Human

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Humans are probably one of the most prevalent species in the multiverse. They are four limbed, bipedial primates of the mammallian class. They have a highly developed brain capable of abstract reasoning, language, and introspection.

Types of Humans

Mirrodin

The humans of Mirrodin adapted to the metal planet, as had all races imported to the plane by growing organic metal pieces on their bodies. Mirrodin tribes consisted of the Auriok of the plains, the Neurok of the shore of the Quicksilver Sea, the Moriok of the Dross, the Vulshok of the Oxida Chain, and the Sylvok of the Tangle.

Rath

Kor

The Kor are a human-like race that once lived on Rath. They had blue skin and slightly elongated skulls, hinting that they might have been part of Urza Planeswalker’s Bloodlines Project before they were transported to Rath. The Kor that served the Evincars of Rath were known as the il-Kor, while the ones that opposed them as the en-Kor. The Kor also lent their name to the Korvecdal.

Once native to another plane, the Kor were drawn into Rath by Volrath like with other peoples, such as the Vec, the Dal, and the Skyshroud elves. The en-Kor are a nomadic and deeply spiritual people who dwell on open plains and whose religion centered on the sky. In combat, the en-Kor emphasize damage prevention. (Their trademark ability to redirect damage they take to other creatures was designed as a "fixed" version of banding.) En-Kor twins were almost always trained as lancers. The center of their culture was the Kor Haven, a city built into living rock. After the Rathi Overlay and the Apocalypse, the en-Kor presumably adapted to life on Dominaria. The en-Kor are primarily white-aligned.

The il-Kor were servants of Volrath along with other inhabitants of the Stronghold. They gave up their nomadic lifestyle to settle in the City of Traitors, but remained hunters, often becoming thieves. During the Rathi Overlay, the city, with the il', were trapped in the shadow world between planes. By the time of Time Spiral, 300 years later, the il-Kor shifted from thieves to spies, using their intangible state to their advantage to steal secrets. Though originally black, after they were freed from Volrath's influence the il-Kor eventually shifted to blue.

The other Rathi tribes, the Vec and the Dal, were not significantly different from regular humans.

Ravnica

Humans of Ravnica seem to live longer than humans of other planes.