Myojin
| Myojin | |
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| History | |
| Founded on | Kamigawa |
| Status | Active |
| Membership | |
| Notable members | Myojin of Blooming Dawn, Myojin of Cleansing Fire, Myojin of Cryptic Dreams, Myojin of Grim Betrayal, Myojin of Infinite Rage, Myojin of Life's Web, Myojin of Night's Reach, Myojin of Roaring Blades, Myojin of Seeing Winds, Myojin of Towering Might |
| Races | Kami |
| Associated Colors | |
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Myojin (MYOH-jihn;[1] Japanese:
Description
The power of the five myojin was dwarfed only by O-Kagachi, the kami of all things. Each has aspects of one of the different colors of magic and of the five fundamental forces of the world: justice, knowledge, power, passion, and creation.[2] For example, the Myojin of Night's Reach is black mana, and all black-aligned kami are aspects of her.[3]
When the Kami War began, Kamigawa's denizens prayed to the Myojin, hoping that the greatest kami had not turned against them, but due to Konda's crime, the Myojin too were in such throes of chaos and anger that they couldn't begin to communicate the nature of that crime: like all other kami, the Myojin turned against the material world.[2]
While it is unknown if the others have that level of power, the Myojin of Night's Reach was able to exploit the planar boundaries weakening during the Kami War, gaining access to many other planes.
The five myojin are as follows:
- Myojin of Cleansing Fire ()
- Myojin of Seeing Winds ()
- Myojin of Night's Reach ()
- Myojin of Infinite Rage ()
- Myojin of Life's Web ()
Each Myojin has a corresponding Honden built in their honor. During the Kami War, the shrines faced abandonment and were almost in ruin.[4]
Neon Dynasty
In Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty's Commander product, five more Myojin were printed. Each color has the same mana cost and stats as their previous iterations, the Divinity counter ability was replaced with a functionally similar indestructible counter ability, and the power level of their "remove counter" ability is escalated to modern standards. As the original Myojin embodied the colors of mana, it is unclear how these beings can co-exist with the original ones, particularly as they also seem to embody core aspects of the colors themselves.[5] They are as follows:
- Myojin of Blooming Dawn ()
- Myojin of Cryptic Dreams ()
- Myojin of Grim Betrayal ()
- Myojin of Roaring Blades ()
- Myojin of Towering Might ()
Note on the creature type
Mark Rosewater has stated that the Myojin-cycle can be seen as the precursor to the Theros Gods. If they had been designed under the current design vision, the cards would have been creature type God, probably Spirit God (or God Spirit).[6]
Gallery
References
- ↑ Magic Arcana (September 14, 2004). "A Kamigawa Glossary, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b (2004). Champions of Kamigawa Player's Guide. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (April, 2005). "Ask Wizards - April, 2005". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (March 24, 2005). "Honden and Myojin". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Ari Zirulnik, Grace Fong, Emily Teng, and Gerritt Turner (February 11, 2022). "The Legends of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 21, 2018). "Trivia on Myojinn of Night's Reach?". Blogatog. Tumblr.