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{{Infobox plane
{{Infobox plane
| image =  
| image = The Western Cloud.jpg
| first = [[War of the Spark: Ravnica]]
| first = [[War of the Spark: Ravnica]]
| last = [[March of the Machine]]
| last = [[March of the Machine]]
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| rabiah_ref =<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/190481554943/hey-mark-where-do-you-think-gobakhan-teyos-home|title=Gobakhan and Tolvada on the Rabiah Scale|January 26, 2020}}</ref>
| rabiah_ref =<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/190481554943/hey-mark-where-do-you-think-gobakhan-teyos-home|title=Gobakhan and Tolvada on the Rabiah Scale|January 26, 2020}}</ref>
| status = Invaded by New Phyrexia's Machine Legion
| status = Recovering from New Phyrexia's invasion
}}
}}
'''Gobakhan''' is a [[desert]] [[plane]] with twin suns, where civilization is surrounded by two massive sandstorms known as the Eastern Cloud and the Western Cloud.<ref name="Casale">[https://twitter.com/Phrost_/status/1107385596282966016 Jim Casale on Twitter]</ref> These contain deadly amounts of diamond micrograins.  
'''Gobakhan''' is a [[desert]] [[plane]] with twin suns, where civilization is surrounded by two massive sandstorms known as the Eastern Cloud and the Western Cloud.<ref name="Casale">{{TwitterRef|Phrost_|1107391955019849728|author=Jim Casale|title=Teyo|date=March 17, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Choose 1">{{DailyRef|making-magic/choosing-your-battles-part-1|Choosing Your Battles, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 10, 2023}}</ref> These contain deadly amounts of diamond micrograins.


==Description==
==Description==
The people of Gobakhan depend on the [[monk]]s of the ''Order of the Shield Mage'' to protect them against the diamond storms.<ref name="Old Friends">{{DailyRef|magic-story/war-spark-ravnica-old-friends-and-new-2019-05-08|War of the Spark — Old Friends and New|[[Greg Weisman]]|May 8, 2019}}</ref> The planeswalker [[Teyo Verada]] used to be an acolyte of that order.
The people of Gobakhan depend on the [[monk]]s of the ''Order of the Shield Mage'' to protect them against the diamond storms.<ref name="Old Friends">{{DailyRef|magic-story/war-spark-ravnica-old-friends-and-new-2019-05-08|War of the Spark — Old Friends and New|[[Greg Weisman]]|May 8, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Choose 1"/> The planeswalker [[Teyo Verada]] used to be an acolyte of that order.


Much of the landscape of Gobakhan consists of dunes of sand. One of the bigger settlements on Gobakhan is the town of '''Oasis''', which has a small park in the town square.<ref name="Weisman Ravnica novel">[[Greg Weisman]] (April 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Ravnica]]''". Del Rey.</ref> The Gobakhans have domesticated carry-[[beast]]s that they use for transport. Other known inhabitants include [[sand]]-[[devil]]s, [[minotaur]]s, [[djinn]]i, [[dwarf|dwarves]] and [[goblin]]s.
Much of the landscape of Gobakhan consists of dunes of sand. One of the bigger settlements on Gobakhan is the town of '''Oasis''', which has a small park in the town square.<ref name="Weisman Ravnica novel">[[Greg Weisman]] (April 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Ravnica]]''". Del Rey.</ref> The Gobakhans have domesticated carry-[[beast]]s that they use for transport. Other known inhabitants include [[sand]]-[[devil]]s, [[minotaur]]s, [[djinn]]i, [[dwarf|dwarves]] and [[goblin]]s.
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**'''Garden of the Order'''
**'''Garden of the Order'''
*'''Oasis'''
*'''Oasis'''
==History==
===Phyrexian Invasion===
Gobakhan was a target in [[New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse]].<ref name="Choose 1"/> The Order of the Shield Mage was the primary force that protected the plane. The plane's diamond storms hampered Phyrexia’s progress until they compleated some of the local shieldmages.<ref>Flavor text of <c>Infected Defector</c></ref>


==Planeswalkers==
==Planeswalkers==
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===Visitors===
===Visitors===
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{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*[[Araithia Shokta]] (non-planeswalker)<ref name="Forsaken">[[Greg Weisman]] (November 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Forsaken]]''". Del Rey.</ref>
*[[Jaya Ballard]]<ref name="Forsaken"/>
*[[Jaya Ballard]]<ref name="Forsaken"/>
*[[Kaya]]<ref name="Forsaken"/>
*[[Kaya]]<ref name="Forsaken"/>
*[[Nicol Bolas]]<ref name="Weisman Ravnica novel"/>
*[[Nicol Bolas]]<ref name="Weisman Ravnica novel"/>
}}
}}
===Non-planeswalker visitors===
*[[Araithia Shokta]]<ref name="Forsaken">[[Greg Weisman]] (November 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Forsaken]]''". Del Rey.</ref>


==In-game references==
==In-game references==
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*<c>Invasion of Gobakhan</c>
*<c>Invasion of Gobakhan</c>
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|referred=
*<c>Infected Defector</c>
*<c>Lightshield Array</c>
*<c>Lightshield Array</c>
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{{Planes of the Multiverse}}
{{Planes of the Multiverse}}
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[[Category:Planar types]]

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Gobakhan
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Information
First seen War of the Spark: Ravnica
Last seen March of the Machine
Planeswalkers Teyo Verada
Rabiah Scale 9[1]
Status Recovering from New Phyrexia's invasion

Gobakhan is a desert plane with twin suns, where civilization is surrounded by two massive sandstorms known as the Eastern Cloud and the Western Cloud.[2][3] These contain deadly amounts of diamond micrograins.

Description

The people of Gobakhan depend on the monks of the Order of the Shield Mage to protect them against the diamond storms.[4][3] The planeswalker Teyo Verada used to be an acolyte of that order.

Much of the landscape of Gobakhan consists of dunes of sand. One of the bigger settlements on Gobakhan is the town of Oasis, which has a small park in the town square.[5] The Gobakhans have domesticated carry-beasts that they use for transport. Other known inhabitants include sand-devils, minotaurs, djinni, dwarves and goblins.

Known locations

  • Monastery of the Order of the Shield Mage. All external surfaces of the buildings are reinforced with diamonds.
    • Garden of the Order
  • Oasis

History

Phyrexian Invasion

Gobakhan was a target in New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse.[3] The Order of the Shield Mage was the primary force that protected the plane. The plane's diamond storms hampered Phyrexia’s progress until they compleated some of the local shieldmages.[6]

Planeswalkers

Native

Visitors

Non-planeswalker visitors

In-game references

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Associated cards:
Referred to:

References

  1. Mark Rosewater (January 26, 2020). "Gobakhan and Tolvada on the Rabiah Scale". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  2. Jim Casale (March 17, 2019). "Teyo". Twitter.
  3. a b c Mark Rosewater (April 10, 2023). "Choosing Your Battles, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Greg Weisman (May 8, 2019). "War of the Spark — Old Friends and New". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. a b c Greg Weisman (April 2019). "War of the Spark: Ravnica". Del Rey.
  6. Flavor text of Infected Defector
  7. a b c Greg Weisman (November 2019). "War of the Spark: Forsaken". Del Rey.