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| name = Dominaria
 
| name = Dominaria
 
| image = Dominariaglobe.jpg
 
| image = Dominariaglobe.jpg
 
| first = [[Alpha]]
 
| first = [[Alpha]]
| last = [[Dominaria]]
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| last = [[March of the Machine]]
 
| planeswalkers = [[Urza]], [[Karn]], [[Nicol Bolas]], [[Ugin]], [[Venser]], [[Embereck]], [[Jared Carthalion]], [[Masrath]], [[Tessebik]], [[Jaya Ballard]], [[Bo Levar]], [[Freyalise]], [[Kristina]], [[Teferi]], [[Tevesh Szat]], [[Windgrace]], [[Dyfed]], [[Jeska]], [[Serra]], [[Liliana Vess]], [[Vram]]
 
| planeswalkers = [[Urza]], [[Karn]], [[Nicol Bolas]], [[Ugin]], [[Venser]], [[Embereck]], [[Jared Carthalion]], [[Masrath]], [[Tessebik]], [[Jaya Ballard]], [[Bo Levar]], [[Freyalise]], [[Kristina]], [[Teferi]], [[Tevesh Szat]], [[Windgrace]], [[Dyfed]], [[Jeska]], [[Serra]], [[Liliana Vess]], [[Vram]]
 
| rabiah = 1
 
| rabiah = 1
 
| rabiah_ref = <ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/odds-ends-dominaria-part-2-2018-05-28|Odds & Ends: ''Dominaria'', Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 28, 2018}}</ref>
 
| rabiah_ref = <ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/odds-ends-dominaria-part-2-2018-05-28|Odds & Ends: ''Dominaria'', Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 28, 2018}}</ref>
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| status = Recovering from the second and third [[Phyrexian]] invasions
| status = Post-apocalyptic renewal
 
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| demonym = Dominarian
 
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'''Dominaria''' (archaic: [[Dominia]] Prime, the Wheel) is a [[plane]] whose name means "Song of Dominia". [[Nicol Bolas]] once claimed that he had coined this name himself.<ref name="Perpectives">{{DailyRef|magic-story/chronicle-bolas-perspectives-2018-08-08|Chronicle of Bolas: Perpectives|[[Kate Elliott]]|August 8, 2018}}</ref> Dominaria was the [[Nexus of the Multiverse]] before the [[Mending]].<ref name="The Mending">[http://media.wizards.com/2018/podcasts/magic/MS_Podcast_20180503_8xaU1g.mp3 Magic Story Podcast: The Mending] (May 3, 2018.)</ref> It is the setting for the majority of [[Magic]] storylines. All early sets except for [[Arabian Nights]] and [[Homelands]] take place there; the [[Weatherlight Saga]] dealt with a devastating invasion of this world. After [[Scourge]], storylines have been traveling to a different plane each block, though Dominaria has been revisited in the [[Time Spiral block]] and the eponymous ''[[Dominaria]]''. The [[Serra Angel]]s referred to the plane of Dominaria as "The Wheel" because what happens there affects many other planes.
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'''Dominaria''' (DAH-min-ARR-ee-uh;<ref name="Dominia">[[John Tynes]]. (1995). "[[Nature of Dominia]]." ''[[Fourth Edition/Pocket Players' Guide|The Pocket Players' Guide for Magic: The Gathering - Fourth Edition]].'' [[Wizards of the Coast]].</ref> archaic: [[Dominia]] Prime, the Wheel) is a [[plane]] whose name means "Song of Dominia". Both [[Nicol Bolas]] and the [[Numena]] claimed to have coined this name.<ref name="Perpectives">{{DailyRef|magic-story/chronicle-bolas-perspectives-2018-08-08|Chronicle of Bolas: Perpectives|[[Kate Elliott]]|August 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Scourge">[[J. Robert King]]. (2003.) ''[[Scourge (novel)|Scourge]]'', Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-2956-1.</ref> Dominaria was the [[Nexus of the Multiverse]] before the [[Mending]].<ref name="The Mending">[http://media.wizards.com/2018/podcasts/magic/MS_Podcast_20180503_8xaU1g.mp3 Magic Story Podcast: The Mending] (May 3, 2018.)</ref> It is the setting for the majority of ''[[Magic]]'' storylines. All early sets except for ''[[Arabian Nights]]'' and ''[[Homelands]]'' take place there; the [[Weatherlight Saga]] dealt with a devastating invasion of this world. After ''[[Scourge]]'', storylines have been traveling to a different plane each block, though Dominaria has been revisited in the [[Time Spiral block]], the eponymous ''[[Dominaria]]'' and ''[[Dominaria United]],'' and ''[[The Brothers' War|The Brother's War]].'' The [[Serra Angel]]s referred to the plane of Dominaria as "The Wheel" because what happens there affects many other planes. Dominaria's Worldsoul is [[Gaea]].<ref name="Exodus"/>
   
 
==Geography==
 
==Geography==
Dominaria is about two and a half times larger than Earth, with large but shallow seas occupying 80 percent of its surface. It has been theorized that Dominaria is hollow, a possible explanation for the fact that the planet despite its larger size has the same level of gravity as Earth.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.com/2018/06/dominarian-legends-of-dominaria-magic.html|title=Legends of Dominaria & Magic Story Podcasts|June 11, 2018}}</ref> Dominaria has one natural moon called the [[Mist Moon]], which makes an orbit in 28 days.<ref name="Dominaria art book">[[James Wyatt]]. (2018.) ''[[The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Dominaria]]'', [[VIZ Media]].</ref> In the period between the fall of the [[Thran]] Empire and the end of the [[Phyrexian Invasion]], Dominaria had an additional small and mysterious artificial moon, called the Glimmer Moon by natives and the [[Null Moon]] by [[planeswalker]]s. During the [[Ice Age (event)|Ice Age]], Dominaria was the primary plane in the [[Shard of the Twelve Worlds]]. A second planet in the solar system of Dominaria is [[Jinuoe]]. A Dominarian year takes 420 days of 24 hours.
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Sharing the name of its plane, the primary planet in Dominaria is almost fifty percent larger at the equator than Earth, giving it about two and a half times the surface area.<ref name="Chronicles">[[Pete Venters]], [[Kij Johnson]], and [[Scott Hungerford]] (April 1997). "Dominian Chronicles". ''[[The Duelist]]'' #16, p.63-65</ref> It has similar temperature ranges and seasons to Earth, with large but shallow seas occupying 80 percent of its surface. It has been theorized that Dominaria is hollow, a possible explanation for the fact that the planet despite its larger size has the same level of gravity as Earth.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://multiverseinreview.blogspot.com/2018/06/dominarian-legends-of-dominaria-magic.html|title=Legends of Dominaria & Magic Story Podcasts|June 11, 2018}}</ref> During the [[Ice Age (event)|Ice Age]], Dominaria was the primary plane in the [[Shard of the Twelve Worlds]]. A Dominarian year takes 420 days of 24 hours, organized by most cultures into 12 months, each of 35 days.<ref name="Chronicles"/>
   
Although a full map of the plane had never been published, much had been written about its many landmasses. Even so, [[Wizards of the Coast]] employees such as [[Pete Venters]] and [[Brady Dommermuth]] had stated that there was still much left to explore. The map was finally published in [[2018]].<ref name="Return 1">{{DailyRef|magic-story/return-dominaria-episode-1-2018-03-21|Return to Dominaria, Episode 1|[[Martha Wells]]|March 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef| feature/dominarian-cartography-2018-04-20|Dominarian Cartography|[[Ethan Fleischer]]|April 20, 2018}}</ref>
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Although a full map of the plane had never been published, much had been written about its many landmasses. Even so, [[Wizards of the Coast]] employees such as [[Pete Venters]] and [[Brady Dommermuth]] had stated that there was still much left to explore. The [[Map:Dominaria|map]] was finally published in [[2018]].<ref name="Return 1">{{DailyRef|magic-story/return-dominaria-episode-1-2018-03-21|Return to Dominaria, Episode 1|[[Martha Wells]]|March 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef| feature/dominarian-cartography-2018-04-20|Dominarian Cartography|[[Ethan Fleischer]]|April 20, 2018}}</ref>
   
 
The existence of the following continents has been acknowledged so far:
 
The existence of the following continents has been acknowledged so far:
 
*[[Terisiare]], which has broken into about five smaller landmasses after the [[Ice Age]] and [[the Thaw]].
 
*[[Terisiare]], which has broken into about five smaller landmasses after the [[Ice Age]] and [[the Thaw]].
 
*[[Aerona]], which is part of [[the Domains]] alongside a host of small [[island]]s.
 
*[[Aerona]], which is part of [[the Domains]] alongside a host of small [[island]]s.
*[[Jamuraa]], which is actually a super-continent consisting of three connected subcontinents.
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*[[Jamuraa]], which is a supercontinent consisting of three connected subcontinents.
*[[Otaria]], long and thin continent lying west of Terisiare and east of Jamuraa.
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*[[Otaria]], a long and thin continent lying west of Terisiare and east of Jamuraa.
*[[Sarpadia]], continent lying far south from Terisiare.
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*[[Sarpadia]], a continent lying far south of Terisiare.
* The Arctic [[Northland]], with large peninsula called [[Upper Videnth]].
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*The Arctic [[Northland]], with large peninsula called [[Upper Videnth]].
* The Antarctic [[Frozen Reaches]].
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*The Antarctic [[Frozen Reaches]].
   
 
There are some other landmasses, although storyline experts are uncertain how they should be qualified.
 
There are some other landmasses, although storyline experts are uncertain how they should be qualified.
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There are also places of unknown location on Dominaria:
 
There are also places of unknown location on Dominaria:
* Riverspan, a village built above a river on the remains of a Phyrexian [[portal ship]].<ref>{{TwitterRef|EthanFleischer|1260376856122937344|author=[[Ethan Fleischer]]|title=I created a highly-detailed version of the Dominaria map for internal reference use.|date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>
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*Riverspan, a village built above a river on the remains of a Phyrexian [[portal ship]].<ref>{{TwitterRef|EthanFleischer|1260376856122937344|author=[[Ethan Fleischer]]|title=I created a highly-detailed version of the Dominaria map for internal reference use.|date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>
 
*[[Surr]]
 
*[[Surr]]
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====Astronomy====
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Various Dominarian celestial objects are known, although their exact appearance and location are not:
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*The [[Mist Moon]], Dominaria's only natural moon, is constantly shrouded by the mists of its murky atmosphere.<ref name="Chronicles"/> Its orbital period is 28 days.<ref name="Dominaria art book">[[James Wyatt]]. (2018.) ''[[The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Dominaria]]'', [[VIZ Media]].</ref>
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*The [[Null Moon]], an artificial moon that first appeared between the fall of the [[Thran]] Empire and the end of the [[Phyrexian Invasion]].<ref name="Chronicles"/>
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*[[Jinuoe]], a second planet in the solar system of Dominaria. Called the "evening star."<ref name="foulmere">“Foulmere”. [[Stonefeather Grubbs]] (1996), ''[[Distant Planes]]''. [[HarperPrism]]</ref>
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*Jyr, another planet<ref name="Jyr">{{TwitterRef|EthanFleischer|1566495507828310017|author=[[Ethan Fleischer]]|title=I found another planet in Dominaria's solar system!|date=September 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>[[Kathy Ice]] ed. (1995), "''[[Tapestries]]''", [[Wizards of the Coast]], p.1</ref>
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**Jyr's moon<ref name="Jyr"/>
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*Stars & Constellations
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**The Arms of Elysium, the most distinctive summer constellation in Terisiare. Composed of 40 stars, it often blots out other constellations.<ref name="dark"/>
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**The Brazier, comprised of red stars<ref name="peace"/>
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**The Broken Sword of Ennea, which contains 12 stars in a "distinctive pattern"<ref name="dark"/>
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**The Dance of Snake and Frog, intersects the Brazier<ref name="peace"/>
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**Ducklings<ref name="peace">[[Sonia Orin Lyris]] (1996), ''[[And Peace Shall Sleep]]''. [[HarperPrism]]</ref>
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**The Great Eye, also called the Friend to Travelers<ref name="peace"/>
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**The Lost Rat and its hole<ref name="dark"/>
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**The Maiden’s Curls, which has a "gauzy white patch"<ref name="dark"/>
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**The Pole Star<ref name="dark"/>
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**The Spiked Serpent<ref name="dark">[[Robert E. Vardeman]] (1996), ''[[Dark Legacy]]''. [[HarperPrism]]</ref>
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**The Three Sisters, the first evening stars visible in [[Almaaz]].<ref name="song">[[Teri McLaren]] (1996), ''[[Song of Time]]''. [[HarperPrism]]</ref>
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**The Two Dryads<ref name="dark"/>
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
====The Times of Dragons====
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====The Time of Dragons====
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According to legend, at the dawn of history on Dominaria, [[the Ur-Dragon]] soared through the [[Blind Eternities]], brushing past the plane and spawning the forerunners of all dragonkind on Dominaria, the [[Dragon#Elder Dragons|elder dragons]].<ref name="Visual Guide">[[Jay Annelli]] (2022). ''[[Magic: The Gathering - The Visual Guide]]'', [[Wikipedia:DK (publisher)|DK]]. ISBN-13 978-0744061055.</ref> Millennia later, the [[Elder Dragon War]] broke out across the plane, leaving only a few of these dragons alive.
In ancient days, Dominaria was one of the planes involved in the [[Elder Dragon War]], but even after the end of those conflicts, it kept being terrorized by dragons for ages.
 
   
Later, the [[Primeval Dragons]] [[Rith]], [[Treva]], [[Dromar]], [[Crosis]] and [[Darigaaz]] conquered the globe and ruled it harshly until they were overthrown by human wizards, who stole their powers. Three of them, known as the [[Numena]], killed the other two and governed for an unknown period of time.
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Later, the [[Primeval Dragons]] [[Rith]], [[Treva]], [[Dromar]], [[Crosis]] and [[Darigaaz]] conquered the globe and ruled it harshly until they were overthrown by human wizards, who stole their powers. Three of them, known as the [[Numena]], killed the other two and governed for an unknown period.
   
 
====The Thran====
 
====The Thran====
After the Numena had fallen to infighting, there is a large gap in our knowledge of the history of Dominaria. We only know that in this gap the [[Thran Empire]] was founded on Terisiare. Around -5000 [[Argivian Reckoning]] this empire had outposts from Shiv to Caliman. However, a man named [[Yawgmoth]] managed to usurp most of the power in the empire, which led to both civil war and war with the various other countries of Dominaria. Eventually, the Thran Empire collapsed, but Yawgmoth survived, having traveled to [[Phyrexia]] where he would become a godlike being and turn the other Thran refugees into his monstrous servants. In the final moments before the Thran capital of [[Halcyon]] was destroyed, [[Rebbec]] managed to seal the portal between Dominaria and Phyrexia, locking Yawgmoth out for millennia.
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After the Numena had fallen to infighting, there is a large gap in our knowledge of the history of Dominaria. We only know that in this gap the [[Thran Empire]] was founded on Terisiare. Around -5000 [[Argivian Reckoning]] this empire had outposts from Shiv to Caliman. However, a man named [[Yawgmoth]] managed to usurp most of the power in the empire, which led to both civil war and war with the various other countries of Dominaria. Eventually, the Thran Empire collapsed, but Yawgmoth survived, having traveled to [[Phyrexia]] where he would become godlike and turn the other Thran refugees into his monstrous servants. In the final moments before the Thran capital of [[Halcyon]] was destroyed, [[Rebbec]] managed to seal the portal between Dominaria and Phyrexia, locking Yawgmoth out for millennia.
   
 
====The Time of Legends====
 
====The Time of Legends====
After the fall of the Thran, the technological advancement and mobility of Dominarians seemed to have dropped rapidly. The various continents all developed in their own way. During this age, Jamuraa went through a time that could be called golden.
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After the fall of the Thran, the technological advancement and mobility of Dominarians seemed to have dropped rapidly. The various continents all developed in their way. During this age, Jamuraa went through a time that could be called golden.
   
 
*On Terisiare, artifice was rediscovered after the fall of the Thran, but magic existed only in several isolated places such as [[Argoth]] and [[Sumifa]].
 
*On Terisiare, artifice was rediscovered after the fall of the Thran, but magic existed only in several isolated places such as [[Argoth]] and [[Sumifa]].
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====The Brothers' War====
 
====The Brothers' War====
With the birth of [[Urza]], the first year of Argivian Reckoning began. Throughout their lives, Urza and his brother [[Mishra]] waged a war that ravaged Terisiare and in the final moment of their conflict, they sent all of Dominaria into an Ice Age. Both brothers were sons of an Argivian noble, but circumstances placed them at the head of the two sides of an old, slumbering conflict that was ignited by their personal hatred and misunderstandings.
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With the birth of [[Urza]], the first year of Argivian Reckoning began. Throughout their lives, Urza and his brother [[Mishra]] waged a war that ravaged Terisiare and in the final moment of their conflict, they sent all of Dominaria into an Ice Age. Both brothers were sons of an Argivian noble, but circumstances placed them at the head of the two sides of an old, slumbering conflict that was ignited by their hatred and misunderstandings.
   
 
The [[Brothers' War]] lasted 36 years and stripped Terisiare of most of its natural resources. In the final battle of the war, Urza activated the [[Golgothian Sylex]] on a completely ravaged Argoth. The ancient artifact released a blast that destroyed all of Argoth, created tidal waves that killed thousands, sent Dominaria into an [[Ice Age]], shifted the entire planet off its axis, and created the [[Shard of the Twelve Worlds]], disrupting the multiverse significantly.
 
The [[Brothers' War]] lasted 36 years and stripped Terisiare of most of its natural resources. In the final battle of the war, Urza activated the [[Golgothian Sylex]] on a completely ravaged Argoth. The ancient artifact released a blast that destroyed all of Argoth, created tidal waves that killed thousands, sent Dominaria into an [[Ice Age]], shifted the entire planet off its axis, and created the [[Shard of the Twelve Worlds]], disrupting the multiverse significantly.
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The time between the [[Sylex Blast]] and the beginning of the Ice Age is called the Dark. It was a time in which countries across the plane fell and in which many people turned to religious zealotry as they interpreted the ever-growing winters as a sign of the coming end of the world. We only have detailed information about this time on Sarpadia and Terisiare.
 
The time between the [[Sylex Blast]] and the beginning of the Ice Age is called the Dark. It was a time in which countries across the plane fell and in which many people turned to religious zealotry as they interpreted the ever-growing winters as a sign of the coming end of the world. We only have detailed information about this time on Sarpadia and Terisiare.
   
*On the continent of [[Sarpadia]], the cooling of the world indirectly caused the fall of nearly all its empires. [[Orc]]s, [[goblin]]s and [[homarid]] left their ancestral lands looking for warmer places to live and got these by usurping the lands of [[dwarves]] and [[merfolk]]. In [[Havenwood]] the [[Elf#Havenwood Elves|elves]] manipulated fungus to keep their food supply up in the harsh winters. Using the knowledge of the [[Order of the Ebon Hand]] they unknowingly created the [[Thallid]], sentient fungi that would eventually overthrow them. In the end, the entire continent was overrun by the [[thrull]]s, engineered minions of the Order who first rebelled against their masters and then set out to overthrow all other potential enemies as well.
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*On the continent of [[Sarpadia]], the cooling of the world indirectly caused the fall of nearly all its empires. [[Orc]]s, [[goblin]]s, and [[homarid]]s left their ancestral lands looking for warmer places to live and got these by usurping the lands of [[dwarves]] and [[merfolk]]. In [[Havenwood]] the [[Elf#Havenwood Elves|elves]] manipulated fungus to keep their food supply up in the harsh winters. Using the knowledge of the [[Order of the Ebon Hand]] they unknowingly created the [[Thallid]], sentient fungi that would eventually overthrow them. In the end, the entire continent was overrun by the [[thrull]]s, engineered minions of the Order who first rebelled against their masters and then set out to overthrow all other potential enemies as well.
   
*On Terisiare magic was only just being discovered and was brutally persecuted by the [[Church of Tal]], causing wizards to join reclusive collectives like the [[City of Shadows]] and the [[Conclave of Mages]]. Here and there, goblin hordes were causing problems, but they were defeated in [[Tivadar's Crusade]]. Ultimately, however, all the nations on Terisiare would fall to either infighting or the ever-growing ice. Only [[Storgard]] would survive until deep into the Ice Age.
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*On Terisiare magic was only just being discovered and was brutally persecuted by the [[Church of Tal]], causing wizards to join reclusive collectives like the [[City of Shadows]] and the [[Conclave of Mages]]. Goblin hordes were causing problems here and there, but they were defeated in [[Tivadar's Crusade]]. Ultimately, however, all the nations on Terisiare would fall to either infighting or the ever-growing ice. Only [[Storgard]] would survive until deep into the Ice Age.
   
 
====The Ice Age====
 
====The Ice Age====
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====The Flood Ages====
 
====The Flood Ages====
With the World Spell, Dominaria heated up again and was restored to its original axis. This wasn't without its problems though, as Terisiare (and probably other continents as well) had to deal with rising sea levels and many new plagues. [[Tresserhorn]], [[Fyndhorn]], and many other places that had been powerful during the last years of the Ice Age were lost, while the [[School of the Unseen]] (previously named the [[City of Shadows]] and [[Lat-Nam]]) and [[Soldev]] were completely destroyed by a vengeful Lim-Dûl. [[Wrenna]] was taken over by a dark mage and [[Sheoltun]]'s once-great power dwindled.
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With the World Spell, Dominaria heated up again and was restored to its original axis. This wasn't without its problems though, as Terisiare (and probably other continents as well) had to deal with rising sea levels and many new plagues. [[Tresserhorn]], [[Fyndhorn]], and many other places that had been powerful during the last years of the Ice Age were lost, while the [[School of the Unseen]] (previously named the [[City of Shadows]] and [[Lat-Nam]]) and [[Soldev]] were destroyed by a vengeful Lim-Dûl. [[Wrenna]] was taken over by a dark mage and [[Sheoltun]]'s once-great power dwindled.
   
 
Not all was bad during these times. Many new nations flourished, such as [[Benalia]], which replaced Sheoltun, and [[Yavimaya]], where [[Fyndhorn]] refugees started a new life.
 
Not all was bad during these times. Many new nations flourished, such as [[Benalia]], which replaced Sheoltun, and [[Yavimaya]], where [[Fyndhorn]] refugees started a new life.
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====The "Empty Quarter"====
 
====The "Empty Quarter"====
The time between Flood Ages and the modern era of Dominaria used to be called the Empty Quarter since little was known about it. However, this term was introduced with the [[Legends]] set, and since then several stories have been released that take place in this "Empty" quarter, most notable of which is the first Legends Cycle and Urza's exploits in the Artifacts Cycle. Only Urza's story has a major impact on Dominaria as a whole instead of just on a single country.
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The time between the Flood Ages and the modern era of Dominaria used to be called the Empty Quarter since little was known about it. However, this term was introduced with the [[Legends]] set, and since then several stories have been released that take place in this "Empty" quarter, most notable of which is the first Legends Cycle and Urza's exploits in the Artifacts Cycle. Only Urza's story has a major impact on Dominaria as a whole instead of just on a single country.
   
 
Urza, who had become a planeswalker in the Sylex Blast, returned to Dominaria after ages of absence. During his travels, he discovered Phyrexia's plans for an invasion and set out to prevent this. This didn't go without difficulties though. His first large action against the Phyrexian [[sleeper agent]]s caused the deaths of his companions [[Xantcha]] and [[Ratepe]], while his attempts at building a time machine ended with the devastation of the island of [[Tolaria]]. Urza did many things to strengthen Dominaria against the coming invasion: he created [[The Legacy]], started the [[Bloodline Project]] to create perfect warriors against Phyrexia, and gathered allies such as [[Multani]] of Yavimaya, the [[Viashino]] of Shiv, and angelic refugees from [[Serra's Realm]].
 
Urza, who had become a planeswalker in the Sylex Blast, returned to Dominaria after ages of absence. During his travels, he discovered Phyrexia's plans for an invasion and set out to prevent this. This didn't go without difficulties though. His first large action against the Phyrexian [[sleeper agent]]s caused the deaths of his companions [[Xantcha]] and [[Ratepe]], while his attempts at building a time machine ended with the devastation of the island of [[Tolaria]]. Urza did many things to strengthen Dominaria against the coming invasion: he created [[The Legacy]], started the [[Bloodline Project]] to create perfect warriors against Phyrexia, and gathered allies such as [[Multani]] of Yavimaya, the [[Viashino]] of Shiv, and angelic refugees from [[Serra's Realm]].
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Several large events happened during this age:
 
Several large events happened during this age:
   
*The [[Planeswalker War|Planeswalker War of Corondor]]. [[Ravidel]], who became a planeswalker after his friend [[Chromium]] was killed during the Summit of the Null Moon, wanted to exact revenge from the ‘walkers that harmed him ([[Tevesh Szat]] and [[Leshrac]] for killing him and [[Rhuell]], [[Kristina]] and [[Taysir]] for bringing him back) and created the [[Mox Beacon]] to lure them to [[Corondor]]. How this ended is unknown, but Corondor was devastated by the event.
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*The [[Planeswalker War|Planeswalker War of Corondor]]. [[Ravidel]], who became a planeswalker after his friend [[Chromium]] was killed during the Summit of the Null Moon, wanted to exact revenge on the ‘walkers that harmed him ([[Tevesh Szat]] and [[Leshrac]] for killing him and [[Rhuell]], [[Kristina]] and [[Taysir]] for bringing him back) and created the [[Mox Beacon]] to lure them to [[Corondor]]. How this ended is unknown, but Corondor was devastated by the event.
   
 
*The Mirage Wars, in which the wizard [[Kaervek]] tried to conquer the countries of north-western [[Jamuraa]]. The most important aspect of this war on a global level, however, would be the involvement of the planeswalker [[Teferi]]. His meddling with the time stream had lured Kaervek to Jamuraa in the first place and would have greater repercussions later on.
 
*The Mirage Wars, in which the wizard [[Kaervek]] tried to conquer the countries of north-western [[Jamuraa]]. The most important aspect of this war on a global level, however, would be the involvement of the planeswalker [[Teferi]]. His meddling with the time stream had lured Kaervek to Jamuraa in the first place and would have greater repercussions later on.
   
*The Wizard's War on [[Aerona]], reaching even as far as [[Lat-Nam]]. [[Greensleeves]] the archdruid and her brother [[Gull]] found the [[Stone Brain]] - an artifact giving them control over other wizards. They quickly became the heroes for ordinary people suffering from wars between raging mages. Many civilians, former wizards' slaves, and warriors from all the [[Domains]] joined Greensleeves's crusade against powerful mages, who in turn allied to oppose her and gain control over the Stone Brain. Greensleeves and her brother finally defeated the alliance of wizards, but their crusade was not over.
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*The Wizard's War on [[Aerona]], reaching even as far as [[Lat-Nam]]. [[Greensleeves]] the archdruid and her brother [[Gull]] found the [[Stone Brain]] - an artifact giving them control over other wizards. They quickly became the heroes of ordinary people suffering from wars between raging mages. Many civilians, former wizards' slaves, and warriors from all the [[Domains]] joined Greensleeves's crusade against powerful mages, who in turn allied to oppose her and gain control over the Stone Brain. Greensleeves and her brother finally defeated the alliance of wizards, but their crusade was not over.
   
 
====The Phyrexian Invasion====
 
====The Phyrexian Invasion====
 
In 4205 A.R. the Phyrexian Invasion finally began. Urza managed to rally a massive army, with the "[[Skyship Weatherlight]]" and its crew as its elite, and eventually, the Phyrexians were defeated, but at a very high cost. A full summary of the events can be found in [[Invasion (novel)|''Invasion'']], [[Planeshift (novel)|''Planeshift'']] and [[Apocalypse (novel)|''Apocalypse'']]. (This page instead focuses on the lasting consequences of the war.)
 
In 4205 A.R. the Phyrexian Invasion finally began. Urza managed to rally a massive army, with the "[[Skyship Weatherlight]]" and its crew as its elite, and eventually, the Phyrexians were defeated, but at a very high cost. A full summary of the events can be found in [[Invasion (novel)|''Invasion'']], [[Planeshift (novel)|''Planeshift'']] and [[Apocalypse (novel)|''Apocalypse'']]. (This page instead focuses on the lasting consequences of the war.)
   
*The most obvious result of the war was the death of billions. Phyrexia had let a vast army and plagues loose on Dominaria, and in the conclusion of the war, Yawgmoth himself had traveled through the portal in the form of a giant death-cloud, killing more people in mere minutes than the entire war had in a year.
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*The most obvious result of the war was the death of billions. Phyrexia had let a vast army and plagues loose on Dominaria, and after the war, Yawgmoth himself had traveled through the portal in the form of a giant death cloud, killing more people in mere minutes than the entire war had in a year.
   
 
*During the battle against Yawgmoth, ''Weatherlight'' absorbed the white mana the Null Moon had been gathering ever since it was brought into orbit, almost 9000 years ago. The moon was destroyed and Dominaria's night sky was changed forever.
 
*During the battle against Yawgmoth, ''Weatherlight'' absorbed the white mana the Null Moon had been gathering ever since it was brought into orbit, almost 9000 years ago. The moon was destroyed and Dominaria's night sky was changed forever.
   
*Teferi had decided he would rather avoid conflict than fight against the Phyrexians and so phased north-western Jamuraa and a large portion of Shiv out of existence, to return when it would be safe again. This action probably caused a small lowering of the sea level of Dominaria, and promised to create even larger problems, as the removal of both landmasses created major [[rift]]s.
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*Teferi had decided he would rather avoid conflict than fight against the Phyrexians and so phased north-western Jamuraa and a large portion of Shiv out of existence, to return when it would be safe again. This action probably caused a small lowering of the sea level of Dominaria and promised to create even larger problems, as the removal of both landmasses created major [[rift]]s.
   
 
*After hearing of the death of his daughter, the master-mage [[Barrin]] committed suicide by casting a <c title="devastating spell">Obliterate</c>, said to be as powerful as the [[Sylex Blast]], completely liquefying Tolaria, the results of which would create a [[rift]].
 
*After hearing of the death of his daughter, the master-mage [[Barrin]] committed suicide by casting a <c title="devastating spell">Obliterate</c>, said to be as powerful as the [[Sylex Blast]], completely liquefying Tolaria, the results of which would create a [[rift]].
   
*The masterstroke of Yawgmoth's plan was the use of the plane of [[Rath]]. On this artificial plane Phyrexian troops had been building up for ages, and during the invasion, it was merged with Dominaria in the so-called [[Rathi Overlay]]. It transplanted legions of Phyrexian soldiers on Dominaria in a matter of moments but also altered Dominaria's geography. The [[Stronghold (location)|Stronghold]] was placed inside a volcano in [[Urborg]] and the [[Skyshroud Forest]] was transplanted into [[Keld]]. It's unknown where other Rathi landmarks like the homes of the [[Kor]], [[Vec]] and [[Dal]] ended up.
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*The masterstroke of Yawgmoth's plan was the use of the plane of [[Rath]]. On this artificial plane Phyrexian troops had been building up for ages, and during the invasion, it was merged with Dominaria in the so-called [[Rathi Overlay]]. It transplanted legions of Phyrexian soldiers into Dominaria in a matter of moments but also altered Dominaria's geography. The [[Stronghold (location)|Stronghold]] was placed inside a volcano in [[Urborg]] and the [[Skyshroud Forest]] was transplanted into [[Keld]]. It's unknown where other Rathi landmarks like the homes of the [[Kor]], [[Vec]] and [[Dal]] ended up.
   
 
*Finally, in the aftermath of the invasion, enormous streams of refugees left their ancestral homes for a new life on [[Otaria]], one of the few places not ravaged completely by the Invasion. This created even greater depopulation in the countries they left.
 
*Finally, in the aftermath of the invasion, enormous streams of refugees left their ancestral homes for a new life on [[Otaria]], one of the few places not ravaged completely by the Invasion. This created even greater depopulation in the countries they left.
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After the Invasion, Otaria was the only place where civilization had not been destroyed, or at least hurt badly, by Phyrexian forces. Ironically, it was here that only a hundred years later several other cataclysmic events happened.
 
After the Invasion, Otaria was the only place where civilization had not been destroyed, or at least hurt badly, by Phyrexian forces. Ironically, it was here that only a hundred years later several other cataclysmic events happened.
   
*[[Karn]] had left Dominaria after the Invasion, but wanted to keep an eye on the plane nonetheless. He created several probes for this purpose, but one of them, which would later be called the [[Mirari]], was defective. The Mirari somehow channeled vast amounts of mana that several people tried to use for their own good. Eventually, the barbarian [[Kamahl]] thrust the Mirari (which had been attached to his sword) into the ground of the [[Krosa]]n [[forest]]. From here the Mirari kept pulsating mana across the entire continent, causing mutations in the entire population until Karn took it back to [[Argentum]].
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*[[Karn]] had left Dominaria after the Invasion, but wanted to keep an eye on the plane nonetheless. He created several probes for this purpose, but one of them, which would later be called the [[Mirari]], was defective. The Mirari somehow channeled vast amounts of mana that several people tried to use for their good. Eventually, the barbarian [[Kamahl]] thrust the Mirari (which had been attached to his sword) into the ground of the [[Krosa]]n [[forest]]. From here the Mirari kept pulsating mana across the entire continent, causing mutations in the entire population until Karn took it back to [[Argentum]].
   
 
*The Numena returned since each of them had developed a method to reincarnate. They were each brought into being via a ‘mother figure' and when these mother figures ([[Phage]], [[Akroma]] and [[Zagorka]]) died in one moment a being called [[Karona]] was brought into being. She destroyed several cities on Otaria, but she was mana-incarnate and her presence greatly influenced the planar stability of Dominaria as well. Though she was eventually slain, the disruption caused by Karona's appearance had a lasting impact.
 
*The Numena returned since each of them had developed a method to reincarnate. They were each brought into being via a ‘mother figure' and when these mother figures ([[Phage]], [[Akroma]] and [[Zagorka]]) died in one moment a being called [[Karona]] was brought into being. She destroyed several cities on Otaria, but she was mana-incarnate and her presence greatly influenced the planar stability of Dominaria as well. Though she was eventually slain, the disruption caused by Karona's appearance had a lasting impact.
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===Rift Era===
 
===Rift Era===
Dominaria laid in ruins.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/um-welcome-home-2006-10-12|Um, Welcome Home?|[[Matt Cavotta]]|October 12, 2006}}</ref> Nations that had survived the Phyrexian Invasion had to face the legacy of the accumulated apocalyptic events on their homeplane. The [[Sylex Blast]] generated one of the first tears in the fabric of time and space, known as [[rift]]s. The destruction of Urza's time machine had created, in turn, another rift on Tolaria. Similar events occurred during the [[Rathi Overlay]] in [[Urborg]] when the [[Stronghold]] was transplanted into one of the island's volcanoes, and in [[Keld]] where [[Freyalise]] deposited the overlaid [[Skyshroud]] [[forest]]. Others were also in existence above [[Shiv]] and [[Zhalfir]], phased out of the time stream by the planeswalker [[Teferi]].
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Dominaria lay in ruins.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520104249/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/um-welcome-home-2006-10-12|title=Um, Welcome Home?|author=[[Matt Cavotta]]|date=October 12, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902221645/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/timespiral2/creative1|title=Dominaria in Ruins|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|date=October, 2006}}</ref> Nations that had survived the Phyrexian Invasion had to face the legacy of the accumulated apocalyptic events on their homeplane. These apocalypses have left Dominaria a toxic husk, almost devoid of vegetation.<ref name="TimeSpiralGuide">(2006). ''[https://archive.org/details/time-spiral-players-guide-magic-the-gathering-2006 Time Spiral Player's Guide].'' [[Wizards of the Coast]].</ref> The [[Sylex Blast]] generated one of the first tears in the fabric of time and space, known as [[rift]]s. The destruction of Urza's time machine had created, in turn, another rift in Tolaria. Similar events occurred during the [[Rathi Overlay]] in [[Urborg]] when the [[Stronghold]] was transplanted into one of the island's volcanoes, and in [[Keld]] where [[Freyalise]] deposited the overlaid [[Skyshroud]] [[forest]]. Others were also in existence above [[Shiv]] and [[Zhalfir]], phased out of the time stream by the planeswalker [[Teferi]].
   
 
[[Karona]]'s appearance also had a lasting impact. When she was created, only she had access to the mana on the plane. When she died, although Dominaria's magical power became accessible again, its flow had changed, becoming difficult to access and cutting off the land from its life source. Karona's death also changed the inherent properties of the time rifts, making them a more deadly phenomenon. They started to draw all mana from the plane, causing mana droughts that devastated all forms of life on the plane and distorted their environments. Dominaria became almost uninhabitable, covered in salt flats, acidic lakes, lightning storms, dustbowls, and worse. Those who survived struggled for their lives in this barren and toxic world.
 
[[Karona]]'s appearance also had a lasting impact. When she was created, only she had access to the mana on the plane. When she died, although Dominaria's magical power became accessible again, its flow had changed, becoming difficult to access and cutting off the land from its life source. Karona's death also changed the inherent properties of the time rifts, making them a more deadly phenomenon. They started to draw all mana from the plane, causing mana droughts that devastated all forms of life on the plane and distorted their environments. Dominaria became almost uninhabitable, covered in salt flats, acidic lakes, lightning storms, dustbowls, and worse. Those who survived struggled for their lives in this barren and toxic world.
   
The mysterious rifts weren't only mana-thieves. They connected Dominaria to its alternate realities, where history could choose another way for past, present, or even possible futures.
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The mysterious rifts weren't only mana thieves. They connected Dominaria to its alternate realities, where history could choose another way for past, present, or even possible futures.
 
Many people were lost in those rifts finding themselves in another reality, but also many creatures emerged from them. Soon, Dominarian wizards adapted to this new environment, mastering temporal chaos rather than becoming its victims.
 
Many people were lost in those rifts finding themselves in another reality, but also many creatures emerged from them. Soon, Dominarian wizards adapted to this new environment, mastering temporal chaos rather than becoming its victims.
   
[[Teferi]], feeling it right to return Dominaria to its whole state, came home to this wasteland. After determining to fix what he had caused, he recruited the necessary help of several Dominarian inhabitants and restored Shiv to its place in the world, sealing the time rift in Shiv at the cost of his 'walker's Spark.
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[[Teferi]], feeling it right to return Dominaria to its whole state, came home to this wasteland. After determining to fix what he had caused, he recruited the necessary help of several Dominarian inhabitants and restored Shiv to its place in the world, sealing the time rift over Shiv at the cost of his [[Planeswalker's Spark]].<ref name="PlanarChaosGuide">(2006). ''[https://archive.org/details/time-spiral-players-guide-magic-the-gathering-2006 Time Spiral Player's Guide].'' [[Wizards of the Coast]].</ref>
   
 
Many other lasting effects were caused by the sealing of the time rifts.
 
Many other lasting effects were caused by the sealing of the time rifts.
   
 
*[[Freyalise]] sacrificed her life and her adopted home of Skyshroud to seal the rift over Keld.
 
*[[Freyalise]] sacrificed her life and her adopted home of Skyshroud to seal the rift over Keld.
*[[Windgrace]] sacrificed himself to seal the rift over the Stronghold in [[Urborg]]. An aspect of Windgrace's life force may yet still remain, protecting his homeland for all time.
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*[[Windgrace]] sacrificed himself to seal the rift over the Stronghold in [[Urborg]]. An aspect of Windgrace's life force remained, protecting his homeland for all time.
*[[Karn]] was sent back in time in an effort to close the massive rift over Tolaria. He succeeded at the cost of his own spark but saw a fearsome vision of what was to come and fled into the multiverse, headed for his plane of [[Argentum]].
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*[[Karn]] was sent back in time to close the massive rift over Tolaria. He succeeded at the cost of his spark but saw a fearsome vision of what was to come and fled to his plane of [[Argentum]].
*[[Jeska]] used part of [[Radha]]'s life force to seal the rift over [[Zhalfir]], possibly removing the phased-out portion of Jamuraa from all existence.
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*[[Jeska]] used part of [[Radha]]'s life force to seal the rift over [[Zhalfir]], removing the phased-out portion of Jamuraa from the multiverse.
*Jeska closed the rift at [[Yavimaya]], sacrificing Radha's spark and severely weakening [[Multani]].
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*Jeska closed the rift at [[Yavimaya]], sacrificing Radha's spark and temporarily destroying [[Multani]].
 
*[[Nicol Bolas]] sealed the rift at [[Madara]] using the unwilling [[Leshrac]] as a sacrifice.
 
*[[Nicol Bolas]] sealed the rift at [[Madara]] using the unwilling [[Leshrac]] as a sacrifice.
*Jeska finally closed the most massive rift over [[Otaria]]. This killed Jeska and also altered the planeswalker spark forever. No longer would future planeswalkers be immortal godlike beings, but instead they would be mortal spellcasters barely able to walk across the planes.
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*Jeska finally closed the most massive rift over [[Otaria]]. This killed Jeska and also caused the [[Mending]], a [[multiverse|multiversial]] change of the [[planeswalker's spark]]. Planeswalkers lost their immortality and godlike powers and much of their additional magic power.
   
 
===Age of Renewal===
 
===Age of Renewal===
Following the [[Mending]], mana on Dominaria began to stabilize again and new centers of civilization like <c>New Benalia</c> and <c>Tolaria West</c> came into being, though time-lost creatures continued to surface on occasion. Vitality flowed back into the land. The replete [[mana]] caused rapid growth and accelerated recovery.<ref name="The Mending"/> After generations of peaceful development, much of Dominaria has managed to rebuild the cultures of its past. Benalia, New Argive, the [[Tolarian Academy|Tolarian Academies]], and [[Femeref]] all thrive as primarily human societies, while the Vodalian Merfolk, the Llanowar Elves, the treefolk of Yavimaya have all also flourished in recent decades and Multani was reborn. Crater lakes, overgrown war machines, and ancient ruins are inscrutable reminders of a long and eventful history.
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Following the [[Mending]], mana on Dominaria began to stabilize again and new centers of civilization like <c>New Benalia</c> and <c>Tolaria West</c> came into being, though time-lost creatures continued to surface on occasion. Vitality flowed back into the land.<ref name="DMUGuide">{{DailyRef|feature/planeswalkers-guide-dominaria-2022-08-31|Planeswalker's Guide to Dominaria|[[Roy Graham]], [[Ethan Fleischer]], [[Jenna Helland]], [[Gerritt Turner]]|August 31, 2022}}</ref> The replete [[mana]] caused rapid growth and accelerated recovery.<ref name="The Mending"/> After generations of peaceful development, much of Dominaria has managed to rebuild the cultures of its past. [[Benalia]], [[New Argive]], the [[Tolarian Academy|Tolarian Academies]], and [[Femeref]] all thrive as primarily human societies, while the Vodalian Merfolk, the Llanowar Elves, the treefolk of Yavimaya have all also flourished in recent decades and Multani was reborn. Crater lakes, overgrown war machines, and ancient ruins are inscrutable reminders of a long and eventful history.
   
 
The fate of [[Otaria]] is questionable.<ref name="The Mending"/> Shortly after the Mending, the [[Cabal]] began to grow in strength outside of that continent, and came under the control of the Demonlord [[Belzenlok]].<ref name="Return 7">{{DailyRef|magic-story/return-dominaria-episode-7-2018-04-25|Return to Dominaria, Episode 7|[[Martha Wells]]|April 25, 2018}}</ref>
 
The fate of [[Otaria]] is questionable.<ref name="The Mending"/> Shortly after the Mending, the [[Cabal]] began to grow in strength outside of that continent, and came under the control of the Demonlord [[Belzenlok]].<ref name="Return 7">{{DailyRef|magic-story/return-dominaria-episode-7-2018-04-25|Return to Dominaria, Episode 7|[[Martha Wells]]|April 25, 2018}}</ref>
   
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===Second Phyrexian Invasion===
==Species==
 
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The Second Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria took place in 4562 [[AR]] and was initiated by [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]]. The [[Praetor]] [[Sheoldred]] traveled to Dominaria through the [[Planar Bridge]]. With help of the [[Society of Mishra]], [[Rona]], and a resurrected [[Ertai]], she created an army of compleated [[New Argive|Argivians]], [[sleeper agent]]s, monstrosities, and resurrected Phyrexian War Machines. [[The Coalition]] was renewed, and the two armies clashed at the [[Battle of the Mana Rig]] on [[Shiv]]. Although the Coalition won a pyrrhic victory, they quickly began preparations for the Phyrexians' inevitable return.<ref name="Whisper">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-5-whisper-wind-2022-08-18|A Whisper in the Wind|[[Langley Hyde]]|August 18, 2022}}</ref>
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A month later, the Phyrexians returned in full force. Hundreds of battles exploded across Dominaria.<ref name="Exodus">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-5-exodus|title=The Brother's War - Chapter 5: Exodus|author=[[Seanan McGuire]]|date=October 26, 2022|publisher=Magicthegathering.com}}</ref> After being rejoined by [[Tezzeret]], Rona's Forces attacked [[Urza's Tower]], where [[Teferi Akosa]] and other planeswalkers were constructing the [[Temporal Anchor]], and she seriously wounded [[Jodah]] with her glaive. However, she was wounded by [[Elspeth Tirel]] in return, and [[Tezzeret]] spirited her away.<ref name="The Dark">{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-4-the-dark|title=The Brother's War - Chapter 4: The Dark|author=[[Seanan McGuire]]|date=October 26, 2022|publisher=Magicthegathering.com}}</ref> The Phyrexian forces suffered defeat.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/a-man-of-parts|A Man of Parts|[[Reinhardt Suarez]]|January 17, 2023}}</ref>
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The Phyrexians returned once again as Dominaria was a target in [[New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse]].<ref name="Panel">{{YouTubeRef|-y3G-nFhN0I|First Look at March of the Machine|channel=[[Magic: The Gathering]]|date=February 19, 2023}}</ref> Already on guard after Sheoldred's initial assault, the defenders rallied forces from the across the realm, such as the nation of Shiv,<ref><c>Shivan Branchburner</c></ref> Braids,<ref>{{card|Phyrexian Gargantua|March of the Machine}}</ref> <c>Yargle and Multani</c>. The Phyrexians toppled tributes to [[Serra]] in favor of idols of [[Elesh Norn]].<ref>{{card|Wind-Scarred Crag|March of the Machine}}</ref> The planeswalker defenders of Dominaria were not named.
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==Inhabitants==
 
===Sapient races===
 
===Sapient races===
 
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* [[Angel]]s {{mana|WB}}
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*[[Angel]]s {{mana|WB}}
* [[Aven]] {{mana|WU}}
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*[[Ape]]s {{G}}
* [[Cat]]-folk {{mana|WBG}}
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*[[Atog]]s {{mana|WUBRG}}
* [[Centaur]]s {{mana|WBRG}}
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*[[Aven]] {{mana|WU}}
* [[Cephalid]]s {{U}}
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*[[Cat]]-folk {{mana|WBRG}}
* [[Demon]]s {{B}}
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**[[Cat#Nishoba|Nishobas]] {{mana|GW}}
* [[Dragon]]s {{mana|WUBRG}}
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**[[Cat#Panther Warriors|Panther Warriors]] {{mana|BRG}}
* [[Djinn]] {{mana|WUBRG}}
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*[[Centaur]]s {{mana|WBRG}}
* [[Dryad]]s {{G}}
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*[[Cephalid]]s {{U}}
* [[Dwarves]] {{R}}
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*[[Cyclops|Cyclopes]] {{R}}
* [[Elves]] {{mana|BG}}
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*[[Demon]]s {{B}}
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*[[Dragon]]s {{mana|WUBRG}}
* [[Gnome]]s<ref name="Dominaria art book">[[James Wyatt]]. (2018.) ''[[The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Dominaria]]'', [[VIZ Media]].</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgvorthos/comments/n4vavn/shadow_gnomes/|title=Shadow Gnomes|author=[[Ethan Fleischer]]|date=May 5, 2021|publisher=Reddit}}</ref>
 
* [[Goblin]]s {{R}}
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**Nekoru {{mana|BRG}}
* [[Human]]s {{mana|WUBRG}}
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*[[Djinn]] {{mana|WUBRG}}
* [[Merfolk]] {{U}}
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*[[Dryad]]s {{G}}
* [[Homarid]]s {{U}}
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*[[Dwarves]] {{R}}
* [[Kobold]]s {{mana|BR}}
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*[[Efreet]]s {{mana|UR}}
* [[Minotaur]]s {{R}}
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*[[Elves]] {{mana|RG}}
* [[Nantuko]] {{mana|BG}}
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*[[Insect#Eumidians|Eumidians]] {{mana|BRG}}
* [[Orc]]s {{R}}
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*[[Faerie]]s {{mana|UG}}
* [[Shade]]s {{B}}
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*[[Giant]]s {{mana|WBRG}}
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*[[Gnome]]s<ref name="Dominaria art book">[[James Wyatt]]. (2018.) ''[[The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Dominaria]]'', [[VIZ Media]].</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgvorthos/comments/n4vavn/shadow_gnomes/|title=Shadow Gnomes|author=[[Ethan Fleischer]]|date=May 5, 2021|publisher=Reddit}}</ref>
* [[Spirit]]s {{mana|WB}}
 
* [[Thallid]]s {{mana|BG}}
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*[[Goblin]]s {{R}}
* [[Thrull]]s {{B}}
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*[[Gorgon]]s {{B}}
* [[Vampire]]s {{mana|WB}}
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*[[Hag]]s {{G}}
* [[Viashino]] {{R}}
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*[[Human]]s {{mana|WUBRG}}
* [[Zombie]]s {{B}}
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*[[Homarid]]s {{U}}
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*[[Kithkin]] {{W}}
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*[[Kobold]]s {{mana|BR}}
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*[[Kor]] {{mana|WU}}
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*[[Merfolk]] {{U}}
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*[[Metathran]] {{U}}
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*[[Minotaur]]s {{R}}
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*[[Nantuko]] {{mana|BG}}
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*[[Nightstalker]]s {{B}}
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*[[Ogre]]s {{R}}
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*[[Orc]]s {{R}}
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*[[Ouphe]]s {{G}}
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**Brownies
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*[[Satyr]]s {{G}}
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*[[Shade]]s {{B}}
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*[[Specter]]s {{B}}
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*[[Sphinx]]es {{U}}
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*[[Spirit]]s {{mana|WB}}
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*[[Thallid]]s {{mana|BG}}
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*[[Thrull]]s {{B}}
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*[[Treefolk]] {{mana|BG}}
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*[[Vampire]]s {{mana|WB}}
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*[[Viashino]] {{R}}
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*[[Zombie]]s {{B}}
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===Artificial===
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*[[Assembly-Worker]]s {{C}}
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*[[Chimera]]s {{C}}
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*[[Construct]]s {{C}}
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*[[Golem]]s {{C}}
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*[[Juggernaut]]s {{C}}
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*[[Masticore]]s {{C}}
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*[[Phyrexian]]s (both cultists and [[sleeper agent]]s) {{mana|WUBRG}}
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*[[Scarecrow]]s {{C}}
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===Other===
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*[[Antelope]] {{mana|WG}}
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*[[Aurochs]] {{G}}
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*[[Avatar]]s {{W}}
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*[[Badger]]s {{G}}
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*[[Basilisk]]s {{G}}
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*[[Bat]]s {{B}}
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*[[Bear]]s {{G}}
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**Fylgjas {{W}}
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*[[Beast]]s {{G}}
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*[[Beeble]]s {{U}}
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*[[Bird]]s {{U}}
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*[[Boar]]s {{mana|GW}}
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**Warthogs
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*[[Brushwagg]]s {{G}}
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*[[Cat]]s {{mana|WRG}}
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**[[Cat#Firecats|Firecats]]
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*[[Cockatrice]]s {{G}}
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*[[Crab]] {{U}}
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*[[Crocodile]]s {{mana|UBG}}
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*[[Dinosaur]]s {{G}}
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*[[Dog]]s {{R}}
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*[[Drake]]s {{U}}
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*[[Elemental]]s {{R}}
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**Firecats
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*[[Elephant]]s {{U}}
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*[[Eye]]s {{B}}
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*[[Fish]] {{U}}
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*[[Fox]]es {{W}}
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*[[Frog]]s {{B}}
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*[[Fungus|Fungi]] {{mana|BG}}
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*[[Gargoyle]]s {{W}}
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*[[Goat]]s {{mana|RW}}
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**Colos
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*[[Griffin]]s {{W}}
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*[[Hellion]]s {{R}}
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*[[Hippo]]s {{G}}
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*[[Horror]]s {{B}}
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*[[Horse]]s {{mana|WUBRG}}
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**Zebras
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*[[Hydra]]s {{mana|RG}}
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*[[Hyena]]s {{G}}
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*[[Imp]]s {{B}}
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*[[Jellyfish]] {{U}}
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**Avizoas
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*[[Kavu]] {{mana|RG}}
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*[[Kraken]] {{U}}
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*[[Leech]]es {{mana|WUBRG}}
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*[[Leviathan]]s {{U}}
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*[[Lhurgoyf]]s {{mana|WUBRG}}
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*[[Lizard]]s {{mana|RG}}
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*[[Manticore]]s {{R}}
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*[[Mongoose]]s {{G}}
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**Meerkats
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*[[Nightmare]]s {{B}}
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*[[Ooze]]s {{G}}
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*[[Orgg]]s {{R}}
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*[[Ox]]en {{R}}
  +
*[[Oyster]]s {{U}}
  +
*[[Pegasus|Pegasi]] {{W}}
  +
*[[Phelddagrif]]s {{mana|GWU}}
  +
*[[Phoenix]]es {{R}}
  +
*[[Rat]]s {{B}}
  +
*[[Saproling]]s {{G}}
  +
*[[Scorpion]]s {{B}}
  +
*[[Serpent]]s {{U}}
  +
*[[Shark]]s {{U}}
  +
*[[Skeleton]]s {{B}}
  +
*[[Snake]]s {{mana|UBG}}
  +
*[[Sliver]]s {{mana|WUBRG}}
  +
*[[Slug]]s {{mana|BRG}}
  +
*[[Spider]]s {{G}}
  +
*[[Spike]]s {{G}}
  +
*[[Sponge]]s {{U}}
  +
*[[Squirrel]]s {{G}}
  +
*[[Starfish]] {{U}}
  +
*[[Troll]]s {{mana|BRG}}
  +
*[[Turtle]]s {{U}}
  +
*[[Unicorn]]s {{W}}
  +
*[[Whale]]s {{U}}
  +
*[[Wolf|Wolves]] {{G}}
  +
*[[Wolverine]]s {{mana|RG}}
  +
*[[Wombat]]s {{G}}
  +
*[[Worm]]s {{B}}
  +
*[[Wraith]]s {{B}}
  +
*[[Wurm]]s {{G}}
  +
*[[Yeti]] {{mana|UGR}}
 
}}
 
}}
   
 
==Languages==
 
==Languages==
* The language of the Argonian Elves (spoken circa 0 [[AR]]) <ref>[[The Brothers' War]], Chapter 31</ref>
+
*The language of the Argonian Elves (spoken circa 0 [[AR]])<ref>[[The Brothers' War (novel)]], Chapter 31</ref>
  +
*Cyclops
* The desert language of the [[Fallaji Empire]] (spoken circa 0 [[AR]])
 
  +
**Contains only fifty words, ten of which mean "kill."<ref>{{card|Bloodrock Cyclops|Tenth Edition}}</ref>
*Goblin
 
**[[Kher Ridges|Kher]] translates to "big mountain."<ref name="Antiquities">Jerry Prosser (1995). "'[[Antiquities War]]''". [[Armada]].''</ref>
 
*Keldon
 
**Dialects include High Keldon and Common Keldon.
 
 
*Old Draconic
 
*Old Draconic
 
**The [[Dragon#Primeval_Dragons|Primeval Dragons]] were named in this language
 
**The [[Dragon#Primeval_Dragons|Primeval Dragons]] were named in this language
  +
*Ancient Druidic
  +
**''Kavu'' translates either to "ever watchful" or to "carved from stone"<ref>[[J. Robert King ]]. (2000.) ''[[Invasion (novel)|Invasion]]'', Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-1438-6.</ref>
 
*Old Elvish, once spoken in Llanowar
 
*Old Elvish, once spoken in Llanowar
**Llonya translates to "dryad."<ref name="Ambassador">[https://web.archive.org/web/19990504201614/http://www.wizards.com/Duelist_Online/Encyclopedia_Dominia/Llanowar/Ambassador.html Encyclopedia Dominia - The Ambassador's Journal (archived)]</ref>
+
**''Llonya'' translates to "dryad."<ref name="Ambassador">[https://web.archive.org/web/19990504201614/http://www.wizards.com/Duelist_Online/Encyclopedia_Dominia/Llanowar/Ambassador.html Encyclopedia Dominia - The Ambassador's Journal (archived)]</ref>
  +
*Fallaji, the primary language of the [[Fallaji Empire]] (spoken circa 0 [[AR]] and during the Brothers' War)<ref name="Ink">{{DailyRef|magic-story/the-brothers-war-episode-4-the-ink-of-empires|The Brothers' War - Episode 4: The Ink of Empires|[[Miguel Lopez]]|Oct 21, 2022}}</ref>
  +
*Goblin<ref name="Quest">[[Kij Johnson]] (1998). "Sisay's Quest" ''[[The Duelist]]'' #21, 23, &25.</ref>
  +
**''[[Kher Ridges|Kher]]'' translates to "big mountain."<ref name="Antiquities">Jerry Prosser (1995). "'[[Antiquities War]]''". [[Armada]].''</ref>
  +
**The word for "flying" is more accurately translated as "falling slowly."<ref><c>Goblin Sky Raider</c></ref>
  +
*Keldon
  +
**Dialects include High Keldon and Common Keldon.
  +
*[[Minotaur]]<ref name="Tahngarth">"[[Tahngarth]]'s Tale." [[Hanovi Braddock]]. (1998.) ''[[Rath and Storm]]'', [[Wizards of the Coast]].</ref>
  +
**[[Hurloon]], the most common dialect among Minotaur-speaking humans.
  +
**[[Talruum Mountains|Talruum]], mutually intelligible with Hurloon.
  +
***Lacks a word for "surprised" <ref><c>Talruum Champion</c></ref>
  +
*The outlander language, also known as Argivian, Old Argivian, and Yotian (spoken circa 0 [[AR]])<ref name="Chapter 7">[[The Brothers' War (novel)]], Chapter 7</ref>
  +
**It has major dialects spoken in [[Argive]], [[Korlis]], and [[Yotia]] which are sometimes considered to be their own languages.
  +
**The High Argivian dialect uses a pictographic writing system.<ref name="The Antiquities War">{{WebRef|url=https://pokeinthe.io/stories/magic/battlemage/the-antiquities-war/|title=The Antiquities War|author=''Magic: The Gathering - BattleMage''|date=March 29, 2018|publisher=Pokeinthe.io}}</ref>
  +
**''Koilos'' translates to "Secret."<ref>[[Jeff Grubb]]. (1998.) ''[[The Brothers' War (novel)|The Brothers' War]]'', Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-1170-0.</ref>
 
*Old [[Sarpadia|Sarpadian]], the ancient language of both [[Icatia]] and the [[Order of the Ebon Hand]], and the lingua franca for the continent and surrounding islands for over a millennium.<ref name="Foulmere">''Foulmere'', by Stonefeather Grubbs. In: Kathy Ice (Ed.), 1996. ''[[Distant Planes]]'', [[HarperPrism]]</ref>
 
*Old [[Sarpadia|Sarpadian]], the ancient language of both [[Icatia]] and the [[Order of the Ebon Hand]], and the lingua franca for the continent and surrounding islands for over a millennium.<ref name="Foulmere">''Foulmere'', by Stonefeather Grubbs. In: Kathy Ice (Ed.), 1996. ''[[Distant Planes]]'', [[HarperPrism]]</ref>
* [[Minotaur]]<ref name="Tahngarth">"[[Tahngarth]]'s Tale." [[Hanovi Braddock]]. (1998.) ''[[Rath and Storm]]'', [[Wizards of the Coast]].</ref>
+
*The language of the Scryb<ref name="Roreca">[[Richard Garfield]]. (1994). "[[Roreca's Tale]]." ''[[Revised Edition/Pocket Players' Guide|Magic: The Gathering Pocket Player's Guide]].'' [[Wizards of the Coast]].</ref>
  +
**''Kamf'' translates to "blanket."<ref name="Roreca"/>
** [[Hurloon]], the most common dialect among Minotaur-speaking humans.
 
  +
**R's are rolled.<ref name="Roreca"/>
** [[Talruum Mountains|Talruum]], mutually intelligible with Hurloon.
 
  +
*Sumifan (spoken circa 0 [[AR]]), a tonal language with trills and warbles <ref name="Chapter 7"/>
*** Lacks a word for "surprised" <ref><c>Talruum Champion</c></ref>
 
  +
*[[Thran Empire|Thran]] (spoken circa -5000 [[AR]])
* The outlander language (spoken circa 0 [[AR]]), which has major dialects spoken in [[Argive]], [[Korlis]] and [[Yotia]] <ref>[[The Brothers' War]], Chapter 7</ref>
 
  +
**''[[Karn]]'' translates to "strength."<ref name="Nemesis"/><ref name="Bloodlines">[[Loren L. Coleman]]. (1999.) ''[[Bloodlines]]'', [[Wizards of the Coast]]. ISBN-13 0-7869-1380-0.</ref>
** These dialects are sometimes considered to be their own languages.
 
  +
**''Emeth'' translates to "Truth," and "Meth" translates to "Death."<ref name="Apocalypse">[[J. Robert King]]. (2001.) ''[[Apocalypse (novel)|Apocalypse]]'', Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-1880-2.</ref> These two words, and their use on [[Golem|Golems]], are taken directly from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem#Earliest_stories Hebrew mythology].
* Sumifan (spoken circa 0 [[AR]]), a tonal language with trills and warbles <ref>[[The Brothers' War]], Chapter 7</ref>
 
  +
**"Gamalgoth" translates to "creature garden"<ref name="Apocalypse"/>
* [[Thran Empire|Thran]]
 
  +
**Very few people after the [[Brothers' War]] could read Thran: [[Urza]], [[Jodah]], and the students of the [[Tolarian Academy]] among them.<ref name="BROAntiquities">{{DailyRef|magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-2-aitiquities|The Brothers' War - Chapter 2: Antiquities|[[Reinhardt Suarez]]|October 24, 2022}}</ref>
  +
**Its writing system looked like squares, triangles, and circles repeating and overlapping.<ref name="BROAntiquities"/>
 
*Trader, spoken by [[Cat#Cat Warriors|cat warriors]] in [[Jamuraa]].
 
*Trader, spoken by [[Cat#Cat Warriors|cat warriors]] in [[Jamuraa]].
* [[Viashino]] <ref><c>Meltdown</c></ref>
+
*[[Viashino]]
  +
**Contains a specific word for catastrophes at the [[Mana Rig]].<ref><c>Meltdown</c></ref>
 
*Voda, spoken by citizens in the Orvadan Empire and was a common language throughout the Domains.<ref name="Ashes of the Sun">[[Hanovi Braddock]]. (1996.) ''[[Ashes of the Sun]]'', [[HarperPrism]].</ref>
 
*Voda, spoken by citizens in the Orvadan Empire and was a common language throughout the Domains.<ref name="Ashes of the Sun">[[Hanovi Braddock]]. (1996.) ''[[Ashes of the Sun]]'', [[HarperPrism]].</ref>
  +
*Old Vodalian<ref name="Ulf">{{DailyRef|magic-story/education-ulf-2022-08-15|The Education of Ulf|[[Brian Evenson]]|August 15, 2022}}</ref>
*Vodalian
 
**[[Etlan Shiis]] translates to "Freedom's Warmth."<ref name="Empress">[https://web.archive.org/web/19990422080253/http://www.wizards.com/Duelist_Online/Encyclopedia_Dominia/Empress/Welcome.html Encyclopedia Dominia - Return of the Empress (archived)]</ref>
+
**''[[Etlan Shiis]]'' translates to "Freedom's Warmth."<ref name="Empress">[https://web.archive.org/web/19990422080253/http://www.wizards.com/Duelist_Online/Encyclopedia_Dominia/Empress/Welcome.html Encyclopedia Dominia - Return of the Empress (archived)]</ref>
  +
*Zegonian, spoken by natives of the city during the Brothers' War.<ref name="Ink"/>
 
  +
*[[Zhalfir|Zhalfirin]]<ref name="Jamuraa">{{WebRef|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010211142950/http://www.wizards.com/magic/expert/Mirage/Story_of_Jamuraa.asp|title=The Story of Jamuraa|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|publisher=wizards.com}}</ref>
=== Writing systems ===
 
  +
**''Fethe'', the root of "[[Femeref]]," translates to "judgment."
 
*The pictographic writing system of the High Argivian dialect of the outlander language <ref name="The Antiquities War">{{WebRef|url=https://pokeinthe.io/stories/magic/battlemage/the-antiquities-war/|title=The Antiquities War|author=''Magic: The Gathering - BattleMage''|date=March 29, 2018|publisher=Pokeinthe.io}}</ref>
 
   
 
==Planeswalkers==
 
==Planeswalkers==
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{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
 
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
 
*[[Ajani Goldmane]]
 
*[[Ajani Goldmane]]
  +
*[[Arlinn Kord]]<ref name="Magic 9">MacKay, Jed. (2021). ''[[Magic (BOOM! comic)|Magic]]''. Vol 1, iss 9.</ref> (non-[[List of storyline sources|canon]])
  +
*[[Basri Ket]]<ref name="Magic 9"/> (non-[[List of storyline sources|canon]])
 
*[[Chandra Nalaar]]
 
*[[Chandra Nalaar]]
 
*[[Daria]]
 
*[[Daria]]
  +
*[[Davriel Cane]]<ref name="Magic 11">MacKay, Jed. (2022). ''[[Magic (BOOM! comic)|Magic]]''. Iss 11.</ref> (non-[[List of storyline sources|canon]])
 
*The [[Demonic Leviathan]]
 
*The [[Demonic Leviathan]]
 
*[[Elspeth Tirel]]
 
*[[Elspeth Tirel]]
 
*[[Faralyn]]
 
*[[Faralyn]]
  +
*[[Garruk Wildspeaker]]<ref name="Magic 11"/> (non-[[List of storyline sources|canon]])
 
*[[Geyadrone Dihada]]
 
*[[Geyadrone Dihada]]
 
*[[Gideon Jura]]
 
*[[Gideon Jura]]
 
*[[Guff]]
 
*[[Guff]]
 
*[[Jace Beleren]]
 
*[[Jace Beleren]]
  +
*[[Kaito Shizuki]]<ref name="Exodus"/>
*[[Kaya]]<ref name="Forsaken">[[Greg Weisman]] (November 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Forsaken]].''" Del Rey.</ref>
 
  +
*[[Kaya Cassir]]<ref name="Forsaken">[[Greg Weisman]] (November 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Forsaken]].''" Del Rey.</ref>
 
*[[Koth of the Hammer]]
 
*[[Koth of the Hammer]]
 
*[[Leshrac]]
 
*[[Leshrac]]
  +
*[[Lukka]]<ref name="Exodus"/>
  +
*[[Nahiri]]<ref name="Exodus"/>
  +
*[[Niko Aris]]<ref name="Magic 11"/> (non-[[List of storyline sources|canon]])
 
*[[Nissa Revane]]
 
*[[Nissa Revane]]
  +
*[[Ral Zarek]]<ref name="Magic 9"/> (non-[[List of storyline sources|canon]])
 
*[[Ravidel]]
 
*[[Ravidel]]
  +
*[[Saheeli Rai]]
  +
*[[Samut]]<ref name="Magic 9"/> (non-[[List of storyline sources|canon]])
 
*[[Sandruu]]
 
*[[Sandruu]]
  +
*[[Sarkhan Vol]]
 
*[[Serra]]
 
*[[Serra]]
  +
*[[Sivitri Scarzam]]
 
*[[Taysir]]
 
*[[Taysir]]
 
*[[Teyo Verada]]<ref name="Forsaken"/>
 
*[[Teyo Verada]]<ref name="Forsaken"/>
  +
*[[Tezzeret]]<ref name="Nemesis">{{DailyRef|magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-3-nemesis|The Brothers' War - Chapter 3: Nemesis|[[Reinhardt Suarez]]|October 25, 2022}}</ref>
*[[The Wanderer]]
 
  +
*[[Tibalt]]<ref name="Magic 11"/> (non-[[List of storyline sources|canon]])
  +
*[[Tyvar Kell]]<ref name="Exodus"/>
  +
*[[Vivien Reid]]<ref name="Stronghold"/>
  +
*[[Vraska]]<ref name="Exodus"/>
  +
*[[The Wanderer]]<ref name="Exodus"/>
  +
*[[Wrenn]]<ref name="Stronghold">{{DailyRef|magic-story/the-brothers-war-chapter-1-stronghold|The Brothers' War - Chapter 1: Stronghold|[[Reinhardt Suarez]]|October 21, 2022}}</ref>
  +
}}
  +
  +
===Non-planeswalker visitors===
  +
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
  +
*[[Araithia Shokta]]
  +
*[[Croag]]
  +
*[[K'rrik]]
  +
*[[Morinfen and Gallowbraid]]
  +
*[[Myojin of Night's Reach]]
  +
*[[Phyrexian]] invaders from three invasions, including:
  +
**[[Brudiclad]]
  +
**[[Greven il-Vec]]
  +
**[[Sheoldred]]
  +
**[[Tsabo Tavoc]]
  +
*[[Ramos]]
  +
*[[Selenia]]
  +
*[[Toshiro Umezawa]]
  +
*The [[Weaver King]]
  +
*[[Xantcha]]
 
}}
 
}}
   
 
==In-game references==
 
==In-game references==
 
{{in-game
 
{{in-game
  +
|cards=
  +
*<c>Academy at Tolaria West</c>
  +
*<c>Isle of Vesuva</c>
  +
*<c>Krosa</c>
  +
*<c>Llanowar</c>
  +
*<c>New Argive</c>
  +
*<c>Otaria</c>
  +
*<c>Riptide Island</c>
  +
*<c>Shiv</c>
  +
*<c>Talon Gates</c>
 
|associated=
 
|associated=
* <c>Dominaria's Judgment</c>
+
*<c>Dominaria's Judgment</c>
* <c>Teferi, Hero of Dominaria</c>
+
*<c>Invasion of Dominaria</c>
* <c>The Mending of Dominaria</c>
+
*<c>Teferi, Hero of Dominaria</c>
  +
*<c>The Mending of Dominaria</c>
  +
|art=
  +
*<c>Invasion Plans</c>
  +
*<c>Love Song of Night and Day</c>
 
|referred=
 
|referred=
* {{card|Amaranthine Wall}}
+
*{{card|Adarkar Wastes|Dominaria United}}
  +
*{{card|Amaranthine Wall}}
* <c>Armored Cancrix</c>
 
  +
*<c>Armored Cancrix</c>
* {{card|Assassinate|Time Spiral}}
 
* {{card|Atog|Mirrodin}}
+
*{{card|Assassinate|Time Spiral}}
  +
*{{card|Atog|Mirrodin}}
* <c>Bog Gnarr</c>
 
* <c>Bonesplitter Sliver</c>
+
*<c>Bog Gnarr</c>
* <c>Char-Rumbler</c>
+
*<c>Bonesplitter Sliver</c>
* <c>Destructive Flow</c>
+
*<c>Char-Rumbler</c>
* <c>Epicenter</c>
+
*<c>Clockwork Drawbridge</c>
* <c>Errant Doomsayers</c>
+
*<c>Destructive Flow</c>
  +
*<c>Epicenter</c>
* {{card|Fountain of Youth|Tenth Edition}}
 
  +
*<c>Errant Doomsayers</c>
* {{card|Frenzied Tilling|Invasion}}
 
  +
*{{card|Extinguish the Light|Dominaria United}}
* <c>Graphic Violence</c>
 
* {{card|Grizzly Bears|Fifth Edition}}
+
*{{card|Fountain of Youth|Tenth Edition}}
  +
*{{card|Frenzied Tilling|Invasion}}
* <c>Hunting Kavu</c>
 
  +
*{{card|Gerrard|Vanguard|PVAN}}
* <c>Implode</c>
 
* <c>Invasion Plans</c>
+
*<c>Graphic Violence</c>
  +
*{{card|Grizzly Bears|Fifth Edition}}
* <c>Jedit's Dragoons</c>
 
* {{card|Jungle Barrier|Apocalypse}}
+
*{{card|Heroic Charge|Dominaria United}}
* <c>Kavu Monarch</c>
+
*<c>Hunting Kavu</c>
* <c>Kavu Scout</c>
+
*<c>Implode</c>
* <c>Kyren Glider</c>
+
*<c>Infernal Sovereign</c>
* <c>Llanowar Envoy</c>
+
*<c>Jedit's Dragoons</c>
  +
*{{card|Jungle Barrier|Apocalypse}}
* <c>Mindlash Sliver</c>
 
  +
*<c>Kavu Monarch</c>
* {{card|Mirari's Wake|Commander's Arsenal}}
 
* <c>Navigator's Compass</c>
+
*<c>Kavu Scout</c>
* <c>Needlepeak Spider</c>
+
*<c>Kyren Glider</c>
  +
*<c>Leyline Immersion</c>
* {{card|Nicol Bolas|From the Vault: Dragons}}
 
  +
*{{card|Liliana Vess|Secret Lair|SLD|#=1455}}
* <c>Nomadic Elf</c>
 
* <c>Plague Spores</c>
+
*<c>Llanowar Envoy</c>
  +
*{{card|Llanowar Wastes||BRO}}
* <c>Planar Despair</c>
 
* <c>Planar Overlay</c>
+
*<c>Meeting of Minds</c>
  +
*<c>Mindlash Sliver</c>
* {{card|Planar Portal|Invasion}}
 
  +
*{{card|Mine Worker}}
* <c>Pledge of Loyalty</c>
 
  +
*{{card|Mirari's Wake|Commander's Arsenal}}
* <c>Prismatic Wardrobe</c>
 
  +
*{{card|Mishra|Vanguard|PVAN}}
* <c>Quagmire Druid</c>
 
* <c>Red-Hot Hottie</c>
+
*<c>Navigator's Compass</c>
* <c>Riptide Laboratory</c>
+
*<c>Needlepeak Spider</c>
  +
*{{card|Nicol Bolas|From the Vault: Dragons}}
* <c>Rite of Flame</c>
 
* <c>Sage of Epityr</c>
+
*<c>Nomadic Elf</c>
* <c>Saltblast</c>
+
*<c>Plague Spores</c>
  +
*<c>Planar Despair</c>
* {{card|Seismic Assault|Ultimate Masters}}
 
* <c>Skyshroud Blessing</c>
+
*<c>Planar Overlay</c>
  +
*{{card|Planar Portal|Invasion}}
* <c>Spirit of Resistance</c>
 
* <c>Sprout</c>
+
*<c>Pledge of Loyalty</c>
* <c>Squall Line</c>
+
*<c>Prismatic Wardrobe</c>
* <c>Strength of Unity</c>
+
*<c>Quagmire Druid</c>
  +
*<c>Red-Hot Hottie</c>
* {{card|Strip Mine|Vintage Masters}}
 
  +
*<c>Riptide Laboratory</c>
* {{card|Sunken Hope|Planeshift}}
 
* <c>Tempest Djinn</c>
+
*<c>Rite of Flame</c>
  +
*<c>Sage of Epityr</c>
* {{card|Terminate|Planeshift}}
 
  +
*<c>Saltblast</c>
* {{card|Tormod's Crypt|Magic 2013}}
 
* {{card|Tranquility|Invasion}}
+
*{{card|Seismic Assault|Ultimate Masters}}
* <c>Tremble</c>
+
*<c>Serra Faithkeeper</c>
* <c>Trespasser Il-Vec</c>
+
*<c>Silver Scrutiny</c>
* <c>Unyaro Bees</c>
+
*<c>Skyshroud Blessing</c>
  +
*<c>Spirit of Resistance</c>
* {{card|Urza's Mine|Double Masters|#=329}}
 
* <c>Utopia Vow</c>
+
*<c>Sprout</c>
* <c>Wandering Stream</c>
+
*<c>Squall Line</c>
* <c>Wrap in Vigor</c>
+
*<c>Strength of Unity</c>
  +
*{{card|Strip Mine|Vintage Masters}}
* <c>Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth</c>
 
  +
*{{card|Sunken Hope|Planeshift}}
  +
*<c>Tempest Djinn</c>
  +
*{{card|Terminate|Planeshift}}
  +
*{{card|Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive|Multiverse Legends|MUL}}
  +
*{{card|Tormod's Crypt|Magic 2013}}
  +
*{{card|Tranquility|Invasion}}
  +
*<c>Tremble</c>
  +
*<c>Trespasser Il-Vec</c>
  +
*<c>Unyaro Bees</c>
  +
*{{card|Urza's Mine|Double Masters|#=329}}
  +
*<c>Utopia Vow</c>
  +
*<c>Wandering Stream</c>
  +
*{{card|Wind-Scarred Crag|March of the Machine|MOM}}
  +
*{{card|Wooded Ridgeline|Dominaria United}}
  +
*<c>Wrap in Vigor</c>
  +
*<c>Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth</c>
 
}}
 
}}
   
==Maps of Dominaria ==
+
==Maps of Dominaria==
 
===Clickable map===
 
===Clickable map===
 
<imagemap>
 
<imagemap>
 
Image:Dominaria2.jpg|
 
Image:Dominaria2.jpg|
 
 
rect 71 46 120 63 [[Keld]]
 
rect 71 46 120 63 [[Keld]]
 
rect 28 94 78 111 [[Benalia]]
 
rect 28 94 78 111 [[Benalia]]
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rect 685 75 734 92 [[Shiv]]
 
rect 685 75 734 92 [[Shiv]]
 
</imagemap>
 
</imagemap>
  +
  +
===Interactive Map===
  +
{{Map:Dominaria}}
   
 
===Map gallery===
 
===Map gallery===
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File:Dominaria2.jpg|Dominaria (4205 AR)
 
File:Dominaria2.jpg|Dominaria (4205 AR)
 
File:Dominaria3.jpg|Dominaria (4205 AR) during the Rathi overlay
 
File:Dominaria3.jpg|Dominaria (4205 AR) during the Rathi overlay
File:Dominaria_globe_Stella.jpg|Dominaria globe created by now you were al. clamoring for an update on my Dominaria globe project.|date=June 23, 2019}}</ref>
+
File:Dominaria_globe_Stella.jpg|Dominaria globe created by [[Zack Stella]].<ref>{{TwitterRef|Zack_stella|1142852982226202624|author=[[Zack Stella]]|title=I know you were all clamoring for an update on my Dominaria globe project.|date=June 23, 2019}}</ref>
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
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==External links==
 
==External links==
* ''Dominian Chronicles'', by [[Pete V
 
</gallery>
 
 
==References==
 
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For the expansion of the same name, see Dominaria.

Dominaria
Dominariaglobe
Information
First seen Alpha
Last seen March of the Machine
Planeswalkers Urza, Karn, Nicol Bolas, Ugin, Venser, Embereck, Jared Carthalion, Masrath, Tessebik, Jaya Ballard, Bo Levar, Freyalise, Kristina, Teferi, Tevesh Szat, Windgrace, Dyfed, Jeska, Serra, Liliana Vess, Vram
Rabiah Scale 1[1]
Status Recovering from the second and third Phyrexian invasions
Demonym Dominarian

Dominaria (DAH-min-ARR-ee-uh;[2] archaic: Dominia Prime, the Wheel) is a plane whose name means "Song of Dominia". Both Nicol Bolas and the Numena claimed to have coined this name.[3][4] Dominaria was the Nexus of the Multiverse before the Mending.[5] It is the setting for the majority of Magic storylines. All early sets except for Arabian Nights and Homelands take place there; the Weatherlight Saga dealt with a devastating invasion of this world. After Scourge, storylines have been traveling to a different plane each block, though Dominaria has been revisited in the Time Spiral block, the eponymous Dominaria and Dominaria United, and The Brother's War. The Serra Angels referred to the plane of Dominaria as "The Wheel" because what happens there affects many other planes. Dominaria's Worldsoul is Gaea.[6]

Geography[ | ]

Sharing the name of its plane, the primary planet in Dominaria is almost fifty percent larger at the equator than Earth, giving it about two and a half times the surface area.[7] It has similar temperature ranges and seasons to Earth, with large but shallow seas occupying 80 percent of its surface. It has been theorized that Dominaria is hollow, a possible explanation for the fact that the planet despite its larger size has the same level of gravity as Earth.[8] During the Ice Age, Dominaria was the primary plane in the Shard of the Twelve Worlds. A Dominarian year takes 420 days of 24 hours, organized by most cultures into 12 months, each of 35 days.[7]

Although a full map of the plane had never been published, much had been written about its many landmasses. Even so, Wizards of the Coast employees such as Pete Venters and Brady Dommermuth had stated that there was still much left to explore. The map was finally published in 2018.[9][10]

The existence of the following continents has been acknowledged so far:

There are some other landmasses, although storyline experts are uncertain how they should be qualified.

  • Tolaria, an island far from any continent.
  • Caliman, a large island southeast of Jamuraa.
  • Corondor, often called a continent, but far smaller than any other continent.
  • Shiv, always called an island, but is, in fact, larger than Corondor.
  • Madara, a collection of islands reminiscent of Japan.
  • Verdenth, a large island between Jamuraa and Otaria.

There are also places of unknown location on Dominaria:

Astronomy[ | ]

Various Dominarian celestial objects are known, although their exact appearance and location are not:

  • The Mist Moon, Dominaria's only natural moon, is constantly shrouded by the mists of its murky atmosphere.[7] Its orbital period is 28 days.[12]
  • The Null Moon, an artificial moon that first appeared between the fall of the Thran Empire and the end of the Phyrexian Invasion.[7]
  • Jinuoe, a second planet in the solar system of Dominaria. Called the "evening star."[13]
  • Jyr, another planet[14][15]
  • Stars & Constellations
    • The Arms of Elysium, the most distinctive summer constellation in Terisiare. Composed of 40 stars, it often blots out other constellations.[16]
    • The Brazier, comprised of red stars[17]
    • The Broken Sword of Ennea, which contains 12 stars in a "distinctive pattern"[16]
    • The Dance of Snake and Frog, intersects the Brazier[17]
    • Ducklings[17]
    • The Great Eye, also called the Friend to Travelers[17]
    • The Lost Rat and its hole[16]
    • The Maiden’s Curls, which has a "gauzy white patch"[16]
    • The Pole Star[16]
    • The Spiked Serpent[16]
    • The Three Sisters, the first evening stars visible in Almaaz.[18]
    • The Two Dryads[16]

History[ | ]

The Time of Dragons[ | ]

According to legend, at the dawn of history on Dominaria, the Ur-Dragon soared through the Blind Eternities, brushing past the plane and spawning the forerunners of all dragonkind on Dominaria, the elder dragons.[19] Millennia later, the Elder Dragon War broke out across the plane, leaving only a few of these dragons alive.

Later, the Primeval Dragons Rith, Treva, Dromar, Crosis and Darigaaz conquered the globe and ruled it harshly until they were overthrown by human wizards, who stole their powers. Three of them, known as the Numena, killed the other two and governed for an unknown period.

The Thran[ | ]

After the Numena had fallen to infighting, there is a large gap in our knowledge of the history of Dominaria. We only know that in this gap the Thran Empire was founded on Terisiare. Around -5000 Argivian Reckoning this empire had outposts from Shiv to Caliman. However, a man named Yawgmoth managed to usurp most of the power in the empire, which led to both civil war and war with the various other countries of Dominaria. Eventually, the Thran Empire collapsed, but Yawgmoth survived, having traveled to Phyrexia where he would become godlike and turn the other Thran refugees into his monstrous servants. In the final moments before the Thran capital of Halcyon was destroyed, Rebbec managed to seal the portal between Dominaria and Phyrexia, locking Yawgmoth out for millennia.

The Time of Legends[ | ]

After the fall of the Thran, the technological advancement and mobility of Dominarians seemed to have dropped rapidly. The various continents all developed in their way. During this age, Jamuraa went through a time that could be called golden.

  • On Terisiare, artifice was rediscovered after the fall of the Thran, but magic existed only in several isolated places such as Argoth and Sumifa.
  • On Jamuraa, the country of Zhalfir was founded, which was probably the first human nation of that time to fully master magic.
  • On Corondor a dark age took place. A woman calling herself Sivitri Scarzam led her dragons to conquer the continent. Magic was abundant, but people like Geyadrone Dihada, Sol'Kanar the Swamp King, and Xarl Angel-Keeper abused it in seemingly endless conflicts over territory.

The Brothers' War[ | ]

With the birth of Urza, the first year of Argivian Reckoning began. Throughout their lives, Urza and his brother Mishra waged a war that ravaged Terisiare and in the final moment of their conflict, they sent all of Dominaria into an Ice Age. Both brothers were sons of an Argivian noble, but circumstances placed them at the head of the two sides of an old, slumbering conflict that was ignited by their hatred and misunderstandings.

The Brothers' War lasted 36 years and stripped Terisiare of most of its natural resources. In the final battle of the war, Urza activated the Golgothian Sylex on a completely ravaged Argoth. The ancient artifact released a blast that destroyed all of Argoth, created tidal waves that killed thousands, sent Dominaria into an Ice Age, shifted the entire planet off its axis, and created the Shard of the Twelve Worlds, disrupting the multiverse significantly.

The Dark[ | ]

The time between the Sylex Blast and the beginning of the Ice Age is called the Dark. It was a time in which countries across the plane fell and in which many people turned to religious zealotry as they interpreted the ever-growing winters as a sign of the coming end of the world. We only have detailed information about this time on Sarpadia and Terisiare.

  • On the continent of Sarpadia, the cooling of the world indirectly caused the fall of nearly all its empires. Orcs, goblins, and homarids left their ancestral lands looking for warmer places to live and got these by usurping the lands of dwarves and merfolk. In Havenwood the elves manipulated fungus to keep their food supply up in the harsh winters. Using the knowledge of the Order of the Ebon Hand they unknowingly created the Thallid, sentient fungi that would eventually overthrow them. In the end, the entire continent was overrun by the thrulls, engineered minions of the Order who first rebelled against their masters and then set out to overthrow all other potential enemies as well.
  • On Terisiare magic was only just being discovered and was brutally persecuted by the Church of Tal, causing wizards to join reclusive collectives like the City of Shadows and the Conclave of Mages. Goblin hordes were causing problems here and there, but they were defeated in Tivadar's Crusade. Ultimately, however, all the nations on Terisiare would fall to either infighting or the ever-growing ice. Only Storgard would survive until deep into the Ice Age.

The Ice Age[ | ]

Although the Ice Age must have affected all of Dominaria (we know that Zhalfir had to use magic to survive the cold), we only have detailed information on the events in Terisiare, and even then we primarily know only about the last few decades.

Near the end of the Ice Age there were two great powers on Terisiare: Kjeldor and the nomadic barbarians from Balduvia. These countries were in a constant power struggle but eventually set their problems aside to face the necromancer Lim-Dûl.

At the same time, a group of planeswalkers held a gathering on the Null Moon that would change the course of Dominaria. The planeswalkers were not happy with being trapped within the Shard of the Twelve Worlds and had gathered to think of a way of escaping. It turned out that some of them had conspired to betray the others: Faralyn, Leshrac and Tevesh Szat had planned to start a fight in which one of the planeswalkers would be killed, and then hoped to use the energy of this death to puncture the Shard for just long enough that they could escape. No planeswalker died, but the deaths of Chromium Rhuell and Ravidel proved enough to let the betrayers escape.

Tevesh Szat had to finish one other plan before he left. This planeswalker had always been obsessed with ending civilization and wanted to give Dominaria a goodbye present: eternal slumber under a thick layer of ice.

To prevent this from happening the other planeswalkers that were present at the Summit of the Null MoonFreyalise, Kristina of the Woods, and Taysir of Rabiah—made a plan. They used Jaeuhl Carthalion and the Amulet of Quoz to thwart Szat, and used several powerful magical objects—including Jodah's mirror and the Ice Cauldron—as well as the young Elder Druid Kaysa to cast the World Spell. This spell was as powerful as the Sylex Blast, but was channeled through the Safehavens, and ended both the Ice Age and the time of the Shard.

The Flood Ages[ | ]

With the World Spell, Dominaria heated up again and was restored to its original axis. This wasn't without its problems though, as Terisiare (and probably other continents as well) had to deal with rising sea levels and many new plagues. Tresserhorn, Fyndhorn, and many other places that had been powerful during the last years of the Ice Age were lost, while the School of the Unseen (previously named the City of Shadows and Lat-Nam) and Soldev were destroyed by a vengeful Lim-Dûl. Wrenna was taken over by a dark mage and Sheoltun's once-great power dwindled.

Not all was bad during these times. Many new nations flourished, such as Benalia, which replaced Sheoltun, and Yavimaya, where Fyndhorn refugees started a new life.

Some see the Flood Ages as a disaster as great as the Ice Age, but during it, modern Dominaria was born.

The "Empty Quarter"[ | ]

The time between the Flood Ages and the modern era of Dominaria used to be called the Empty Quarter since little was known about it. However, this term was introduced with the Legends set, and since then several stories have been released that take place in this "Empty" quarter, most notable of which is the first Legends Cycle and Urza's exploits in the Artifacts Cycle. Only Urza's story has a major impact on Dominaria as a whole instead of just on a single country.

Urza, who had become a planeswalker in the Sylex Blast, returned to Dominaria after ages of absence. During his travels, he discovered Phyrexia's plans for an invasion and set out to prevent this. This didn't go without difficulties though. His first large action against the Phyrexian sleeper agents caused the deaths of his companions Xantcha and Ratepe, while his attempts at building a time machine ended with the devastation of the island of Tolaria. Urza did many things to strengthen Dominaria against the coming invasion: he created The Legacy, started the Bloodline Project to create perfect warriors against Phyrexia, and gathered allies such as Multani of Yavimaya, the Viashino of Shiv, and angelic refugees from Serra's Realm.

Modern times[ | ]

Most of Magic's stories take place during this age (which was never officially named), including the prerevisionist novels and many of the comic books, as well as the Mirage Wars. Since this age was never officially named, it was also never given an official starting date. Modern times ended with the global Phyrexian Invasion. Several large events happened during this age:

  • The Mirage Wars, in which the wizard Kaervek tried to conquer the countries of north-western Jamuraa. The most important aspect of this war on a global level, however, would be the involvement of the planeswalker Teferi. His meddling with the time stream had lured Kaervek to Jamuraa in the first place and would have greater repercussions later on.
  • The Wizard's War on Aerona, reaching even as far as Lat-Nam. Greensleeves the archdruid and her brother Gull found the Stone Brain - an artifact giving them control over other wizards. They quickly became the heroes of ordinary people suffering from wars between raging mages. Many civilians, former wizards' slaves, and warriors from all the Domains joined Greensleeves's crusade against powerful mages, who in turn allied to oppose her and gain control over the Stone Brain. Greensleeves and her brother finally defeated the alliance of wizards, but their crusade was not over.

The Phyrexian Invasion[ | ]

In 4205 A.R. the Phyrexian Invasion finally began. Urza managed to rally a massive army, with the "Skyship Weatherlight" and its crew as its elite, and eventually, the Phyrexians were defeated, but at a very high cost. A full summary of the events can be found in Invasion, Planeshift and Apocalypse. (This page instead focuses on the lasting consequences of the war.)

  • The most obvious result of the war was the death of billions. Phyrexia had let a vast army and plagues loose on Dominaria, and after the war, Yawgmoth himself had traveled through the portal in the form of a giant death cloud, killing more people in mere minutes than the entire war had in a year.
  • During the battle against Yawgmoth, Weatherlight absorbed the white mana the Null Moon had been gathering ever since it was brought into orbit, almost 9000 years ago. The moon was destroyed and Dominaria's night sky was changed forever.
  • Teferi had decided he would rather avoid conflict than fight against the Phyrexians and so phased north-western Jamuraa and a large portion of Shiv out of existence, to return when it would be safe again. This action probably caused a small lowering of the sea level of Dominaria and promised to create even larger problems, as the removal of both landmasses created major rifts.
  • After hearing of the death of his daughter, the master-mage Barrin committed suicide by casting a devastating spell, said to be as powerful as the Sylex Blast, completely liquefying Tolaria, the results of which would create a rift.
  • The masterstroke of Yawgmoth's plan was the use of the plane of Rath. On this artificial plane Phyrexian troops had been building up for ages, and during the invasion, it was merged with Dominaria in the so-called Rathi Overlay. It transplanted legions of Phyrexian soldiers into Dominaria in a matter of moments but also altered Dominaria's geography. The Stronghold was placed inside a volcano in Urborg and the Skyshroud Forest was transplanted into Keld. It's unknown where other Rathi landmarks like the homes of the Kor, Vec and Dal ended up.
  • Finally, in the aftermath of the invasion, enormous streams of refugees left their ancestral homes for a new life on Otaria, one of the few places not ravaged completely by the Invasion. This created even greater depopulation in the countries they left.

The Coming of Karona[ | ]

After the Invasion, Otaria was the only place where civilization had not been destroyed, or at least hurt badly, by Phyrexian forces. Ironically, it was here that only a hundred years later several other cataclysmic events happened.

  • Karn had left Dominaria after the Invasion, but wanted to keep an eye on the plane nonetheless. He created several probes for this purpose, but one of them, which would later be called the Mirari, was defective. The Mirari somehow channeled vast amounts of mana that several people tried to use for their good. Eventually, the barbarian Kamahl thrust the Mirari (which had been attached to his sword) into the ground of the Krosan forest. From here the Mirari kept pulsating mana across the entire continent, causing mutations in the entire population until Karn took it back to Argentum.
  • The Numena returned since each of them had developed a method to reincarnate. They were each brought into being via a ‘mother figure' and when these mother figures (Phage, Akroma and Zagorka) died in one moment a being called Karona was brought into being. She destroyed several cities on Otaria, but she was mana-incarnate and her presence greatly influenced the planar stability of Dominaria as well. Though she was eventually slain, the disruption caused by Karona's appearance had a lasting impact.
  • Slivers were cloned in Empress Llawan's Riptide Project. They quickly overran the island and eventually made it to the mainland, where some of them were present at Karona's "birth". The magical backlash of this fused those slivers into the Sliver Overlord. Later, slivers spread all over Dominaria.

Rift Era[ | ]

Dominaria lay in ruins.[20][21] Nations that had survived the Phyrexian Invasion had to face the legacy of the accumulated apocalyptic events on their homeplane. These apocalypses have left Dominaria a toxic husk, almost devoid of vegetation.[22] The Sylex Blast generated one of the first tears in the fabric of time and space, known as rifts. The destruction of Urza's time machine had created, in turn, another rift in Tolaria. Similar events occurred during the Rathi Overlay in Urborg when the Stronghold was transplanted into one of the island's volcanoes, and in Keld where Freyalise deposited the overlaid Skyshroud forest. Others were also in existence above Shiv and Zhalfir, phased out of the time stream by the planeswalker Teferi.

Karona's appearance also had a lasting impact. When she was created, only she had access to the mana on the plane. When she died, although Dominaria's magical power became accessible again, its flow had changed, becoming difficult to access and cutting off the land from its life source. Karona's death also changed the inherent properties of the time rifts, making them a more deadly phenomenon. They started to draw all mana from the plane, causing mana droughts that devastated all forms of life on the plane and distorted their environments. Dominaria became almost uninhabitable, covered in salt flats, acidic lakes, lightning storms, dustbowls, and worse. Those who survived struggled for their lives in this barren and toxic world.

The mysterious rifts weren't only mana thieves. They connected Dominaria to its alternate realities, where history could choose another way for past, present, or even possible futures. Many people were lost in those rifts finding themselves in another reality, but also many creatures emerged from them. Soon, Dominarian wizards adapted to this new environment, mastering temporal chaos rather than becoming its victims.

Teferi, feeling it right to return Dominaria to its whole state, came home to this wasteland. After determining to fix what he had caused, he recruited the necessary help of several Dominarian inhabitants and restored Shiv to its place in the world, sealing the time rift over Shiv at the cost of his Planeswalker's Spark.[23]

Many other lasting effects were caused by the sealing of the time rifts.

  • Freyalise sacrificed her life and her adopted home of Skyshroud to seal the rift over Keld.
  • Windgrace sacrificed himself to seal the rift over the Stronghold in Urborg. An aspect of Windgrace's life force remained, protecting his homeland for all time.
  • Karn was sent back in time to close the massive rift over Tolaria. He succeeded at the cost of his spark but saw a fearsome vision of what was to come and fled to his plane of Argentum.
  • Jeska used part of Radha's life force to seal the rift over Zhalfir, removing the phased-out portion of Jamuraa from the multiverse.
  • Jeska closed the rift at Yavimaya, sacrificing Radha's spark and temporarily destroying Multani.
  • Nicol Bolas sealed the rift at Madara using the unwilling Leshrac as a sacrifice.
  • Jeska finally closed the most massive rift over Otaria. This killed Jeska and also caused the Mending, a multiversial change of the planeswalker's spark. Planeswalkers lost their immortality and godlike powers and much of their additional magic power.

Age of Renewal[ | ]

Following the Mending, mana on Dominaria began to stabilize again and new centers of civilization like New Benalia and Tolaria West came into being, though time-lost creatures continued to surface on occasion. Vitality flowed back into the land.[24] The replete mana caused rapid growth and accelerated recovery.[5] After generations of peaceful development, much of Dominaria has managed to rebuild the cultures of its past. Benalia, New Argive, the Tolarian Academies, and Femeref all thrive as primarily human societies, while the Vodalian Merfolk, the Llanowar Elves, the treefolk of Yavimaya have all also flourished in recent decades and Multani was reborn. Crater lakes, overgrown war machines, and ancient ruins are inscrutable reminders of a long and eventful history.

The fate of Otaria is questionable.[5] Shortly after the Mending, the Cabal began to grow in strength outside of that continent, and came under the control of the Demonlord Belzenlok.[25]

Second Phyrexian Invasion[ | ]

The Second Phyrexian Invasion of Dominaria took place in 4562 AR and was initiated by New Phyrexia. The Praetor Sheoldred traveled to Dominaria through the Planar Bridge. With help of the Society of Mishra, Rona, and a resurrected Ertai, she created an army of compleated Argivians, sleeper agents, monstrosities, and resurrected Phyrexian War Machines. The Coalition was renewed, and the two armies clashed at the Battle of the Mana Rig on Shiv. Although the Coalition won a pyrrhic victory, they quickly began preparations for the Phyrexians' inevitable return.[26]

A month later, the Phyrexians returned in full force. Hundreds of battles exploded across Dominaria.[6] After being rejoined by Tezzeret, Rona's Forces attacked Urza's Tower, where Teferi Akosa and other planeswalkers were constructing the Temporal Anchor, and she seriously wounded Jodah with her glaive. However, she was wounded by Elspeth Tirel in return, and Tezzeret spirited her away.[27] The Phyrexian forces suffered defeat.[28]

The Phyrexians returned once again as Dominaria was a target in New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse.[29] Already on guard after Sheoldred's initial assault, the defenders rallied forces from the across the realm, such as the nation of Shiv,[30] Braids,[31] Yargle and Multani. The Phyrexians toppled tributes to Serra in favor of idols of Elesh Norn.[32] The planeswalker defenders of Dominaria were not named.

Inhabitants[ | ]

Sapient races[ | ]

Artificial[ | ]

Other[ | ]

Languages[ | ]

  • The language of the Argonian Elves (spoken circa 0 AR)[34]
  • Cyclops
    • Contains only fifty words, ten of which mean "kill."[35]
  • Old Draconic
  • Ancient Druidic
    • Kavu translates either to "ever watchful" or to "carved from stone"[36]
  • Old Elvish, once spoken in Llanowar
    • Llonya translates to "dryad."[37]
  • Fallaji, the primary language of the Fallaji Empire (spoken circa 0 AR and during the Brothers' War)[38]
  • Goblin[39]
    • Kher translates to "big mountain."[40]
    • The word for "flying" is more accurately translated as "falling slowly."[41]
  • Keldon
    • Dialects include High Keldon and Common Keldon.
  • Minotaur[42]
    • Hurloon, the most common dialect among Minotaur-speaking humans.
    • Talruum, mutually intelligible with Hurloon.
      • Lacks a word for "surprised" [43]
  • The outlander language, also known as Argivian, Old Argivian, and Yotian (spoken circa 0 AR)[44]
    • It has major dialects spoken in Argive, Korlis, and Yotia which are sometimes considered to be their own languages.
    • The High Argivian dialect uses a pictographic writing system.[45]
    • Koilos translates to "Secret."[46]
  • Old Sarpadian, the ancient language of both Icatia and the Order of the Ebon Hand, and the lingua franca for the continent and surrounding islands for over a millennium.[47]
  • The language of the Scryb[48]
    • Kamf translates to "blanket."[48]
    • R's are rolled.[48]
  • Sumifan (spoken circa 0 AR), a tonal language with trills and warbles [44]
  • Thran (spoken circa -5000 AR)
    • Karn translates to "strength."[49][50]
    • Emeth translates to "Truth," and "Meth" translates to "Death."[51] These two words, and their use on Golems, are taken directly from Hebrew mythology.
    • "Gamalgoth" translates to "creature garden"[51]
    • Very few people after the Brothers' War could read Thran: Urza, Jodah, and the students of the Tolarian Academy among them.[52]
    • Its writing system looked like squares, triangles, and circles repeating and overlapping.[52]
  • Trader, spoken by cat warriors in Jamuraa.
  • Viashino
    • Contains a specific word for catastrophes at the Mana Rig.[53]
  • Voda, spoken by citizens in the Orvadan Empire and was a common language throughout the Domains.[54]
  • Old Vodalian[55]
  • Zegonian, spoken by natives of the city during the Brothers' War.[38]
  • Zhalfirin[57]
    • Fethe, the root of "Femeref," translates to "judgment."

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