A Study in Fire - Dragons of Magic: The Gathering | MTG Lore
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Learn about dragons across Magic: The Gathering's Multiverse and timeline. From the peaks of Valkas, to the jungle lairs of Sagu, to the Aethersphere of Ghirapur, we'll analyze the characteristics that make dragons a feared species in all planes they are present. Let me know what you think of the series in the comments, as well as your favorite dragons in MTG. Until next time, go forth and explore the lore!
References:
The Art of Magic: The Gathering- Dominaria by James Wyatt
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The Art of Magic: The Gathering- Kaladesh by James Wyatt
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The Art of Magic: The Gathering- Innistrad by James Wyatt
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The Art of Magic: The Gathering- Ravnica by James Wyatt
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A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara by Doug Beyer
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Tarkir Story Archive
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Dominaria Story Archive
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Planeshift by J. Robert King
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The Wildered Quest by Kate Elliott
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Ravnica Story Archive
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Mirrodin/New Phyrexia Story Archive
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This is the most criminally underrated MTG channel.
Next one could be A study in Divinity: Angels of Magic
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Wish granted
Awesome video. And as always a future video idea: A Study in Hive - Slivers of Magic: The Gathering
Wow, this is pretty good. I like the vampire one as well. Not sure you take suggestions, but I say Demons or Sphinx would be a good category of creature you do a deep dive of
Would love to see a video on merfolk or slivers! Great work as always!
The way you described the Ur-Dragon makes me think of him sound a lot like an Eldrazi. Perhaps he's related to them.
Definitely some similarities. Maybe it will help fight the Eldrazi when they re-emerge?
@@TheLorebrarians if that means more ur dragon cards/lore I’m all for it
By image, Inferno of the star mountain but by the time of this video, Scourge of Valkas. Also Lathliss, Drakuseth and Utvara Hellkite has a special place in my hearth, always love playing them in my commander.
Learning about the dragonlord's lore give me a lot of ideas for an Ur Dragon deck
Amazing video. Angels or demons next?
Wow! An absolutely excellent video (as always :D)! It seems like dragons play quite an important role on many of the planes. After watching this video for context, it will be very interesting to see the dragons that will appear in Kaldheim and the D&D set.
I shouldn't be surprised, but it seems that the Dominarian elder dragons were the original (and originally only) commanders used in EDH. The dragons' influence has spread beyond just the lore of the game, I suppose.
I'd like to second Mizu Black and request angels as the next creature type for the next study :) Thanks again for your awesome videos!
Awesome video! The dragons in Arcavios IMO are more powerful and wise than those in Tarkir. They managed to stop the wars and build a way to solve conflicts through sports and education, while in Tarkir the war never stopped even when their Elder Dragons took the leadership of the clans.
Great Video! This was very insightful to the Dragons in the MTG Multiverse. Keep it up!
My favorite dragon is numot the devastator . He's been my commander since 2014
He's very cool and you must be a pro at devastating your opponents
I think one about nightmares and horrors would be sick
That would be very nice, thanks for the suggestion!
I love me some dragons in general. As for my favorites, Ojutai is my fav on Tarkir and one of my favs in general. I also love the 5 Kamigawa ones. And shotout to Bolas for being such an iconic villain.
Had me laughing out loud when you talked about Ikoria's dragons! Great Video!
Lol, thanks glad you enjoyed it!
11:21 Did a massive Retcon by time travel there by making anything that happens irrelevant since we can just go back and change it later. -_-
I love this stuff dude, keep up the amazing work. This looks so professional
Thank you, glad you enjoyed. Hoping I can get another video in the series out next month
From your explanation of these wonderful dragons 🐉in now able to say their names properly thanks love this lore.
myrin is my favorite one, she is the beast of the beast in a dragon tribal decks
I have a full red dragon deck that i love because it's powerful if played right i need to balance it a little more tho
Sounds absolutely amazing, love me some dragons
Corny pickup line time:
Ayy girl, you a Black Lotus? Cause you priceless.
Vaevictis Asmadi is my favorite Elder Dragon, Utvara Hellkite is my favorite non legendary. Favorite tribe of all time, who doesn't like dragons??
Very nice picks! Drakuseth Maw of Flames is up there for me, that art is just excellent
You want to know our favourite dragon? There but one correct answer for everyone, Nicol Bolas of course.
Hey! Really love all your videos! Thank you and keep up the good job!
There so many of dragons across every dimensions.
Pretty good video, now I want a Troll video hahaha This is beautiful guys
Im kinda shocked we never got more mono green dragons since green is about (as hulk would say- GAINT MONSTER!) but yeah dragons tend to be giant creatures so it makes a bit of sense.
Yeah, I think it would be cool to see them explore the design space of mono green dragons
@@TheLorebrarians I can imagine these dragons being a contrast and natural enemy to the hellkites. Instead of being violent there usually peaceful only hunting when they need to and only becoming aggressive when push comes to shove. (which is usually a bad idea)
The Tarkir Dragons get elder status at only 1000 years old, but Niv-Mizzet at 16,000+ years is still just Wizard.. poor old Niv.
Yep, he never gets the love. Plan on doing a video dedicated to him soon!
@@TheLorebrarians That would be incredible for my DnD campaign. He's pretty central to the plot. Looking forward to it.
@@monodescarado magic dnd campaigns make me want to play dnd
@@bobdylanlovr69 Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it. There aren't many Magic DnD games though tbh, but DnD is fekking brilliant.
This is a great video!! Please do a similar video on Angels and another on Demons 👍
Does Ugin have a connection to the Kamigawa Dragon Spirits?
Dragons being red, and the "iconic" creature type for red no less, is one of the biggest mistakes in magic. They're very green, big powerful animals driven by instinct. They can be black/white, hoarding wealth and power. But red? The color of passion, emotion, and freedom? When do we see a dragon love? When do we see a dragon fight for the people that are close to them? When do we see a dragon as a liberator in opposition to a tyrannical authority? They just don't have any red in them, they're just red 'cuz fire. The color system of magic is a really cool bit of worldbuilding mixed with game mechanic, and it has a lot of potential, but it really falls disappointingly short of what it could be sometimes.
As a mono-red mage and a lover of dragons, I must disagree with you. The dragon is a symbol of freedom because it does what it wants, when it wants, and its motivations are usually simple. Compare that to the sphinxes, who seek knowledge, the demons, who seek more influence, the hydras, who seek survival, and the angels, who seek order.
Dragons have been shown as fighting against oppressors across the multiverse, but they specifically target those who oppress them. Red is about freedom through action, but it's about individual freedom before freedom of a group. That's why so many of them enslave and oppress themselves. They don't do it because they enjoy it (though, some would), they do it because they want to be free from any annoyance from anything else that could threaten their freedom.
You also stated that dragons act on instinct, and therefore should be green. But dragons are more intelligent than the average animal and don't rely purely on instinct. Their freedom is what matters most to them. And if you really want an example of dragons fighting an oppressor, look at the war of the spark. Sarkhan Vol and Ugin transported dragons from Tarkir to Ravnica to fight against Bolas, and Ugin was instrumental in sealing away Bolas. Dragons are the symbol for freedom in the multiverse of MTG, and that's why they're red.
@@GacLosen6556 Honestly coming back to this comment a bit later, I don't think they should take dragons out of red by any means. I do think it would be cool though if dragons' red nature were explored more fully. The example you gave with ravnica isn't that.. unique, a lot of creatures were summoned to the war of the spark, and Ugin isn't red?
Idk I dont feel like the thoughts of mono-red dragons are ever really explored that well. The only dragons we get to see talking about why they do what they do are elder dragons, the clan leaders of tarkir, niv mizzet, etc. While dragons as a whole are largely portrayed as big animals to kill. I mean the dragons of _Jund_ the plane (sub-plane?) of animal instinct and thoughtless, violent chaos, were hardly changed from regular dragons at all, they fit right in. Dragons are usually a lot more Jund than mono-red, they have the selfishness of black and the animalistic instincts usually characteristic of red-green more than mono-red.
You could make the argument that they're actually very intelligent and do what they do to pursue freedom (even then they're still more red-black, as they don't seem to care about much outside themself) but we never actually _see_ that, it's just speculation. We _see_ them roar and breathe fire, and that's usually the extent of it.
more on Lathliss dragon queen?
Where's Prossh at😢😢😢? Other than that I loved the video
Much longer video. A good job!
I love this series 😍
I hope when wee return to Tarkir wee can finally have wedge elder dragons
Great video!
When follow up episode covering dragons on Kaldheim and Arcavios? And missed or omitted dragons from Rath.
Probably won't do follow-ups for this series, it'd take years of new cards to be worthwhile. Although I will be discussing the new elder dragons in the next few weeks
So where does tiamut land in all this?
No Garruk is the Apex Predator lmao!
This could only be me but i would suggest turning up the music a little bit. On the volume I listen to, I can only barely hear it. Other people may disagree though.
Thanks for the input! I'll look into it
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A study of fire? For a lorebrarian? Living dangerously in the textbook alcoves, aren't we Lorebarian Planeswalker?
Ma boy Prossh got left out, sad.
Aren’t Wyrms also related to dragons?
The elder wurms of dominaria are believed to be elder dragons defeated during the elder dragon war that had their wings and powers stripped
What even is Drakuseth?
How many dragon cards are their in MTG
A little over 200 different dragons!
@@TheLorebrarians how many enchantment and sorcery cards for the dragons
Scryfall and gatherer are great resources, a quick search should be able to answer your questions
I presume Dominaria was the original before the concept of a multiverse
you would be correct
Still Mad there is no Bahamut card
Kinda weird how someone like Ugin would be cool with being the cause of weather that gives birth to insatiable, murderous tyrants. It doesn't sit right with me.
Instead of "Meer rowd en", try "Myr oh den" 👍
Several people have already made it a point, but I appreciate it
@@TheLorebrarians You're good mate, love the videos!
No offense but these Dragons feel very repetitive a yes ruthless cunning. Another entity incable of empathy. I get that this is a planet of the hats trope but it's getting to be a bit much.
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