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[[File:Ugin.jpg|300px|thumb|right|King Kai probably learned the spirit bomb from this guy]] | [[File:Ugin.jpg|300px|thumb|right|King Kai probably learned the spirit bomb from this guy]] | ||
Ugin, the spirit dragon, is one of the 3 planes walkers that sealed the [[Eldrazi]]. He is probably the multi-verse's foremost expert on the eldrazi. Before the mending, [[Nicol Bolas|Bolas]] used his +3 to defeat him and tortured the information on the Eldrazi out of him. Ugin died shortly there-after. Except he didn't, because [[Sarkhan Vol]] used [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=386709 Ugin's Nexus] to travel back in time! Wizards doesn't take character death lightly because they want deaths to be meaningful, so don’t expect this type of stuff to happen whenever they feel like bringing a character back to life [http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/fate-ful-stories-part-2-2015-01-19]. Ugin's home is [[Tarkir]]. | Ugin, the spirit dragon, is one of the 3 planes walkers that sealed the [[Eldrazi]]. He is probably the multi-verse's foremost expert on the eldrazi. Before the mending, [[Nicol Bolas|Bolas]] used his +3 to defeat him and tortured the information on the Eldrazi out of him. Ugin died shortly there-after. Except he didn't, because [[Sarkhan Vol]] used [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=386709 Ugin's Nexus] to travel back in time! Wizards doesn't take character death lightly because they want deaths to be meaningful, so don’t expect this type of stuff to happen whenever they feel like bringing a character back to life [http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/fate-ful-stories-part-2-2015-01-19]. Ugin's home is [[Tarkir]]. | ||
In recent lore it was revealed that Ugin and Bolas are twins, each with a spark. Reaction has been [[Skub|rather mixed]] on introducing a 6th elder dragon, 20 years after the first 5. In a very WotC-ish "twist" on the "opposing twins" trope, one should note that Ugin is NOT [[Noblebright|Good]] to Bolas's [[Grimdark|Evil]]. Ugin's [[Lawful Neutral]] to a fault. However, he does share his twin's love of [[Just as Planned|scheming]]. His schemes are just mostly there to counter his brother's schemes. | |||
==Morph== | ==Morph== |
Revision as of 20:39, 6 August 2018
Ugin, the spirit dragon, is one of the 3 planes walkers that sealed the Eldrazi. He is probably the multi-verse's foremost expert on the eldrazi. Before the mending, Bolas used his +3 to defeat him and tortured the information on the Eldrazi out of him. Ugin died shortly there-after. Except he didn't, because Sarkhan Vol used Ugin's Nexus to travel back in time! Wizards doesn't take character death lightly because they want deaths to be meaningful, so don’t expect this type of stuff to happen whenever they feel like bringing a character back to life [1]. Ugin's home is Tarkir.
In recent lore it was revealed that Ugin and Bolas are twins, each with a spark. Reaction has been rather mixed on introducing a 6th elder dragon, 20 years after the first 5. In a very WotC-ish "twist" on the "opposing twins" trope, one should note that Ugin is NOT Good to Bolas's Evil. Ugin's Lawful Neutral to a fault. However, he does share his twin's love of scheming. His schemes are just mostly there to counter his brother's schemes.
Morph
Ugin taught morph magic to humans, to help them not get wiped out by dragons. So not a total bag of dicks like most MTG dragons (Looking at you Bolas).
Balance
Ugin is an environmentalist. He likes the ecosystem to be balanced, even to the extent he advocated sealing the eldrazi instead of killing them to preserve any ecological balance they might be a part of. He thinks both humans and Dragons are important in Tarkir.
In Play
As everyone expected, Ugin is the second colorless planeswalker to be printed by WotC. He has 3 abilities. His +2 bolts (well, actually ghost fires) target a creature or player. His -X is a excellent board sweeper (unless the permanents your opponent cares about are colorless, so pretty useless against affinity) but also a double edged sword, if you aren't careful you can end up hosing your own dudes. Then again, they probably have an empty board and you probably still have a planeswalker. And his ultimate, a −10, is almost the exact opposite of Nicol Bolas's ultimate. With Ugin's ultimate you get to gain 7 life, draw 7 cards, and then cheat up to 7 permanents onto the battlefield. He is expensive at 8 generic mana but any half decent ramp deck can push him out fairly quickly. The fact that he is colorless and can integrate in any deck is also a major boon.
Planeswalkers of Magic: The Gathering | |
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Original Five: | Ajani Goldmane - Chandra Nalaar Garruk Wildspeaker - Jace Beleren - Liliana Vess |
Alara: | Elspeth Tirel - Nicol Bolas - Sarkhan Vol - Tezzeret |
Zendikar: | Gideon Jura - Nissa Revane - Sorin Markov |
Scars of Mirrodin: | Karn - Koth of the Hammer - Venser |
Innistrad: | Tamiyo - Tibalt - Davriel Cane |
Return to Ravnica: | Domri Rade - Ral Zarek - Vraska |
Theros: | Ashiok - Kiora - Xenagos - Calix |
Tarkir: | Ugin - Narset |
Kaladesh: | Dovin Baan - Saheeli Rai |
Amonkhet: | Samut |
Other: | Dack Fayden - Vivien Reid - Kaya |
Commander 2014: | Daretti - Freyalise - Nahiri - Ob Nixilis - Teferi |
Pre-mending: | Bo Levar - Commodore Guff - Jaya Ballard - Urza |
Forgotten Realms: | Ellywick Tumblestrum - Bahamut - Lolth - Zariel - Mordenkainen |
Planeswalker Groups: | The Gatewatch |