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The [[Ravnican guild|guilds]] fight internally between the forces pulling them toward or away from Bolas's influence. In the end, five fall under his influence, and five don't. The five guilds that fall to Bolas all have a [[planeswalker]] leading the guild. ''Guilds of Ravnica'' and ''Ravnica Allegiance'' are mostly concurrent with ''[[Ixalan]]'' and ''[[Dominaria]]'' so the [[Gatewatch]] is busy elsewhere storywise.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/177984349853/so-are-there-only-5-planeswalkers-in-guilds|title=So, are there only 5 planeswalkers in guilds + allegiance, and all of them are from the 5 guilds that are Bolas-aligned?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 11, 2018}}</ref> | The [[Ravnican guild|guilds]] fight internally between the forces pulling them toward or away from Bolas's influence. In the end, five fall under his influence, and five don't. The five guilds that fall to Bolas all have a [[planeswalker]] leading the guild.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/177984493018/in-your-guild-to-order-article-you-said-the-five|title=The five guilds that fell to Bolas would each have a planeswalker, beholden to Bolas.|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 11, 2018}}</ref> ''Guilds of Ravnica'' and ''Ravnica Allegiance'' are mostly concurrent with ''[[Ixalan]]'' and ''[[Dominaria]]'' so the [[Gatewatch]] is busy elsewhere storywise.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/177984349853/so-are-there-only-5-planeswalkers-in-guilds|title=So, are there only 5 planeswalkers in guilds + allegiance, and all of them are from the 5 guilds that are Bolas-aligned?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 11, 2018}}</ref> | ||
===Guild Kits=== | ===Guild Kits=== |
Revision as of 15:08, 13 September 2018
The Guilds of Ravnica block is the unofficial name for three large expansions set on Ravnica that are to be released in 2018-2019.[1][2]
Description
It is not a block in the traditional sense, because there is no mechanical overlap and the sets are drafted on their own. Blocks were abandoned in 2018 with the introduction of the Three-and-One Model, but that didn't mean that consecutive expansion couldn't be set on the same plane.[3]
The series consists of Guilds of Ravnica (), Ravnica Allegiance () and the as yet unnamed set codenamed "Milk". The first two each are focused on five of the ten Ravnican guilds. They are what you would expect a return to Ravnica to be and it needed to be two to fit in all the guilds.[4] The third set will focus on the culmination of the storyline around the fight against Nicol Bolas and not on the guilds. It is its own unique thing.[4][5]
Storyline
The guilds fight internally between the forces pulling them toward or away from Bolas's influence. In the end, five fall under his influence, and five don't. The five guilds that fall to Bolas all have a planeswalker leading the guild.[6] Guilds of Ravnica and Ravnica Allegiance are mostly concurrent with Ixalan and Dominaria so the Gatewatch is busy elsewhere storywise.[7]
Guild Kits
The first two sets (Guilds of Ravnica and Ravnica Allegiance) are accompanied by Guild Kits. Each Guild Kit features a 60-card preconstructed theme deck flavored after one of the featured guilds, combining cards from every Ravnica set released so far. The reprints won't be Standard legal.[8] The Kits are packaged with appropriate pins, stickers, and spindown life counters.
Mega cycles
Cycle name | Azorius |
Dimir |
Rakdos |
Gruul |
Selesnya |
Orzhov |
Izzet |
Golgari |
Boros |
Simic |
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Guildmasters | Ral, Izzet Viceroy | Vraska, Golgari Queen | ||||||||
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Guild lieutenants | Emmara, Soul of the Accord | Niv-Mizzet, Parun | Izoni, Thousand-Eyed | |||||||
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Guildmages | House Guildmage | Conclave Guildmage | League Guildmage | Swarm Guildmage | Legion Guildmage | |||||
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Shock lands | Hallowed Fountain | Watery Grave | Blood Crypt | Stomping Ground | Temple Garden | Godless Shrine | Steam Vents | Overgrown Tomb | Sacred Foundry | Breeding Pool |
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Guildgates | Azorius Guildgate | Dimir Guildgate | Rakdos Guildgate | Gruul Guildgate | Selesnya Guildgate | Orzhov Guildgate | Izzet Guildgate | Golgari Guildgate | Boros Guildgate | Simic Guildgate |
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Lockets | Dimir Locket | Selesnya Locket | Izzet Locket | Golgari Locket | Boros Locket | |||||
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References
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- ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (May 18, 2018). "". Tumblr.