Will Xenagos Return in Zendikar?
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Posted on June 30, 2020, 12:50 p.m. by Idoneity
Now, do bear with me here.
In the last few sets, a meiny of planeswalkers have been returning to us. In War of the Spark there are a fair few to count, Elspeth in Theros Beyond Death, and _ in _Throne of Eldraine there was Garruk.
Consider one other point, for there are planeswalkers for every single and double colour combination. Specifically I am speaking of the guilds, as it is Kaya in Orzhov, Ajani, in Selesnya, Ashiok in Dimir, Angrath in Rakdos, Kiora in Simic, Dovin in Azorius, Vraska in Golgari, the perfidious Royal Scions in Izzet, and Nahiri in Boros.
Xenagos may have the contender against two planeswalkers for Gruul, being Arlinn and Samut, yet Samut hasn't much of a reason to go to Zendikar, as there are no werewolves, and Samut is an adherent to her people upon Amonkhet, thus she mayn't leave them to journey elsewhere.
Xenagos has two points going for him. One, he is fond of power. He ascended to that of a deity, lead revelers oppugning the gods and goddesses of Theros, and he was arrogant whilst doing so. Secondly, we don't know if he died. He fell from Nyx, but was never told to have a splat, as he could have planeswalked away. Also, Theros has an afterlife, but I doubt WOTC would use that excuse twice.
Perhaps I am reaching, but Xenagos has some of my favourite art in the game and I'd like to see him return.
Thoughts?
fireball0093 says... #3
I don't think Xenagos would be a contender, sadly as I also am leaning towards him actually dying. However, I've personally thought that Zendikar would be the perfect set to officially introduce Wrenn into the multiverse since Rosewater's response when asked if she's alive or not was: "I believe Wrenn is currently alive."
June 30, 2020 10:59 p.m.
That's a bit of a stretch. I'll admit I'm not 100% on the lore, but even if he survived, He gave up his Planeswalker abilities in pursuit of becoming a God. There wouldn't be any outward reason or way he could make it to Zendikar. A third return to Theros maybe, but not Zendikar.
That being said, there is no reason we couldn't see a return of Sarkhan Vol, a transition of Nissa Revane, Chandra Nalaar or Vivien Reid to Gruul colors, or even just a completely knew Gruul walker.
July 1, 2020 3:40 p.m.
I just noticed I used the wrong "new" and I am very ashamed
July 2, 2020 8:04 a.m.
I'd love that, but, didn't they just come out with a new red-green planeswalker in Theros? Some kind of bland no-personality human-looking construct? Klothys, God of Destiny created him.
What REALLY gets me thinking, is that the "new" god in Theros is a satyr, just like Xenagos. Pretty funny coincidence, isn't it? Especially considering that THEY're telling us Klothys was the red-green God BEFORE Xenagos even existed... SKETCHY... I just chalk it up to "Wizards Sucks, #fireRosewater".
I'd prefer it if Klothys was Xenagos in disguise, living his destiny. Where'd Klothys even GET a spark to make that construct walker to begin with? eh?
July 6, 2020 12:22 p.m.
Klothys sees the fates of others, and therefrom she may weave it as she pleases. She saw a looming spark within Calix, a Selesnya planeswalker, and caused it to ignite herself.
She is said to be a whilom worshipped goddess, occluded by Xenagos's rise to a deity.
Joe_Ken_ says... #2
I’d imagine they plan to replace Xenagos and make a new Gruul walker as well as new Azorius walker since Dovin died in the second war of the Spark novel. I know we never saw a body when Xenagos died nor do we really know how a god dying on Theros really even works so he might still be around, but I’m still on the side that he has kicked the bucket.
June 30, 2020 12:57 p.m.