Rankle
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| Race | Faerie |
| Birthplace | Eldraine |
| Lifetime | Unknown |
Rankle a faerie rogue known for his evil pranks, from Eldraine.
History
Rankle, a mercurial fae of the Wilds, delights in tormenting the stupid knights of the Realm and their idiotic virtues. To an outsider, Rankle's antics seem pointless, and they frequently are, but while most faeries of his kind are annoyances, Rankle's pranks are downright cruel. Rankle shows an occasional glimmer of low cunning, concocting elaborate plots to create desired outcomes. The price to win an audience with Rankle can range from compromising one's virtues to plucking out an eye, depending on his mood and sense of humor that day.[1] His behavior shows him to be not only vicious, but arrogant, childish, and myopic as well.[2]
Invasion by New Phyrexia
Shortly after being exiled from his part of the forest for his cruelty, Rankle fell in love with Ayara. Seeking to win her affection, he stole a wishing ring from Torbran after being saved by him from a Phyrexian hound. After wasting the first two wishes, he used the last in a convoluted ploy to lure the converted Locthwain knights to their death using a love potion.[2]
March of the Machine
One day, Rankle was kicked out of his court by his fairy subjects, who revealed they all hated him. His wing was also damaged beyond repair. Distraught, he wandered the land for some time before a chance encounter with Ayara, the Queen of Locthwain. He resolved to be her next husband, and set off to find a love potion.
When Rankle went into a witch's shop to buy a love potion, she sent him on a wild goose chase for an imaginary flower that was supposedly a necessary ingredient. While in the wilds, he happened upon a dog that grew mechanical components and attacked him; it happened to be that New Phyrexia was invading the Multiverse. He was rescued by Torbran, who was traveling to Locthwain. Rankle accompanied him, but upon arrival, found that his love, like the rest of Locthwain, had been compleated. Unfazed, he stole Torbran's ring of three wishes, which the dwarf had planned to use to fight the Phyrexians, and wasted the first two wishes on a basket of cookies and a love potion. While Torbran complained that Rankle had doomed them all, he confidently wasted his third wish on a rain of love potion. Inexplicably, this resulted in a decisive strategic victory; all the Phyrexians, affected by the love potion, pursued Rankle and fell into a chasm to their deaths.
Story appearances
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Set | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
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| The Adventures of Rankle, Master of Love | Jenna Helland | 2023-03-22 | March of the Machine | Eldraine | Rankle, Orla, Fifer, Mags, Chulane, Ayara, Torbran |
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References
- ↑ Jay Annelli (2020). "Magic: The Gathering - Legends". Abrams ComicArts.
- ↑ a b Jenna Helland (March 22, 2023). "March of the Machine | Eldraine: The Adventures of Rankle, Master of Love". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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