BNG Gods' Weapons
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Posted on Feb. 17, 2014, 8:34 a.m. by Absinthman
Hi everybody, I was just looking at Xenagos's weapon that he's holding in his pictures and was wandering what it actually is. It looks like some kind of double tipped spear or pilum, but I don't know. This actually leads me to a broader question. As you have most certainly noticed, in contrast to the Theros's God cycle, the BNG Gods, don't have weapons (I mean no cards with their weapons were printed). So my question is:
If those weapons were printed, what do you think they would have been? For some Gods, this is an easy question. Mogis, God of Slaughter
, has a waraxe, Karametra, God of Harvests
has a scythe, Xenagos, God of Revels
has that weird spear-like thing that quite isn't a spear because Heliod has a spear. What do you think about the others?
"Staff of Xenagos" maybe? And my thoughts for the other two are probably "Mask of Phenax" since that seems to be a major theme with him and his returned, though Dagger suits the weapon theme better. And really, Ephara isn't warlike by nature, I'd probably guess her Ewer or whatever her giant pot is.
However, my guess overall is that because the multi-colored gods are the "lesser" dieties, and the monocolored are the "greater" gods, the lessers don't have the same amount of power and can't make super powered artifacts like the greater can. Plus, the designers probably don't want to make a cycle of multicolored artifacts lol.
February 17, 2014 10:57 a.m.
megawurmple says... #4
Vase of Ephara. That is what her weapon would be, judging by her artwork. She'd use it as a melee weapon and smash it over people's heads.
On second thought, probably not.
February 17, 2014 11:18 a.m.
Absinthman says... #6
@COMIC_SANS: Yeah, I was thinking dagger for phenax too. Lantern? Well, it looks like one, but it's not really intimidating, heh.
February 17, 2014 1:06 p.m.
FaustHarbinger says... #7
I would call it a staff. it has burning "lanturn-like" top.
February 17, 2014 1:21 p.m.
COMIC_SANS says... #8
"Xenagos, now that you've ascended into Nyx, what are you gonna do now?
"INSTALL OUTDOOR LIGHTING."
February 17, 2014 1:43 p.m.
Some1TookMyName says... #9
Even though they wont be made, I like to think of Epharas weapon as, The Urn of Ephara. And in speculation of JOU, for Pharika, The Eyes of Pharika. (G/B God, most likely I hope a Gorgon)
February 17, 2014 6:01 p.m.
This only makes me hope Iroas will have the "Fist of Iroas" because pure manliness
February 17, 2014 8:51 p.m.
Xenagos seems to be holding a torch/lantern, and a Bowl of something... looks like he just got up to grab a midnight snack.
February 17, 2014 9:26 p.m.
Here's my creative stab:
Lanyra, Staff of Xenagos
Sophatrix, Scroll of Ephara
Kroneter, Scythe of Karametra
Gorain, Axe of Mogis
Moraire, Gauntlet of Phenax
COMIC_SANS says... #2
For the other two I'd say "Dagger of Phenax" like in the Temple of Deceit artwork, and maybe "Scroll of Ephara." I know the latter isn't necessarily a weapon, but it fits the colors better and makes sense with the Ephara, God of the Polis artwork... plus it'd probably have some great card draw effects :)
As for whatever Xenagos is holding... it appears to be a lantern to me. "Lantern of Xenagos?"
February 17, 2014 10:36 a.m.