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The [[Multiverse]] of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' is a shifting space of unique, disconnected worlds, called [[plane]]s. The [[Blind Eternities]] between those worlds are unknown and impenetrable to the artifice of most cultures, but can be freely traveled by rare individuals, [[planeswalkers]], who possess an intrinsic [[spark]] that frees them from ordinary limits. The stories of the Multiverse span millennia and numerous planes.

The earliest stories often center on the plane of [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]. They tell of the evolution of the [[Phyrexia]]ns from the ancient [[Thran]], and their repeated invasions of Dominaria. These are the stories of the planeswalker [[Urza]], his [[The Brothers' War|war]] with his brother [[Mishra]], his generations-long efforts to prepare Dominaria for the next assault of the Phyrexians, and the many cataclysms that Dominaria weathered as a consequence of a war in which the ends justified any means.

There are stories from many other planes, and the ongoing narrative weaves among them. Among the most common destinations is the city-planet of [[Ravnica]], the site of the [[War of the Spark]], in which many planeswalkers died and the dragon [[Nicol Bolas]] was defeated by his brother, [[Ugin]]. The interdimensional monstrosities known as the [[Eldrazi]] have been fought and trapped on both the ancient plane of [[Zendikar]] and the haunted world of [[Innistrad]]. In spite of Urza's long war, the Phyrexians escaped total extinction and have re-emerged on [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]]. Among the often-independent planeswalkers, [[The Gatewatch|a group]] has recently committed themselves to protecting the Multiverse against these threats that are bigger than any one world.

Most new stories are freely available as chapters of the [[Magic Story]] column on the [[Wizards of the Coast]] website. An outline of each set's story can be pieced together from the physical cards marked as [[Story Spotlight]]s. Some stories have been published in novels and comics, although some of these, especially the oldest examples, may contradict the current lore.

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*[[Jace Beleren]]
*[[Chandra Nalaar]]
*[[Gideon Jura]]
*[[Liliana Vess]]
*[[Teferi]]
*[[Nicol Bolas]]
*[[Tezzeret]]
*[[Dovin Baan]]
*[[Vraska]]
*[[Ral Zarek]]
*[[Domri Rade]]
*[[Kaya]] 
*[[Ugin]]
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* [[Arlinn Kord]] <!-- could move to cast if she becomes an inter-block character -->
* [[Avacyn]]
** [[Church of Avacyn]]
** The [[Cursemute]]
** [[Innistrad Moon|Innistrad's Moon]]
* [[Falkenrath]], [[Markov]], [[Stromkirk]], and [[Voldaren]] [[vampire]]s
* [[Gavony]]
* [[Kessig]]
* [[Nephalia]]
* [[Stensia]]
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* [[Planes]] in the [[Multiverse]]
** [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]]
** [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]]
** [[Zendikar (plane)|Zendikar]]
** [[Tarkir]]
** [[Theros (plane)|Theros]]
** [[Ravnica]]
** [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]
* [[List of planeswalkers|Planeswalkers]]
* The [[Mending]]
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* [[Brothers' War]]
* [[Ice Age]]
* [[Weatherlight Saga]]
** [[Urza]]
** [[Yawgmoth]]
** [[Gerrard]]
** [[Karn]]
* [[New Phyrexia (plane)|Mirrodin and New Phyrexia]]
* The [[Guildpact (spell)|Guildpact]]
* [[Rift|Time rifts]] and the [[Mending]]
** The [[Great Aurora]] of [[Lorwyn (plane)|Lorwyn]]
* The [[Conflux (event)|Conflux]] of [[Alara]]
* The [[Eye of Ugin|release]] of the [[Eldrazi]]
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{{Cat|Events}} |
{{Cat|Innistrad}} |
{{Cat|Kaladesh}} |
{{Cat|Kamigawa}} |
{{Cat|Lorwyn–Shadowmoor}} |
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{{Cat|Mirrodin}} |
{{Cat|Rath}} |
{{Cat|Ravnica}} |
{{Cat|Phyrexians}} |
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