Avenger of Zendikar
Lore forum
Posted on March 31, 2014, 12:19 a.m. by Kale64
I've tried finding the story behind Avenger of Zendikar but just can't find the lore behind it. I didn't play in the zendikar block so sorry if this is already stated. My question is, why is it Avenging Zendikar? Is it taking down and fighting the eldrazi? Destroying things that try to hurt the earth? I think that in addition to it being an awesome card, it's lore is even more interesting. If anyone has any thoughts or ideas please say them!
Epochalyptik says... #3
I could be wrong, but Avenger of Zendikar is merely a regular green elemental. There's also Gaea's Avenger and Gaea's Revenge . I think the idea is just that green elementals tend to represent the land by rising against those who would harm or misuse it. It's not so much special lore as it is typical fantasy lore. Take, for example, the ents of Tolkien origin.
March 31, 2014 12:34 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #4
@TheAmazingSalsa: To be fair, only one planeswalker actually "destroyed" Zendikar. Nissa (ironically enough, the plane's green planeswalker) doomed Zendikar when she shattered the containment hedron that locked the Eldrazi away. She later said she'd bring Sorin back to fix it, even though she was the reason Sorin left Zendikar in the first place.
March 31, 2014 12:36 a.m.
FaustHarbinger says... #5
Yeah as Epochalyptik said Avenger of Zendikar is just a green elemental no official story. But what can be pulled from the lore of the rest of the plane is that it is "Avenging" the nature side of Zendikar. It is in it's way the force of nature that is fighting back against the plane annihilating force known as the eldrazi.
March 31, 2014 9:59 a.m.
allthingsMTG says... #6
FaustHarbinger I can just imagine a whole bunch of flowers completely swarming over kozilek or one of the other titans.
TheAmazingSalsa says... #2
Maybe trying to chase the planeswalkers that just destroyed his universe....
March 31, 2014 12:32 a.m.