Exava

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Exava
Information
Colors
Species	Human
Jobs	Cleric, Witch
Birth, Life & Death
Birthplace	Ravnica City, Ravnica
Lifetime	Mending Era

Exava is the leader of the bloodwitches of the Cult of Rakdos and an enemy of Emmara Tandris.

Description

Exava is the former acting leader for the Defiler. She acted as maze runner for the guild.

She is a tall, muscular woman, wearing an immense and elaborate mask decorated with two sets of genuine demon horns. A tight bodice accentuates her large chest and bare midriff. She wears thigh-high boots and a wide belt from which hang numerous iron spikes, all bloodstained.

History

Exava was the elected maze-runner for the Implicit Maze. She completed the run successfully and showed up at the Forum of Azor hoping to wreak havoc. When Jace Beleren linked the minds of all the maze-runners to stop the chaos, this triggered the Supreme Verdict, which made Jace Ravnica's new Living Guildpact.

In the War of the Spark, Rakdos initially was not cooperating at all with the anti-Bolas efforts because Hekara, his emissary, was killed. Kaya's group was going around to every non-cooperating guild to convince them to help out in Niv-Mizzet's plan of becoming the new guildpact. Rakdos still refused to cooperate with the plan, but Hekara's corpse was brought back by Tomik and she was revived as a bloodwitch. Hekara said that she would help Kaya's group. Exava tried to object but lost to Hekara in a fight. Rakdos didn't say anything but did not actively prevent Hekara from leaving.

After the War, Jace Beleren and Chandra Nalaar sought a confrontation with Exava, because Jace needed someone that he could mind read without feeling guilty. After defeating her, they found out about the new Living Guildpact's order to kill Liliana Vess. Not long after, Rakdos replaced Exava with Hekara as his official representative.

Story appearances

Title	Author	Publishing date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Return to Ravnica: The Secretist, Part One	Doug Beyer	November 2012	Return to Ravnica	Ravnica	Jace Beleren, Kavin, Ral Zarek, Skreeg, Jarad (mentioned), Emmara Tandris, Mirko Vosk, Niv-Mizzet, Lazav, Trostani, Berrim, Ruric Thar, Andrek, Lavinia, Isperia, Exava, Varolz, Klama
Gatecrash: The Secretist, Part Two	Doug Beyer	February 2013	Gatecrash	Ravnica	Jace Beleren, Emmara Tandris, Mirko Vosk, Ral Zarek, Niv-Mizzet, Exava, Rakdos, Lavinia, Samil, Isperia (mentioned), Lazav, Kavin, Calomir, Trostani, Skreeg, Ruric Thar, Oszika, Azor (mentioned), Jarad (mentioned)
Dragon's Maze: The Secretist, Part Three	Doug Beyer	May 2013	Dragon's Maze	Ravnica, Zendikar	Jace Beleren, Mirko Vosk, Kavin, Emmara Tandris, Lazav, Calomir, Trostani, Ral Zarek, Niv-Mizzet, Melek, Skreeg, Lavinia, Isperia, Exava, Ruric Thar, Varolz, Teysa Karlov, Tajic, Vorel, Rakdos
War of the Spark: Ravnica	Greg Weisman	April 2019	War of the Spark	Meditation Plane, Gobakhan, Kaladesh, Ravnica, Ixalan, Amonkhet	Ugin, Niv-Mizzet, Teyo Verada, Barrez, Arturo, Peran, Theopholos, Chandra Nalaar, Pia Nalaar, Jace Beleren, Teferi Akosa, Ajani Goldmane, Jaya Ballard, Karn, Gideon Jura, Ral Zarek, Kaya Cassir, Lavinia, Hekara, Liliana Vess, Nicol Bolas, Tezzeret, Rat, Dack Fayden, J'dashe, Teysa Karlov (mentioned), Amelia, Malcolm Lee, Breeches, Vraska, Mazirek (mentioned), Angrath, Kiora, Tamiyo, Samut, Vivien Reid, Aurelia, Gideon's Promise, Boruvo, Makare, Nissa Revane, Maree, Emmy, Vorel, Domri Rade, Gan Shokta, Bontu, Kefnet, Oketra, Rhonas, Eknet, Temmet, Neit, Haqikah, Kawit, Huatli, Saheeli Rai, Bilagru, Zegana (mentioned), Ob Nixilis, Narset, Nahiri, Mu Yanling, Jiang Yanggu, Mowu, Arlinn Kord, Emmara Tandris, Trostani, Golbet Frezzle, Varryvort, Borborygmos, Ari Shokta, Marik, Leona, Kella, Storrev, Azdomas, Izoni, Varolz, Cevraya, Scarab God (mentioned), Locust God (mentioned), Basetha, Asenue, Hazoret, Sarkhan Vol, Khazi, Tibalt, Davriel Cane, the Wanderer, Sorin Markov, Nassor, Dovin Baan, Lazav, Neheb, Exava, Rakdos, Tomik Vrona, Whipsaw, Vannifar, Atha (mentioned), Sifa Grent (mentioned), Marsh (mentioned), Mariel (mentioned), Janah, Drasus, Epikos, Olexo, Zenon
War of the Spark: Ravnica—Operation Desperation	Greg Weisman	2019-06-05	War of the Spark	Ravnica	Rat, Teyo, Kaya, Ral, Vraska, Whipsaw, Exava, Rakdos, Tomik Vrona, Hekara, Varryvort, Nissa, Lavinia, Borborygmos, Gan Shokta, Ari Shokta, Emmara Tandris, Boruvo, Vannifar, Vorel, Aurelia, Lazav, Kefnet, Niv-Mizzet
War of the Spark: Ravnica—Ashes	Greg Weisman	2019-06-12	War of the Spark	Ravnica	Rat, the Gatewatch, Nissa, Tomik Vrona, Lavinia, Ral, Dack, Saheeli, Kaya, Hekara, Vraska, Nicol Bolas, Borborygmos, Vorel, Karn, Jaya, Boruvo, Ari Shokta, Gan Shokta, Sorin, Nahiri, Teyo, Arlinn, Bilagru, Feather, Maladola, Rakdos, Oketra, Bontu, Niv-Mizzet, Angrath, Yanling, Yanggu, Mowu, Samut, Aurelia, Exava, Lazav
War of the Spark: Forsaken	Greg Weisman	November 2019	War of the Spark	Ravnica, Dominaria, Alara, Kaladesh, Theros, Gobakhan, Amonkhet, Ixalan, Regatha, Zendikar, Fiora	Kaya Cassir, Arlinn Kord, Dack Fayden, Nicol Bolas (mentioned), Domri Rade, Jahdeera, Izoni, Teyo Verada, Rat, Aurelia, Chandra Nalaar, Ajani Goldmane, Jace Beleren, Ral Zarek, Vraska, Teferi Akosa, Nissa Revane, Niv-Mizzet, Tomik Vrona, Lavinia, Vorel, Lazav, Liliana Vess, Boruvo, Gan Shokta, Karn, Saheeli Rai, Jaya Ballard, Huatli, Raven Man, Blaise, Tezzeret, Tibalt (mentioned), Brokk, Krzntch, Morfix, Tibor, Kongreve, Mastiv, Armin Morov, Slavomir Zoltan, Maladola, Hekara, Dovin Baan, Pia Nalaar, Kiora, Tamiyo, Samut, Teysa Karlov, Emmara Tandris, Ari Shokta, Borborygmos, Bilagru, Nhillosh, Storrev, Maree, Exava, Vivien Reid, the Wanderer, Whipsaw, Azdomas, Janah, Karina Témoin, Peran, Aesha, Lazlo Morov, Esperanza Morov, Niambi (mentioned), Barrez, Theopholos, Janah, Arturo, Varolz, Abedo, Berluz, Armando, J'dashe (mentioned), Silas Renn (mentioned), Keru (mentioned), Kyteringa, Cevraya, Myczil Savod Zunich, "Liliana Vess", Valois, Georges Témoin, Zahid, Ugin, Ana Iora, Ana (mentioned), Atkos Tarr, Vannifar, Merritson, Mizzix, Varryvort

In-game references

Represented in:

• Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch

Depicted in:

• Runner's Bane

Quoted or referred to:

• Rakdos Locket