Worldsoul
A Worldsoul is the aware essence of a plane in Magic: The Gathering.
Description
A worldsoul is aware of the going-on on its surface and can be hurt by magical means. It can manifest itself in avatars and elementals. The planeswalker Nissa Revane has been known to talk to the worldsoul of Zendikar and Amonkhet, while the worldsouls of Innistrad, Ravnica and Kaladesh posed difficulties to her (Innistrad due to Nahiri's cryptoliths, Ravnica due to its heavy urbanization and Kaladesh due to its unfamiliar Aether cycle).
Alara
On Alara, Progenitus is the avatar of the worldsoul.[1]
Amonkhet
Nissa Revane was able to contact Amonkhet's soul and learned that it suffered under a terrible curse.[2][3] It reacted with hostility to her.[4]
Dominaria
Gaea is the worldsoul of Dominaria.[4] She carries a hatred caused by the numerous cataclysms inflicted on the plane throughout its history.
Innistrad
Innistrad's worldsoul acted hostile to Nissa Revane.[4]
Ixalan
Huatli stated that "speaking with Zacama was engaging with the soul of the plane itself." This implies that Zacama may be the Worldsoul of Ixalan or a manifestation thereof.[5]
Kaladesh
Nissa felt that Kaladesh is structured. Cyclical. Its soul might be represented by the Great Conduit.[6]
Kaldheim
On the March of the Machine card Pyre of the World Tree, the World Tree is referred to as "the soul of [the warriors of Kaldheim's] world," implying it may serve as the Worldsoul of all of Kaldheim's realms.
Kamigawa
O-Kagachi is the very first kami, as old as the plane itself.
- His offspring is Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa
Ravnica
The Dryads of the Selesnya Conclave are believed to be in contact with the worldsoul in hiding, Mat'Selesnya.[7][8][9][4]
Serra's Realm
Urza collapsed Serra's Realm worldsoul into the Weatherlight's powerstone core, giving it enough power to travel the planes.
Zendikar
Nissa Revane, the "Worldwaker", can communicate with Zendikar's soul.[4] Ashaya, the "Awoken World", was its elemental manifestation.[10][11][12][13]
Plane-less worldsouls
After the destruction of a plane, its essence or soul survives as an entity that can attach itself to other planes or to planeswalkers. Two such entities, (the Bog Entity and Davriel's Entity) were encountered on Innistrad.[14][15]
In-game references
- Represented in:
- Associated cards:
- Referred to:
Notes and references
- ↑ Jenna Helland (January 21, 2009). "The Soul of the World". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Alison Luhrs (April 12, 2017). "The Writing on the Wall". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Michael Yichao (March 30, 2017). "Impact". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c d e Seanan McGuire (October 26, 2022). "The Brother's War - Chapter 5: Exodus". Magicthegathering.com.
- ↑ Miguel Lopez (March 21, 2023). "March of the Machine - Ixalan: Three Hundred Steps Under the Sun". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Alison Luhrs (September 21, 2016). "Born of Aether". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Jenna Helland (September 25, 2012). "In Praise of the Worldsoul, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Jenna Helland (October 3, 2012). "In Praise of the Worldsoul, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Jenna Helland (October 10, 2012). "In Praise of the Worldsoul, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Kimberly J. Kreines (August 12, 2015). "For Zendikar". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Kimberly J. Kreines (August 26, 2015). "The Silent Cry". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Kimberly J. Kreines (September 23, 2015). "Nissa's Quest". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Kimberly J. Kreines (October 7, 2015). "Nissa's Resolve". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Brandon Sanderson (2018). "Children of the Nameless". Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Children of the Nameless AMA
- ↑ The "Soul of" cards are more metaphorical. Mark Rosewater (August 11, 2019). "Do (potentially) all planes have souls?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 11, 2019). "It's established that Ravnica's worldsoul is Mat'Selesnya, who is White/Green. But the Soul of Ravnica in M15 was blue. Why is that?". Blogatog. Tumblr.