The Guildless of Ravnica | Guilds of Ravnica and Ravnica Allegiance

Ravnica has always been controlled by the powerful guilds, but despite the lack of focus given to them, there are many guildless people on the plane who live outside that power. As Magic returns to the popular streets of Ravnica for Murders at Karlov Manor, let's cast our minds back a bit further to the last time we visited the city plane: 2018-19's Guilds of Ravnica block.
With the city in the midst of a cold war, what's causing all the political tension? How have the guilds changed in response to the rising climate? And how are the lives of all those ordinary unguilded people affected by the ever shifting landscape? Luckily all those answers can be had by pressing play.
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[@PrincessPeetch]

Small error at 2:25, those dates are for the original rtr, not guilds 😅

[@ChillinNGrillin]

Looks like he’s got to remake the video 😬

[@silvermyr]

Oop! Ah well, cheers for pointing that out! Annoyingly I can't bloody edit it after the fact so instead I'm gonna leave your comment pinned 👍

[@xyriliawhitestrake7263]

Unironically I almost had an existential crisis hearing that it was in 2012. I had to look it up. 2018 makes sense to my brain.

[@stephenmsf]

Oh my God it's here

[@ryank002]

I know right

[@AntiVectorTV]

I love that the Rakdos lend a hand to help because it turns out a big evil dragon coming to take over your city is REALLY bad for your circus business.

[@Yuug-Makuug]

If the eternal army lacked anything (other than flesh and free will), it's a sense of humor.

[@U1TR4F0RCE]

I wonder given that Rakdos like Niv is ancient was he also aware at least vaguely of the deeds or powers of the Horned One?

[@lucasriddle3431]

@@U1TR4F0RCE There's a big difference between 'ancient' and 'ancient, hyperintelligent, seeking out all the knowledge he can over tens of millenia'. Niv knew in advance about the multiverse, and he probably learnt about Bolas from those same extraplanar-originating sources. Rakdos has made no such efforts, he's been alternatively sleeping and partying for his ten-thousand-plus years of existence.

[@ty_sylicus]

"Niv-Mizzet DIED?!" .... "He got better."

[@CityState_of_Valletta]

Yeah as a die-hard Niv-Mizzet obsessed magic player I spat out my water when I read the flavor text on Firemind's Vessel

[@andrewfornes5320]

Call an ambulance! .... but not for me!

[@Reluxthelegend]

Can't wait for the Guildless Rebellion set.

[@faerievandal]

there's really something to be said about how guilds and allegiance created a film noir atmosphere through the art, narrative, and character interaction while murders was just a mess of tropes and references and detective hats

[@SlowUnpacking]

I love how Bolas promises the guilds to people while he doesn't even control them yet.

[@theotheralan5511]

It's what predators do, they figure out what you want and promise it to you. I miss that writer and the novels.

[@SlowUnpacking]

@@theotheralan5511 I don't know about lions haha. But I think the writer of wots still writes comics if that's what you mean

[@doublee343]

30:33 Niv and Bolas are my two favorite mtg characters and I absolutely LOVED the depiction of their duel in The Gathering Storm! And even if there was never a card which depicted Niv’s death, I’m pretty sure Finale of Promise at least depicts that massive first attack that he uses in the fight.

[@MagusFlorren]

Honestly... you are so charismatic and full of charm. Really enjoy your videos and your presence adds a lot to the quality of your videos.

[@wiiloveu7878]

Babe wake up! New Guildless of Ravnica video just came out! (This is going to be so good I can just feel it!)

[@AbsolXGuardian]

1:00:49 Using your idea for the Dimir's visual direction could be used to make some really fun where's waldo style card art. Like imagine a blue black card with mechanics that would work for a card about spying, but a name and art about a guildless crowd scene. But there's a Dimir agent in the crowd, no visual language of importance drawing your eye to them. Heck maybe a cycle of cards of guildless or low rank crowd shots with the same spy in different clothes in each. And they're different colors, but they're all about damage from within- either to your opponent or to yourself (a self sacrifice card that powers combos). The white, red, and green cards all feel off color in their effects.

[@blackdragonxtra]

I love how the three Guilds that feel the most active against Bolas are the ones made from his color shard.

[@andrewfornes5320]

I noticed that too! When it was first coming out, I would've placed money on the guilds following him being Dimir, Rakdos and Izzet tbh... but they 180'd us.

[@winter945]

​@@andrewfornes5320given niv-mizzet's previous... interactions with ravnicas other intelligent dragons in the past (he killed them all) it makes sense he would not want his guild following aome other dragon who just turned up. Rakdos would be similar I imagine, and the dimir are hard to make a read on because it's the dimir, they aren't allways obvious in what they're up to

[@burnoutvaughan]

It took a year, but so glad to see this come out, this inspired an entire DnD series me and my friends did and it was all thanks to the love and care Silver Myr put into the first two videos, thanks man, and if you ever wanna play in a DnD Ravnica game hit me up lol

[@martinp1467]

Same!! The campaign is still ongoing over here!!

[@andrewfornes5320]

Niv-Mizzet being calm and collected while all the time, feeling fear.. something that he doesnt even recognize is perfect. He is such a cool character.

[@ducktheseraph]

I applaud you that you pronounce Orzhov correctly. The phonetics of "zh" is why I love listening to Russian and French so much. Or-zov just sounds silly.

[@patrikvojtas7806]

also, lot of ravnican names are based on Czech so that's a good pointer to what direction to take the pronunciation

[@EmberAwoken]

Not the Myr thirst trap pics at 16:16. Pigeon shoulders ftw.

[@neminem233]

Just started binging this series and just wanted to say your voice acting is actually pretty cool and adds quite a bit of texture to the whole plane.

[@MrZDMan]

Eyyy Guildless 3 hype! Congrats man! Great work, keep it up!

[@hughmungas4724]

Such a good synopsis. I have always had trouble with staying entertained with a long mtg lore video but these always manage to keep me hooked, keep up the great work

[@theunease5541]

Oh boy, I'm sure you are thrilled to look at the set on Ravnica that is explicitly NOT themed around the guilds. I haven't read the story yet but I am definitely going to because I'm seeing some divisive opinions on it. I know a lot of people aren't liking the set as a whole, but I like the mechanics and the general concept and vibe. What I can tell, without even reading the story is that we are seeing ravnica from a perspective we haven't really seen before, (on the cards at least) which is interesting and cool. Anyway, I like your videos. Good stuff. Keep it up. I can't wait to see what you think of murders at karlov manor.

[@doublee343]

I’ve been looking forward to this! Your earlier videos were super helpful for me planning my Ravnica DND campaign. Thanks so much for all the effort you put into these!

[@infinitedaryl2267]

Thanks for this! I am putting together a DnD campaign with a group of guildless as one of the main villains, who are trying to create “the eleventh guild”.

[@andrewfornes5320]

Oh wow! Believe it or not, in the game my friend DMs, my brother and I (players) were trying to start up an 11th guild with more humanitarian views.. Like the ones who help the guildless or those people trying to change guilds. Mirko Vosk, an old Dimir member was an npc who ended up trying to help us lol.

[@silvermyr]

Who's the greatest champion of the guildless during guilds block? There's a few contenders

[@robertstarling2911]

I just went back and watched some of your old videos last night thinking, what is Silver Myr doing. Then like magic this video appeared

[@ywatcher2106]

Oh hello! What a fantastic video to see in my feed! Brb! Gonna go binge the prior videos again first so I'm coming in hot and fresh for this one. Absolutely just made my day!

[@untrainedear]

This is so, so good. More than worth the wait. Hope you're doing OK Mr Myr!

[@patrikpetrak9249]

DAMN, was waiting for this every day. Glad you are doing better and hope you will be able to do more of videos. They are best.

[@sapphicvalkyrja]

I am *so* glad you highlighted the GRN printing of Child of Night: both one of my favorite pieces of art in the game and one of my favorite pieces of flavor text. Just an immaculate card for world-building

[@silvermyr]

That printing of child of night inspired the series tbh. I'm gonna circle back to it again in a future video, cus there's definitely more to talk about

[@OdenGender]

Wholly shit, the Gathering Storm extracts were so good i have to go read the whole thing. Thanks for shining a spotlight on all the wonderful pieces of lore and writing that wotc seems so eager to dash past on the way to the next big set

[@Goldstarknight]

Great video! I never realized this block had so many depictions of the Guildless as characters with agency or that the Persistent Petitioners weren't Azorius. ^^" I know the scope of these videos is already enormous, so I don't fault you for not mentioning them, but there are some cards that are unguilded while not belonging to the Guildless per se. Cards like Gate Colossus (RNA), Guardian of the Guildpact (DIS), Transguild Courier (DIS), Chamber Sentry (GRN) and maybe(?) Soul of Ravnica (M15). Most of these seem to be some form of magical construct facilitating the larger structure of Ravnica by supporting the guild system itself without serving any specific guild. They are probably there to provide some safety on neutral ground and ease inter-guild communication. They don't really benefit the Guildless (or even seem to interact with them), but I wanted to mention them here, because I always found them to be an intriguing part of Ravnica's social structure. I'm really excited for the next video! Can't wait to hear your takes on War of the Spark. :)

[@silvermyr]

That's actually a really good point and I should do a section on guildless/guildpact infrastructure. I might have to rip you off in the future...

[@Goldstarknight]

@@silvermyr Yay! Glad I could contribute something! :D

[@silvermyr]

I'll shout you out if I do! (Just don't call hbomb)

[@Goldstarknight]

@@silvermyr As long as you cite your sources you have nothing to worry about. :P

[@Alex_Dishsoap]

I've thoroughly enjoyed your videos, it's so great to see you back!

[@chechico]

Loved the video amazing work and I love the aproach to the guildless!

[@patrickvillegas5511]

Thanks for talking about my favorite MtG plane at length! I can't wait to see what you have to say.

[@GozMaster]

Man, what a monumental undertaking. well done. love your content and reference it often in my vids. thanks for all the work.

[@paperwatt]

Great idea for a video! I came into the game around return to Ravnica, and really fell in love with the gateless faction. But of course I'm always happy to learn more about my favorite plane!

[@Ricardo-zo1ti]

Brilliant masterpiece! I can't wait for the 4-hours War of the Spark video in 2026 😅

[@goldenglinoga7665]

HE HAS RETURNED

[@supersword44]

I will tell you, for the last two months I've checked for this video at least once a week. This series is so good!

[@avonthes]

Totally worth the wait, man. Thanks for all your hard work! I'll watch anything you produce :)

[@0th_Law]

1:49:00 Actually, the angels in the background are designed very similarly to Guardian of the Gateless, implying that Rally to Battle depicts not just the Guildless, but the Gateless Movement/Rebellion. Edit: nvm, you addressed it

[@starmanda88]

Well this was a pleasant surprise! I absolutely loved your other videos so I am hype to sit through this one. Thank you so much for doing this hard work!

[@79tomato1]

Thanks!

[@silvermyr]

N'aw thanks so much!

[@atamakita]

Super cool video, enjoyable from start to end! Didn't know about your channel but thankfully found this video on the subreddit. Time to check out the rest of the channel over the next couple of days!

[@ODDnanref]

Glad to see you back! Looking forward to mkre analyais on sets. I always liked your Ravnica videos as it gave more context to the setting and the use of little details to extrapolate is amazing.

[@midnightbard3935]

Your work is truly magnificent and inspiring, thank you for doing this!

[@ywatcher2106]

love this video so much. already watched it twice, and it's so damn good. such a great addition to the series. take as long as you need man! better a great video that takes time then a rushed one that's not as good. hope if you do go with outsourcing the editing you have them watch and rewatch these videos a ton to emulate your style. wishing ya the best cause you deserve it for all that goes into this amazing series.

[@clairevalentine7881]

Loved this, glad its here. Happy that you're going to keep it going. Brilliant

[@MagusFlorren]

“Let’s have faith in ourselves.. let’s totally… be ourselves” ❤️‍🔥😍❤️‍🔥

[@shark_2283]

i wish my favorite set got this kind of love from the community and wotc.

[@Inufriki]

You're so good at doing these analyzes. Cheers for you, good sir. I devoured these 2 hours of mind food.

[@saibathekidh7936]

Great video, worth the wait, can’t wait for the next one :)

[@mathei122]

Nice vid! Thanks for your passion and effort!

[@sowercookie]

This has just reminded me how amazing Wexler's story and the dnd book are! Too bad wotc makes it stupendously hard to engage with their stuff, too many bad feelings at this point for me... Great viseo!

[@captbreiko]

Another great video in this series! Looking forward to your thoughts on MKM. Thank you!

[@niteus4907]

Finally part 3! I will say the mini campaign was really fun to run with minor easter eggs relating to magic. In fact, I used the previous parts as recourses for running the City of Ravnica in an older time period.

[@sethbennedetti753]

This series did inspire a whole rp i started from the guildless perspective.

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

This content might as well be tailor-made for me. I want soooo much more! .... No pressure 😅

[@holgerdanielsen3781]

I have trying to find time to watch this for 3 days!!! Finally the time has come! I am so hype!!! :D

[@holgerdanielsen3781]

Awesome video 🎉🎉

[@griledchese2056]

great video, definitely worth the wait!

[@gtginger10]

Love your vids! Can’t wait to see more!

[@blakemamba2067]

I’ve waited so long for this , and now it’s here while I’ve starting writing a book set on ravnica , thank you very much

[@EvolvedDinosaur]

Oh, I’ve been waiting on this for ages! Super excited

[@silvermyr]

Which is your favourite guild during guilds block?

[@Goldstarknight]

Doesn't matter which block, I'll always choose the Simic. Though I also liked seeing the Azorius go full 1984. As you said, it really enhanced the oppressive and uncertain atmosphere of the block.

[@gaminggeckos4388]

9:25 Well YEAH, considering we’ve barely SEEN his home plane. His REAL home plane. Vryn.

[@silvermyr]

Vryn is his birth plane, but Ravnica's his home. He says as much

[@devinpepls]

happy to see youback!

[@DPeli85]

Thank you for the great work!

[@bamg3943]

AMAZING VIDEO,THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@peterhousen7974]

I think that the Orzhov is in an interesting spot actually. You mentioned that Kaya being the guildmaster is sort of a thematic issue for the guild, but that's what Teysa is there for. She is the corruption that Orzhov has always represented, patiently waiting until Kaya shows weakness or fatigue. Anyone who doesn't like Kaya's style of guild leadership can find a new patron in Teysa, helping to bring about another golden age for the guild.

[@boombandit1362]

Thank you for the video!

[@michellemoore7829]

Funniest add placement. Right after you finished Rakdos, I got the Christopher Nolan add beginning with the joker going why so serious

[@teddyholthaus7618]

Another spectacular video.

[@LadyLagsalot]

iI gotta say, you rock that pigeon.... outfit(?)

[@GFreeGamer]

Yay! It's you! Hope you're well!

[@marcocamaiti212]

nice! great content! I love Ravnica lore, but also, can we get something about your namesake's native home plane of Mirrodin?

[@silvermyr]

Cheers, glad you liked it and I actually have already! My video "The Rise of New Phyrexia" covers the history of mirrodin in relatively extensive detail and the history of the myr in even more extensive detail!

[@marcocamaiti212]

@@silvermyr amazing, I'll be sure to check it out!

[@Muffiniusknight]

Let’s goooo new Silver Myr!

[@GozMaster]

2 Friggen Hours?!?!?! HONEY? I found what were watching for Valentines!

[@OctopusWilson]

Yo! Thought this channel was dead, glad to see it still breathing!

[@n0vab13]

love the channel and the series id really love to see tarkir covered in the same way but maybe waiting until 2025 and the return there will allow for more in depth coverage given its smaller sample size currently

[@danielbloomquist9810]

Finally, the Guildless are taking the power back.

[@Tykysor9614]

Came for the lore, stayed for the thirst traps.

[@konradbanaszkiewicz8329]

it's good to see you again 😎❤

[@bernatvillalbablanch9912]

For those wondering, the Storm Gathering chapters can be found linked in the mtg wiki

[@alfpabravoloboking]

Guilds 4 when? Jk, this is the best trilogy since potc!!!!

[@ggdynfytugfy6892]

Will the gateless ever rise and will the ten ever fall? Who fuckin knows. That guildscorn ward flavor text will live rent free in my head, rent free, forever.

[@kevlarstargate4365]

My excitement is immense

[@redpanda8383]

It’s finally here!

[@agustinprosello4687]

AWESOME! VIDEOS!!!!

[@l0u13__3]

I want a sports themed Ravnica set like bloodbowl

[@ty_sylicus]

Makes me so happy to hear you praising Boros! ✊️

[@obsidiansiriusblackheart]

31:01 I wish we got a card showing Niv and Bolas fighting...

[@TheTroygarg]

Idk how I forgot!! Let's go!!

[@christopherbolanos3751]

WE’RE HERE

[@sethbennedetti753]

DADS BACK WITH MILK AND SMOKES!

[@starmanda88]

😂😂😂😂

[@Yusei1Fudo]

So, I wanna get some feedback on the idea I have for a DnD Ravnica character A Half-Orc Warlock/Barbarian who is of the Dimir but is only 1/2 undercover within the Boros Legion. His job for the Legion is just to be a Sketch artist, but his actual job is to hunt down any members of the legion who have committed crimes against the citizens and been swept under the rug. The only member of the Legion who knows is Aurelia, who is so on board that she is his patron.

[@TheNaturalnuke]

It continues!

[@HellYeahGaming]

ITS FINALLY HEEEEERRRRRE!!!

[@poenpotzu2865]

Yay its here!

[@unseeliedream42]

OH FINALLY!!! and let's totally be ourselves

[@-RadioFreeZerg]

DREAMS DO COME TRUE IN RAVNICA, BOY OH BOY

[@kakerlake4468]

By the nephilims and the gruul gods ! Finally ! And there mot yet to come!