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| − | Kaldheim was first featured on the card <c>Skybreen</c> in the 2009 ''[[Planechase]]'' set.<ref>{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/planes-planechase-2009-12-30|The Planes of ''Planechase''|[[Doug Beyer]]|September 02, 2009}}</ref> In the ''[[Magic 2014/Duels of the Planeswalkers|Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014]]'' game, Kaldheim was the location of the ultimate |
+ | Kaldheim was first featured on the card <c>Skybreen</c> in the 2009 ''[[Planechase]]'' set.<ref>{{DailyRef|savor-flavor/planes-planechase-2009-12-30|The Planes of ''Planechase''|[[Doug Beyer]]|September 02, 2009}}</ref> In the ''[[Magic 2014/Duels of the Planeswalkers|Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014]]'' game, Kaldheim was the location of the ultimate antagonist [[Ramaz]]. In 2021, it is the setting of the eponymous ''[[Kaldheim]]'' set. |
==Description== |
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Kaldheim is a top-down Norse mythology-inspired inspired plane; Magic's take on what a world inspired by Vikings might look like.[1][2]
History in the game
Kaldheim was first featured on the card Skybreen in the 2009 Planechase set.[3] In the Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 game, Kaldheim was the location of the ultimate antagonist Ramaz. In 2021, it is the setting of the eponymous Kaldheim set.
Description
It seems Kaldheim is metaphysically close to Ixalan.[4][5] Kaldheim is steeped in storytelling and song, and all of its denizens share a common ethos: it is a plane of warriors who boast of their great deeds and yearn to die heroically in battle, who fight hard and celebrate harder, and where great tales pass into myth through the ages.[6] Mountains of the plane are known for their scouring winds and the frigid temperatures that generate a frosty deterrent to magic.
History
At some point in the past the Einir gods ruled the realms, but they were replaced by the Skoti, which became the new pantheon. The defeated Einir became the plane's elves.[7]
Notable locations
- Skybreen, a mountain range inhabited by a primitive barbarian race.
- The Skelle Mire, a dreary swamp where a light is never a good sign.[8]
- The Cosmos
- The Ten Realms
Inhabitants
- Gods[9]
- Human Berserkers
- Dwarves
- Elves
- Wood Elves
- Shadow Elves
- Wood Elves
- Giants
- Shapeshifters.
- Angels (valkyries)
Planeswalker visitors
- Angrath (he visited the plane, but it is not his home plane.[4])
- Chandra Nalaar[10]
- Kaya[11]
- Niko Aris[12]
- Ramaz[10]
- Tibalt[6]
- Tyvar Kell[13]
Trivia
- The name "Kaldheim" literally means "cold home" in several North Germanic languages, such as Old Norse, Icelandic, and Norwegian Nynorsk. "Home" means "land", "realm" or "world" in this context, like in Old Norse Jǫtunheimr "land of the giants" or "Giants' home". The word heimr was used along with the word garðr lit. "yard" (as in Miðgarðr lit. "Midyard") in the names of various realms in Norse mythology.
References
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (September 1, 2020). "Zendikar Debut and Announcement Day Recap". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 8, 2020). "Is Kaldheim a top-down Norse Mythology inspired plane?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (September 02, 2009). "The Planes of Planechase". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b R&D Narrative Team (January 17, 2018). "Glimpse the Far Side of the Sun". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Alison Luhrs on Twitter
- ↑ a b Wizards of the Coast (December 14, 2020). "Welcome to the Face-Melting World of Kaldheim". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Gerritt Turner (December 14, 2020). "Creating Tyvar Kell". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Flavor text for Darkbore Pathway
- ↑ Nick Miller (October 20, 2020). "WizKids Announces Third Wave of MTG Unpainted Miniatures". StarCityGames.
- ↑ a b Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014
- ↑ Procoretech (November 12, 2020). "Bored so enhancing bad photos of rubbish seems fine.. oh and, Bearded Axe". Reddit.
- ↑ Gerritt Turner (December 14, 2020). "Creating Tyvar Kell". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Gerritt Turner (December 14, 2020) "Creating Tyvar Kell"