Muraganda
| Muraganda | |
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| Information | |
| First seen | Future Sight |
| Last seen | March of the Machine |
| Rabiah Scale | 5[1] |
| Status | Recovering from New Phyrexia's invasion |
Muraganda is a prehistoric plane[2] that first appeared on the futureshifted cards Imperiosaur (flavor text) and Muraganda Petroglyphs. It is also featured as a plane in Planechase, on the plane card Feeding Grounds.[3]
Description
| “ | Before the tree of life branched into predators and prey, there was only shapeless hunger. | ” |
—Primordial Plasm | ||
Muraganda is a prehistoric plane inhabited by dinosaurs and other primordial beings.[4][5] Its ancient civilization's magic was rooted in a deep, spiritual connection with nature.[6] Druids of Muraganda carved primitive petroglyphs whose wisdom was studied long after the civilization had disappeared.
Inhabitants
Fang druids live in the valleys, and mages study ancient petroglyphs in the mountains. Saurid warriors live in the south, and elves live in the tropics. Another notable group of inhabitants is the scarwitches.
Little is known about the bizarre entity called the Mimeoplasm, which absorbs the traits of anything it engulfs. The saurid warriors seek it out wherever it roams, believing it to be the key to a mysterious afterlife and hoping to see in it traces of their fallen loved ones. The elves believe it to be part of nature's cycle, a way to channel death back into life. The scarwitches hiss when it approaches, seeing it as the ultimate enemy of the world. Whether it's a natural process or a malevolent force, the Mimeoplasm never fails to command respect.[7]
Notable locations
- The Feeding Grounds, a wooded location where the reptilian beasts are being lured by regularly providing them with food.
In-game references
- Represented in:
- Associated cards:
- Referred to:
Trivia
- The full art for Ruxa, Patient Professor from Strixhaven: School of Mages references the Muraganda Petroglyphs.[8]
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 01, 2023). "Where is a prehistoric world, possibly Muraganda, on the Rabiah Scale?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 17, 2023). "Choosing Your Battles, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (September 02, 2009). "The Planes of Planechase". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 10, 2017). "Did the plane of Muraganda "become" Ixalan?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 16, 2017). "Odds & Ends: Ixalan, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Lexicon of the Future. Wizards of the Coast (2008). Archived from the original on August 8, 2009.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (June 22, 2011). "Fifteen Commanders, Fifteen Tales". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Full art of Ruxa, Patient Professor, with a little surprise!. Reddit (April 8, 2021).