Grist
| Grist | |
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| Details | |
| Race | Insect Planeswalker |
| Birthplace | Undisclosed |
| Lifetime | Unknown |
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| Sources | |
| Modern Horizons 2 | |
Grist, known as the Hunger Tide, is an insect planeswalker from an undisclosed plane.[1]
Appearance and characteristics
Grist creates an essence that inhabits insect swarms on the planes she travels to.[2] When Grist planeswalks, there is a bright flash of light in the sky, a harbinger for farmers of the coming plague of insects. The same flash happens when she planeswalks away. Grist has access to black and green mana.[3]
Each enemy devoured by Grist creates a stronger swarm, as she not only feeds on bodies but magical potency as well. Perhaps the spark she uses to travel from world to world belonged to one of her countless victims ...[4]
The Song of Grist
| “ | The hunger tide sweeps across the land, calling us forth from slumber. A great noise shall rise from the earth as many mouths cry out for sustenance. Countless wings will darken the skies and famine's teeth shall strip the flesh from the bones of the world. Let all this and more come to pass, that our children may partake of the endless feast.[1] | ” |
Story
 | This article or section discusses story elements that are canon only in the BOOM! comics. |
Endless Hunger
For years, Grist had traveled the planes, arriving at locations where vegetation was ready for consumption. After about a week, she would summon a swarm of biblical proportions from the local host of insects and would lead the swarm to a feast that would leave the land dry as a bone. At times, she would call the swarm into a condensed form acting as one, creating the illusion of a horrible zombie-like creature. Kamigawa and Eldraine were two such locations ravaged by Grist.[3]
Tamiyo, noticing similar stories across the Multiverse of large numbers of insects that devastated farming communities, sought out Ajani Goldmane to help her solve the mystery of the flashes that appeared before and after each of these events. Ajani searched the swarm for a soul with a spark, and in this way, he discovered and spoke with Grist. Just as Ajani was unaware such planeswalkers existed as Grist, Grist had been unaware that humans/humanoids were people or that she had been hurting them. Tamiyo suggested Grist and her swarm feed on the Wilds of Eldraine instead of the fields planted by the hurting village of Mossverge, and Grist agreed to relocate the feast, as well as not eat the bark from the trees so that the leaves would regrow in time. Ajani and Tamiyo agreed that Grist had committed no crime yet, but that if she resumed knowingly destroying fields constructed by people, they would then know whether she could be trusted. For now, Grist is a friend.[3]
Gallery
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Grist has the power to aggregate swarms of insects to form a "unique entity".
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Grist as a singular entity
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Grist Magic: The Gathering Arena avatar released for Modern Horizons 3.
Notes
- Grist is one of the few non-humanoid planeswalkers to be featured on a black-bordered card.[5]
- Since Grist, the Hunger tide, is a creature outside of the battlefield, she can be your Commander in the Command zone.[6][7][8]
- Grist was already conceived by Creative before she gained a card in Modern Horizons 2.[9]
- Modern Horizons 3 added a double-faced card that depicts Grist before and after her igniting.
Planeswalkers met
- Ajani Goldmane (non-canon)
- Tamiyo (non-canon)
Planes visited
In-game references
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- Associated cards:
References
- ↑ a b Emily Teng (June 11, 2021). "The New Legends of Modern Horizons 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Shivam Bhatt and Aaron Forsythe (June 8, 2021). "Casual Magic Episode 72 - Aaron Forsythe and Modern Horizons 2". Casual Magic.
- ↑ a b c Seanan McGuire (2022). Magic: Ajani Goldmane. Boom!
- ↑ henn, known robot kisser (June 17, 2024). "We got this info from the advert in the MH3 bundle.". Twitter.
- ↑ Victor Adame Minguez (May 25, 2021). ""Grist, the hunger tide" Extended art version". Twitter.
- ↑ Matt Tabak (May 25, 2021). "Sure, Grist *can*be your commander". Twitter.
- ↑ Jess Dunks (May 25, 2021). "I've been suddenly getting a lot of questions about Grist, the Hunger Tide". Twitter.
- ↑ Jess Dunks (June 18, 2021). "Comprehensive Rules Changes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 21,2021). "Odds & Ends: Modern Horizons 2, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
