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'''Zhalfir''' is a more than five thousand year old militaristic kingdom on [[Dominaria]]. It was located along the western plains, forests, and coasts of [[Jamuraa]].  
{{Infobox plane
| name = Zhalfir
| image = Jamuraa.jpg
| caption = Zhalfir before becoming a self-contained plane
| rabiah = 5
| rabiah_ref = <ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/714263071132188672/with-zhalfir-back-as-its-own-plane-where-does-it|title=With Zhalfir back as it's own plane, where does it fall on the Rabiah scale?|April 10, 2023}}</ref>
| first = [[March of the Machine]] (as a plane)
| last = [[March of the Machine]]
| status = Extant as a plane replacing Mirrodin
| demonym = Zhalfirin<ref name="Old Sins"/>
}}
'''Zhalfir''' (zhal-FEER<ref name="Lexicon">{{DailyRef|feature/speak-word-word-all-us-2007-03-22|Speak the Word, the Word is All of Us|[[Matt Cavotta]]|March 22, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511185939/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/speak-word-word-all-us-2007-03-22|archivedate=May 11, 2017}}</ref>) was a more than five thousand-year-old militaristic kingdom on [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]. It was located along the western plains, forests, and coasts of [[Jamuraa]]. After being [[phasing|phased out]], its former location is now known as the '''Zhalfirin Void'''.<ref name="Return 1">{{DailyRef|magic-story/return-dominaria-episode-1-2018-03-21|Return to Dominaria, Episode 1|[[Martha Wells]]|March 21, 2018}}</ref> It became a [[plane]] of its own in the aftermath of [[New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse]].<ref name="Rhythms"/>


=History=
==Description==
Long ruled by the royal family from its capital Ki’pamu, Zhalfir has benefited from its magical strength. The Zhalfirins pioneered the five colors of mana on Dominaria and, unlike the rest of the planet, escaped the ravages of the [[Sylex Blast]], the [[Ice Age (event)|Ice Age]], and the [[Flood Ages]]. Zhalfir possesses a large standing army but is constantly the site of internal squabbling by its contentious and powerful noble class. For many years, Zhalfir was the home of the great mages [[Teferi]] and [[Jolrael]].
Zhalfir made up the northwestern coast of Jamuraa's western continent. Its coastal sands give way to a dune forest, eventually leading to scrubland dominated by low, wide-canopied trees.<ref name="Alone"/> Further inland, it has markets. It is bordered by low mountains on its eastern edge and by rocky plateaus on its north. Its earth is red-colored.<ref name="Breaks">{{DailyRef|magic-story/she-who-breaks-the-world|March of the Machine: The Aftermath - She Who Breaks the World|[[Grace Fong]]|May 1, 2023}}</ref>


=Geography=
While phased out of Dominaria, it had no moons.<ref name="Alone"/> Now, it is orbited by the former [[New Phyrexia (plane)#The Suns of Mirrodin|suns of Mirrodin]].<ref name="Rhythms"/>
 
The kingdom is ruled by a monarch, currently, Queen [[Wezna]], who is advised by the kingdom's general, currently [[Mageta]], and a council of five high wizards, one from each of Zhalfir's Creeds.
 
Its merchants use coins as currency.<ref name="Alone"/>
 
An old Zhalfirin gesture of gratitude involves kissing one's fingers, touching them to the forehead, and placing one's hand over the heart.<ref name="Alone"/>
 
Its military is organized into Sidar generals, [[Wikipedia:Askari|askari]] soldiers, [[Wikipedia:Akinji|akinji]] irregulars, and altali, fleetfooted medics clad in bright white whose sole job it is to see bodies returned home.<ref name="Alone"/><ref name="Old Sins"/> Its soldiers wear enchanted lizard-skin armor and war paint.<ref name="Horizon">[[Michael G. Ryan]] (October 1996). "The Horizon Shimmers: The Making of ''Mirage''." ''[[The Duelist]]'' #13, p.58-61.</ref>
 
==History==
Long ruled by the royal family from its capital [[Ki’pamu]], Zhalfir benefited from its magical strength. The Zhalfirins pioneered the [[Mana#Colors of mana|five colors of mana]] on Dominaria and, unlike the rest of the plane, escaped the ravages of the [[Sylex Blast]], the [[Ice Age (event)|Ice Age]], and the [[Flood Ages]]. Zhalfir possessed a large standing army (personified by the Knightly Order of Askari) but was also constantly the site of internal squabbling by its contentious and powerful noble class.
 
===The Golden Age===
For many years, Zhalfir was the home of the great mages [[Teferi]] and [[Jolrael]]. Teferi was the counsel to the ancient kings and queens of Zhalfir. History did not record that his tenure as a court mage ended unhappily. He did not like to discuss the circumstances that led to his falling out with the king and the end of his career as a court mage.<ref name="Time Spiral">[[Scott McGough]] (2006), "[[Time Spiral (novel)|Time Spiral]]", [[Wizards of the Coast]]</ref>
 
====The Creeds of Magic====
Teferi's final act before his departure was the creation of the Creeds of Magic, originally called Guilds.
*{{W}} '''Civic Creed'''
*{{U}} '''Shaper Creed'''
*{{B}} '''Shadow Creed'''
*{{R}} '''Armorer Creed'''
*{{G}} '''Granger Creed'''
 
===The Femeref secession===
When Teferi returned some thirty years later, he found the continent on the brink of war. While Zhalfir at this time was ruled by a king, southern Zhalfir had split off and formed the theocracy of [[Femeref]] because the churches didn't agree with the fact that Teferi had left control of the dead in the hands of the Shadow Creed.<ref name="Legacy">[[Will McDermott]] (April 1999). "[[Scars of the Legacy]]". ''[[The Official Urza's Legacy Game Guide]]''</ref> When Femeref had found gold in the mountains, the northern country of [[Suq'Ata]] had invaded part of Zhalfir and had driven the dwarves there from their mountain homes. When the dwarves had aided Femeref in harvesting the gold, increasing their efficiency greatly, Zhalfir felt cheated out of their rightful portion of the gold. Teferi tracked down and tutored a capable girl of royal descent. After crowning her as [[List of secondary characters/Dominaria|Queen Yormeba]], she brought peace to the nation but failed to unify it. Tired of the petty squabbles of his people, Teferi left with a group of trusted advisors, sages, artificers, and sorcerers. They sailed for a hidden realm in the [[Chaza Isles]], where Teferi wanted to manipulate time to make it easier to summon creatures.
 
===Phased out===
[[File:Zhalfirin Void.jpg|thumb|right|The Zhalfirin Void]]
[[File:Zhalfirin Void.png|thumb|Map showing the chunk of land left in northwestern Jamuraa. Map generated using an overlay of the modern map.]]
At the time of the [[Phyrexian Invasion]], Zhalfir was the most advanced nation on Dominaria and was ruled by Queen [[Wezna]]. Because of its powerful magic, technology, and military, [[Urza]] intended it to take the brunt of the attack. The leaders of Zhalfir thought they would triumph, but [[Teferi]] thought otherwise.<ref name="Return 6">{{DailyRef|magic-story/return-dominaria-episode-6-2018-04-18|Return to Dominaria, Episode 6|[[Martha Wells]]|April 18, 2018}}</ref> He phased out Zhalfir alongside the rest of northwestern Jamuraa because he wanted to spare it from the horrors of the Phyrexian assault.
 
When Teferi reappeared on Dominaria three hundred years later, he found the plane torn apart by temporal fissures and [[rifts]]. To prevent the plane's destruction, he had to find a way to close the temporal rifts created by cataclysmic events in the past. Two major rifts had been created by his phasing of Zhalfir and Shiv. He managed to close the Shivan rift by sacrificing his planeswalker spark.
 
The Zhalfirin rift suffered a different fate. [[Jeska]], manipulated by [[Leshrac]], used [[Radha]] as a mana lens, forcefully closing the Zhalfirin rift without realizing the consequence of her actions. Without precise timing, the phased lands of Zhalfir were lost seemingly forever, cast into oblivion, although Teferi said that he could probably save it if he was still a planeswalker. The legacy of the Zhalfirin culture partially lives on in the nations of [[Femeref]] and [[Suq'Ata]].
 
Over three hundred years after the kingdom was phased out when Teferi met the planeswalker [[Wrenn]], she explained how he could unravel his spells and promised to help him with returning Zhalfir.<ref name="Tangles">{{DailyRef|magic-story/tangles-2021-09-03|Tangles|[[Seanan McGuire]]|September 03, 2021}}</ref>
 
===Found and Returned===
When Teferi was disconnected from the [[Temporal Anchor]] in his search for answers to [[New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse|New Phyrexia's looming invasion of the Multiverse]], he ended up in Zhalfir, realizing that only a decade had passed there and that the Zhalfirans were still preparing for the first [[Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria]].<ref name="Alone">{{DailyRef|magic-story/alone|Alone|[[Miguel Lopez]]|January 17, 2023}}</ref> He discovered that [[The Wanderer]] had been able to reach the land as well, indicating that it had become a [[Plane/Storyline#Pocket planes|pocket plane]]. He reconnected with Sidar [[Jabari]] and Queen [[Wezna]] and found that [[Kaervek]] had escaped his [[Amber Prison]]. It gave him a new resolve to battle the Phyrexians. [[Wrenn]] would find Zhalfir once she bonded with [[Realmbreaker]] during [[New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse]], reuniting it with the rest of the multiverse and allowing the Zhalfirin army a way to attack and combat the Phyrexian forces on [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]].<ref name="Wrenn and Eight">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-8-wrenn-and-eight|''March of the Machine'' - Episode 8: Wrenn and Eight|[[K. Arsenault Rivera]]|March 24, 2023}}</ref>
 
[[Wrenn]] and [[Realmbreaker]] [[New Phyrexia-Zhalfir switch|swapped New Phyrexia's and Zhalfir's places in the Multiverse]], allowing Zhalfir to become a plane of its own.<ref name="Old Sins">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-9-the-old-sins-of-new-phyrexia|March of the Machine - Episode 9: The Old Sins of New Phyrexia|[[K. Arsenault Rivera]]|March 28, 2023}}</ref> Due to the merging only affecting the landmass of each plane, the sky of New Phyrexia remained in place and [[New Phyrexia (plane)#The Suns of Mirrodin|Mirrodin's five suns]] now orbit Zhalfir.<ref>{{YouTubeRef|27aI-DaCJyg|WeeklyMTG - March of the Machine: The Aftermath|channel=Magic: The Gathering|date=May 2, 2023}}</ref> The survivors of Mirrodin have been welcomed into the new plane as refugees, having evacuated through the [[Omenpath]] that Wrenn opened between Zhalfir and New Phyrexia.
 
==Geography==
Locations in Zhalfir:
Locations in Zhalfir:
* [[Buleusi Coast]]
*'''[[Buleusi Bay]]''' and the Buleusi Coast
* [[Kenlo]]
*'''[[Kenlo]]'''
* [[Kiingal]]
*'''[[Kiingal]]'''
* [[Ki'pamu]]
*'''[[Ki'pamu]]'''
* [[Mtenda plains]]
*'''[[Mtenda plains]]'''
* [[Tefemburu]]
*'''[[Teremko Mountains|Little Teremko Mountains]]'''<ref name="Alone"/>
* [[Ufunguo]]
*'''Port City'''<ref name="Born">[[J. Robert King]] (1998-1999). "Born to Greatness" ''[[The Duelist]]'' #29, 32, & 34.</ref>
* [[Unyaro Plains]]
*'''[[Tefemburu]]'''
* [[Uuserk Marshes]], which contain the tomb-city [[Aku]].
*'''[[Ufunguo]]'''
*'''[[Unyaro Plains]]'''
*'''[[Uuserk Marshes]]'''
**The tomb-city '''[[Aku]]'''
*The five suns of [[New Phyrexia (plane)|Mirrodin]]: [[Bringer (moon)|Bringer]], the [[Eye of Doom]], [[Ingle]], the [[Sky Tyrant]], and [[Lyese]].
 
==Languages==
*Zhalfirin<ref name="Jamuraa">{{WebRef|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010211142950/http://www.wizards.com/magic/expert/Mirage/Story_of_Jamuraa.asp|title=The Story of Jamuraa|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|publisher=wizards.com}}</ref>
**fethe, the root of [[Femeref]] translates to "judgment."
*Zhalfirins can use [[Wikipedia:Drums in communication#Drum languages|drums for communication]], delivering news across miles.<ref name="Rhythms">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-10-the-rhythms-of-life|''March of the Machine'' - Episode 10: The Rhythms of Life|[[K. Arsenault Rivera]]|March 28, 2023}}</ref>
 
==Inhabitants==
===Sapient races===
*[[Human|Humans]] {{W}}{{U}}{{B}}{{R}}{{G}}
**[[Auriok]] ({{W}})
**[[Neurok]] ({{U}})
**[[Vulshok]] ({{R}})
**[[Sylvok]] ({{G}})
*[[Avatar|Avatars]] {{W}}
*[[Goblin|Goblins]] {{R}}
*[[Cat|Leonin]] {{W}}
*[[Elephant|Loxodon]] {{W}}
*[[Troll|Trolls]] {{R}}{{G}}
*[[Viashino]] {{R}}
*[[Centaur|Centaurs]] {{G}}
*[[Spirit|Spirits]] {{W}}{{U}}{{B}}
*[[Merfolk]] {{U}}
*[[Vampire|Vampires]] {{B}}
*[[Djinn]] {{U}}
*[[Efreet|Efreets]] {{R}}
 
===Others===
*Barnacles<ref name="Alone"/>
*[[Cat]]s {{W}}{{B}}{{G}}
**[[Lion]]s
**[[Tiger]]s
*[[Dragon]]s {{W}}{{U}}{{B}}{{R}}{{G}}
*[[Elephant]]s {{W}}{{G}}
*[[Fish]]<ref name="Alone"/>
*[[Goat]]s
*[[Griffin]]s {{W}}
*[[Insect]]s
**Cicadas<ref name="Alone"/>
*Mussels<ref name="Alone"/>
*[[Ox]]en or Buffalo<ref name="Alone"/>
 
===Flora===
*Acacia<ref name="Breaks"/>
*Afiya, a common tree<ref name="Rhythms"/>
*Baobabs, ancient and gigantic trees<ref name="Rhythms"/><ref name="Breaks"/>
*Mangoes<ref name="Breaks"/>
*Marula, upright and unfaltering trees<ref name="Rhythms"/>
*Mitab, a bulbous, pale-green fruit that grows on vines, is a particular favorite of the planeswalker [[Teferi Akosa]].<ref name="Stronghold">{{DailyRef|magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-1-stronghold|The Brothers' War - Chapter 1: Stronghold|[[Reinhardt Suarez]]|October 21, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Alone"/>
*Wellwood, burned as incense in creedhalls.<ref name="Alone"/>
*Yews, flexible and mystic trees<ref name="Rhythms"/>
 
==Planeswalkers==
===Native===
*[[Teferi Akosa]]
 
===Residents===
*[[Koth of the Hammer]]<ref name="Rhythms" /> (Native to Mirrodin, refugee after New Phyrexia's displacement; sparkless)
 
===Visitors===
{{Columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*[[Ajani Goldmane]]<ref name="Rhythms"/>
*[[Chandra Nalaar]]<ref name="Rhythms"/>
*[[Elspeth Tirel]]<ref name="Rhythms"/>
*[[Karn]]<ref name="Rhythms"/>
*[[Kaya Cassir]]
*[[Nissa Revane]]<ref name="Rhythms"/>
*[[Saheeli Rai]]<ref name="Rhythms"/>
*[[The Wanderer]]<ref name="Alone">{{DailyRef|magic-story/alone|Alone|[[Miguel Lopez]]|January 17, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Wrenn]]
}}
 
===Non-planeswalker visitors===
*Fewer than twenty [[New Phyrexia (plane)|Mirran]] survivors, including:
**[[Melira]]
**[[Thrun]]
 
==In-game references==
{{in-game
|cards=
*<c>Unyaro</c>
*<c>Zhalfirin Void</c>
|associated=
*<c>Historian of Zhalfir</c>
*<c>Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir</c>
*<c>Marshal of Zhalfir</c>
*<c>Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir</c>
*<c>Teferi Akosa of Zhalfir</c>
*<c>Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir</c>
*<c>The Phasing of Zhalfir</c>
*<c>Zhalfirin Commander</c>
*<c>Zhalfirin Crusader</c>
*<c>Zhalfirin Decoy</c>
*<c>Zhalfirin Knight</c>
*<c>Zhalfirin Lancer</c>
*<c>Zhalfirin Shapecraft</c>
|art=
*<c>Teferi's Protection</c>
*<c>Invasion of New Phyrexia</c>
|referred=
*{{card|Ancestral Memories|Mirage}}
*<c>Armorer Guildmage</c>
*<c>Bay Falcon</c>
*<c>Bull Elephant</c>
*<c>Dirtwater Wraith</c>
*{{card|Distant Melody||MOC}}
*{{card|Divine Offering|Mirage}}
*<c>Dread Specter</c>
*<c>Ersatz Gnomes</c>
*<c>Femeref Archers</c>
*{{card|Final Fortune|Mirage}}
*<c>Goblin Tinkerer</c>
*{{card|Griffin Protector|Dominaria United}}
*{{card|Inspired Charge||MOM}}
*<c>Leyline Immersion</c>
*<c>Lion's Eye Diamond</c>
*{{card|Longbow Archer|Visions}}
*<c>Merfolk Seer</c>
*<c>Mtenda Griffin</c>
*<c>Noble Elephant</c>
*<c>Searing Spear Askari</c>
*<c>Seeds of Innocence</c>
*<c>Shaper Guildmage</c>
*<c>Spatial Binding</c>
*<c>Teferi's Sentinel</c>
*<c>Thunderhead Squadron</c>
*<c>Tranquil Domain</c>
*<c>Triangle of War</c>
*<c>Viashino Sandstalker</c>
*<c>Viashino Warrior</c>
*<c>Windreaper Falcon</c>
}}


==The Fate of Zhalfir==
==References==
Zhalfir has been phased out alongside the rest of northwestern Jamuraa ever since the [[Phyrexian Invasion]] when the planeswalker Teferi wanted to spare it from the horrors of the Invasion.
{{Reflist}}
When Teferi reappeared on Dominaria four hundred years after, he found it being torn apart by temporal fissures and rifts. In order to prevent the plane's destruction, he had to find a way of closing the temporal rifts created by cataclysmic events in the past. Two major rifts were created by his phasing of Zhalfir and Shiv. He managed to close the Shivan rift, for a price of sacrificing his planeswalkerhood, but by precise timing, Shiv was phased back despite the rift's disappearance. The Zhalfirin rift suffered different fate. [[Jeska]], controlled by [[Leshrac]], using [[Radha]] as a mana lens, forcefully closed the Zhalfirin rift without consulting the details with Teferi. Without precise timing of phasing back and closing the rift and without Teferi's planeswalker spark to retrieve them, the phased lands of Zhalfir were lost forever, cast into oblivion. The legacy of the Zhalfirin culture partially lives within the nation of [[Femeref]].


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[[Category:Jamuraan locations]]
{{Zhalfir|state=collapsed}}
{{Planes of the Multiverse}}
[[Category:Planar types]]

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Zhalfir
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Jamuraa.jpg}}|250px]]
Information
First seen March of the Machine (as a plane)
Last seen March of the Machine
Rabiah Scale 5[1]
Status Extant as a plane replacing Mirrodin
Demonym Zhalfirin[2]

Zhalfir (zhal-FEER[3]) was a more than five thousand-year-old militaristic kingdom on Dominaria. It was located along the western plains, forests, and coasts of Jamuraa. After being phased out, its former location is now known as the Zhalfirin Void.[4] It became a plane of its own in the aftermath of New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse.[5]

Description

Zhalfir made up the northwestern coast of Jamuraa's western continent. Its coastal sands give way to a dune forest, eventually leading to scrubland dominated by low, wide-canopied trees.[6] Further inland, it has markets. It is bordered by low mountains on its eastern edge and by rocky plateaus on its north. Its earth is red-colored.[7]

While phased out of Dominaria, it had no moons.[6] Now, it is orbited by the former suns of Mirrodin.[5]

The kingdom is ruled by a monarch, currently, Queen Wezna, who is advised by the kingdom's general, currently Mageta, and a council of five high wizards, one from each of Zhalfir's Creeds.

Its merchants use coins as currency.[6]

An old Zhalfirin gesture of gratitude involves kissing one's fingers, touching them to the forehead, and placing one's hand over the heart.[6]

Its military is organized into Sidar generals, askari soldiers, akinji irregulars, and altali, fleetfooted medics clad in bright white whose sole job it is to see bodies returned home.[6][2] Its soldiers wear enchanted lizard-skin armor and war paint.[8]

History

Long ruled by the royal family from its capital Ki’pamu, Zhalfir benefited from its magical strength. The Zhalfirins pioneered the five colors of mana on Dominaria and, unlike the rest of the plane, escaped the ravages of the Sylex Blast, the Ice Age, and the Flood Ages. Zhalfir possessed a large standing army (personified by the Knightly Order of Askari) but was also constantly the site of internal squabbling by its contentious and powerful noble class.

The Golden Age

For many years, Zhalfir was the home of the great mages Teferi and Jolrael. Teferi was the counsel to the ancient kings and queens of Zhalfir. History did not record that his tenure as a court mage ended unhappily. He did not like to discuss the circumstances that led to his falling out with the king and the end of his career as a court mage.[9]

The Creeds of Magic

Teferi's final act before his departure was the creation of the Creeds of Magic, originally called Guilds.

  • {W} Civic Creed
  • {U} Shaper Creed
  • {B} Shadow Creed
  • {R} Armorer Creed
  • {G} Granger Creed

The Femeref secession

When Teferi returned some thirty years later, he found the continent on the brink of war. While Zhalfir at this time was ruled by a king, southern Zhalfir had split off and formed the theocracy of Femeref because the churches didn't agree with the fact that Teferi had left control of the dead in the hands of the Shadow Creed.[10] When Femeref had found gold in the mountains, the northern country of Suq'Ata had invaded part of Zhalfir and had driven the dwarves there from their mountain homes. When the dwarves had aided Femeref in harvesting the gold, increasing their efficiency greatly, Zhalfir felt cheated out of their rightful portion of the gold. Teferi tracked down and tutored a capable girl of royal descent. After crowning her as Queen Yormeba, she brought peace to the nation but failed to unify it. Tired of the petty squabbles of his people, Teferi left with a group of trusted advisors, sages, artificers, and sorcerers. They sailed for a hidden realm in the Chaza Isles, where Teferi wanted to manipulate time to make it easier to summon creatures.

Phased out

The Zhalfirin Void
Map showing the chunk of land left in northwestern Jamuraa. Map generated using an overlay of the modern map.

At the time of the Phyrexian Invasion, Zhalfir was the most advanced nation on Dominaria and was ruled by Queen Wezna. Because of its powerful magic, technology, and military, Urza intended it to take the brunt of the attack. The leaders of Zhalfir thought they would triumph, but Teferi thought otherwise.[11] He phased out Zhalfir alongside the rest of northwestern Jamuraa because he wanted to spare it from the horrors of the Phyrexian assault.

When Teferi reappeared on Dominaria three hundred years later, he found the plane torn apart by temporal fissures and rifts. To prevent the plane's destruction, he had to find a way to close the temporal rifts created by cataclysmic events in the past. Two major rifts had been created by his phasing of Zhalfir and Shiv. He managed to close the Shivan rift by sacrificing his planeswalker spark.

The Zhalfirin rift suffered a different fate. Jeska, manipulated by Leshrac, used Radha as a mana lens, forcefully closing the Zhalfirin rift without realizing the consequence of her actions. Without precise timing, the phased lands of Zhalfir were lost seemingly forever, cast into oblivion, although Teferi said that he could probably save it if he was still a planeswalker. The legacy of the Zhalfirin culture partially lives on in the nations of Femeref and Suq'Ata.

Over three hundred years after the kingdom was phased out when Teferi met the planeswalker Wrenn, she explained how he could unravel his spells and promised to help him with returning Zhalfir.[12]

Found and Returned

When Teferi was disconnected from the Temporal Anchor in his search for answers to New Phyrexia's looming invasion of the Multiverse, he ended up in Zhalfir, realizing that only a decade had passed there and that the Zhalfirans were still preparing for the first Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria.[6] He discovered that The Wanderer had been able to reach the land as well, indicating that it had become a pocket plane. He reconnected with Sidar Jabari and Queen Wezna and found that Kaervek had escaped his Amber Prison. It gave him a new resolve to battle the Phyrexians. Wrenn would find Zhalfir once she bonded with Realmbreaker during New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse, reuniting it with the rest of the multiverse and allowing the Zhalfirin army a way to attack and combat the Phyrexian forces on New Phyrexia.[13]

Wrenn and Realmbreaker swapped New Phyrexia's and Zhalfir's places in the Multiverse, allowing Zhalfir to become a plane of its own.[2] Due to the merging only affecting the landmass of each plane, the sky of New Phyrexia remained in place and Mirrodin's five suns now orbit Zhalfir.[14] The survivors of Mirrodin have been welcomed into the new plane as refugees, having evacuated through the Omenpath that Wrenn opened between Zhalfir and New Phyrexia.

Geography

Locations in Zhalfir:

Languages

Inhabitants

Sapient races

Others

Flora

  • Acacia[7]
  • Afiya, a common tree[5]
  • Baobabs, ancient and gigantic trees[5][7]
  • Mangoes[7]
  • Marula, upright and unfaltering trees[5]
  • Mitab, a bulbous, pale-green fruit that grows on vines, is a particular favorite of the planeswalker Teferi Akosa.[17][6]
  • Wellwood, burned as incense in creedhalls.[6]
  • Yews, flexible and mystic trees[5]

Planeswalkers

Native

Residents

Visitors

Non-planeswalker visitors

In-game references

Represented in:
Associated cards:
Depicted in:
Referred to:

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 10, 2023). "With Zhalfir back as it's own plane, where does it fall on the Rabiah scale?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  2. ↑ a b c K. Arsenault Rivera (March 28, 2023). "March of the Machine - Episode 9: The Old Sins of New Phyrexia". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Matt Cavotta (March 22, 2007). "Speak the Word, the Word is All of Us". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ Martha Wells (March 21, 2018). "Return to Dominaria, Episode 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n K. Arsenault Rivera (March 28, 2023). "March of the Machine - Episode 10: The Rhythms of Life". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Miguel Lopez (January 17, 2023). "Alone". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ a b c d Grace Fong (May 1, 2023). "March of the Machine: The Aftermath - She Who Breaks the World". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ Michael G. Ryan (October 1996). "The Horizon Shimmers: The Making of Mirage." The Duelist #13, p.58-61.
  9. ↑ Scott McGough (2006), "Time Spiral", Wizards of the Coast
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