The Wanderer

The Wanderer
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Race	Human Planeswalker
Birthplace	Eiganjo, Kamigawa
Lifetime	Mending Era
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The Wanderer is a planeswalker introduced in War of the Spark. She is the current Emperor of Kamigawa, and one of the most efficient and deadly warriors seen on any plane.

Appearance and characteristics

The emperor of Kammigawa is a roughly twenty-four year old woman with snow-white hair and brown eyes. She is an excellent swordsman. Her bond with the kami Kyodai is embodied by the kami Himoto.

As the Wanderer, she hides her face behind a conical hat and wears white garb. Beneath the brim of her hat she actually wears a golden mask that covers her entire visage and even keeps her eyes in the shadow. Because she admitted that she once was considered to be beautiful, Ral Zarek suspected that her real face is now scarred. The Wanderer didn't deny this and implied that Tezzeret was to blame for her disfigurement.

The Wanderer is adept at swordplay, and is able to magically absorb kinetic energy and redirect that force through her massive sword. The broadsword leaves a white mana trail in its wake when she swings it.

Able to down the largest foes with a single stroke, The Wanderer is also cursed to make an effort not to planeswalk. Unlike other planeswalkers who are tired by the process of planeswalking, The Wanderer can planeswalk and then planeswalk again almost immediately - but if she doesn't focus, she will be pulled at random from plane to plane. This also happens when she sleeps or falls unconscious. Her condition makes her uniquely attuned to the Blind Eternities. She feels every ripple across it and can sense a planeswalker's path longer than a typical planeswalker.

The Wanderer is centered in white mana. When she planeswalks, she disappears in a violent slash of white light.

The Wanderer is able to channel kinetic energy to her sword

History

When they were young, the emperor and Kaito Shizuki became friends and sparring partners. She mysteriously disappeared from the temple of Kyodai when the Imperial Palace of Eiganjo was invaded by the planeswalker Tezzeret. From her history with Tezzeret, she considers him an enemy and a possible threat to the multiverse.

War of the Spark

The Wanderer was 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. She and Sarkhan Vol apparently knew each other.

She 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. She survived the battle.

Forsaken

As her unique abilities allowed her to track Tezzeret and the Planar Bridge technology he carried, the Wanderer aided Ral Zarek in finding his target. They eventually found Tezzeret in his fortress on Alara in Esper, once known as the Seekers' Sanctum. The pair were greeted by a squadron of etherium gargoyles in which all but the leader, Grokk, were destroyed. Ral and the Wanderer entered Tezzeret's base and battled against his minions and through multiple traps. Upon reaching Tezzeret, the Wanderer was knocked unconscious by the lead gargoyle and automatically planeswalked away.

After regaining consciousness, the Wanderer returned to Esper to investigate Tezzeret's fortress and found evidence of an organized abandonment. Back on Ravnica, the Wanderer relayed her newfound information at the guild meeting after Ral Zarek told the truth about his defeat. The Wanderer also revealed that she could no longer sense the Planar Bridge technology which indicated that Tezzeret may have intended to be followed.

Ikoria

In Ikoria.

The Wanderer was briefly present on Ikoria, where Vivien Reid saw her cut down a monster before planeswalking away.

Planes visited

“	The Multiverse is infinite, but I've visited a few hundred at least.	”
—The Wanderer

• Alara (Esper)
• Amonkhet
• Dominaria
• Ikoria
• Innistrad
• Ixalan
• Kamigawa
• Ravnica

Planeswalkers met

• Dack Fayden
• Davriel Cane
• Gideon Jura
• Jaya Ballard
• Kaito Shizuki
• Kaya
• Liliana Vess (non-mutually)
• Ral Zarek
• Samut
• Sarkhan Vol
• Tamiyo
• Tezzeret
• Vivien Reid
• Vraska

Gallery

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  Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Key art.

Story appearances

Title	Author	Publishing date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
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
Episode 1: A Stranger in Eiganjo	Akemi Dawn Bowman	2022-01-24	Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty	Kamigawa	Kaito Shizuki, Eiko Shizuki, Light-Paws, Swift-Arm, The Wanderer, Katsumasa, Kyodai, Tezzeret
Episode 3: An Unexpected Alliance	Akemi Dawn Bowman	2022-01-25	Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty	Kamigawa	Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Mud-Tail, Tamiyo, Nashi, Jin-Gitaxias, The Wanderer

In-game references

Represented in:

• The Wanderer

Associated cards:

• Wanderer's Strike

Depicted in:

• Blade Banish

Note

The Wanderer is the only carded planeswalker character without a planeswalker type.