The Shifting Sands of Amonkhet | Magic: The Gathering Lore

[@ir0nleviathan577]

I desperately want to return to Amonkhet! One thing I think would be awesome is to see Hazoret, who lost an arm during the hour of deviation, with a lazotep prosthetic! Along with the people of Innistrad, the citizens of Amonkhet are some of the toughest SOB’s in the entire multiverse.

[@Quimusik]

Yeah! Me too! I want basri go back to the plain and see everything ruined and find that Oketra is dead. That would be so heartbreaking. Are the locust and the sacarab dead? Maybe the next hazoreth's mission is to return the sanity of his brainwashed brothers. :O

[@ir0nleviathan577]

@@Quimusik Hazoret is actually female, but yes, that would be awesome!

[@CleoPinto4317]

@@Quimusik it could be cool to bring back the gods but I think it would be cooler to see a 5 colour hazotet as the last of the old pantheon desperately trying to protect her people from legions of the dead and the gods of the accounting of hours.

[@Brenden-o8j]

The lazotep arm actually happened!

[@SN00PICUS]

I love how you do these videos. I've disagreed with a few of your opinions on what Wizards did or did not do on a few things, but you've got some high quality content and your voice is very soothing. Keep up the great work man

[@TheLorebrarians]

I appreciate it, always happy to hear others enjoy the content

[@lucassmith7770]

Not far behind Tarkir for my favorite plane, Amonkhet was more than I could have hoped for in an Egyptian plane. One if the few stories that left me truly bewildered in its emotion and desolation. My highlights are the death of Rhonas and Bontu. Rhonas fighting till his very end and Bontu selling out the world to Bolas really drove to home how tied they were to their associated aspects.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Yes, it was a great plane and an emotional tale. I would love to see either a return or the plane pre-Bolas. Tarkir is a plane I want to cover soon

[@lucassmith7770]

@@TheLorebrarians I would love to see how the survivors have handled their new world, especially with Hazoret trying her best to guide them. I feel like a Pre-Bolas set would be hollow. We don’t need to know(although it is definitely on my mind) because that is not the story of Amonkhet. It is about brutal survival. If anything, a return set could have the survivors learn pieces of the past through the many ruins, never knowing the full picture.

[@josephdevita2938]

Awesome video. This is why nicol bolas is one the greatest characters ever created. The amount of world bending accomplishments he has is unmatched.

[@90kalos1]

Just caught up on this series and like a champ you gave me another to watch

[@TheLorebrarians]

Hope you enjoyed

[@90kalos1]

@@TheLorebrarians I thoroughly did. Found your channel a few days ago and have already watched most of your vids. Haven't gotten around to the urza or lilliana ones yet

[@MrDreamerK]

"A study in..." about Eldrazi. I know that you know that we all wanna see that one!

[@CleoPinto4317]

I wonder What would it be called. A study in madness?

[@ismaelhiza4423]

@@CleoPinto4317 a study in unreality?

[@MrDreamerK]

A study in incomprehensible?

[@Sundown_Eden]

A study in the ineffable

[@TheLorebrarians]

There may be a welcome surprise in the coming weeks ;)

[@Sometuy11A]

As much as I think the way Nicol Bolas was defeated was bs, I can't help but ignore that because of how hard he fucked over the people of Amonkhet. It's not even the devastation he caused, but how much they must have anticipated his return and their salvation only to be met with devastation that leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

[@learntoplaymagic5202]

I would like to see Amonkhet before Nicol Bolas rebuilt it in his image

[@jessebridgeman767]

I gotta say, Hour was maybe one of the best stories I've read from MTG in recent history. The absolute hopelessness of the average people experiencing the literal apocalypse (especially the one with the mom trying to save her baby...) along side Bolas's absolute lack of fucks in the situation just gave the whole story this frankly appropriately disgusting tint that I really hope they manage to recapture for the Phyrexians

[@JaimeAGB-pt4xl]

Definately impressed witht the color pie depiction in Amonketh .... White mummies/zombies?, Green Jackals? and more ... truly great

[@TheLorebrarians]

Yes, I love the change and amonkhet's flavor is truly amazing

[@dks6515]

Awesome video! I'm currently working on building a lore based Amonkhet cube and this was awesome to watch. The story of Amonkhet is just so cool.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad you liked it, hopefully it can help inspire an awesome cube!

[@bluefett1784]

Imagine if they made an episode where we followed a crop through all 5 trials. The trial of ambition could be so dramatically epic. 2 remaining Friends once helping each other in the trial of solidarity would have to see who will make the most ambitious of choices and would fight each other to the death for Final Glory.

[@templarghostcaya037]

I fell in love with this plane and set the more i played it when it was in standard.

[@aceundead4750]

Fun fact about the Nicol Bolas the Deceiver card is (at least in my opinion) the highest cost ability is actually the worst of the abilities on that card, whilst the first is the best, making it somewhat deceiving to the user.

[@Bagmon]

We really need to come back here. Wizards can’t just let Nichola Bolas ravage such a great world of it’s culture and people and then leave it utterly desolate. Maybe the Gatewatch and Basri Ket should return and help find people outside the regions we’ve explored.

[@battyrae1398]

amonkhet was the most recent story when i got into magic. will always hold a special place in my heart. i think it was magic duels that had you play through the stories, right? I played the amonkhet story there and it captivated me like nothing else. Playing through the trials, having it peeled back piece by piece. wondering, as it all turned sour and deadly what could be worth all this? what prize awaits? the answer was as unsurprising as it was devastating. ten out of ten experience tbh. Also i read the story soon after and Samut is dearly beloved to me.

[@mauriciovillegas7285]

The thing I still don't get is how many cities or people outside the main city there are... there are references to caravans, from where and to where? There are references to people that live and survice outside, do they also worship Bolas, or were they not even aware of what was going on?

[@jona-cm2vg]

Thank you for the video and all the work you do🔥

[@Iloveyusomuch]

Really cool video as always. Great rythme and narration

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate it, glad you enjoyed

[@Sakura_Matou]

Amazing, I built commander decks with all three gods as commanders ((Scarab God, Scorpion god, Locust God)) then a Bolas "Tribal Deck with key bolas cards and the three gods in it. Although the four decks are extremely expensive and strong, my o+pponents in FNM love the themes of them.

[@SickOfItAll1988]

As always a great & interesting Video!

[@SickOfItAll1988]

Can't wait until we visit Amonketh again. I feel like the setup after the war is a super interesting one & they have a lot of interesting design space with this aftermath of a cataclysmic event, while being low on "stakes" that impact the overall story

[@ashecrimson2812]

Forgive me if I’m wrong, but I believe the Hekma was restored during the events of the War of the Spark? At least, the novel seems to imply that it was, though I’m admittedly not certain about its canon status

[@pathtracker4944]

Hey, I'm really hyped for the emrakul video, but could you also do a video about ob nixilis ? I think he would create a very interesting analysis, as it seems he's planning on the fall of new capenna (see the associated music "until this city 's burning for exemple, it was meant to be the "theme" of ob nixilis in snc)

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thanks for the suggestion! A interesting character who looks to be building towards the spotlight, would love to cover him soon

[@pathtracker4944]

@@TheLorebrarians ye that's what I'm thinking too, as you see that, in the "alteration du cimetière"( sorry, I'm french, I wasn't able to find the english name of the card) he starts burying people(we see his shadow), and this goes along with the new "murder" card, where the description reads "the maestros were the first to fall". We also learn that this is probably the deadline of snc because of the "meeting of the five". But now, that's here that my knowledge ends. Hope that will be any helpful

[@phyrexian_dude4645]

Amonkhet ecosystem suffers against 2 suns [Mirrodin/New Phyrexia laughs in 5 suns]

[@CleoPinto4317]

Mirrodin and new Phyrexia are artifical ecosystems

[@CleoPinto4317]

I missed amonkhet the first time. I have read the story on the website and it was possibly the best magic set ever in terms of narrative. I really hope for a return soon considering we are revisiting ixalan.

[@TheLorebrarians]

It was a very well-crafted plane with rich avenues for creative exploration. Hopefully we get a great return

[@josefinacabrera589]

Amazing, my favourite plane, thank you so much!!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad you enjoyed, it's a favorite of mine as well!

[@gorg21.21]

can you do a lore breakdown on Jace.

[@keganbancroft3617]

the fact that it seems that March of the Machine has some cards that reference this plane I have no idea how Amonket is going to survive the invasion

[@sunlocked5838]

I'd love either a video on the story of the Ice Age block or a study in zombies

[@TheLorebrarians]

Great suggestions! Zombies are a very well represented race to study

[@sunlocked5838]

@@TheLorebrarians Yeah, you would have a lot of different planes and sets to draw on, though I fear it might take a long time to make

[@ir0nleviathan577]

@@TheLorebrarians A Study in Decay!

[@danacoleman4007]

So well done!!!!!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@curiouscrow4761]

Amazing series!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate it!

[@SavannoBaalphegore]

Kinda sad.. but i'm happy that atleast Hazoret survived along some pepole, but what happened to Bontu?

[@alexandrelessard7168]

Amazing video, can you do Zendikar next please

[@DiceTry]

Man I love Amonkhet. Easily top 3 Planes.

[@TheLorebrarians]

It's flavor and worldbuilding are truly extraordinary. I hope we return one day

[@Calvin_Coolage]

The Amonhket sets are what I regret missing out on the most getting into Magic. They seem so cool and Basri is my favorite Planewalker.

[@Quimusik]

Yes! Basri is so cool. His spark ignites when he gets touch with Oketra right? I dont remember.

[@Calvin_Coolage]

@@Quimusik His Spark ignites after he grabs one of Oletra's arrows in her trial. By the time he gets back Hour of Devastation had already happened.

[@Alex_Simpson711]

Sooner or later in a set in the near future nicol bolas will return and probably escape and he'll be pretty mad once he escapes out if his prison but I love the video too but I really hope someone would bring back the gods that were killed in battle back from the dead in they're original forms without being zombified and whoever lost a arm hopefully someone could either replace that arm or help that person to re-grow it back since there is magic in the game and I cant wait for the new phyrexia set that's coming withing 4 or 5 years because I have a good feeling that we will return to phyrexia and I want to see Gix printed as a commander along with ashnod and I also want to see a better version of mishra and i also want to see Phyrexian Eldrazi and also phyrexian vampires and werewolves and humans maybe?

[@cannibaletiquette5038]

first contact with phyrexia. :surrender the plain. :As is. No backsies. :phyresis explained: :Dont have to threaten us with a good time. :oil infect demanded :hold my lazotep

[@lucasbarker3664]

Great video! This might be a stupid question but couldn’t they have just burned the bodies of the dead to prevent the curse of wandering?

[@ir0nleviathan577]

That’s not a stupid question, but when you’re out in the desert and your body gets swallowed by the ever shifting sands, that’s not really an option.

[@lucasbarker3664]

@@ir0nleviathan577 ohhh good point

[@underrage4202]

Yassss,now do Phyrexians!!!!

[@llewelynshingler2173]

They've already done those Mechanical Fiends

[@AberrantWarlock]

Lorwyn // Shadowmoor plz!!

[@TheLorebrarians]

I hope to get to it someday soon!

[@Snippets2201]

There is a real God pharaoh, bolas is an impostor, those were no bolas horns twas the tip of the god pharaohs scepter, but wanderer curse must be lifted first

[@eddyrapino9071]

Just want you to know i love your videos, and im listening to it tomorow, bur i care enough abkur ylue channel to write at least this lol

[@yoooo790]

Listening to your videos made me get back into MTG. Thank you!

[@Quimusik]

My heart just got destroyed when the gods died before the Scorpion god. Loved this plane, and bolas ruined it :(

[@TheLorebrarians]

Hopefully we return and see it's rebuilding

[@Quimusik]

@@TheLorebrarians yes! I want that si badly. And the return to ixalan too.

[@Slenderzombie65]

Im not into magic the gathering at all, my friend showed me this video and I must say... this is some dark souls lore type sh~* and im loving every second of it.

[@user-zl6ps4rp9g]

Why did they not listen to Ugin & Ajani!?

[@dragonballtalk8527]

This video seemed years to late

[@RunningOnAutopilot]

Nicol bolas did nothing wrong

[@Bagmon]

We really need to come back here. Wizards can’t just let Nichola Bolas ravage such a great world of it’s culture and people and then leave it utterly desolate. Maybe the Gatewatch and Basri Ket should return and help find people outside the regions we’ve explored.