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==Trivia==
Fot a long time, The Abyss was popularly thought to be a void between planes, and possibly synonymous with the [[Nether Void]], the [[Aether]], and/or the [[Blind Eternities]]. [[Brady Dommermuth]] was the first to imply that it was a [[plane]].<ref>{{DailyRef|ask-wizards-june-2005-2005-06-01|Ask Wizards - June, 2005|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|June, 2005}}</ref> This confirmed at last when it appeared as a [[plane card]] in ''[[March of the Machine Commander]]''


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:35, 4 April 2023

The Abyss
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Information
First seen Legends
Last seen March of the Machine Commander
Status Unknown

The Abyss is a plane populated by demons.[1]

History

  • The Wretched, beings who enslave the wills of their enemies, are reputed to come from the Abyss. Their touch means loss of self and is followed by a lifetime of base servitude.[2]
  • Liana of Minorad and Ravidel battled there, resulting in Liana's death.[3]
  • It was also here that Greensleeves banished the evil creature Ur-Drago.[4]

War of the Abyss

  • The Elder Demon Belzenlok fought in something called "The War of the Abyss", and had been stuck in the Abyss ever since. The Cabal, desperate for leadership, performed a ritual to summon Kuberr, but accidentally freed Belzenlok from the Abyss.[5][6]

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Trivia

Fot a long time, The Abyss was popularly thought to be a void between planes, and possibly synonymous with the Nether Void, the Aether, and/or the Blind Eternities. Brady Dommermuth was the first to imply that it was a plane.[7] This confirmed at last when it appeared as a plane card in March of the Machine Commander

References

  1. Wizards of the Coast (June, 2005). "Ask Wizards - June, 2005". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Magic the Gathering: Daily Calendar 1997.
  3. Wayfarer
  4. Clayton Emery. (1995.) Magic: The Gathering - Final Sacrifice, Harper Prism.
  5. Squirle (June 11, 2018). "Legends of Dominaria & Magic Story Podcasts". Multiverse in Review. Tumblr.
  6. James Wyatt. (2018.) The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Dominaria, VIZ Media.
  7. Wizards of the Coast (June, 2005). "Ask Wizards - June, 2005". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.