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{{Infobox character
{{Infobox character
|image=Lord Windgrace.jpg
|image=Lord Windgrace C18 Bram Sels.jpg
|name=Windgrace
|name=Windgrace
|birthplace=[[Urborg]], [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
|birthplace=[[Urborg]], [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
|lifetime= Unknown-†4505 AR
|lifetime=Before the [[Brothers' War]]-†4500 AR
|race=[[Panther warrior|Panther]] [[planeswalkers|Planeswalker]]
|race=[[Panther warrior|Panther]] [[Planeswalker]]<br>After death [[Avatar]]
|sources=[[Invasion Cycle]], ''[[Time Spiral (book)|Time Spiral]]'', ''[[Planar Chaos (book)|Planar Chaos]]''}}
|colors=Currently: {{mana|BRG}}
Lord '''Windgrace''' was a [[cat warrior]] (more precisely, black [[panther warrior]]) [[planeswalkers|planeswalker]] from [[Urborg]]. He was one of the [[Nine Titans]] that [[Urza]] gathered to fight [[Phyrexia]].
|sources=[[Invasion Cycle]], [[Time Spiral (novel)|Time Spiral]], [[Planar Chaos (novel)|Planar Chaos]]
}}
Lord '''Windgrace''' was a [[panther warrior]] [[planeswalker]] from [[Urborg]] on [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]].<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/Commander-2018 Commander 2018 blurbs]</ref> He was one of the [[Nine Titans]] that [[Urza]] gathered to fight [[Phyrexia]]. After his death, he became a protective [[Avatar]] of Urborg.
 
==Appearance and character==
Windgrace had a distaste, maybe even an outright hatred, for anything artifice. This stemmed partially from his time spent with Urza, seeing the man's creations as somewhat destructive, and from his time spent fighting the Phyrexians.
 
He cared deeply for his homeland of Urborg, going as far as to watch over it after his death.
 
Windgrace had access to [[black]], [[red]], and [[green]] mana.


==History==
==History==
Windgrace claimed to have been the [[warrior]] chief of his tribe. He was older than Urza, since he remembered Urborg being a [[forest]] before it was submerged by the [[Sylex Blast]].  
[[File:Lord Windgrace.jpg|left|thumb|alt=|Windgrace hates [[Artifact|artifacts.]]|137x137px]]
Windgrace began his rise to fame at age twelve.<ref name="Born">[[J. Robert King]] (1998-1999). "Born to Greatness" ''[[The Duelist]]'' #29, 32, & 34.</ref> He claimed to have been the [[warrior]] chief of his tribe. He was older than Urza, since he remembered Urborg being a [[forest]] before it was submerged by the [[Sylex Blast]]. Seeing his entire world devastated by the detonation of a magical device instilled in him a hatred for artifacts.
 
He was described by [[Teferi]] as the "panther king of Urborg<ref>[[Time Spiral (novel)]]</ref>" and it was told that the panthers ruled Urborg in peace for three centuries before the Brother's War. He was worshiped by many different catfolk on Dominaria over the years.<ref>''[[Distant Planes]]'', Insufficient Evidence</ref><ref>''[[Tapestries]]'', What's in a name?</ref>
 
===Nine Titans===
Windgrace was one of the eight other planeswalkers Urza recruited for the war with Phyrexia. When Urza went mad and killed [[Taysir]], Windgrace took the fallen planeswalker's heart and put it next to his own. Windgrace survived the [[Phyrexian Invasion]] and became a leader and guardian of Urborg.


He is also described by [[Teferi]] as the "panther king of Urborg<ref>[[Time Spiral (novel)]]</ref>" and that the panthers ruled Urborg in peace for three centuries before the Brothers War, and since then there have been no panther people in Urborg other than Windgrace.
===Nine titans===
When Urza went mad and killed [[Taysir]], Windgrace took the fallen planeswalker's heart and put it next to his own. Windgrace survived the [[Phyrexian Invasion]], and became a leader and guardian of Urborg.
===Time Spiral crisis===
===Time Spiral crisis===
During the [[Time Spiral (novel)|Time Spiral crisis]], Windgrace had control over the zone's [[sliver]]s and other monstrosities, which he commanded to destroy anyone and anything even remotely related to [[artificers|artifice]]. During the events of ''[[Planar Chaos (novel)|Planar Chaos]]'', Windgrace attempted to seal the [[time rift]] in Urborg located where the [[Stronghold (location)|Rathi Stronghold]] had [[Rathi Overlay|overlaid]] to prevent a mass of [[Phyrexians]] from pouring in. As the rift began to fold in on itself under Windgrace's magic, it sucked the life essence from him. As the rift vanished from existence, so too did Lord Windgrace.
During the [[Time Spiral (novel)|Time Spiral crisis]], Windgrace had control over the zone's [[sliver]]s and other monstrosities, which he commanded to destroy anyone and anything even remotely related to [[artificer|artifice]]. During the events of ''[[Planar Chaos (novel)|Planar Chaos]]'', Windgrace put his mark on Venser, to control him anytime, but the [[Weaver King]] removed it so that he could control Venser without getting noticed by the ancient planeswalker. Later he talked to Freyalise about the time rifts and he was grieved when he heard of her death. After Teferi and Karn's insistence, he attempted to seal the [[time rift]] in Urborg located where the [[Stronghold (location)|Rathi Stronghold]] had [[Rathi Overlay|overlaid]] to prevent a mass of [[Phyrexians]] from pouring in. As the rift began to fold in on itself under Windgrace's magic, it sucked the life essence from him. As the rift vanished from existence, so too did Lord Windgrace.
[[File:Soul of Windgrace.jpg|thumb|214x214px|[[Urborg|Urborg's]] protector.]]
Before facing the rift, he performed a spell to fuse his [[spirit]] to Urborg and watch over it.<ref name="DMU Legends"/>


But before facing the rift he performed a spell and claimed that he had fused his [[spirit]] to Urborg, and thus he would watch over it.
===Legacy===
Long after Windgrace's sacrifice, his followers remain on Urborg, sabotaging the [[Cabal]]'s artifacts.<ref><c>Windgrace Acolyte</c></ref> [[Aryel]] is from Urborg and trained with the panther-folk, bearing Windgrace's legacy.


===Legacy===
With the [[Second Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria|return of the Phyrexians]], Windgrace's magic stirred, ready to protect Urborg once more.<ref name="DMU Legends">{{DailyRef|feature/legends-youll-find-dominaria-united-2022-09-01|The Legends You'll Find in Dominaria United|[[Roy Graham]]|September 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Stronghold">{{DailyRef|magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-1-stronghold|The Brothers' War - Chapter 1: Stronghold|[[Reinhardt Suarez]]|October 21, 2022}}</ref>
Long after Windgrace's sacrifice, his followers remain on Urborg, sabotaging the [[Cabal]]'s artifacts.<ref><c>Windgrace Acolyte</c></ref> [[List of secondary characters/Dominaria|Aryel]] is from Urborg and trained with the panther-folk, bearing Windgrace's legacy.


==Planeswalkers met==
==Planeswalkers met==
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*[[Bo Levar]]
*[[Bo Levar]]
*[[Daria]]
*[[Daria]]
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*[[Guff]]
*[[Guff]]
*[[Kristina]]
*[[Kristina]]
*[[Karn]]
*[[Taysir]]
*[[Taysir]]
*[[Teferi]]
*[[Teferi]]
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*[[Urza]]
*[[Urza]]
*[[Venser]]
*[[Venser]]
}}
==Planes visited==
*[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
*[[Phyrexia]]
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Windgrace's Judgment.jpg|''“Phyrexia is an unforgiving place, and I am an angry lord in an unforgiving mood.”''
File:Illuminate.jpg|Windgrace vs a phyrexian.
</gallery>


==In-game references==
==In-game references==
'''Depicted in''':
{{in-game
* <c>Divine Light</c>
|cards=
* <c>False Dawn</c>
*<c>Lord Windgrace</c>
* <c>Illuminate</c>
*<c>Soul of Windgrace</c>
* <c>Implode</c>
|associated=
* <c>Planeswalker's Fury</c>
*<c>Aryel, Knight of Windgrace</c>
*<c>Windgrace Acolyte</c>
*<c>Windgrace's Judgment</c>
|art=
*<c>Divine Light</c>
*<c>False Dawn</c>
*<c>Hobble</c>
*<c>Illuminate</c>
*<c>Implode</c>
*<c>Planeswalker's Fury</c><ref name="Art">{{DailyRef|planeswalker-enchantment-art-2007-10-22|Planeswalker Enchantment Art|[[Magic Arcana]]|October 22, 2007}}</ref>  
*<c>The Mending of Dominaria</c>
*<c>The Mending of Dominaria</c>
 
*<c>Urza Assembles the Titans</c>
'''Quoted or Referred to''':
|flavor=
*<c>Aryel, Knight of Windgrace</c>
*<c>Drag to the Bottom</c>
* <c>Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth</c>
*{{card|Fell Mire||MH3}}
* <c>Windgrace Acolyte</c>
*{{card|Fell the Profane||MH3}}
*{{card|Rampant Growth|Double Masters 2022|2X2|#=371}}
*<c>Shadow Prophecy</c>
*<c>Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth</c>
}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{NewRef|feature/whos-planeswalker-2009-09-03|Who's That Planeswalker?|[[Magic Arcana]]|September 3, 2009}}
*{{DailyRef|feature/whos-planeswalker-2009-09-03|Who's That Planeswalker?|[[Magic Arcana]]|September 3, 2009}}


{{The Weatherlight Saga|Nine Titans|state=collapsed}}
{{Weatherlight Saga|Nine Titans|state=collapsed}}
{{Planeswalker|nocat=1}}
{{Dominaria|characters|state=collapsed}}
{{Planeswalker|types}}
[[Category:Cats]]
[[Category:Cats]]
[[Category:Warriors]]
[[Category:Avatars]]
[[Category:Undead characters]]

Latest revision as of 20:44, 3 June 2024

Windgrace
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Details
Race Panther Planeswalker
After death Avatar
Birthplace Urborg, Dominaria
Lifetime Before the Brothers' War-†4500 AR
Colors
Currently: {B}{R}{G}
Sources
Invasion Cycle, Time Spiral, Planar Chaos

Lord Windgrace was a panther warrior planeswalker from Urborg on Dominaria.[1] He was one of the Nine Titans that Urza gathered to fight Phyrexia. After his death, he became a protective Avatar of Urborg.

Appearance and character

Windgrace had a distaste, maybe even an outright hatred, for anything artifice. This stemmed partially from his time spent with Urza, seeing the man's creations as somewhat destructive, and from his time spent fighting the Phyrexians.

He cared deeply for his homeland of Urborg, going as far as to watch over it after his death.

Windgrace had access to black, red, and green mana.

History

Windgrace hates artifacts.

Windgrace began his rise to fame at age twelve.[2] He claimed to have been the warrior chief of his tribe. He was older than Urza, since he remembered Urborg being a forest before it was submerged by the Sylex Blast. Seeing his entire world devastated by the detonation of a magical device instilled in him a hatred for artifacts.

He was described by Teferi as the "panther king of Urborg[3]" and it was told that the panthers ruled Urborg in peace for three centuries before the Brother's War. He was worshiped by many different catfolk on Dominaria over the years.[4][5]

Nine Titans

Windgrace was one of the eight other planeswalkers Urza recruited for the war with Phyrexia. When Urza went mad and killed Taysir, Windgrace took the fallen planeswalker's heart and put it next to his own. Windgrace survived the Phyrexian Invasion and became a leader and guardian of Urborg.

Time Spiral crisis

During the Time Spiral crisis, Windgrace had control over the zone's slivers and other monstrosities, which he commanded to destroy anyone and anything even remotely related to artifice. During the events of Planar Chaos, Windgrace put his mark on Venser, to control him anytime, but the Weaver King removed it so that he could control Venser without getting noticed by the ancient planeswalker. Later he talked to Freyalise about the time rifts and he was grieved when he heard of her death. After Teferi and Karn's insistence, he attempted to seal the time rift in Urborg located where the Rathi Stronghold had overlaid to prevent a mass of Phyrexians from pouring in. As the rift began to fold in on itself under Windgrace's magic, it sucked the life essence from him. As the rift vanished from existence, so too did Lord Windgrace.

Urborg's protector.

Before facing the rift, he performed a spell to fuse his spirit to Urborg and watch over it.[6]

Legacy

Long after Windgrace's sacrifice, his followers remain on Urborg, sabotaging the Cabal's artifacts.[7] Aryel is from Urborg and trained with the panther-folk, bearing Windgrace's legacy.

With the return of the Phyrexians, Windgrace's magic stirred, ready to protect Urborg once more.[6][8]

Planeswalkers met

Planes visited

Gallery

In-game references

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Quoted or referred to:

References

  1. Commander 2018 blurbs
  2. J. Robert King (1998-1999). "Born to Greatness" The Duelist #29, 32, & 34.
  3. Time Spiral (novel)
  4. Distant Planes, Insufficient Evidence
  5. Tapestries, What's in a name?
  6. a b Roy Graham (September 1, 2022). "The Legends You'll Find in Dominaria United". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. Windgrace Acolyte
  8. Reinhardt Suarez (October 21, 2022). "The Brothers' War - Chapter 1: Stronghold". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. Magic Arcana (October 22, 2007). "Planeswalker Enchantment Art". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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