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{{infobox location
|image=Terisiare Detail 2.jpg
|image=UrzasTowerConcept.jpeg
|plane=[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
|plane=[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
|status=Unknown
|status=Still standing
|part of=[[Kher Ridges]], [[Terisiare]]
|part of=[[Kher Ridges]], [[Terisiare]]
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}}<small>''This page is about the Terisiaran location. For the card types, see [[Urza's]] and [[Tower]].''</small>
'''Urza's Tower''' was [[Urza]]'s stronghold in eastern [[Terisiare]] during the [[Brothers' War]] of [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]].<ref name="Brothers">[[Jeff Grubb]] (1998). ''[[The Brothers' War (novel)|The Brothers' War]]''. Wizards of the Coast.</ref>
'''Urza's Tower''' was [[Urza]]'s stronghold in eastern [[Terisiare]] during the [[Brothers' War]] of [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]].<ref name="Brothers">[[Jeff Grubb]] (1998). ''[[The Brothers' War (novel)|The Brothers' War]]''. Wizards of the Coast.</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
It was well hidden in the [[Kher Ridges]] somewhere to the west or southwest of [[Penregon]].<ref name="The End">{{DailyRef|news/magic-story/the-brothers-war-episode-1-the-end|The Brothers' War - Episode 1: The End|[[Miguel Lopez]]|October 20, 2022}}</ref>
Urza's Tower was well hidden in a mist-shrouded vale in the [[Kher Ridges]] somewhere to the west or southwest of [[Penregon]].<ref name="The End">{{DailyRef|news/magic-story/the-brothers-war-episode-1-the-end|The Brothers' War - Episode 1: The End|[[Miguel Lopez]]|October 20, 2022}}</ref>
 
Legend had it that Urza built this tower to be his workshop away from the horrors of the Brothers' War, and it showed in the care he'd poured into its golden accents, its ornate carvings, its assembly armatures — the kind of care he'd never been able to extend to the people in his life.<ref name="Stronghold"/> Stone and metal were meticulously fitted together with no seams or cracks as if the tower had been willed into existence rather than put together by hands.
 
The tower is surrounded by a narrow greenbelt ring of trees. Closer to the tower, a small copse of mitab vines was planted and maintained by [[Wrenn]]'s magic.<ref name="Stronghold"/>


===History===
===History===
Legend had it that Urza built this tower to be his personal workshop away from the horrors of the Brothers' War, and it showed in the care he'd poured to its golden accents, its orniary, its assembly armatures — the kind of care he'd never been able to extend to the people in his life.<ref name="Stronghold"/> Here, he engineered mechanical constructs to fight a bitter struggle against his brother Mishra.
Here, Urza engineered mechanical [[construct]]s to fight his bitter struggle against his brother Mishra.


After the War, the tower became known as the '''Iron Tower''' and the '''White Tower'''. The rising [[Church of Tal]] mounted a [[crusade]] to destroy it.<ref name="The End"/><ref name="The Beginning">{{DailyRef|news/magic-story/the-brothers-war-episode-2-the-beginning|The Brothers' War - Episode 2: The Beginning|[[Miguel Lopez]]|October 20, 2022}}</ref>
After the War, the tower became known as the '''Iron Tower''' and the '''White Tower'''. The rising [[Church of Tal]] mounted a [[crusade]] to destroy it.<ref name="The End"/><ref name="The Beginning">{{DailyRef|news/magic-story/the-brothers-war-episode-2-the-beginning|The Brothers' War - Episode 2: The Beginning|[[Miguel Lopez]]|October 20, 2022}}</ref>


The attack must have failed, because four thousand years later the edifice still remained standing.<ref name="Stronghold">{{DailyRef|magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-1-stronghold|The Brothers' War - Chapter 1: Stronghold|[[Reinhardt Suarez]]|October 21, 2022}}</ref> When visited by [[Teferi]], [[Sahelli]] and [[Kaya]], the tower itself was in pristine shape, if desolate. Stone and metal were meticulously fitted together with no seams or cracks, as if the tower had been willed into existence rather than put together by hands. The mystery of the tower was how it had evaded ransacking through the centuries. There had been no signs of raiders establishing camps, no evidence of opportunistic wizards setting up their laboratories.
The attack must have failed because four thousand years later the edifice remained standing.<ref name="Stronghold">{{DailyRef|magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-1-stronghold|The Brothers' War - Chapter 1: Stronghold|[[Reinhardt Suarez]]|October 21, 2022}}</ref> When visited by [[Teferi]], [[Saheeli]] and [[Kaya]], the tower itself was in pristine shape, if desolate. The mystery of the tower was how it had evaded ransacking through the centuries.


The three planeswalkers installed and activated [[Saheeli]]'s [[Temporal Anchor]] in the hall of the tower.<ref name="Whisper">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-5-whisper-wind-2022-08-18|A Whisper in the Wind|[[Langley Hyde]]|August 18, 2022}}</ref>
The three planeswalkers and [[Jodah]] installed and activated [[Saheeli]]'s [[Temporal Anchor]] in the eastern wing of the tower, where Urza had previously housed his grand showroom.<ref name="Whisper">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-5-whisper-wind-2022-08-18|A Whisper in the Wind|[[Langley Hyde]]|August 18, 2022}}</ref> Saheeli developed and installed several technologies for the tower's defense, including mechanical soldiers, turrets, mechanical dromedaries, and powerstone lances.<ref name="The Dark">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-4-the-dark|title=The Brother's War - Chapter 4: The Dark|author=[[Seanan McGuire]]|date=October 26, 2022|publisher=Magicthegathering.com}}</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:UrzasTowerAntiquities1.jpg|One of four [[Mark Poole]] pieces depicting Urza's Tower from ''[[Antiquities]]''
File:UrzasTowerAntiquities2.jpg|One of four [[Mark Poole]] pieces depicting Urza's Tower from ''[[Antiquities]]''
File:UrzasTowerAntiquities3.jpg|One of four [[Mark Poole]] pieces depicting Urza's Tower from ''[[Antiquities]]''
File:UrzasTower.jpg|One of four [[Mark Poole]] pieces depicting Urza's Tower from ''[[Antiquities]]''
File:UrzasTowerEighth.jpg|Urza's Tower by [[Brian Snõddy]]
File:UrzasTowerOnline.jpg|Urza's Tower by Ralph Horsley
File:Karn Double-Masters.jpg|Urza's Tower in [[Mark Tedin]]'s panorama for ''[[Double Masters]]''
File:Terisiare Detail 2.jpg|The location of Urza's Tower in [[Terisiare]].
</gallery>


==In-game references==
==In-game references==
{{in-game
{{in-game
|cards=
|cards=
* <c>Urza's Tower</c>
*<c>Urza's Tower</c>
|associated=
*<c>Tower Worker</c>
|art=
*{{card|Urza, Prince of Kroog||BRO|#=296}}
*<c>Urza's Command</c>
}}
}}
==See also==
* The [[card type]]s [[Urza's]] and [[Tower]].


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 00:09, 6 December 2022

Urza's Tower
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Plane Dominaria
Part of Kher Ridges, Terisiare
Status Still standing

This page is about the Terisiaran location. For the card types, see Urza's and Tower.

Urza's Tower was Urza's stronghold in eastern Terisiare during the Brothers' War of Dominaria.[1]

Description

Urza's Tower was well hidden in a mist-shrouded vale in the Kher Ridges somewhere to the west or southwest of Penregon.[2]

Legend had it that Urza built this tower to be his workshop away from the horrors of the Brothers' War, and it showed in the care he'd poured into its golden accents, its ornate carvings, its assembly armatures — the kind of care he'd never been able to extend to the people in his life.[3] Stone and metal were meticulously fitted together with no seams or cracks as if the tower had been willed into existence rather than put together by hands.

The tower is surrounded by a narrow greenbelt ring of trees. Closer to the tower, a small copse of mitab vines was planted and maintained by Wrenn's magic.[3]

History

Here, Urza engineered mechanical constructs to fight his bitter struggle against his brother Mishra.

After the War, the tower became known as the Iron Tower and the White Tower. The rising Church of Tal mounted a crusade to destroy it.[2][4]

The attack must have failed because four thousand years later the edifice remained standing.[3] When visited by Teferi, Saheeli and Kaya, the tower itself was in pristine shape, if desolate. The mystery of the tower was how it had evaded ransacking through the centuries.

The three planeswalkers and Jodah installed and activated Saheeli's Temporal Anchor in the eastern wing of the tower, where Urza had previously housed his grand showroom.[5] Saheeli developed and installed several technologies for the tower's defense, including mechanical soldiers, turrets, mechanical dromedaries, and powerstone lances.[6]

Gallery

In-game references

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References

  1. ↑ Jeff Grubb (1998). The Brothers' War. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ a b Miguel Lopez (October 20, 2022). "The Brothers' War - Episode 1: The End". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ a b c Reinhardt Suarez (October 21, 2022). "The Brothers' War - Chapter 1: Stronghold". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Miguel Lopez (October 20, 2022). "The Brothers' War - Episode 2: The Beginning". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Langley Hyde (August 18, 2022). "A Whisper in the Wind". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Seanan McGuire (October 26, 2022). "The Brother's War - Chapter 4: The Dark". Magicthegathering.com.
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