Magic: The Gathering – Guilds Of Ravnica

Description

Guilds of Ravnica is the 79th Magic: The Gathering expansion; while it is not part of a block, this set is functionally the first part of a Ravnica focused storyline set on the plane of Ravnica. This set focuses on the following Ravnica guilds The Selesnya Conclave is a religious institution that preaches ‘harmony between nature and civilization and from that balance, peace will come’, however, ‘these Conclave mages are no pacifists. They can fight on par with the other nine guilds, and they always fight as one’. The Boros Legion serve as Ravnica’s military, break up fights between the guilds and are generally aggressive. The Golgari Swarm believe that ‘death, and sometimes undeath, is a natural and crucial part of nature’s cycle. Consequently, many of their ranks practice necromancy’ and the guild manages the life-death cycle for the city since ‘dead matter supplies nutrients to the living’. The Izzet League is ‘a collection of mad scientists, wizards and drakes that are seek to push magical science to the limits, and then break those limits with glee’. House Dimir is a guild of shadows, lies and deception and is formed by ‘a complex and secretive network of spies, informants, assassins, and agents that all work to infiltrate other guilds and gather information of all levels regardless of importance’. Released on October 5 2018.