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{{infobox location
{{infobox location
|name=Balduvia
|image=Balduvian trading post.jpg
|image=Balduvian trading post.jpg
|caption=A Balduvian trading post. Art by Tom Wänerstrand.
|caption=A Balduvian trading post. Art by Tom Wänerstrand.
|plane=[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
|plane=[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
|part of=[[Terisiare]] (Balduvian Steppe)
|part of=[[Balduvian Steppes]]
|formerly=[[Terisiare]] (nation)<br/>[[Malpiri|Malpiri Plains]] (geographic)
|formerly=[[Terisiare (nation)|Terisiare]]<br />[[Malpiri]]<br />[[Flarg]]
|later=[[New Argive]]
|later=[[New Argive]]
|status=Merged with [[Kjeldor]] to form [[New Argive]] (nation)
|status=Merged with [[Kjeldor]] to form [[New Argive]]
}}
}}
 
'''Balduvia''' was a was a nation of barbarians north of the [[Karplusan Mountains]] during the time of the [[Ice Age (event)|Ice Age]] on [[Terisiare]] ([[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]). They inhabited the [[Balduvian Steppes]].<ref name="Cartography">{{DailyRef|feature/dominarian-cartography-2018-04-20|Dominarian Cartography|[[Ethan Fleischer]]|April 20, 2018}}</ref>  
'''Balduvia''' was a vast steppe of rocky plains due west of the city of [[Kjeld]] that was home to [[barbarian]]s during the time of the [[Ice Age (event)|Ice Age]] on [[Terisiare]] ([[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]). The '''Balduvian Steppes''' replaced the former [[Malpiri|Malpiri Plains]].<ref name="Cartography">{{DailyRef|feature/dominarian-cartography-2018-04-20|Dominarian Cartography|[[Ethan Fleischer]]|April 20, 2018}}</ref>  


Balduvian barbarians were mainly hunters, but kept a few more permanent settlements in the area. They were rivals of [[Kjeldor]] for some time, but allied with the forces of their enemies to battle against [[Lim-Dûl]]. With the end of the Ice Age, many of the beasts that the barbarians hunted died out, and the land became suitable for crops. This marked a change in Balduvian lifestyles and further cemented their alliance with the Kjeldorans. Together they formed the nation of [[New Argive]].
Balduvian barbarians were mainly hunters, but kept a few more permanent settlements in the area. They were rivals of [[Kjeldor]] for some time, but allied with the forces of their enemies to battle against [[Lim-Dûl]]. With the end of the Ice Age, many of the beasts that the barbarians hunted died out, and the land became suitable for crops. This marked a change in Balduvian lifestyles and further cemented their alliance with the Kjeldorans. Together they formed the nation of [[New Argive]].
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|associated=
|associated=
* <c>Balduvian Barbarians</c>
* <c>Balduvian Barbarians</c>
* <c>Balduvian Bears</c>
* <c>Balduvian Conjurer</c>
* <c>Balduvian Conjurer</c>
* <c>Balduvian Dead</c>
* <c>Balduvian Dead</c>
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* <c>Balduvian Frostwaker</c>
* <c>Balduvian Frostwaker</c>
* <c>Balduvian Horde</c>
* <c>Balduvian Horde</c>
* <c>Balduvian Hydra</c>
* <c>Balduvian Rage</c>
* <c>Balduvian Rage</c>
* <c>Balduvian Shaman</c>
* <c>Balduvian Shaman</c>
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* <c>Martyr of Frost</c>
* <c>Martyr of Frost</c>
* {{card|Reinforcements|Alliances}}
* {{card|Reinforcements|Alliances}}
* <c>Snow Devil</c>
* <c>Storm Spirit</c>
* {{card|Varchild's Crusader|Alliances}}
* {{card|Varchild's Crusader|Alliances}}
}}
}}

Revision as of 15:33, 29 March 2020

Balduvia
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A Balduvian trading post. Art by Tom Wänerstrand.
Information
Plane Dominaria
Part of Balduvian Steppes
Status Merged with Kjeldor to form New Argive
Formerly part of Terisiare
Malpiri
Flarg
Later part of New Argive

Balduvia was a was a nation of barbarians north of the Karplusan Mountains during the time of the Ice Age on Terisiare (Dominaria). They inhabited the Balduvian Steppes.[1]

Balduvian barbarians were mainly hunters, but kept a few more permanent settlements in the area. They were rivals of Kjeldor for some time, but allied with the forces of their enemies to battle against Lim-Dûl. With the end of the Ice Age, many of the beasts that the barbarians hunted died out, and the land became suitable for crops. This marked a change in Balduvian lifestyles and further cemented their alliance with the Kjeldorans. Together they formed the nation of New Argive.

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References

  1. Ethan Fleischer (April 20, 2018). "Dominarian Cartography". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.