Hazoret
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Hazoret is the Jackal-headed Amonkheti god of zeal. She was responsible for the final trial and slaughtered the winner with her spear, rewarding them with the God-Pharaoh's presence. After the Hour of Devastation she became known as the God-Survivor.[1][2]
Description
Hazoret's ideal of zeal encompasses powerful emotions as well as religious intensity. It is not enough to merely want a place in the afterlife, initiates must channel that drive into a furious battle that will determine their final place in the afterlife.[3]
Under Nicol Bolas's thrall Hazoret believed herself to be the daughter of the God-Pharaoh, made of the same magic as the Second Sun and the fire of the God-Pharaoh’s breath.[4] In turn, she saw the initiates who passed the first four trials as her children. She celebrated with these glorified initiates before the final trial, and it fell to her to grant them a Glorified Death.
In the time before Bolas corrupted Amonkhet, however, she represented compassion and inspiration.[5]
History
Hour of Devastation
During the Hour of Devastation, Hazoret fought to protect the citizens of Naktamun, hoping that the God-Pharaoh would come and end the destruction. However, after Nicol Bolas's arrival, Bontu revealed that she had helped the dragon planeswalker conquer Amonkhet long ago, due to her ambition. Bolas ordered Bontu to defeat Hazoret. But after she brought the god of zeal before the God-Pharaoh, Bolas betrayed and killed Bontu. Hazoret now remains the only living god of Amonkhet.[6] After engaging the Scorpion God and being severely wounded, Hazoret managed to weaken its armor enough for Samut and the others to finish it off. Her thanking Samut caused the latter enough joy to ignite her spark. After Samut planeswalked away from Amonkhet and then returned, Hazoret took the remaining survivors of Naktamun and went with them into the desert, swearing to protect them as long as she drew breath. For this, she became known as Hazoret, the God-Survivor and mother of the mortals of Amonkhet.[2]
War of the Spark
During the War of the Spark Hazoret had established a camp for the survivors near the ruins of Naktamun, which was protected from the Locust and Scarab Gods and their servants with a barrier similar in nature to the Hekma. She was visited by a group of planeswalkers seeking her help in the fight against Bolas. She spoke to Dack Fayden and told him that he was a better person than he thought and told him to face his destiny back on Ravnica. Hazoret lent her spear as a weapon to take down Bolas, which was immense and required multiple planeswalkers to wield. Karn was able to grasp the weapon and transport it to Ravnica where he and Angrath used it against Bolas's Dreadhorde. Later, the spear was used by Niv-Mizzet in the climactic battle with Nicol Bolas.[7]
With the Eternals out of the city, Hazoret and the other survivors reclaimed Naktamun, raised the Hekma, and began to rebuild.[8] At some point, Hazoret coated or replaced her injured arm with Lazotep. It is unknown if she did this before or during the invasion.
Fighting the Phyrexians
Upon hearing of the news of the Phyrexian threat to the Multiverse, Samut went into hiding with Hazoret and the survivors of Naktamun, hoping to evade Phyrexian notice, but it turned out to be futile.[9][10] Those who had survived Nicol Bolas's ravaging of their plane, however, were tough and resourceful, and as soon as they gathered their bearings, they struck back with a vicious plan that relied heavily on Hazoret, their protector god, with Djeru as her loyal lieutenant.
To their surprise, when they arrived at Naktamun, they found the Scarab God and Locust God already there, engaged with the invaders.[10] With the insect gods' undead hordes distracting the Phyrexians, Hazoret used her flaming spear to ignite the glistening oil within the Phyrexians' veins. As they writhed in agony, Djeru led a crop of elite fighters to dismember them, making sure they were out of the picture for good. In the aftermath, the inscrutable insect gods departed for the deep desert without a word.
Inspiration
Hazoret's canine form is likely inspired by Anubis, the Egyptian god of mummification and the afterlife; one of his epithets is tepy-dju-ef, "He who is upon his mountain". Her role in ending the life of the worthy draws parallels to Set, the Egyptian god of storms and the desert, who killed Osiris and thus allowed him to enter the afterlife. Her association with the sun and zeal for the God-Pharaoh might also invoke Sekhmet.
As the last untainted survivor of Amonkhet's original gods, and a solar deity, she might also resemble the Aten, a henotheistic/monotheistic solar deity worshiped as Egypt's sole god in Akhenaten's time.
Gallery
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Hazoret declares Neheb worthy after he completed the Trials of the Five Gods.
Story appearances
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Set | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
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| Impact | Michael Yichao | 2017-03-29 | Amonkhet | Kaladesh, Amonkhet | Jace Beleren, Ajani Goldmane, Gideon Jura, Liliana Vess, Chandra Nalaar, Nissa Revane, Hazoret |
| Judgment | Doug Beyer and Alison Luhrs | 2017-05-17 | Amonkhet | Amonkhet | Samut, Djeru, Hazoret, Chandra Nalaar, Gideon Jura, Nissa Revane, Liliana Vess, Jace Beleren |
| The Hour of Revelation | Alison Luhrs | 2017-06-07 | Hour of Devastation | Amonkhet | Nicol Bolas, Oketra, Hazoret, Kefnet, Djeru, Samut, Razaketh |
| Hour of Glory | Michael Yichao | 2017-06-21 | Hour of Devastation | Amonkhet | Rhonas, Oketra, Hazoret, Kefnet, Bontu, The Scorpion God, The Locust God, The Scarab God |
| Favor | Michael Yichao | 2017-07-05 | Hour of Devastation | Amonkhet | Hazoret, Samut, Nicol Bolas, Bontu |
| Endure | Michael Yichao | 2017-07-19 | Hour of Devastation | Amonkhet, Theros | Samut, Djeru, Hazoret, Nicol Bolas, Masikah, Hapatra, Neheb, Gideon Jura, Nissa Revane, Jace Beleren, Liliana Vess, Haq, The Scorpion God |
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References
- ↑ Greg Weisman (November 2019). "War of the Spark: Forsaken". Del Rey.
- ↑ a b Michael Yichao (July 19, 2017). "Endure". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast. Explore the planes: Amonkhet
- ↑ Ethan Fleischer (2017). Amonkhet Player's Guide. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Doug Beyer and Alison Luhrs (2017-05-17). "Judgement". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Michael Yichao (July 5, 2017). "Favor". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Greg Weisman (April 2019). "War of the Spark: Ravnica". Del Rey.
- ↑ Jay Annelli (2022). Magic: The Gathering - The Visual Guide, DK. ISBN-13 978-0744061055.
- ↑ Seanan McGuire (October 26, 2022). "The Brother's War - Chapter 5: Exodus". Magicthegathering.com.
- ↑ a b Emily Teng (April 13, 2023). "The Legendary Team-Ups of March of the Machine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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