time]] magic that might undo the tragedies of her life. She will not give up her search until she finds the truth of what happened to Li Shan, whether he is alive or dead.
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===War of the Spark===
===War of the Spark===
Mu Yanling was seen fighting alongside Jiang Yanggu, during the [[War of the Spark (event)|War of the Spark]] on [[Ravnica]].<ref>[[Greg Weisman]] (April 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Ravnica]]''". Del Rey.</ref>
Mu Yanling and Jiang Yanggu were lured to [[Ravnica]] by the [[Interplanar Beacon]], and immediately became trapped there due to [[Bolas]]'s use of the [[Immortal Sun]]. Alongside many other planeswalkers and Ravnicans, she [[War of the Spark (event)|fought]] against the [[Eternal]]s of Bolas' [[Dreadhorde]].<ref name="Weisman Ravnica novel">[[Greg Weisman]] (April 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Ravnica]]''". Del Rey.</ref>
 
During the invasion, the trapped planeswalkers got together with Ravnican leaders to strategize. At [[Jace]]'s recommendation, they decided to split up into teams to focus on specific tasks. [[Ajani]], [[Huatli]], Jiang Yanggu, and Mu Yanling volunteered to help protect and rescue civilians. With the help of [[Vraska]] and the [[Golgari Swarm]], they were able to evacuate many civilians to the tunnels beneath the city, where they would be safe from the Dreadhorde.
 
Yanling was one of the few planeswalkers who chose to remain on Ravnica after Chandra disabled the Immortal Sun, helping the Gatewatch in their fight against Bolas. She and Yanggu survived the battle, and they were among the first planeswalkers to leave Ravnica after Bolas' defeat.


==Planeswalkers met==
==Planeswalkers met==
* [[Jiang Yanggu]]
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*[[Ajani Goldmane]]
*[[Gideon Jura]]
*[[Huatli]]
*[[Jiang Yanggu]]
*[[Kaya]]<ref name="Operatives"/>
*[[Khazi]]<ref name="Operatives">{{DailyRef|magic-story/war-spark-ravnica-desperate-operatives-2019-05-29|War of the Spark: Ravnica – Desperate Operatives|[[Greg Weisman]]|May 29, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Ral Zarek]]<ref name="Operatives"/>
*[[Vraska]]<ref name="Operatives"/>
}}


==Planes visited==
==Planes visited==
* [[Plane of Mountains and Seas]]
*[[Shenmeng]]
* [[Ravnica]]
*[[Ravnica]]
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer.jpg|''“From the swallows, I learned how to ride the winds to anywhere, and from my tears, I mastered how to harness the water.”''
File:Mu Yanling2.jpg|<c>Mu Yanling</c>
File:Flood of Tears.jpg|Mu Yanling is a powerful [[wizard|hydromancer]].
File:Mu Yanling.png|Mu Yanling Promotional.
File:Rhythmic Water Vortex.jpg|<c>Rhythmic Water Vortex</c>
File:Cloak of Mists.jpg|''“I have wept such a torrent as to scour the land clean.”''
File:Mu Yanling cosplay.jpg|Mu Yanling [[cosplay]] reference.
File:Mu Yanling MTGA avatar M20.png|[[Magic: The Gathering Arena]] avatar.
</gallery>
 
==Story appearances==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title !! Author !! Publishing date !! Set !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/war-spark-ravnica-desperate-operatives-2019-05-29|War of the Spark: Ravnica—Desperate Operatives}} || [[Greg Weisman]] || 2019-05-29 || ''[[War of the Spark]]'' || [[Ravnica]] || [[Araithia Shokta|Rat]], [[Kaya Cassir|Kaya]], [[Teyo Verada|Teyo]], [[Nissa Revane|Nissa]], [[Rhonas]], [[Boruvo]], [[Emmara Tandris]], [[Trostani]], [[Gan Shokta]], [[Borborygmos]], [[Ari Shokta]], [[Ral Zarek|Ral]], [[Storrev]], Azdomas, [[Izoni]], [[Varolz]], Cevraya, [[Vraska]], [[Ajani Goldmane|Ajani]], [[Khazi]], Yanling, [[Jiang Yanggu|Yanggu]], [[Mowu]], [[Huatli]]
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/war-spark-ravnica-ashes-2019-06-12|War of the Spark: Ravnica—Ashes}}|| [[Greg Weisman]] || 2019-06-12 || ''[[War of the Spark]]'' || [[Ravnica]] || [[Araithia Shokta|Rat]], [[the Gatewatch]], [[Nissa Revane|Nissa]], [[Tomik Vrona]], [[Lavinia]], [[Ral Zarek|Ral]], [[Dack Fayden|Dack]], [[Saheeli Rai|Saheeli]], [[Kaya Cassir|Kaya]], [[Hekara]], [[Vraska]], [[Nicol Bolas]], [[Borborygmos]], [[Vorel]], [[Karn]], [[Jaya Ballard|Jaya]], [[Boruvo]], [[Ari Shokta]], [[Gan Shokta]], [[Sorin Markov|Sorin]], [[Nahiri]], [[Teyo Verada|Teyo]], [[Arlinn Kord|Arlinn]], [[Bilagru]], [[Feather]], [[Maladola]], [[Rakdos]], [[Oketra]], [[Bontu]], [[Niv-Mizzet]], [[Angrath]], Yanling, [[Jiang Yanggu|Yanggu]], [[Mowu]], [[Samut]], [[Aurelia]], [[Exava]], [[Lazav]]
|}


==In-game references==
==In-game references==
'''Represented in:'''
{{In-game
|cards=
*<c>Mu Yanling</c>
*<c>Mu Yanling</c>
 
*<c>Mu Yanling, Celestial Wind</c>
'''Depicted in:'''
*<c>Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer</c>
*{{card|Cloak of Mists|Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling}}
|associated=
*<c>Yanling's Harbinger</c>
|art=
*{{card|Brilliant Plan||GS1}}
*{{card|Cloak of Mists||GS1}}
*<c>Drown in Shapelessness</c>
*<c>Drown in Shapelessness</c>
*{{card|Brilliant Plan|Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling}}
*<c>Flood of Tears</c>
*<c>Rhythmic Water Vortex</c>
*<c>Rhythmic Water Vortex</c>
 
|flavor=
'''Quoted or referred to:'''
*<c>Celestial Messenger</c>
*<c>Drawn from Dreams</c>
*<c>Qilin's Blessing</c>
*<c>Qilin's Blessing</c>
}}


==References==
==References==
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{{Planeswalker|characters}}
{{Planeswalker|characters}}
[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Wizards]]
[[Category:Shenmeng characters]]

Latest revision as of 19:52, 26 June 2024

Mu Yanling
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Mu Yanling, Celestial Wind.jpg}}|250px]]
Details
Race Human planeswalker
Birthplace Shenmeng
Lifetime Mending Era
Colors
Center: {U}
Sources
Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling

Mu Yanling is a human planeswalker from Shenmeng.[1]

Appearance and characteristics

Mu Yanling is a slender young woman with long, flowing silver hair and azure-colored eyes. She is a hydromancer who can also control air elementals.[2]

Mu Yanling is centered in blue mana. She is capable of flight.[3]

History

Origin

After a violent wave devoured Mu Yanling's homeland, she was saved and raised by a wanderer named Li Shan.[4][5] But when the two were traveling one time to visit the clan of Cloud Dream Lake, Li Shan suddenly collapsed. He was dead before Yanling could react. Holding Li Shan's body, poor desperate Yanling cried and lost consciousness, but when she woke up, Li Shan's body was nowhere to be found. Despite the sorrow and shock, it gave Yanling a glimmer of hope - could Li Shan be alive?

Yanling set off to search every corner of the world for some trace of her beloved mentor, from the Eternal Divided Realm in the south to the Dark Sea of Penglai in the north. She even ventured to the mysterious Ten Wizards Mountain seeking the secrets of time magic that might undo the tragedies of her life. She will not give up her search until she finds the truth of what happened to Li Shan, whether he is alive or dead.

After teaming up with Jiang Yanggu, Yanling journeys across worlds, digging for arcane secrets that might right the wrongs of her past.

War of the Spark

Mu Yanling and Jiang Yanggu were lured to Ravnica by the Interplanar Beacon, and immediately became trapped there due to Bolas's use of the Immortal Sun. Alongside many other planeswalkers and Ravnicans, she fought against the Eternals of Bolas' Dreadhorde.[6]

During the invasion, the trapped planeswalkers got together with Ravnican leaders to strategize. At Jace's recommendation, they decided to split up into teams to focus on specific tasks. Ajani, Huatli, Jiang Yanggu, and Mu Yanling volunteered to help protect and rescue civilians. With the help of Vraska and the Golgari Swarm, they were able to evacuate many civilians to the tunnels beneath the city, where they would be safe from the Dreadhorde.

Yanling was one of the few planeswalkers who chose to remain on Ravnica after Chandra disabled the Immortal Sun, helping the Gatewatch in their fight against Bolas. She and Yanggu survived the battle, and they were among the first planeswalkers to leave Ravnica after Bolas' defeat.

Planeswalkers met

Planes visited

Gallery

Story appearances

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
War of the Spark: Ravnica—Desperate Operatives Greg Weisman 2019-05-29 War of the Spark Ravnica Rat, Kaya, Teyo, Nissa, Rhonas, Boruvo, Emmara Tandris, Trostani, Gan Shokta, Borborygmos, Ari Shokta, Ral, Storrev, Azdomas, Izoni, Varolz, Cevraya, Vraska, Ajani, Khazi, Yanling, Yanggu, Mowu, Huatli
War of the Spark: Ravnica—Ashes Greg Weisman 2019-06-12 War of the Spark Ravnica Rat, the Gatewatch, Nissa, Tomik Vrona, Lavinia, Ral, Dack, Saheeli, Kaya, Hekara, Vraska, Nicol Bolas, Borborygmos, Vorel, Karn, Jaya, Boruvo, Ari Shokta, Gan Shokta, Sorin, Nahiri, Teyo, Arlinn, Bilagru, Feather, Maladola, Rakdos, Oketra, Bontu, Niv-Mizzet, Angrath, Yanling, Yanggu, Mowu, Samut, Aurelia, Exava, Lazav

In-game references

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References

  1. Blake Rasmussen (May 18, 2018). "Global Series: meet Jiang Yanggu and Mu Yanling". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Mark Rosewater (June 20, 2019). "What is Yanling's power Suite?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  3. Mark Rosewater (July 16, 2019). "Why don't more planeswalkers in the story have the ability to fly?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  4. Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling Video Trailer. Bilibili.com.
  5. Mu Yanling. Planeswalker Biography. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on July 2018.
  6. Greg Weisman (April 2019). "War of the Spark: Ravnica". Del Rey.
  7. a b c d Greg Weisman (May 29, 2019). "War of the Spark: Ravnica – Desperate Operatives". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.