Flowstone
Flowstone is a silvery substance made in the reactor core of the Stronghold and used by the Phyrexians to increase the mass of Rath and therefore allow the plane to overlay onto Dominaria.
Description
Flowstone appears to be ordinary sandstone, but moves like molten lava, and could be controlled more directly by the evincar of Rath.[1]
Creation
Flowstone was made from magma that was filtered extremely finely in the evincar's refinery, known as the "hub," until each microscopic molecule was reengineered into a nanorobot that could, through magic, be manipulated into virtually any shape and appear as almost any other material, making it incredibly useful.[1][2][3] The black, tar-like impurities created in the process were ejected into the Death Pits. Another function of flowstone was protecting the artificial plane Rath from collapsing by drawing aside its planar boundaries. The ability to control flowstone was one of the primary skills of the Rathi Evincars.
History
Following the Rathi overlay there were large deposits of flowstone left across Dominaria, and a new kind of spellcaster appeared, specialized in controlling flowstone and drawing power from it.
Mechanics
Flowstone is mechanically characterized by +1/-1 or a multiple thereof.
In-game references
- Represented in:
- Associated cards:
- Flowstone Armor
- Flowstone Blade
- Flowstone Channeler[4]
- Flowstone Charger
- Flowstone Crusher
- Flowstone Embrace
- Flowstone Flood
- Flowstone Giant
- Flowstone Hellion
- Flowstone Infusion
- Flowstone Kavu
- Flowstone Mauler
- Flowstone Overseer
- Flowstone Salamander
- Flowstone Sculpture
- Flowstone Shambler
- Flowstone Slide
- Flowstone Strike
- Flowstone Surge
- Flowstone Thopter
- Flowstone Wall
- Flowstone Wyvern
- Stalking Stones (Tempest)
- Depicted in:
- Referred to:
References
- ↑ a b Pete Venters (December 1997). "Dominian Chronicles: A Dark Corner of the Multiverse" (archived) The Duelist #20, 38-39
- ↑ Pete Venters (March 1998). "Dominian Chronicles: The ❤️ of Rath: The Art of Darkness." (archived) The Duelist #23, 24-25
- ↑ Magic Arcana (August 02, 2005). "A Flowstone Core". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (March 19, 2007). "Casting the First Flowstone". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021.