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+ | |birthplace= [[Nephalia]], [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] |
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+ | |lifetime= [[Mending Era]]; [[Compleation|Compleated]] between 4561 and 4562; Died 4562 |
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+ | |race=[[Devil|Half-devil]] [[Human]] [[Phyrexian]] [[Planeswalker]]<br>Formerly [[Devil|Half-devil]] [[Human]] [[Planeswalker]] |
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| + | '''Tibalt''' was a [[red]]-aligned, secondary in [[black]], [[Devil|half-devil]] [[human]] [[planeswalker]] from the dark world of [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]]. On [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]], Tibalt assumed the identity of '''Valki, God of Lies''' after imprisoning the real [[Valki]] in [[Karfell]].<ref name=":0" /> During the events of ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'', he was [[Compleation|compleated]], and presumably killed by [[Tyvar Kell]] .<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.tumblr.com/seananmcguire/706808344235720704/did-tibalt-die-in-the-one-story|title=Did Tibalt die in the ONE story?|author=[[Seanan McGuire]]|date=January 18th, 2023|publisher=Tumblr.com}}</ref> |
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| − | '''Tibalt''' is a [[red]]-aligned, secondary in [[black]], [[Devil|half-devil]] [[human]] [[planeswalker]] from the dark world of [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]]. |
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| ⚫ | Tibalt was a red-skinned man with two prominent horns. He was an empath specializing in pain, causing it, and drawing power from it. The pain is not limited to physical damage, as he had magic capable of instilling despair and exacerbating emotional weaknesses<ref name=":Awaken" />. He loved to have fun in his own way, which was bringing pain and misfortune to those around him. He could feel this pain and even sought it out, to heighten it, and revel within it. He cared not for others, being selfish and sadistic to an almost inhuman degree. |
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| + | As a Phyrexian, Tibalt was now a mess of bony plates and protrusions connected by raw, braided sinew, recognizable as himself only through the smirk on the remaining fleshy portion of his face.<ref name="Impossible"/> His tail, previously bifurcated only at the tip, was split all the way to the base, and terminated in two stingers that drip [[glistening oil]]. |
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+ | Tibalt was primarily [[red]]-aligned, and secondary in [[black]] mana. When battling Chandra, he remarked that her flames couldn't hurt him, revealing a remarkable resistance to fire considering Chandra's flames had previously caused [[Ob Nixilis]] trouble. He also has the ability to create [[illusion]]s.<ref name=":Awaken" /> As he planeswalked, he disappeared in a mass of orange cinders like burning paper.<ref name=":Demons">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-4-demons-realm-2021-01-27|Episode 4: Into the Demons' Realm|[[Roy Graham]]|January 27, 2021}}</ref> |
==History== |
==History== |
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===Ascension=== |
===Ascension=== |
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| + | [[File:Tibalt Wicked Tormentor.jpg|left|thumb|291x291px|After his [[Planeswalker's spark|spark]] is ignited, Tibalt begins tormenting victims throughout the [[The Multiverse|Multiverse]].]] |
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| − | Tibalt began life in Nephalia, an apprentice to one of the province's many [[Skaberen]], but he lacked the skills required for the work of stitching together the dead. His repeated failures drove him into isolation, and |
+ | Tibalt began life in Nephalia, as an apprentice to one of the province's many [[Skaberen]], but he lacked the skills required for the work of stitching together the dead. His repeated failures drove him into isolation, and he nursed a growing hatred there. In frustration, he turned his talents toward the realm of the living, using what his master had taught him to explore the true thresholds of the mortal frame. His experiments sought the limits of living organisms to withstand pain. |
| − | Tibalt began simply, using only common vermin, but the further he sank into his work, the bigger his subjects became, larger animals and eventually he moved |
+ | Tibalt began simply, using only common vermin, but the further he sank into his work, the bigger his subjects became, larger animals and eventually he moved on to people. He took in vagrants, unwitting people stepping into their own deaths. As if summoned by the evil nature of these vile experiments, devils began to gather near Tibalt's laboratory at night, whispering in their diabolic, chittering tongues. |
Fascinated with his work, they sought to assist him, offering Tibalt insights into his obsession, the very nature of pain. Empowered with such horrible knowledge, Tibalt grew even more sadistic and more careless. But his descent hardly went unnoticed. His neighbors began talking, whispers passed around between the townsfolk of the terrible things they suspected. Tibalt continued on, oblivious to the rumors surrounding him. |
Fascinated with his work, they sought to assist him, offering Tibalt insights into his obsession, the very nature of pain. Empowered with such horrible knowledge, Tibalt grew even more sadistic and more careless. But his descent hardly went unnoticed. His neighbors began talking, whispers passed around between the townsfolk of the terrible things they suspected. Tibalt continued on, oblivious to the rumors surrounding him. |
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| − | It was only a matter of time before an inquisitor's boot kicked in the door of his laboratory. Holy warriors poured into his workshop and found him in a room filled with jabbering devils and torture devices. Tibalt was caught red-handed. His crimes would finally be answered, and the severity of them called for only one punishment: execution. However, though he may have ignored the townsfolk who whispered, he was not without foresight. |
+ | It was only a matter of time before an inquisitor's boot kicked in the door of his laboratory. Holy warriors poured into his workshop and found him in a room filled with jabbering devils and torture devices. Tibalt was caught red-handed. His crimes would finally be answered, and the severity of them called for only one punishment: execution. However, though he may have ignored the townsfolk who whispered, he was not without foresight. At that moment, cornered, he invoked a potent and hateful spell built from the devils' utterances and his own grim discoveries. The spell fused his own essence with the devils at his side. Power flooded him, but at a cost; at that moment he experienced all the suffering that he had inflicted upon others. The shock and trauma ignited Tibalt's [[spark]] and he was flung across the [[Blind Eternities]], away from his executioners. |
===Tibalt vs. Sorin=== |
===Tibalt vs. Sorin=== |
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+ | [[File:Tibalt-Rakish-Instigator.jpg|thumb|281x281px|Together with [[Davriel Cane]], Tibalt leads an army of devils during the War of the Spark.]] |
Despite the peril of returning, Tibalt continued to return to his homeplane, taking a special delight in the torment of the Innistradi population. It was during one of these trips that he discovered the world in more peril than he could ever recall before, and it thrilled him. However, he soon encountered another of his kind, the vampire [[Sorin Markov]] who was attempting to spoil the diabolic fun of those that preyed on humanity. Tibalt decided that he had to interfere if for nothing else, just to torment the ancient walker.<ref>''[[Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt]]''</ref> |
Despite the peril of returning, Tibalt continued to return to his homeplane, taking a special delight in the torment of the Innistradi population. It was during one of these trips that he discovered the world in more peril than he could ever recall before, and it thrilled him. However, he soon encountered another of his kind, the vampire [[Sorin Markov]] who was attempting to spoil the diabolic fun of those that preyed on humanity. Tibalt decided that he had to interfere if for nothing else, just to torment the ancient walker.<ref>''[[Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt]]''</ref> |
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===War of the Spark=== |
===War of the Spark=== |
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| − | Tibalt was lured to [[Ravnica]] by the [[Interplanar Beacon]], and immediately became trapped there due to [[Bolas]]'s use of the [[Immortal Sun]]. Alongside many other planeswalkers and Ravnicans, he [[War of the Spark (event)|fought]] against the [[Eternal]]s of Bolas' [[Dreadhorde]], although Tibalt also delighted in tormenting civilians and causing wanton destruction. He led an army of demons and devils alongside the [[Diabolist|diabolist]] [[Davriel Cane]].<ref name="Weisman Ravnica novel">[[Greg Weisman]] (April 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Ravnica]]''". Del Rey.</ref> |
+ | Tibalt was lured to [[Ravnica]] by the [[Interplanar Beacon]], and immediately became trapped there due to [[Bolas]]'s use of the [[Immortal Sun]]. Alongside many other planeswalkers and Ravnicans, he [[War of the Spark (event)|fought]] against the [[Eternal]]s of Bolas' [[Dreadhorde]], although Tibalt also delighted in tormenting civilians and causing wanton destruction. He led an army of demons and devils alongside the [[Diabolist|diabolist]] [[Davriel Cane]].<ref name="Weisman Ravnica novel">[[Greg Weisman]] (April 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Ravnica]]''". Del Rey.</ref> Tibalt survived the battle, as he was one of the many planeswalkers who left Ravnica and escaped to safety as soon as Chandra disabled the Immortal Sun. |
| + | ===Kaldheim=== |
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| − | Tibalt survived the battle, as he was one of the many planeswalkers who left Ravnica and escaped to safety as soon as Chandra disabled the Immortal Sun.<ref name="IDW"/>[[File:Tibalt magic.jpg|left|thumb|333x333px|Tibalt using his torment magic against Chandra.]] |
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| + | At some point prior to the events of ''[[Kaldheim]]'', Tibalt was ambushed by [[Vorinclex]], who infected him with [[phyresis]] and held him hostage to make "a distraction" while the beast would [[compleat]] [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]].<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-3-saga-tibalt-2021-01-20|Kaldheim Episode 3: The Saga of Tibalt|[[Roy Graham]]|January 20, 2021}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Tibalt deceived the [[god]] [[Valki]] and imprisoned him in magical chains, keeping the god imprisoned in the dungeon of King [[Narfi]]'s palace in [[Karfell]]. In exchange for keeping Valki imprisoned, Tibalt promised access to the best [[treasure]]s of the other realms for Narfi when the [[Doomskar]] began. Assuming Valki's identity, Tibalt began his scheme and spread chaos across the realms of Kaldheim. In [[Surtland]], Tibalt warned the frost [[giant]]s of an incursion of Torga [[Troll]]s that had awakened from a long slumber. In [[Bretagard]], he promised the vicious [[Skelle]] clan the return of their [[demon]] master, [[List of secondary characters#Kaldheim|Varragoth]]. In [[Starnheim]], Tibalt used the [[Sword of the Realms]] and opened an [[Omenpath]] for [[Koma]] to enter the realm and spread destruction. All across the realms of Kaldheim, Tibalt sowed the seeds of war and chaos.<ref name=":0">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-3-saga-tibalt-2021-01-20|Kaldheim Episode 3: The Saga of Tibalt|[[Roy Graham]]|January 20, 2021}}</ref> Tibalt (disguised as Valki) visited King [[Harald]] in [[Skemfar]] and advised the King to prepare his army for the coming war. Suspicious of this "Valki", [[Tyvar Kell]] began to follow and investigate the "god" through the realms.<ref name=":Awaken">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-2-awaken-trolls-2021-01-13|Episode 2: Awaken the Trolls|[[Roy Graham]]|January 13, 2021}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Kaya]] found Tibalt rallying the [[Troll#Kaldheim|Trolls]] of [[Gnottvold]] to war. Using the Sword, Tibalt escaped both his enemies into the realm of [[Immersturm]]. |
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| + | The pair followed Tibalt and took the Sword of the Realms from Tibalt, but not before he had created a Doomskar. Lead by Varragoth, thousands of demons streamed through a giant rift in space to attack another realm.<ref name=":Demons"/> |
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| + | ===Compleation and death=== |
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| + | At some point, Tibalt was fully compleated.<ref name="Impossible">{{DailyRef|magic-story/assault-on-new-phyrexia-or-episode-4-impossible-odds|Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 4: Imposible Odds|[[Seanan McGuire]]|January 16, 2023}}</ref> He and Ajani dueled Tyvar and Elspeth on the walkway to the Seedcore. Now a nightmare of bony plates and protrusions connected by raw, braided sinew, he was recognizable as himself only through the smirk on the remaining fleshy portion of his face. His tail, always bifurcated at the tip, had split all the way to the base, and now terminated in two wicked stingers that dripped [[glistening oil]]. While mostly fighting Tyvar in combat, he also traumatized Elspeth with his pain magic. Tyvar ultimately covered Tibalt with [[hexgold]], neutralizing his pain magic, grabbed both tail stingers in his hands, and used them to stab Tibalt in the heart. Tibalt fell from the Basilica into the depths of the Spheres.<ref name="Inevitable">{{DailyRef|magic-story/assault-on-new-phyrexia-or-episode-5-inevitable-resolutions|Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 5: Inevitable Resolution|[[Seanan McGuire]]|January 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.tumblr.com/seananmcguire/706808344235720704/did-tibalt-die-in-the-one-story|title=Did Tibalt die in the ONE story?|author=[[Seanan McGuire]]|date=January 18, 2023|publisher=Coolstuffinc.com}}</ref> |
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| + | ==In other media== |
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===Plaguing Chandra=== |
===Plaguing Chandra=== |
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| + | {{Ambiguous}} |
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| − | After the [[War of the Spark (event)|War of the Spark]], Tibalt began harassing [[Chandra Nalaar]].<ref name="IDW"/> He confronted her on Zendikar, using his magic to influence the inner pain she felt about failing Gideon. After a brief fight, his magic proved too much for the Pyromancer in her current state of self-pity. Aiming to torment her and revel in the pain, he unleashed an attack on Chandra that caused her to planeswalk away from Zendikar. |
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| ⚫ | After the [[War of the Spark (event)|War of the Spark]], Tibalt began harassing [[Chandra Nalaar]].<ref name="IDW" /> He confronted her on Zendikar, using his magic to influence the inner pain she felt about failing Gideon. After a brief fight, his magic proved too much for the Pyromancer in her current state of self-pity. Aiming to torment her and revel in the pain, he unleashed an attack on Chandra that caused her to planeswalk away from Zendikar.[[File:Tibalt magic.jpg|left|thumb|333x333px|Tibalt using his torment magic against Chandra.]]Tibalt traveled to Kaladesh sometime later to find Chandra's mother, and learn more about the planeswalker. He bound and tortured the Consul until he was interrupted by the sudden appearance of Ajani and the pyromancer herself.<ref name="IDW"/> Fleeing to his homeplane, Tibalt was aided by a horde of [[devil]]s and overwhelmed his opponents. Gloating, he revealed that on [[Ravnica]] he had felt Chandra's pain screaming through the [[aether]] and that he had followed her to [[Regatha]] to find out if he could hurt her even more. He admitted he thrives on physical torment, psychic misery, and emotional anguish. Chandra realized that Tibalt's aim is for her to lose herself, and he might be more evil than [[Bolas]] for that. Her self-confidence asserted itself, and she now knows that her guilt and sadness won't go away, but that it doesn't mean she has to be weakened by it. She was done feeding Tibalt, who she called a parasite. She knocked him out and delivered him to the local authorities to deal with. Tibalt was locked up by the local militia in a new rune-enforced prison that they claim can contain supernatural beings. |
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| ⚫ | Tibalt traveled to Kaladesh sometime later to find Chandra's mother, and learn more about the planeswalker. He bound and tortured the Consul until he was interrupted by the sudden appearance of Ajani and the pyromancer herself.<ref name="IDW"/> Fleeing to his homeplane, Tibalt was aided by a horde of [[devil]]s and overwhelmed his opponents. Gloating, he revealed that on [[Ravnica]] he had felt Chandra's pain screaming through the [[aether]] and that he had followed her to [[Regatha]] to find out if he could hurt her even more. He admitted he thrives on physical torment, psychic misery, and emotional anguish. Chandra realized that Tibalt's aim is for her to lose herself, and he might be more evil than [[Bolas]] for that. Her self |
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| + | *Tibalt used the [[Sword of the Realms]] he stole from [[Koll]] after killing the [[dwarf]] blacksmith, to wreak havoc on [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]]. |
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| + | **[[Kaya]] and [[Tyvar Kell|Tyvar]] retrieved the Sword and hand it over to its true owner, [[Halvar]]. |
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+ | ==Trivia== |
| + | *Tibalt narrates the teaser for - and is the primary antagonist of the cinematic for [[Kaldheim]].<ref>{{YouTubeRef|2MI2XA-qgpk|Kaldheim Teaser – Magic: The Gathering|channel=Magic: The Gathering|date=December 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{YouTubeRef|VR2lpx4tJmE|Kaldheim Official Cinematic (Extended Cut) — Magic: The Gathering|channel=Magic: The Gathering|date=February 5, 2021}}</ref> |
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| − | Tibalt somehow planeswalked to [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]]. There, he impersonates the [[god]] [[Valki]] and seeks to steal the [[Sword of the Realms]] in order to use it to bring chaos. At some point, prior to the events of the story, he was ambushed by [[Vorinclex]], who infected him and held him hostage to make "a distraction" while he compleats the plane. Luckily (or not), Tibalt was going to cause chaos anyways.<ref>https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/episode-3-saga-tibalt-2021-01-20</ref> |
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| + | *In the video game ''[[Magic: The Gathering Arena]]'', Tibalt is voiced by Lukas Larsson.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10967214/characters/nm2110334|title=Lukas Larsson as Tibalt|publisher=IMDB}}</ref> |
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| + | *Tibalt is currently the only compleated planeswalker in canon who has not yet gotten a card with the [[Compleated]] mechanic. |
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| + | ==In other media== |
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| + | ===Boom comics=== |
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| + | {{Boom!}} |
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| + | ====Dominaria==== |
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| + | Tibalt and [[Davriel Cane]] visited the [[Stronghold]] at [[Urborg]], where they encountered [[Chandra Nalaar]] and dueled her. Because Tibalt wanted to carry Chandra's face around in his pocket, he didn't leave right away. Unfortunately for him, [[Garruk Wildspeaker]] was on his trail and ambushed him, cutting off his tail.<ref name="Magic 11">MacKay, Jed. (2022). ''[[Magic (BOOM! comic)|Magic]]''. Iss 11.</ref> (non-[[List of storyline sources|canon]]) |
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==Planes visited== |
==Planes visited== |
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*[[Alara]] ([[Esper]]) <ref name="Forsaken">[[Greg Weisman]] (November 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Forsaken]]''". Del Rey.</ref> |
*[[Alara]] ([[Esper]]) <ref name="Forsaken">[[Greg Weisman]] (November 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Forsaken]]''". Del Rey.</ref> |
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| + | *[[Capenna]]<ref name="Magic 18">[[Jed MacKay]] (2022). ''[[Magic (BOOM! comic)|Magic]]''. Iss 18. Boom!</ref> (non-canon) |
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| + | *{{plane|Dominaria}}<ref name="Magic 11"/> (non-[[List of storyline sources|canon]]) |
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*[[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] |
*[[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] |
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| − | *[[Kaladesh]] |
+ | *[[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]] |
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| + | *[[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]]<ref name="Odds">{{DailyRef|magic-story/assault-on-new-phyrexia-or-episode-4-impossible-odds|Assault On New Phyrexia - Episode 4: Impossible Odds|[[Seanan McGuire]]|January 16, 2023}}</ref> |
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*[[Ravnica]] |
*[[Ravnica]] |
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*[[Regatha]] <ref name="IDW">Vita Ayala (2018) "[[Magic: The Gathering - Chandra]] #1", [[IDW Publishing]]</ref> |
*[[Regatha]] <ref name="IDW">Vita Ayala (2018) "[[Magic: The Gathering - Chandra]] #1", [[IDW Publishing]]</ref> |
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| + | }} |
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==Planeswalkers met== |
==Planeswalkers met== |
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| − | *[[Ajani Goldmane]] |
+ | *[[Ajani Goldmane]]<ref name="Odds"/> |
| + | *[[Angrath]]<ref name="Magic 19"/> (non-canon) |
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| + | *[[Arlinn Kord]]<ref name="Magic 19"/> (non-canon) |
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*[[Chandra]] |
*[[Chandra]] |
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*[[Davriel Cane]] |
*[[Davriel Cane]] |
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| + | *[[Elspeth Tirel]]<ref name="Odds"/> |
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| + | *[[Garruk Wildspeaker]]<ref name="Magic 11"/> (non-[[List of storyline sources|canon]]) |
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*[[Gideon Jura]] |
*[[Gideon Jura]] |
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| + | *[[Huatli]]<ref name="Magic 19"/> (non-canon) |
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| + | *[[Isona Maive]]<ref name="Magic 19"/> (non-canon) |
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| + | *[[Jace Beleren]]<ref name="Odds"/> |
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| + | *[[Kaito Shizuki]]<ref name="Odds"/> |
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*[[Kaya]]<ref name=":Awaken" /> |
*[[Kaya]]<ref name=":Awaken" /> |
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| + | *[[Koth of the Hammer]]<ref name="Odds"/> |
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| + | *[[Liliana Vess]]<ref name="Magic 19"/> (non-canon) |
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| + | *[[Niko Aris]]<ref name="Magic 11">MacKay, Jed. (2022). ''[[Magic (BOOM! comic)|Magic]]''. Iss 11.</ref> (non-[[List of storyline sources|canon]]) |
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| + | *[[Ral Zarek]]<ref name="Magic 19">MacKay, Jed. (2022). ''[[Magic (BOOM! comic)|Magic]]''. Iss 19.</ref> (non-[[List of storyline sources|canon]]) |
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| + | *[[Rowan Kenrith]]<ref name="Magic 19"/> (non-canon) |
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| + | *[[Saheeli Rai]]<ref name="Magic 19"/> (non-canon) |
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*[[Sorin Markov]] |
*[[Sorin Markov]] |
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| + | *[[Teferi Akosa]]<ref name="Magic 18"/> (non-canon) |
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*[[Tezzeret]]<ref name="Forsaken">[[Greg Weisman]] (November 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Forsaken]]''". Del Rey.</ref> |
*[[Tezzeret]]<ref name="Forsaken">[[Greg Weisman]] (November 2019). "''[[War of the Spark: Forsaken]]''". Del Rey.</ref> |
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| − | *[[Tyvar Kell]]<ref name=": |
+ | *[[Tyvar Kell]]<ref name=":Demons"/> |
| + | *[[Vivien Reid]]<ref name="Magic 19"/> (non-canon) |
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| + | *[[Vraska]]<ref name="Magic 19"/> (non-canon) |
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| + | *[[Will Kenrith]]<ref name="Magic 19"/> (non-canon) |
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| + | }} |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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File:Tibalt chandra.jpg|Tibalt is immune to Chandra's flames. |
File:Tibalt chandra.jpg|Tibalt is immune to Chandra's flames. |
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File:Sorin and Tibalt.jpg|Key art: Sorin vs Tibalt. |
File:Sorin and Tibalt.jpg|Key art: Sorin vs Tibalt. |
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| + | File:TibaltWorldTree.jpg|Concept art of Tibalt and the [[World Tree]]. |
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File:Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor.jpg|Tibalt spreads chaos in [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]]. |
File:Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor.jpg|Tibalt spreads chaos in [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]]. |
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| + | File:TibaltKoma.png|Tibalt schemes on Kaldheim. |
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| + | File:TibaltConcept.jpg|Tibalt wielding the [[Sword of the Realms]] in the [[Bretagard|Aldergard forest]]. |
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| + | File:TibaltConcept2.jpg|Tibalt opens an [[omenpath]] to [[Immersturm]]. |
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| + | File:TibaltConcept3.jpg|Tibalt on Kaldheim. |
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| + | File:TibaltTrailer1.png|Tibalt opens the omenpath in the Kaldheim trailer. |
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| + | File:TibaltTrailer2.png|Tibalt in the Kaldheim trailer. |
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File:Tibalt’s Trickery.jpg|<c>Tibalt’s Trickery</c> |
File:Tibalt’s Trickery.jpg|<c>Tibalt’s Trickery</c> |
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| + | File:Tibalt MTGA avatar KHM.png|[[Magic: The Gathering Arena]] avatar. |
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| + | File:Tyvar vs. Tibalt Compleat.png|A compleated Tibalt fighting Tyvar |
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| + | | {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-2-awaken-trolls-2021-01-13|Episode 2: Awaken the Trolls}} || [[Roy Graham]] || 2021-01-13 || ''[[Kaldheim]]'' || [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]] || [[Kaya]], Tibalt, [[Tyvar Kell]] |
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| + | | {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-3-saga-tibalt-2021-01-20|Episode 3: The Saga of Tibalt}}|| [[Roy Graham]] || 2021-01-20 || ''[[Kaldheim]]'' || [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]] || Tibalt |
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| + | | {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-4-demons-realm-2021-01-27|Episode 4: Into the Demons' Realm}} || [[Roy Graham]] || 2021-01-27 || ''[[Kaldheim]]'' || [[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]] || [[Kaya]], Tibalt, [[Tyvar Kell]], [[Varragoth]] |
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| + | |{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/assault-on-new-phyrexia-or-episode-4-impossible-odds|Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 4: Impossible Odds}} || [[Seanan McGuire]] || 2023-01-16 || ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'' || [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]] || [[Elspeth Tirel]], [[Koth of the Hammer]], [[Melira]], [[Kaya Cassir]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Tyvar Kell]], [[Kaito Shizuki]], [[Himoto]], [[Karn]], [[Ajani Goldmane]], Tibalt |
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 16 April 2024
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| Race |
Half-devil Human Phyrexian Planeswalker Formerly Half-devil Human Planeswalker |
| Birthplace | Nephalia, Innistrad |
| Lifetime | Mending Era; Compleated between 4561 and 4562; Died 4562 |
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Tibalt was a red-aligned, secondary in black, half-devil human planeswalker from the dark world of Innistrad. On Kaldheim, Tibalt assumed the identity of Valki, God of Lies after imprisoning the real Valki in Karfell.[1] During the events of Phyrexia: All Will Be One, he was compleated, and presumably killed by Tyvar Kell .[2]
Appearance and characteristics[ | ]
Tibalt was a red-skinned man with two prominent horns. He was an empath specializing in pain, causing it, and drawing power from it. The pain is not limited to physical damage, as he had magic capable of instilling despair and exacerbating emotional weaknesses[3]. He loved to have fun in his own way, which was bringing pain and misfortune to those around him. He could feel this pain and even sought it out, to heighten it, and revel within it. He cared not for others, being selfish and sadistic to an almost inhuman degree.
As a Phyrexian, Tibalt was now a mess of bony plates and protrusions connected by raw, braided sinew, recognizable as himself only through the smirk on the remaining fleshy portion of his face.[4] His tail, previously bifurcated only at the tip, was split all the way to the base, and terminated in two stingers that drip glistening oil.
Tibalt was primarily red-aligned, and secondary in black mana. When battling Chandra, he remarked that her flames couldn't hurt him, revealing a remarkable resistance to fire considering Chandra's flames had previously caused Ob Nixilis trouble. He also has the ability to create illusions.[3] As he planeswalked, he disappeared in a mass of orange cinders like burning paper.[5]
History[ | ]
Ascension[ | ]
After his spark is ignited, Tibalt begins tormenting victims throughout the Multiverse.
Tibalt began life in Nephalia, as an apprentice to one of the province's many Skaberen, but he lacked the skills required for the work of stitching together the dead. His repeated failures drove him into isolation, and he nursed a growing hatred there. In frustration, he turned his talents toward the realm of the living, using what his master had taught him to explore the true thresholds of the mortal frame. His experiments sought the limits of living organisms to withstand pain.
Tibalt began simply, using only common vermin, but the further he sank into his work, the bigger his subjects became, larger animals and eventually he moved on to people. He took in vagrants, unwitting people stepping into their own deaths. As if summoned by the evil nature of these vile experiments, devils began to gather near Tibalt's laboratory at night, whispering in their diabolic, chittering tongues.
Fascinated with his work, they sought to assist him, offering Tibalt insights into his obsession, the very nature of pain. Empowered with such horrible knowledge, Tibalt grew even more sadistic and more careless. But his descent hardly went unnoticed. His neighbors began talking, whispers passed around between the townsfolk of the terrible things they suspected. Tibalt continued on, oblivious to the rumors surrounding him.
It was only a matter of time before an inquisitor's boot kicked in the door of his laboratory. Holy warriors poured into his workshop and found him in a room filled with jabbering devils and torture devices. Tibalt was caught red-handed. His crimes would finally be answered, and the severity of them called for only one punishment: execution. However, though he may have ignored the townsfolk who whispered, he was not without foresight. At that moment, cornered, he invoked a potent and hateful spell built from the devils' utterances and his own grim discoveries. The spell fused his own essence with the devils at his side. Power flooded him, but at a cost; at that moment he experienced all the suffering that he had inflicted upon others. The shock and trauma ignited Tibalt's spark and he was flung across the Blind Eternities, away from his executioners.
Tibalt vs. Sorin[ | ]
Together with Davriel Cane, Tibalt leads an army of devils during the War of the Spark.
Despite the peril of returning, Tibalt continued to return to his homeplane, taking a special delight in the torment of the Innistradi population. It was during one of these trips that he discovered the world in more peril than he could ever recall before, and it thrilled him. However, he soon encountered another of his kind, the vampire Sorin Markov who was attempting to spoil the diabolic fun of those that preyed on humanity. Tibalt decided that he had to interfere if for nothing else, just to torment the ancient walker.[6]
War of the Spark[ | ]
Tibalt was lured to Ravnica by the Interplanar Beacon, and immediately became trapped there due to Bolas's use of the Immortal Sun. Alongside many other planeswalkers and Ravnicans, he fought against the Eternals of Bolas' Dreadhorde, although Tibalt also delighted in tormenting civilians and causing wanton destruction. He led an army of demons and devils alongside the diabolist Davriel Cane.[7] Tibalt survived the battle, as he was one of the many planeswalkers who left Ravnica and escaped to safety as soon as Chandra disabled the Immortal Sun.
Kaldheim[ | ]
Using the Sword of the Realms, Tibalt can open the Omenpaths and thus travel between the realms of Kaldheim.
At some point prior to the events of Kaldheim, Tibalt was ambushed by Vorinclex, who infected him with phyresis and held him hostage to make "a distraction" while the beast would compleat Kaldheim.[8]
Tibalt deceived the god Valki and imprisoned him in magical chains, keeping the god imprisoned in the dungeon of King Narfi's palace in Karfell. In exchange for keeping Valki imprisoned, Tibalt promised access to the best treasures of the other realms for Narfi when the Doomskar began. Assuming Valki's identity, Tibalt began his scheme and spread chaos across the realms of Kaldheim. In Surtland, Tibalt warned the frost giants of an incursion of Torga Trolls that had awakened from a long slumber. In Bretagard, he promised the vicious Skelle clan the return of their demon master, Varragoth. In Starnheim, Tibalt used the Sword of the Realms and opened an Omenpath for Koma to enter the realm and spread destruction. All across the realms of Kaldheim, Tibalt sowed the seeds of war and chaos.[1] Tibalt (disguised as Valki) visited King Harald in Skemfar and advised the King to prepare his army for the coming war. Suspicious of this "Valki", Tyvar Kell began to follow and investigate the "god" through the realms.[3] Meanwhile, Kaya found Tibalt rallying the Trolls of Gnottvold to war. Using the Sword, Tibalt escaped both his enemies into the realm of Immersturm.
The pair followed Tibalt and took the Sword of the Realms from Tibalt, but not before he had created a Doomskar. Lead by Varragoth, thousands of demons streamed through a giant rift in space to attack another realm.[5]
Compleation and death[ | ]
At some point, Tibalt was fully compleated.[4] He and Ajani dueled Tyvar and Elspeth on the walkway to the Seedcore. Now a nightmare of bony plates and protrusions connected by raw, braided sinew, he was recognizable as himself only through the smirk on the remaining fleshy portion of his face. His tail, always bifurcated at the tip, had split all the way to the base, and now terminated in two wicked stingers that dripped glistening oil. While mostly fighting Tyvar in combat, he also traumatized Elspeth with his pain magic. Tyvar ultimately covered Tibalt with hexgold, neutralizing his pain magic, grabbed both tail stingers in his hands, and used them to stab Tibalt in the heart. Tibalt fell from the Basilica into the depths of the Spheres.[9][10]
In other media[ | ]
Plaguing Chandra[ | ]
 | This article or section discusses story elements that may not be considered canon. |
After the War of the Spark, Tibalt began harassing Chandra Nalaar.[11] He confronted her on Zendikar, using his magic to influence the inner pain she felt about failing Gideon. After a brief fight, his magic proved too much for the Pyromancer in her current state of self-pity. Aiming to torment her and revel in the pain, he unleashed an attack on Chandra that caused her to planeswalk away from Zendikar.
Tibalt using his torment magic against Chandra.
Tibalt traveled to Kaladesh sometime later to find Chandra's mother, and learn more about the planeswalker. He bound and tortured the Consul until he was interrupted by the sudden appearance of Ajani and the pyromancer herself.[11] Fleeing to his homeplane, Tibalt was aided by a horde of devils and overwhelmed his opponents. Gloating, he revealed that on Ravnica he had felt Chandra's pain screaming through the aether and that he had followed her to Regatha to find out if he could hurt her even more. He admitted he thrives on physical torment, psychic misery, and emotional anguish. Chandra realized that Tibalt's aim is for her to lose herself, and he might be more evil than Bolas for that. Her self-confidence asserted itself, and she now knows that her guilt and sadness won't go away, but that it doesn't mean she has to be weakened by it. She was done feeding Tibalt, who she called a parasite. She knocked him out and delivered him to the local authorities to deal with. Tibalt was locked up by the local militia in a new rune-enforced prison that they claim can contain supernatural beings.
Artifacts acquired[ | ]
- Tibalt used the Sword of the Realms he stole from Koll after killing the dwarf blacksmith, to wreak havoc on Kaldheim.
Trivia[ | ]
- Tibalt narrates the teaser for - and is the primary antagonist of the cinematic for Kaldheim.[12][13]
- In the video game Magic: The Gathering Arena, Tibalt is voiced by Lukas Larsson.[14]
- Tibalt is currently the only compleated planeswalker in canon who has not yet gotten a card with the Compleated mechanic.
In other media[ | ]
Boom comics[ | ]
| This article or section discusses story elements that are canon only in the BOOM! comics. |
Dominaria[ | ]
Tibalt and Davriel Cane visited the Stronghold at Urborg, where they encountered Chandra Nalaar and dueled her. Because Tibalt wanted to carry Chandra's face around in his pocket, he didn't leave right away. Unfortunately for him, Garruk Wildspeaker was on his trail and ambushed him, cutting off his tail.[15] (non-canon)
Planes visited[ | ]
Planeswalkers met[ | ]
- Ajani Goldmane[18]
- Angrath[19] (non-canon)
- Arlinn Kord[19] (non-canon)
- Chandra
- Davriel Cane
- Elspeth Tirel[18]
- Garruk Wildspeaker[15] (non-canon)
- Gideon Jura
- Huatli[19] (non-canon)
- Isona Maive[19] (non-canon)
- Jace Beleren[18]
- Kaito Shizuki[18]
- Kaya[3]
- Koth of the Hammer[18]
- Liliana Vess[19] (non-canon)
- Niko Aris[15] (non-canon)
- Ral Zarek[19] (non-canon)
- Rowan Kenrith[19] (non-canon)
- Saheeli Rai[19] (non-canon)
- Sorin Markov
- Teferi Akosa[17] (non-canon)
- Tezzeret[16]
- Tyvar Kell[5]
- Vivien Reid[19] (non-canon)
- Vraska[19] (non-canon)
- Will Kenrith[19] (non-canon)
Gallery[ | ]
Tibalt on Regatha.
Tibalt is always looking for new ways to torture his victims.
“Pained defiance or shameful surrender—every reaction is a pleasant surprise.”
Tibalt uses Pia as bait to attract Chandra.
Tibalt is immune to Chandra's flames.
Key art: Sorin vs Tibalt.
Concept art of Tibalt and the World Tree.
Tibalt spreads chaos in Kaldheim.
Tibalt schemes on Kaldheim.
Tibalt wielding the Sword of the Realms in the Aldergard forest.
Tibalt opens an omenpath to Immersturm.
Tibalt on Kaldheim.
Tibalt opens the omenpath in the Kaldheim trailer.
Tibalt in the Kaldheim trailer.
Magic: The Gathering Arena avatar.
A compleated Tibalt fighting Tyvar
Story appearances[ | ]
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Set | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 2: Awaken the Trolls | Roy Graham | 2021-01-13 | Kaldheim | Kaldheim | Kaya, Tibalt, Tyvar Kell |
| Episode 3: The Saga of Tibalt | Roy Graham | 2021-01-20 | Kaldheim | Kaldheim | Tibalt |
| Episode 4: Into the Demons' Realm | Roy Graham | 2021-01-27 | Kaldheim | Kaldheim | Kaya, Tibalt, Tyvar Kell, Varragoth |
| Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 4: Impossible Odds | Seanan McGuire | 2023-01-16 | Phyrexia: All Will Be One | New Phyrexia | Elspeth Tirel, Koth of the Hammer, Melira, Kaya Cassir, Jace Beleren, Tyvar Kell, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Karn, Ajani Goldmane, Tibalt |
| Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 5: Inevitable Resolutions | Seanan McGuire | 2023-01-16 | Phyrexia: All Will Be One | New Phyrexia | Jace Beleren, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Kaya Cassir, Elspeth Tirel, Ajani Goldmane, Tyvar Kell, Tibalt, Elesh Norn,Tamiyo, Nahiri, Nissa Revane |
In-game references[ | ]
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References[ | ]
- ↑ a b Roy Graham (January 20, 2021). "Kaldheim Episode 3: The Saga of Tibalt". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Seanan McGuire (January 18th, 2023). "Did Tibalt die in the ONE story?". Tumblr.com.
- ↑ a b c d e Roy Graham (January 13, 2021). "Episode 2: Awaken the Trolls". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Seanan McGuire (January 16, 2023). "Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 4: Imposible Odds". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c Roy Graham (January 27, 2021). "Episode 4: Into the Demons' Realm". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt
- ↑ Greg Weisman (April 2019). "War of the Spark: Ravnica". Del Rey.
- ↑ Roy Graham (January 20, 2021). "Kaldheim Episode 3: The Saga of Tibalt". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Seanan McGuire (January 16, 2023). "Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 5: Inevitable Resolution". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Seanan McGuire (January 18, 2023). "Did Tibalt die in the ONE story?". Coolstuffinc.com.
- ↑ a b c Vita Ayala (2018) "Magic: The Gathering - Chandra #1", IDW Publishing
- ↑ Kaldheim Teaser – Magic: The Gathering (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (December 17, 2020).
- ↑ Kaldheim Official Cinematic (Extended Cut) — Magic: The Gathering (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (February 5, 2021).
- ↑ Lukas Larsson as Tibalt. IMDB.
- ↑ a b c d MacKay, Jed. (2022). Magic. Iss 11.
- ↑ a b Greg Weisman (November 2019). "War of the Spark: Forsaken". Del Rey.
- ↑ a b Jed MacKay (2022). Magic. Iss 18. Boom!
- ↑ a b c d e f Seanan McGuire (January 16, 2023). "Assault On New Phyrexia - Episode 4: Impossible Odds". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k MacKay, Jed. (2022). Magic. Iss 19.
- ↑ Zac Hill (April 13, 2012). "Walk For Two". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
