| Shadowspear | |
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| Characteristics | |
| Origin | Theros |
| Creator | Elspeth Tirel |
| User | Elspeth Tirel |
| Status | Unknown |
Shadowspear is a legendary equipment artifact spear from Theros.
Description[ | ]
While in Ilysia on Theros, something began disturbing Elspeth Tirel's rest.[1] The planeswalker Ashiok had been spreading their unique brand of nightmares throughout Theros, and not even the Underworld was safe from such dark power. Each night in her dreams, Elspeth relived her traumatic past, and her twisted memories were all too delicious for Ashiok to ignore. During such a nightmare, Elspeth pulled Heliod's spear, Khrusor, from her dream which in real life became Shadowspear.[2]
Elspeth eventually staged an escape from the Underworld, gathering allies and followers on her path for vengeance against Heliod. Elspeth claimed that Shadowspear was the true Khrusor and that Heliod's spear was a fake. Due to the nature of belief in Theros, when mortals started to acknowledge Shadowspear as the true Khrusor, Heliod's spear weakened to the point of shattering when clashing against Elspeth's weapon. The God of the Sun was forced to yield and Erebos imprisoned him in the Underworld forever. By defeating his most hated enemy, Elspeth won the God of the Dead's eternal gratitude and permission to return to the world of the living.
Shadowspear's status after Elspeth left Theros is unknown.
Trivia[ | ]
- At the Minneapolis 2023 Unknown Event, the spear was featured on a card called Luxior and Shadowspear which was a team-up of the two weapons that Elspeth wielded.
- Shadowspear has been used for two different skinned cards - Morgul-Knife in the The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set and for Totec's Spear in the Tomb Raider Secret Lair Drop.
Gallery[ | ]
Morgul-Knife skinned variant
Totec's Spear skinned variant
In-game references[ | ]
- Represented in:
- Depicted in:
References[ | ]
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (December 16, 2019). "The Theros Beyond Death Story on Cards". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (January 10, 2020). "Theros Beyond Death Story Summary". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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