List of storyline sources

This article contains a list of sources about the Magic: The Gathering storyline.

Canon
In Magic, canon is the material accepted as officially part of the story taking part in the Multiverse. The alternative terms mythology, storyline and timeline are also often used, with the first of these being used especially to refer to the richly detailed imaginary worlds and history, while the latter typically refer to the single arc where all events are directly connected chronologically. Other times, the word can mean "to be acknowledged by the creator(s)".

Prerevisionist
The first books were printed by Harper Prism. These are part of prerevisionist continuity, although most fit in the post-revisionist continuity quite easily as well. On this page, sources released before the revision are marked with an asterisk (*).

Revisionist
When Tempest was released, Wizards of the Coast started to get more involved with the story than they had been before, and declared that from that moment on there was a new continuity: older books were still canon as long as newer books didn't contradict them.

Non-canon
The silver-bordered Multiverse is known as the Un-iverse. This is a separate entity , a parallel universe.

Characters, in slightly different forms, can exist in both the Multiverse and the Un-iverse at the same time.

Since 2020, there is also a series of black-bordered non-canon cards.

The storyline of Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms and the Universes Beyond series are declared non-canon.

Boom! continuity
The events depicted in the Magic Boom comics are officially declared to be not be part of the TCG's canon. They are based on the familiar characters and locations, but have their own continuity. Many events in Boom! continuity appear to have happened similarly to the TCG, with differences such as Niv-Mizzet being reborn in a mizzium body instead of as an avatar of the Guildpact.

Ambiguous canon
Story elements made as a part of third party products, such as video games like Magic: the Gathering (Microprose), Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014, or Magic: Legends may contain story elements that are not confirmed to be part of the main TCG canon. In the absence of explicit confirmation (such as story elements working their way into the TCG continuity), these story elements may be labelled as ambiguous canon. Similarly, any previous story with elements incongruous with current continuity (but not explicitly contradicted elsewhere), such as Test of Metal, may also be labelled ambiguous.

Books
The novels are the main source of storyline knowledge.

Harper Prism

 * The Garth/Greensleeves Cycle*
 * Arena*
 * Whispering Woods*
 * Shattered Chains*
 * Final Sacrifice*


 * Other Novels*
 * The Cursed Land*
 * The Prodigal Sorcerer*
 * Ashes of the Sun*
 * Song of Time*
 * And Peace Shall Sleep*
 * Dark Legacy*


 * Anthologies*
 * Tapestries*
 * Distant Planes*

Wizards of the Coast
From Tempest onward, Wizards of the Coast has been publishing its own novels, most of which have been structured in cycles of 3 or 4 books.


 * Artifacts Cycle
 * The Brothers' War
 * Planeswalker
 * Time Streams
 * Bloodlines


 * Masquerade Cycle
 * Mercadian Masques
 * Nemesis
 * Prophecy


 * Invasion Cycle
 * The Thran (prequel)
 * Invasion
 * Planeshift
 * Apocalypse


 * Ice Age Cycle
 * The Gathering Dark
 * The Eternal Ice
 * The Shattered Alliance


 * Legends Cycle I
 * Johan
 * Jedit
 * Hazezon


 * Legends Cycle II
 * Assassin's Blade
 * Emperor's Fist
 * Champion's Trial


 * Odyssey Cycle
 * Odyssey
 * Chainer's Torment
 * Judgment


 * Onslaught Cycle
 * Onslaught
 * Legions
 * Scourge


 * Mirrodin Cycle
 * The Moons of Mirrodin
 * The Darksteel Eye
 * The Fifth Dawn


 * Kamigawa Cycle
 * Outlaw: Champions of Kamigawa
 * Heretic: Betrayers of Kamigawa
 * Guardian: Saviors of Kamigawa


 * Ravnica Cycle
 * Ravnica
 * Guildpact
 * Dissension


 * Time Spiral Cycle
 * Time Spiral
 * Planar Chaos
 * Future Sight


 * Lorwyn Cycle
 * Lorwyn
 * Morningtide


 * Shadowmoor Cycle
 * Shadowmoor
 * Eventide


 * Block novels
 * Alara Unbroken
 * Zendikar: In the Teeth of Akoum
 * Scars of Mirrodin: The Quest for Karn


 * Planeswalker novels
 * Agents of Artifice
 * The Purifying Fire
 * The Curse of the Chain Veil (unpublished)
 * Test of Metal


 * Planeswalker's Guides
 * A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara


 * War of the Spark novels
 * War of the Spark: Ravnica
 * War of the Spark: Forsaken


 * Graphic novels
 * Path of the Planeswalker
 * Path of the Planeswalker II


 * Anthologies
 * Rath and Storm Rath Cycle
 * The Colors of Magic
 * The Myths of Magic
 * The Dragons of Magic
 * The Secrets of Magic
 * The Monsters of Magic
 * Shadowmoor (part of Shadowmoor Cycle)


 * Artbooks
 * The Art of Magic: The Gathering - The Rath Cycle
 * The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Zendikar
 * The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Innistrad
 * The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Kaladesh
 * The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Amonkhet
 * The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Ixalan
 * The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Dominaria
 * The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Ravnica
 * The Art of Magic: The Gathering - War of the Spark


 * Game Guides
 * The Official Guide to Urza's Saga with the short story "A Time for Remembrance"
 * The Official Urza's Legacy Game Guide with the short story "Scars of the Legacy"
 * The Official Urza's Destiny Game Guide with the short story "Phyrexian Autopsy"


 * Player's Guide
 * Coldsnap Player's Guide with the short story "Keeping the Cold"


 * Other
 * Dragons: Worlds Afire with the story "Unnatural Predator"

Comics
Another media that contributed much to the Magic storyline in prerevision days were comics printed by ARMADA (an imprint of Acclaim Comics). Many plotlines of these comics were supposed to come together in a series called about the Planeswalker War of Corondor, but that series was canceled in favor of the Weatherlight Saga. Despite the cancellation, information that would have been in these comics has been provided by Jeff Gómez, the editor of the Magic line at Armada. Following that, 4 comics were printed by Dark Horse Comics.

In the meantime, promotional comics appeared in TopDeck Magazine and a short online comic was released on magicthegathering.com (see below).

In January 2012, the comic company IDW Publishing began printing the first official Magic comics produced outside of the company in over a decade. The series follows the exploits of the thief Dack Fayden. The series ended in 2014.

As of December 2017, new comics were expected, as part of Chris Cocks' effort to continue the expansion of the intellectual property. Again published by IDW Publishing, the first of these was published in 2018 and featured Chandra Nalaar.

ARMADA Comics

 * Arabian Nights*
 * Arabian Nights #1-2


 * Antiquities*
 * Antiquities War #1-4
 * Urza–Mishra War #1-2


 * Legends*
 * Dakkon Blackblade #1
 * Elder Dragons #1-2
 * Fallen Angel #1
 * Legend of Jedit Ojanen #1-2


 * Fallen Empires*
 * Fallen Empires #1-2


 * Ice Age*
 * Ice Age #1-4
 * Shandalar #1-2


 * Homelands*
 * Homelands #1


 * Other*
 * Nightmare #1
 * Serra Angel #1
 * The Shadow Mage #1-4
 * Wayfarer #1-5


 * Comics that were never published*
 * Alliances
 * Prelude to War
 * The Planeswalker War

Dark Horse

 * Gerrard's Quest #1-4

Gotta Comics

 * Magic - Urza & Mishra

IDW Publishing

 * Magic: The Gathering #1-4
 * Magic: The Gathering - The Spell Thief #1-4
 * Magic: The Gathering - Path of Vengeance #1-4
 * Magic: The Gathering - Theros #1-5
 * Magic: The Gathering - Chandra

BOOM! Studios

 * Magic comic (ongoing)

Magazines
Back in the days, before there was widely available internet, people read about Magic in magazines like Scry and InQuest. The most famous of these would be the Duelist, which was the 'official' magic magazine and thus also contained tidbits about the storyline, or even some short stories.

The Duelist

 * #0 (Supplement) Antiquities War*
 * #1 Duel for Dominia
 * #2 The Dark, Mezzlock's Challenge #1*
 * #3 Fallen Empires, Mezzlock's Challenge #2*
 * #4 Animal Trap*
 * #5 Ice Age, fold-out map, short story "Feast of Kjeld" by John Tynes*
 * #7 Homelands, The Slowing of His Heart*
 * #8 Eron the Rentless*
 * #9 Autumn Willow*
 * #10 Baron Sengir*
 * #11 Alliances, Lord of Tresserhorn*
 * #12 Verduran Enchantress*
 * #13 Mirage*
 * #14 Serra Angel*
 * #15 Visions, Goblins*
 * #16 Dominaria #1*
 * #17 Weatherlight #1, Maelstrom
 * #18 Weatherlight #2 Torrent
 * #19 Dominia FAQ #1, Dominaria #2
 * #20 Dominia FAQ #2, Rath #1, Tempest, Tempest Storyboard
 * #21 Dominia FAQ #3, Rath #2, Sisay's Quest #1
 * #22 Dominia FAQ #4
 * #23 Dominia FAQ #5, Rath #3, Sisay's Quest #2
 * #24 Dominia FAQ #6, Stronghold
 * #25 Dominia FAQ #7, Sisay's Quest #3
 * #26 Dominia FAQ #8
 * #27 Dominia FAQ #9
 * #28 Exodus
 * #29 Born to Greatness #1
 * #31 Sleeper Agents
 * #32 Urza's Saga, Born to Greatness #2
 * #34 Dominia FAQ #10, Born to Greatness #3
 * #35 Urza's Legacy #1
 * #36 Jhoira, Urza's Legacy #2
 * #38 Dominia FAQ #11
 * #40 Yavimaya, Urza's Destiny

Top Deck
Scans have been posted here
 * #1 Mercadian Masques
 * #4 The Dark Ambassador, Nemesis
 * #8 Prophecy
 * #12 Invasion

The Multiverse

 * Planeswalkers
 * Planes of Existence

Webcomics
Between 2007 and 2011, Wizards of the Coast published a series of webcomics on their website.

Savor the Flavor short stories
Savor the Flavor was a column that appeared on DailyMTG.com. Written by members of the Magic: The Gathering Creative Team, it explored the creative process behind the flavor, including card art, flavor text, card names, world-building, books, comics, and the foundations of Magic: The Gathering on fantasy. It was replaced then by the Uncharted Realms column.

Uncharted Realms short stories
Uncharted Realms was a column that appeared weekly on DailyMTG.com. Written by members of the Magic: The Gathering Creative Team, it is a series of short stories providing a deeper look into the world, lore, and characters of Magic: The Gathering. The column was initially focused on telling stories about specific cards but later expanded to more general stories.

Magic Story
Magic Story is the successor to Uncharted Realms. It is the same concept, but features more writers from outside of Wizards of the Coast.

Feature Articles short stories
Feature Articles was a column that appeared irregularly on DailyMTG.com. Occasionally, these features would be used to help tell the story of the current block. Written by members of the Magic: The Gathering Creative Team, it is a series of short stories providing a deeper look into the world, lore, and characters of Magic: The Gathering. The column was initially focused on telling stories about specific cards but has since expanded to more general stories.
 * * (by Jenny Scott)

Magic Story Podcasts
Magic Story Podcasts have appeared occasionally on DailyMTG.com, and have occasionally included new story information.
 * Magic Story Podcast -- Q&A 5/24/2017

Other online stories

 * Planar Chaos
 * Destiny, by Michael G. Ryan (currently down, try )
 * Coldsnap
 * The Horror at Ronom Glacier, by Doug Beyer
 * The Battle of Kjeldor, by Monty Ashley
 * Vannemir's Choice, by Adam Lee
 * Dissension
 * The Hussar's Last Mission, by Doug Beyer
 * Life is Beautiful, by Rei Nakazawa
 * The Merrytown Massacre, by Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar
 * Kamigawa block
 * The Kamigawa Vignettes
 * Visions
 * Visions: The Backstory*
 * Mirage
 * The Story of Jamuraa*
 * Shadows over Innistrad
 * The Hanweir Chronicle

Reposts of older stories

 * The Nature of Dominia*
 * Magic: the Gathering Pocket Players' Guide contained a story called "Roreca's Tale"* and "Dominia and Its Walkers"*
 * The Alpha Rule Book contained a very short story simply called "Introduction"*
 * The Tempest Story Board follows the cards and plot of the Tempest set

Older articles
These pages were launched in the days of the Weatherlight Saga, and thus post-revisionist, but they have not been updated anymore and are often down.
 * The Magic Multiverse
 * The Multiverse of Dominaria
 * Magic Invasion
 * Magic Odyssey
 * Wizards of the Coast Magic book Archives

Archived sites
The Duelist is not being printed anymore. The Internet has taken the place of many magazines, also on storyline territory. But even before the decline of printed magazines, there was information about the magic storyline to be found on the World Wide Web.


 * Encyclopedia Dominia* (In case it is down the stories can be read here.)
 * Library of Leng*
 * Exodus: Ertai's Struggle*
 * Stronghold: The Darkness Within*
 * Tempest: Into the Storm*
 * Weatherlight: Legacy*
 * Visions: The Oracle*
 * Mirage: Oasis* (Part of it has been reposted here.)

Acclaim
Acclaim produced a computer game called Battlemage that centered around the Planeswalker War. On its site, Acclaim posted a long history of the conflict. Most of it is a recap of the ARMADA comics, although it does include some stuff not mentioned anywhere else.
 * the Story of the Battlemage Ravidel*

Computer games
There are also some computer games based on Magic that reveal parts of the storyline. The Battlegrounds game did have a storyline, but it was never in-continuity.

Acclaim

 * Battlemage*

Microprose

 * Magic the Gathering*
 * Spells of the Ancients*
 * Duels of the Planeswalkers*

Sega

 * Magic: The Gathering

Cryptic Studios

 * Magic: Legends (canonicity uncertain)