Plane

For the card type, see Plane (card type).

A plane is a self-contained world or universe of any size found within the Multiverse of Magic: The Gathering. While planes can be governed by any conceivable set of rules and natural laws, or indeed even inconceivable ones, most planes visited in the storyline are comfortably similar to Earth.

Most planes are spheres with an atmosphere and one or more suns and moons; they resemble planets. But there is no law of physics common to all planes of the Multiverse. Planes can be infinite expanses of matter, tiny specks of empty space, or logic-defying inversions of normal reality. A plane can contain an entire, sprawling universe or nothing at all.

Description

There are almost infinite planes in the Multiverse, separated from each other by the space known as the Blind Eternities, which is filled with chaotic energies, including aether and mana. The inhabitants of most of these planes have no idea that theirs is not the only universe, or indeed the only world—generally only planeswalkers know that and can travel intentionally between planes.

Although planes are sometimes thought to be a separate world occupying the same universe as other planes, each plane is a separate universe in its own right. Each has its sun and a few planes have multiple worlds, possibly with some inhabitable ones. Except artificial planes, most if not all planes can be considered more akin to alternate realities, with Dominaria—previously the center of Multiverse—being the prime reality. However, these realities are usually very different from each other, suggesting that planeswalkers cannot planeswalk between planes that are too similar.

Planes are known to "move" about each other. Additionally, new planes are constantly created, while others drift out of existence. According to Vivien Reid, each has a different starry sky. Sometimes the stars are colored like a rainbow. Sometimes they move, every night, as though they were giant fireflies. The Ten Realms of Kaldheim are constantly shifting and moving around the World Tree and can even collide. Such an epic event is called a "doomskar" and causes earthquakes, destabilization, and chaos. The plane of Arcavios was also formed by a collision of two planes and still has two suns.

Natural planes

Natural planes are naturally occurring worlds that came into existence at some point. Most known planes have one central, populated world, that the entire plane is typically named after. However, it is possible that in vast universes with billions of galaxies and stars, other populated worlds also exist.

Worldsoul

A Worldsoul is the aware essence of a plane. One can be hurt magically, or manifest itself in various forms. Some magical abilities such as those of Nissa Revane may allow communication with a plane's Worldsoul.

Artificial planes

There are also artificial planes, worlds created usually by planeswalkers by sheer will (e.g. Serra's Realm). The creator of such a world defines all of its rules. These planes are unstable and eventually collapse if there is nothing to sustain their existence (like a constant flow of mana, or technical means such as flowstone). These planes are most likely surrounded by an amount of real space that prevents them from being destroyed by the Blind Eternities. However, this pocket of space eventually wears out, after which the Blind Eternities destroy the plane.

Pocket planes

Pocket planes are small "blisters" or artificial constructs that are split off from regular planes. Examples are Agyrem, Metal Island, Urza's secret room in the Starfield Orb and possibly Zhalfir before its reemergence. Another example may be the "Eversaloon" of Thunder Junction.

Named planes

• The Abyss
• Alara
• Alacria
• Alkabah
• Amonkhet
• Antausia
• Aranzhur
• Arcavios
• Arkhos
• Avishkar
  • Formerly Kaladesh
• Azgol
• Azoria
• Belenon
• Bloomburrow
• Cabralin
• Capenna
• Celesta
• Cridhe
• Diraden
• Dominaria
• Duskmourn
• Echoir
• Eldraine
• Equilor
• Ergamon
• Fabacin
• Fiora
• Gargantikar
• Gastal
• Gobakhan
• Hell
• Ikoria
• Ilcae
• Innistrad
• Iquatana
• Ir
• Ixalan
• Kaldheim
• Kamigawa
• Karsus
• Kephalai
• Kinshala
• Kodisha - visited by Elspeth Tirel. Home to the "Endless Bazaar".
• Kolbahan
• Kylem
• Kyneth
• Lorwyn–Shadowmoor
• Luvion
• Meditation Plane
• Mercadia
• Metal Island
• Mirrankkar
• Moag
• Mongseng
• Muraganda
• Nether Void
• New Phyrexia
  • Formerly Argentum and Mirrodin.
• Obsidias
• Parnash - a system of seven planes where Tempé imprisoned Malvos. Each plane is "a little less civilized" than the one before.
• Phyrexia
• Pyrulea
• Rabiah
• Rath
• Ravnica
• Regatha
• Segovia
• Serra's Realm
• Shandalar
• Shenmeng
• Skalla
• Tarkir
• Tavelia
• Theros
• Thunder Junction
• Tolvada
• Torwynn
• Ulgrotha
• Valla
• Vatraquaz - visited by Urza and Xantcha.
• Vryn
• Wildfire
• Xerex
• Zendikar
• Zhalfir
  • Formerly a location on Dominaria.

Unnamed planes

For specific locations on these or other unknown planes, see places of unknown origin, and for a list of characters whose origin plane is unknown, see List of secondary characters/Unknown.

Planes that were visited - or referred to - in the storyline, but not named.

• Aatchik's and the Speedbrood's home plane, with an untranslatable name.
• Aesi's homeplane. An ocean-covered plane.
• Akkurdal's homeplane.
• Aminatou's homeplane. West African–inspired.
• Angrath's homeplane. Home of his daughters Jamira and Rumi.
• The plane that Arlinn Kord planeswalked to for the first time.
• The homeplane of the Atiin.
• The unknown plane that Azor ruled. Contains the Palace of Justice.
• The homeplane of Avishkar's chordatans.
• The homeplane of Bruenna, Dwugget, Lyese, and Raksha Golden Cub.
• The Church of the Incarnate Soul's plane.
• The homeplane of the Dal.
• Davriel Cane's homeplane.
• The homeplane of the Dauthi.
• The unknown plane destroyed by the Eldrazi, visited by Sorin Markov and Nahiri.
• Garruk's homeplane. Home of Garruk's father Raklan and Lord Faldus.
• "The Green Mana Plane"
• Grist's homeplane.
• The desert plane of the Infinite Consortium's Iron Tower.
• The Infinite Consortium's icy mining operations plane, containing snowy mountains and tundra human barbarian inhabitants.
• Kothophed's plane
• The plane that Lukka planeswalked to for the first time.
• The homeplane of Mendicant Core and the Guidelight Voyagers.
• Ob Nixilis' homeplane, a dead world that experienced eight cataclysms. Home to the Keocian, Liex, Raximar, and Velanti.
• Oko's homeplane, a plane ruled by fey.
• The plane that Ral Zarek planeswalked to for the first time. Home of Ghazz and Harith.
• The homeplane of Redshift and the Goblin Rocketeers racing team.
• The “cold world across the galaxy”, that Sandruu was exiled to by Taysir.
• The Sliver homeplane.
• The homeplane of the Soltari.
• The homeplane of the Thalakos.
• The dead plane that saw Kozilek and Ulamog arrive at the same location, creating Ulalek.
• The homeplane of the Vec.
• The plane that Vraska planeswalked to for the first time.
• Winter's home plane.
• Wrenn's homeplane
• The unidentified home planes of various other characters.