The Plane of Ravnica Explained | MTG Lore

[@joelsauve312]

i was planning to dm a game in the ravnica setting so your mtg lore really helped to setup the timeline of my game. thank you very much

[@randomperson4915]

Magic vs taxes: the plane

[@thatguyintherain3168]

I've never clicked so fast, you literally have no idea how much I love ravnica. Excited to watch!

[@milosuscumlic4095]

Guilds of ravnica was the set that got me into MTG. This plane is priceless.

[@rennac3152]

No matter what set we’re on, Ravinica always comes to mind

[@torysaccount5753]

Minor note: Maybe I'm wrong, but as I understand it, District 1-10 is the area the city took up when the guild pact was signed 10 thousand years ago. Back then, not everything was covered in buildings, but as the city spread, new districts were added. Nowadays, they are numberless and unimaginably diverse.

[@Filipedanielomg]

Discovered the channel a week ago. Been devouring these videos, with my preference shifting to the story driven ones, like those that follow a particular's character path or recount an event. The others are good too, like 6/10, but I find my mind drifting away and end up having to backtrack on the video. The music doesn't always fit certain bits of the stories, with "epic" grandiose tracks being played when nothing of the sort is happening, but that's fine too. Overall, this channel as been a pleasant surprise, thank you for all the work.

[@RazorOfArtorias]

My favorite plane next to Dominaria. Thanks for this new video series!

[@antivalidisme5669]

Here we are. I feel like I will love this series. After all those years I just realized that both Szadek and Agrus illustrations are the work of the of the same artist thanks to you, awesome. Cheers!

[@bashilol4975]

very underrated video, you have a great voice for explaining and storytelling

[@lugh.i]

00:44 "The first of three videos about Ravnica" Yes.... Yes! YES!

[@phyllo5265]

That was really cool. One of my favorite planes. Thank you!

[@genius11433]

A good overview into one of my favorite planes in MTG. Personally, I would love to see WOTC explore stories that take place elsewhere on the plane, other than the 10th district. A question, though: Is it really stated in canon that Azor is from Ravnica? Memory serving, Azor had been hopping from plane to plane establishing constitutions, structures, and laws until he got trapped on Ixalan; I don't recall that it was ever explicitly stated that Ravnica was his home plane.

[@prestonjudd7663]

As a quick note, Azor wasn’t native to Ravnica. In one of the novellas for RTR block the bailiff mentions as such.

[@paytonhaney4273]

WOOOOO RAVNICA!!!

[@rennac3152]

My Plane. My City. My Guild. Remember the creed

[@TheSwordsman100]

Ravnica is one of my favorite planes and was one of the two planes that got me into MTG. (the other being Innistrad) I think what really helps this plane stand out apart from the guilds is the land cards, the designers couldn't do the standard mold so each color gets to reflect the city in unique ways not typically seen on other planes.

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

Those of us in the Dice Try discord have been talking about Ravnica quite a bit lately, specifically how there are apparently enough guildless to outnumber the guilds but we only have like 3 cards in the more recent sets that represent them. Furthermore, some guilds like Selesnya have D E E P history that gives a totally different idea of the guild from what we usually see. According to the wiki, "Despite their appearance of being "good" and "peace-loving", in truth the guild has a sinister streak. The Conclave used to employ its "Quietmen" and other members to silence the civilians of Ravnica... During the events of Agents of Artifice, the Selesnya were lynched en masse due to the citizens realising their role in forcing the oppression of the guilds." Sidenote: I, personally, definitely prefer the old vision of Ravnica, where the people were so diverse you couldn't always tell what guild someone was from. "Guilds of" and onward were more of a "greatest hits" experience, imo. The Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica book, thankfully, seems to go back to a lot of that.

[@rennac3152]

When you realize every guild has an elite kill team or commando unit. All reflective of the culture and environments of the rest of the guild they reflect

[@Flyboy245]

Looking forward to the next 2 videos

[@tigerrexer729]

Ravnica is New York before the Mudflood.

[@TheWcasey]

Ravnica Guilds time.

[@Gabrielarandapedroza]

:0 Best Story The Guilds Why I Keep Playing Boros For Life

[@xayidegreymind5782]

Ravnica the Ankh-Morpork of mtg

[@platypus121212]

Im sad you didnt mention yhe Nephilim, theyre such a strange part of Ravnica's history

[@steelberserk]

He mentions them in his shorts if it makes a difference

[@Kv0sol]

this is a 3 part video.

[@ColorwaveCraftsCo]

Ravnica is one of the most iconic planes in Magic

[@lkledu2]

to understand the guild pact we need to return to ixalan, it will be amazing to return there

[@testogel85]

Ravnica time.... I have been waiting for this

[@rennac3152]

Heart of the lore, center of the multiverse as far as most walkers are concerned

[@theonedraven8007]

If youre up for a challenge, you could do the lore of "The Legend of Heroes" series xD

[@g2poodlehead]

I am so hopeful that Ravnica will become a 4-color faction set. With most guilds shattered or missing, and the plane largely deconstructed, I think it may be an opportunity for the nephilim-colored factions to form!

[@laszlokaszas1003]

I sadly remind people that the Simic guild was literally wiped out in the first block's story, but was totally functional in Return to Ravnica

[@g2poodlehead]

@@laszlokaszas1003 True. My thinking is not necessarily that the idea of the guilds is gone, but moreso that what remains of each guild may align itself with a fragment of another guild, should there be a paradigm shift on the plane. An example being Golgari remnants, now brought to the surface, may realize that aligning with the Boros is beneficial for protection and the Boros recognizing that being able to revive their ranks is essential / Radicalized and desperate Selesnya warriors realizing that they don't mind a little more bloodshed than they did previously, while some Rakdos members start to gain an appreciation for construction and not just it's opposite. Both of these combos would create a RBGW "guild" which touches upon previous themes but injects some flavorful nuance into its individual parts. I think a former Rakdos carnie growing some beautiful but deadly carnivorous plants, or a Boros quartermaster dabbling with necromancy to keep their troops refreshed would be thematic of their histories but colorfully diverse as well

[@TheSwordsman100]

@@g2poodlehead I honestly would hate the idea as proposed as Boros is my favorite guild because of that paladin flavor, mixing the guilds with the other guilds they would fundamentally oppose normally would just dilute and get rid of what made each special IMO. Though I guess it could still work if instead of the contrasting elements coming together it was the ones with similarities. For example Boros, Selesnya and Azourias united via their shared connection through white. (So WRGU instead of RBGW)

[@g2poodlehead]

@@TheSwordsman100 oh absolutely, I totally get that idea too! Yeah I defaulted to the extremes for sure, but I think it can be done with any two guilds, but I hadn't even thought about three guilds combining to accomplish the same effect. They all have some fundamental differences and would have to concede some aspects, but I think it could be a possible way to maintain some nostalgic flavor and simultaneously change up the formula!

[@brentdye1504]

@@g2poodlehead I think the ten guilds form new factions.

[@grimagenpillgrim2647]

Yooo my dude dont staaaahp

[@patablaine]

How did you animate the ravnica photos?

[@yughioh616]

#TeamSimicCombine 🌳💧

[@C.A.A93]

Rakdos ❤🖤

[@finnmchugh99]

Ahh Ravnica, if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere... it's like New York with hocus pocus and guilds and unions and...Nevermind its exactly like New York XD

[@kojbo]

This was in my reccommended because i watched some yugioh videos prior, don't know nothing about magic the gathering, just wanted to say it's neat seing something named in my own language even if it is misspronounced.

[@Ryuki_Garmr]

Ravnica 💙🖤🤍

[@lkledu2]

not everyone choose to be guildless, some are just dimir that forgot they are dimir lmao

[@ВолодимирМайко-п7р]

ravnica books were the best

[@jacobwilbers9852]

I think thats the first time i have heard someone use the American pronunciation of internecine and im American. The other one is better though.

[@rebelarmygaming6570]

And now, weird detective stuff? I love Ravnica, it’s a shame wizards is losing its flavor