Gobakhan
| Gobakhan | |
|---|---|
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| Information | |
| First seen | War of the Spark: Ravnica |
| Last seen | March of the Machine |
| Planeswalkers | Teyo Verada |
| Rabiah Scale | 9[1] |
| Status | Recovering from New Phyrexia's invasion |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
Gobakhan is a desert plane with twin suns, where civilization is surrounded by two massive sandstorms known as the Eastern Cloud and the Western Cloud.[2][3] These contain deadly amounts of diamond micrograins.
Description
The people of Gobakhan depend on the monks of the Order of the Shieldmage to protect them against the diamond storms.[4][3] The planeswalker Teyo Verada used to be an acolyte of that order. Much of the landscape of Gobakhan consists of dunes of sand. One of the bigger settlements on Gobakhan is the town of Oasis.[5]
Known locations
- The Eastern Cloud - a front of perpetual sandstorms containing tiny grains of diamond.[5] Source of air-djinni.[6]
- Monastery of the Order of the Shieldmage
- all external surfaces of the buildings are reinforced with diamonds.
- Garden of the Order - a small garden in the monastery's courtyard.[5]
- Oasis - for Gobakhan, Oasis is a big town, yet the whole town could have fit comfortably within the Tenth District Plaza on Ravnica. Oasis has a small park in the town square, and a single inn, which is equipped with an actual lavatory with plumbing, a rarity.[5]
- The sand dunes
- The Western Cloud - a wall of perpetual diamond storms, riddled with heat lightning.[5] Source of fire-djinni.[6]
Life on Gobakhan
Creatures
- Beasts
- Carry-beasts - domesticated animals used for transport.[5]
- Djinni[6]
- Dwarves[6]
- Goblins[6]
- Humans[5]
- Lizards[5]
- Minotaurs[6]
- Rats[5]
- Sand-devils
Flora
History
Phyrexian Invasion
Gobakhan was a target in the New Phyrexian Invasion.[3] The Order of the Shieldmage was the primary force that protected the plane. The plane's diamond storms hampered Phyrexia’s progress until they compleated some of the local shieldmages.[7]
Planeswalkers
Native
Visitors
Non-planeswalker visitors
In-game references
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References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 26, 2020). "Gobakhan and Tolvada on the Rabiah Scale". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Jim Casale (March 17, 2019). "Teyo". Twitter.
- ↑ a b c Mark Rosewater (April 10, 2023). "Choosing Your Battles, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Greg Weisman (May 8, 2019). "War of the Spark — Old Friends and New". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Greg Weisman (April 2019). "War of the Spark: Ravnica". Del Rey.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Greg Weisman (Novemmber 2019) - War of the Spark: Forsaken, Del Rey.
- ↑ Flavor text of Infected Defector