We know that Bolas currently rules the new plane Amonkhet through some means. Whether it is from behind the scenes, or openly we don't know. The first image we got shows obvious designs in the buildings' architecture that are akin to Bolas's horns. That means, to me at least, that Bolas has been present there a long time, and if Amonkhet was truly his homeworld, he could be so involved with the planes culture, images of him would pop up everywhere.
The second reason Amonkhet might be our favorite dragon's home comes from a rather odd place. Bolas's chin. Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker He has a strange protrusion, a horn perhaps, extending from there. With Amonkhet's Egyptian theme, the chin horn could be a reference to the designs of pharaoh masks, which often feature a protruding beard from their chin. This perhaps gives Bolas some sort of cultural connection to the new plane. Thoughts?
I'm fairly certain it's Dominara. The Elder Dragons wars were fought on Dominara. It's a little known fact, but the Elder Dragon Palladia-Mors was actually his sister. As far as we know, she was not a planeswalker, so she would have had to originate from Dominara.
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I'm fairly certain it's Dominara. The Elder Dragons wars were fought on Dominara. It's a little known fact, but the Elder Dragon Palladia-Mors was actually his sister. As far as we know, she was not a planeswalker, so she would have had to originate from Dominara.
Pre-mending you didn't need to be a planeswalker to get between planes. The Elder dragon war spanned multiple planes, siring most dragon species as we know them, and the only walker involved was Bolas who ascended after the war(I think). Dominaria being the Elder Dragon's home plane is a confusing topic because in the old lore the multiverse was referred to as Dominia with Dominaria being "Song of Dominia". So once the physical copies of old text(like that damn disposable calendar) were misplaced or transcribed onto the net these words were occasionally interchanged, because who pays that much attention to a, then small, card game's story. To be exact, Wizards has never said where the Elder Dragons originated from, and if they had, it would have more than likely been retconned, as has most things pre-revisionist.
User is correct, we don't know exactly where they are from. They could be from Dominara and it would make sense as the nexus of the multiverse. But there may be a different plane that is home to all of them. I believe it is based on who exactly the Ur-dragon is and where he is from. He is the progenitor of all dragons.
...Bolas fought a demonic leviathan in what would become the first planeswalker's duel on the still-young plane of Dominaria.
Making it seem like a small amount of time for the elder dragons to rise, war and fall.
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I kind of doubt it is his home plane, but I don't think we have anything conclusively saying Dominaria is his home plane currently. It certainly seems more fuzzy than any other Planeswalkers. Maybe it'll get cleared up in this set, though it's kind of hard to imagine Amonkhet as his home plane, Egypt isn't exactly the place for dragons.
I kind of doubt it is his home plane, but I don't think we have anything conclusively saying Dominaria is his home plane currently. It certainly seems more fuzzy than any other Planeswalkers. Maybe it'll get cleared up in this set, though it's kind of hard to imagine Amonkhet as his home plane, Egypt isn't exactly the place for dragons.
He is originally from Dominaria, period. Based on all available info, mainly the old things that people barely remember and they are nowhere to be found online.
Amonkhet is probably one of the planes where he set up himself as ruler. He himself said during Time Spiral block that he has "countless" worlds across the Multiverse where he is worshipped as god and/or the ruler (though that was related mainly to his previous (pre-Tetsuo Umezawa) life. IIRC, Teferi even tried to reason with him to help to save Dominaria, but Bolas refused, saying 1) he has many other worlds, though Dominaria has a nostalgic value for him and 2) he has a place where to hide himself (the Meditation Realm, probably).
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While it isn't 100% confirmed that he's from Dominaria, I do believe that's where he's from. Although, he could've created Amonkhet AGES ago, and be staying there, and not visit Dominaria (if at all)?
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Its an interesting theory but i feel like amonkhet is just the plane that nicol bolas uses to make armies and champions so he can just summon them on other planes. btw i will point out that Egyptian false beard nicol bolas wears in his planes-walker card but not his from the vault new art image.
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Its an interesting theory but i feel like amonkhet is just the plane that nicol bolas uses to make armies and champions so he can just summon them on other planes. btw i will point out that Egyptian false beard nicol bolas wears in his planes-walker card but not his from the vault new art image.
The second reason Amonkhet might be our favorite dragon's home comes from a rather odd place. Bolas's chin. Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker He has a strange protrusion, a horn perhaps, extending from there. With Amonkhet's Egyptian theme, the chin horn could be a reference to the designs of pharaoh masks, which often feature a protruding beard from their chin. This perhaps gives Bolas some sort of cultural connection to the new plane. Thoughts?
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Making it seem like a small amount of time for the elder dragons to rise, war and fall.
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I think he's from Dominara as his flavourtext is" Dominara's most ancient evil"
Perhaps it only means the most ancient evil from the plane's history.
He is originally from Dominaria, period. Based on all available info, mainly the old things that people barely remember and they are nowhere to be found online.
Amonkhet is probably one of the planes where he set up himself as ruler. He himself said during Time Spiral block that he has "countless" worlds across the Multiverse where he is worshipped as god and/or the ruler (though that was related mainly to his previous (pre-Tetsuo Umezawa) life. IIRC, Teferi even tried to reason with him to help to save Dominaria, but Bolas refused, saying 1) he has many other worlds, though Dominaria has a nostalgic value for him and 2) he has a place where to hide himself (the Meditation Realm, probably).
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That is because his FTV image shows him in pre-planeswalker form, as an Elder Dragon (true Elder Dragon , not just some random dragon mook who just managed to not have himself killed in 1200 years...).
But anyway...yes, his "beard" in planeswalker form is indeed pretty reminiscent of pharaoh masks. I never made that connection before.
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