Using his powers as an illusionist, she plundered ships of the Legion of Dusk. [18], Realizing that Nicol Bolas would learn about her love for Jace if he would read her mind, Vraska asked Jace to remove all her memories of him. |5| Vraska confessed that even though she was fully aware of the threat Bolas posed, she still murdered Isperia in a fit of rage, despite knowing that it would help further Bolas' plans. After being blinded by Lazav, Dovin Baan planeswalked to his home on Kaladesh but soon returned to his safe house on Ravnica. After her mission is completed, she disappears back into the aether, taking her expertise to other planes to gain experience and add to her ever-growing collection of trophies. Having removed the planar barrier, Vraska planeswalked away. They decided to spare the planeswalkers who formerly worked with Bolas but defected before the battle, on the condition that they make amends by hunting down the planeswalkers who stayed loyal to Bolas or defected too late. Later, Jace reunited with Vraska. [8] To prove herself, she pledged her guild to attack the Orzhov Syndicate, in order to change its leadership. In the same fight, Vraska proved no match for the fully-powered Ral Zarek and barely escaped getting killed by planeswalking away.[28]. Unfortunately, the cells quickly filled beyond capacity and, vastly outnumbered by their prisoners, the Azorius guards were swept under the tide of a prison riot. During a direct confrontation with Ral Zarek and Aurelia, she only managed to escape at the cost of Xeddick's life. She has narrow features and bright yellow eyes with a petrifying gaze. Vraska used to be a sadistic and efficient killer, an assassin of the Ochran. As Vraska set out to petrify Jarad, she couldn't help but feel that both she and Bolas missed something very important during their meeting.[20]. [31], Vraska survived the battle and was present during the Planewide Celebration that followed, where she and Jace finally shared a kiss. She found willing allies in the Kraul, who delved into darker necromancies to unearth the Erstwhile in their hidden catacombs beneath the Undercity.[1]. Vraska served as the representative for the Golgari Swarm. After that, Vraska, Ral, Kaya, Teyo, and Araithia journeyed to Rix Maadi to negotiate with Rakdos. After that, she continued to fight for Bolas because she was worried that she would be deposed of as Golgari's guildmaster without his help. War of the Spark: Ravnica—Desperate Operatives, War of the Spark: Ravnica—Operation Desperation, The Arbiter of Law Left Chaos in His Wake, War of the Spark: Ravnica – Desperate Operatives, War of the Spark: Ravnica – Operation Desperation, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist, Part One, The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Ravnica, The Art of Magic: The Gathering - War of the Spark, https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Vraska?oldid=387690. [29] Despite Ral and Kaya's suspicion of the gorgon, Vraska united the Golgari once again and pledged the guild to the fight against Bolas. Pleased, the dragon called her "Guildleader Vraska" and rewarded her with the information where Jarad was to be found. Vraska used to be a sadistic and efficient killer, an assassin of the Ochran. Vraska killed Isperia after the guild summit as payback for the suffering of her youth. She chooses her missions carefully and stays well away from guild politics. Many of the Golgari captives worked together and freed Vraska, but realizing the threat, the guards quickly turned their attentions to her. Vraska is centered in black and green mana. Jace implanted a trigger to reinstall her memories at the right moment, planning to defeat Bolas together. [15][16] Their friendship even stronger, they struggled on to Orazca, where they unexpectedly were confronted by a legend of their own home plane: Azor, the Lawbringer. [3] She now remembered Ixalan, her friendship with Jace, and her newfound righteousness. She was severely beaten and lay near death when her spark ignited, throwing her away from the world she knew. This page was last edited on 19 November 2020, at 16:37. Vraska is a black and green-aligned gorgon planeswalker assassin from Ravnica. "A person should die the death they deserve." Like all gorgons, she likes to collect trophies.Her eyes shine golden when she uses her power to turn her victims to stone. Although Vraska was still guildmaster of the Golgari Swarm, during her absence her position was contested. She resented the order of the Azorius, thanks to her upbringing, and the world around her. He threatened to turn the Erstwhile against the Golgari, creating death and chaos for her people. Assembling her crew and her own ship named The Belligerent, she turned out to be a very democratic leader, which earned her a great deal of respect and admiration from her crew. −2: Create a 1/1 black Assassin creature token with deathtouch and "Whenever this creature deals damage She gathered citizens of Ravnica whose names would be known only to a planeswalker and arranged them to spell Jace's name. To fulfill her ambitions of becoming guildmaster and restore equality within the Golga… Search for the perfect addition to your deck. She is a striking, green-scaled, woman with long, black snake-like hair tendrils. Slowly, she sought justice against those who had a hand in the riot, the guards, the arbiters, any who were connected to it in any way. To aid her in this, Bolas gifted Vraska with a Thaumatic Compass and the knowledge of sailing. However, the Orzhov representative Tomik showed up with Hekara's corpse, and the Rakdos cultists resurrected Hekara as a blood witch. [17] Vraska witnessed how Jace used his power as the Living Guildpact to banish the Sphinx to Useless Island. Jace ultimately escaped her clutches and shone a light onto her existence, possibly undoing everything she'd try to accomplish. [26] Later, Bolas orders Vraska to kill Ral after his great machine fails and to disrupt his backup plan. Hours passed and tensions grew thick, the guards becoming nervous and abusive. Her activities have begun to gain notoriety even outside the undercity and her targets die swiftly once she commits herself. During the fight, Vraska severed Baan's right hand to use as proof of a kill while Chandra believed she had delivered the killing blow. [25] Bolas noted that Vraska has deviated from her assigned role by helping Ral Zarek.