Dominaria
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| Released | April 27, 2018 | ||
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| Size | 269 cards | ||
| Development code | Soup | ||
| Expansion code | DOM | ||
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Dominaria is a Magic: The Gathering expansion set.[1] It is not part of a block. In celebration of Magic: The Gathering's 25th anniversary, the story returned to the plane of Dominaria. The expansion was released on April 27, 2018.[2] Martha Wells was the head writer for the expansion.[3]
History
Dominaria is the plane where much of the past Magic: The Gathering story was set. Thus, for this expansion, the designers wished to reference that history and make it a relevant part of the gameplay. James Whitbrook, for Io9, highlighted that the Dominaria set brings "players back to the original setting that kicked off Magic's official storyline in 1998, for the first time players have returned to the plane since 2006's Time Spiral. Although Magic: The Gathering is now set in a shared multiverse of elemental planes—full of the powerful spellcasters known as 'Planeswalkers' who could travel between them—the world of Dominaria itself is one of the most important locations in Magic's storied lore, and 'home' to many of the characters and creatures found in Magic's earliest sets, until the storyline started branching out into new worlds in the franchise's ever-growing multiverse in 2003".[3]
"For years, the Skyship Weatherlight played a focal role in Magic's storylines. Invented by the legendary Planeswalker Urza, the Weatherlight was designed to be a ship capable of the impossible– traveling between planes. Crewed by a group of exceptional heroes including Captain Sisay and Gerrard Capashen, the Weatherlight ultimately played a huge role in fighting off the Borg-like Phyrexians as they invaded Dominaria. Seemingly lost to the oceans, the artificer Jhoira recently pulled the remains of the Weatherlight up from the water".[4]
Characters
The storyline begins directly after Gatewatch's defeat at the hands of Nicol Bolas in the Hour of Devastation (2017) set.[3] Belzenlok, the Elder Demon, is the primary villain of the Dominaria set.[4] The Planeswalkers Liliana Vess and Gideon Jura "have arrived on Dominaria" and together, "they begin a mission to kill Belzenlok, the final demon holding Liliana's contract".[3] A long time ago, Vess had made a deal "in an attempt to preserve her youth" by signing away her soul "to four demons. Then, after acquiring an artifact known as the Chain Veil, she became powerful enough to kill her keepers. Three of them are now dead. Belzenlok is the only one who now remains and he's on her homeworld, Dominaria. However, he's a much more formidable challenge for the necromancer than any of the demons before him, as he's taken control over vast swaths of Dominaria through the power of the Cabal".[4]
The Dominaria set also marks the return of a long thought dead character, the task mage Jaya Ballard.[4]
