Saheeli Rai

Saheeli Rai
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Race	Human planeswalker
Birthplace	Kaladesh
Lifetime	Mending Era
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Saheeli Rai is a human planeswalker from the the plane of Kaladesh. She is a brilliant inventor who specializes in creating lifelike animated constructs as beautiful as they are deadly.

Appearance and characteristics

Saheeli Rai is an especially tall woman with warm brown skin (noted to be taller than Kaya). She is lithe and graceful with curious eyes and a smiling mouth. She likes to wear long swirling dresses, decorated with shiny gold filigree, and her hair in swirls.

Saheeli has a magical command over metal that she uses for the purpose of artifice and the creation of lifelike artifact constructs. She is even able to transmute metals from one into the other. On Kaladesh, she is regarded as one of the brightest inventors of her age and she has many admirers and rivals. Enjoying competition, she's wholly supportive of the efforts of other inventors, happy to share advice, a kind word, or an encouraging smile. She thrills at the prospect of innovation, and basks in the creative spirit that surrounds her in Ghirapur. Her dazzling intellect and mastery over metal make her a formidable adversary.

Saheeli has a bright, optimistic personality, and she loves facing off against other inventors in contests and tournaments.

Saheeli is centered in blue and red mana.

History

Inventor

Saheeli Rai

Saheeli Rai participated in the Inventors' Fair, keeping renegades away from it. When she learned of the work of her friend, the elf Rashmi and the vedalken Mitul, on an aether teleporter that seemed to move objects through the Blind Eternities, she refused to help her, fearing what could happen to Kaladesh if such an invention came into wide usage. After being confronted with a previous statement of hers, that innovation has no boundaries, she acquiesced to lend her aid nonetheless, having an audience with the Enlightened Keeper Padeem, one of the Consuls.

Renegade

After Tezzeret's coup and the confiscation of numerous inventions, and the abduction of some Fair participants, Saheeli joined forces with the Renegades and the newly arrived Gatewatch. She later learned that Tezzeret was hiding in the Aether Spire. Saheeli believed that he, together with Rashmi, was conducting experiments on the planar portal she had invented. Saheeli asked for help to break into the Spire. Liliana volunteered to accompany her. While they didn't reach Tezzeret, the pair discovered that Rashmi had escaped and that her invention had been rebuilt and expanded to allow transport of inanimate objects to and from other planes. They brought her away to the Renegades.

Saheeli later aided the Renegades in their attack on the Consulate's Spire. Working together with Pia Nalaar, she constructed the thopter Hope of Ghirapur to destroy Tezzeret's planar bridge, and together with Chandra, defended the Heart of Kiran from Consulate troops. After Dovin Baan's sabotage was discovered, she modified the thopter to carry Chandra and Gideon. When the pyromancer offered her a place at the side of the Gatewatch, Saheeli declined, stating that there would be much to do in the aftermath of the revolt on Kaladesh.

Host

When Huatli arrived in Ghirapur on her first planeswalk, she was quickly recognized for what she was by Saheeli. The two women shared their experiences, with Saheeli being eager to construct an artificial dinosaur after hearing about them from Huatli for the first time.

Some time later, while splitting time between Dominaria and Ravnica, she began a relationship with Huatli.

War of the Spark

Saheeli, Sublime Artificer

Saheeli and Huatli 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.

During the invasion, the trapped planeswalkers got together with Ravnican leaders to strategize. At the meeting, Dack Fayden flirted with her, though he also considered stealing her jewelry.

At Jace's recommendation, they decided to split up into teams to focus on specific tasks. Chandra, Saheeli, Lavinia, and Lazav were tasked with shutting off the Immortal Sun. Lazav disguised himself as Chandra in the fight against Dovin Baan, using illusions and an Izzet League flamethrower to replicate the effects of her pyromancy. This deception allowed the real Chandra to sneak into Baan's facility and disable the Immortal Sun, allowing many planeswalkers to leave Ravnica. Lazav subsequently defeated Baan, blinding him with throwing stars and causing him to planeswalk away.

Saheeli 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. Later, as part of Gideon's plan to kill Nicol Bolas, Chandra reactivated the Immortal Sun in order to prevent Bolas from planeswalking away. She left Saheeli to guard the artifact. After Bolas' defeat, Saheeli disabled the Immortal Sun for a second time. Unbeknownst to her, Jace had told her to disable the sun in order to let Ugin planeswalk away with Bolas' body, as well as to let Liliana escape.

Saheeli survived the battle. She appeared to be present during the Planewide Celebration that followed, but it turned out to be Lazav disguised as her, leaving Teyo to wonder what happened to the real Saheeli.

Aftermath of the War

Saheeli participated in the memorial service for Gideon on Theros.

Dominaria United

Saheeli re-created the Golgothian Sylex after it was destroyed in the battle of the Mana Rig after attending the memorial for Jaya Ballard. Despite this, she had no ability to activate it, leaving Teferi to travel to the first detonation to determine its mechanics.

Together with Teferi and Kaya, Saheeli resolved to find a solution to the Phyrexian problem in the past. To this end, she created the Temporal Anchor which they installed in Urza's Tower.

Planeswalkers met

• Ajani Goldmane
• Angrath (non-canon)
• Arlinn Kord (non-canon)
• Basri Ket (non-canon)
• Chandra Nalaar
• Dack Fayden
• Dovin Baan
• Gideon Jura
• Huatli
• Jace Beleren
• Jaya Ballard
• Karn
• Kaya
• Kiora
• Liliana Vess
• Nissa Revane
• Ral Zarek (non-canon)
• Samut
• Tamiyo
• Teferi
• Teyo Verada
• Vraska

Planes visited

• Amonkhet (non-canon)
• Dominaria
• Ixalan
• Kaladesh
• Capenna
• Ravnica
• Theros

Gallery

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  Saheeli, the Gifted

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  “Our creations are more than mere things. They have life in them, little bits of ourselves.”

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  Saheeli is a brilliant inventor who specializes in creating lifelike animated constructs.

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  Saheeli is one of the great inventors in the Kaladesh.

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  Saheeli is Ghirapur's champion artificer-duelist.

Story appearances

Title	Author	Publishing date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
In This Very Arena	Doug Beyer	2016-10-12	Kaladesh	Ravnica, Kaladesh	Jace Beleren, Ral Zarek, Liliana Vess, Nissa Revane, Chandra Nalaar, Oviya Pashiri, Ajani Goldmane, Gideon Jura, Kambal, Pia Nalaar, Dhiren Baral, Tezzeret, Saheeli Rai
Quiet Moments	Michael Yichao	2016-12-07	Aether Revolt	Kaladesh	Gideon Jura, Chandra Nalaar, Liliana Vess, Saheeli Rai, Jace Beleren, Nissa Revane, Yahenni, Ajani Goldmane, Pia Nalaar
Breaking Points	Doug Beyer	2017-01-18	Aether Revolt	Kaladesh	Gideon Jura, Chandra Nalaar, Liliana Vess, Pia Nalaar, Saheeli Rai, Rashmi, Hope of Ghirapur, Ajani Goldmane, Nissa Revane, Oviya Pashiri, Dovin Baan, Vatti
Wool Over the Eyes	Alison Luhrs	2018-02-14	Rivals of Ixalan	Kaladesh, Angrath's homeplane, Meditation Plane, Ixalan, Dominaria	Huatli, Saheeli Rai, Angrath, Vraska, Nicol Bolas, Jace Beleren, Malcolm, Breeches, Gideon Jura, Jaya Ballard, Apatzec
War of the Spark: Ravnica—The Path to Opulent	Greg Weisman	2019-05-15	War of the Spark	Ravnica	Rat, Teyo Verada, Kaya, Ral Zarek, Angrath, Jaya Ballard, Gideon Jura, Gan Shokta, Domri Rade, Vorel, Maree, Kiora, Samut, Eknet, Temmet, Neit, Haq, Kawit, Huatli, Saheeli Rai, Kasmina, Oketra, Kefnet, Bontu, Rhonas, Jace Beleren, Nicol Bolas
War of the Spark: Ravnica—Ashes	Greg Weisman	2019-06-12	War of the Spark	Ravnica	Rat, Gideon Jura, Tomik Vrona, Lavinia, Ral Zarek, Jace Beleren, Chandra Nalaar, Teferi, Ajani Goldmane, Nissa Revane, Jaya Ballard, Karn, Kaya, Teyo Verada, Isperia, Dack Fayden, Saheeli Rai, Hekara, Vraska, Nicol Bolas, Borborygmos, Samut, Vorel, Sorin Markov, Nahiri, Arlinn Kord, Feather, Liliana Vess, Oketra, Rakdos, Bontu, Niv-Mizzet, Angrath, The Wanderer, Mu Yanling, Jiang Yanggu, Mowu, Vivien Reid, Aurelia, Exava, Lazav
Note for a Stranger	Alison Luhrs	2022-05-02	Secret Lair: Pride Across the Multiverse	Ravnica	Huatli, Saheeli Rai
Episode 5: A Whisper in the Wind	Langley Hyde	2022-08-18	Dominaria United	Dominaria	Teferi, Karn, Jhoira, Ertai, Ajani Goldmane, Jaya Ballard, Radha, Danitha Capashen, Sheoldred, Darigaaz, Jodah, Saheeli Rai, Elesh Norn
The Brothers' War - Chapter 1: Stronghold	Reinhardt Suarez	2022-10-21	The Brothers' War	Dominaria	Teferi, Jodah, Elspeth Tirel, Kaya, Vivien Reid, Saheeli Rai, Wrenn, Seven
The Brothers' War - Chapter 2: Antiquities	Reinhardt Suarez	2022-10-24	The Brothers' War	Dominaria, Kaladesh	Saheeli Rai, Kaya, Gonti, Jodah, Jhoira, Sharaman, Xantcha, Mishra

In-game references

Represented in:

• Saheeli Rai
• Saheeli, Filigree Master
• Saheeli, the Gifted
• Saheeli, Sublime Artificer

Associated cards:

• Saheeli's Artistry
• Saheeli's Directive
• Saheeli's Silverwing

Depicted in:

• Heartbeat of Spring (Secret Lair)
• Forging the Anchor

Quoted or referred to:

• Fortune Teller (Unfinity, #212f)
• Mana Geode
• Peacewalker Colossus
• Whirlermaker