| Spirit-Gem | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| Origin | Meditation Plane |
| Creator | Ugin |
| User | Nicol Bolas, Liliana Vess |
| Status | Disappeared |
The Spirit-Gem was a mystic artifact that was metaphysically tied to the Meditation Realm. Nicol Bolas used to wear it between his horns.
Description[ | ]
The Spirit-Gem was a smooth, egg-shaped stone with a silken sheen. Its color was between gold and silver.[1] The Spirit-Gem can reveal its possessor's “true, best self” and allows Ugin to communicate with its holder. Bolas used the Spirit-Gem as a channel to absorb the planeswalker's sparks that he had harvested through the Elderspell during the War of the Spark.[2]
History[ | ]
Liliana Vess recovers the Spirit-Gem.
Bolas found the gem in the Meditation Realm after killing his brother Ugin, unaware that it was made from a piece of Ugin's essence. Recognizing its connection to the plane, Bolas claimed it as his own and wore it for millennia as a symbol of his supremacy.[3] After Ugin was resurrected as a Spirit Dragon, he used his connection with the Spirit-Gem to observe Bolas and the events of the War, even without being on Ravnica. After Bolas's defeat, Liliana Vess picked up the Spirit-Gem before she planeswalked away.[2][1]
In Caligo on Dominaria, Ugin briefly spoke through the Gem to Araithia Shokta and appeared to Liliana Vess, explaining that Liliana would have to make a choice on her path to redemption.[1] Araithia would become visible to everyone when she held the gem. Later, when Liliana held the Spirit-Gem in one hand and the Chain Veil in the other, the Spirit-Gem began to glow. As it disappeared, Liliana dropped the Veil and gave it up. The Gem's location is officially unknown, although it presumably returned to Ugin.
Trivia[ | ]
- The Spirit-Gem looks similar to, but is separate from, the Gem of Becoming.[4]
In-game references[ | ]
- Referred to:
References[ | ]
- ↑ a b c Greg Weisman (November 2019). "War of the Spark: Forsaken". Del Rey.
- ↑ a b Greg Weisman (April 2019). "War of the Spark: Ravnica". Del Rey.
- ↑ Jay Annelli (2022). Magic: The Gathering - The Visual Guide, DK. ISBN-13 978-0744061055.
- ↑ Monty Ashley. (August 23, 2012). "What's that gem?". Magic: The Gathering. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 24, 2012.