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GUILDMASTERS' GUIDE
TDRAVNICA

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prominent people in the guild. After doing so for a total
number of days equal to your current renown score multiplied by 10, your renown score increases by 1.
At your DM's discretion, you might also have a renown score in a guild you don't belong to. You can't
ever formally advance in rank within another guild, but
a high renown score can earn you additional contacts.
favors, and other benefits. This option can be useful
in an intrigue-heavy campaign where the adventurers
spend a lot of time trying to influence the leaders of various guilds.
BENEFITS OF RENOWN

As you gain renown in a guild, you gain certain benefits.
Most benefits are guild-specific, but there are general
benefits that apply no matter which guild you belong to:
Renown 3 or Higher. When you have a renown score of
at least 3 with your own guild, you are an established
and respected member of the guild. Other members
of the guild have a friend ly attitude toward you by
default. (Individual members of the guild might have
reasons to dislike you despite you r renown.) They provide you with lodging and food in dire circumstances
and pay for your funeral if needed. If you are accused
of a crime, your guild offers legal support, as long as
a good case can be made for your innocence or the
crime was justifiable.
Renown 5 or Higher. When your renown score with
any guild reaches 5, you gain an additional contact
within the guild. This contact might be a character you
met during your adventures or someone who seeks
you out because of your fame. Your DM will assign
you a contact or have you roll on the Contacts table for
the appropriate guild.
Some guilds- notably Azorius, Orzhov, and Boroshave well-defined hierarchies that characters can ascend through as they improve their renown scores.
Other guilds have positions of honor that characters
can apply for if their renown score is high enough. Not
every member of the Selesnya Conclave aspires to be a
sagittar (an archer assigned to guard an important guild
location), but any character who meets the prerequisites
can apply for the position. Ultimately, the DM decides
whether a character qualifies for such a role, with acertain renown score as a minimum requirement.
Several guilds provide a salary among the benefits
of renown within the guild. The salary is described as
sufficient to maintain a lifestyle of a certain level. If you
earn a salary, you can live at the specified lifestyle without paying the normal daily expenditure. See chapter 5
of the Player's Handbook for more information on lifestyle expenses.
A prominent position in a guild often allows you to
call on the services of lower-ranking members to assist
you in your work. When you do, they are assumed to be
loyal followers who help you to the best of their ability.
Some of them are assigned to help you for the duration
of a single task or mission, while others are under your
permanent command, staffing a laboratory, workshop,
or garrison where you are in charge. Depending on their
role, they might help you in dangerous situations (like

combat) or fl ee from them. You might assign them to
perform tasks in your absence, which could include unde rtaking research. looking for witnesses to a c rime, or
carrying out a small-scale raid, for example, depending
on their role and capabilities. You carry the respons ibility for their lives and welfare, ultimately, and if the
guild decides that you are abus ing your authority and
mistreating the members beneath you. you mig ht lose
renown. lose your rank or status in the guild, or even be
cast out of the guild.

A vedalken paladin in the Boros Legion, or an Ordruun
minotaur in the Orzhov Syndicate, would fall into
this category.
MEM BERSHIP A N D I NDEPENDEN CE

Some adventurers do exactly what they're told, spending
their careers doing the bidding of their guild s uperiors.
Most adventuring characters, though, prefer more independence. You can roll a d6 or choose from the options
in the table below to establis h a reason for the freedom
enjoyed by your character.

LOSI NG R ENOWN

If you commit a serious offense against your guild or its
members, you might lose renown within the guild. The
extent of the loss depends on the in fra ction and is left
to the DM's discretion. A character's renown score with
a guild can never drop below 0. If your renown score
drops below the threshold for a rank or privilege you
have attained, you lose that benefit. Even if you regain
the lost renown, you might find it more difficult to again
secure a position or rank you have previously lost.

STYLES OF MEMBER SHIP
As you're playing a character associated with one of the
guilds, think about your character's relationship with
the guild. Guild members can be grouped into four categories, depending on their motivations and priorities:
loyalists, opportunists , rebels, and anomalies. Which
one of these descriptions best fits your characte r?
Loyalists join a guild because they firmly believe in
the guild's ideals and want to advance its goals. Their
membership in the guild is a badge of identity for them.
They're typically of the races and classes most strongly
associated with the guild, and their personality traits
and ideals fall in line with the suggestions in this chapter. An idealistic human or a minotaur paladin in the
Boros Legion is an example of a loyalist.
Opportunis ts join a guild based on what they can
gain from becoming members. Every guild offers its
members something-w hether concrete benefits such as
opportunities for wealth or more subtle, intangible rewa rds such as social status- and getting that something
is the primary motivation for this type of character. Opportunists often pay lip service to the ideals and goals of
the guild, looking out for themselves first and the guild
second (at best). A selfis h human fighter who uses membership in the Boros Legion as an excuse to bully and
steal from others would be a n opportunist.
Rebels love the guilds they're in but don't conform to
gu ild expectations . They might be good-hearted idealists
trying to bend a shady guild toward nobler pursuits, or
they might be selfish egotists hoping to direct the guild's
actions toward promoting their own interests. Most re bels are typica l members of the guild in terms of race and
class, but they vary from type when it comes to p ersonalities and ideals. A Boros legionnaire with tyrannical
tendencies who thinks the Boros should enforce justice
with an iron fist would be a rebel.
Anomalies a re individua ls who join guilds contrary
to a ll expectations. Their race or class (or both) is outside the norm for their guild, but their personalities
and ideals fall perfectly in line; that's why they joined.

Reason for Independence
I've been around long enough that my guild lets me
do what I want.
I've been chosen for special assignments because I'm
just that good.

I've been singled out for special assignments because
somebody up the ranks hates me.
I'm moonlighting, and I'd get in trouble if my

superiors knew what I was up to.
I've been put at the disposal of another guild because

my superiors want to help them.
I've been put at the disposal of another guild because
my superiors hope I'll fail.

CHANGIN G GUILDS
If events in your character's adventuring career warrant it, you can abandon membership in one guild and
join a different one. Once you leave a guild, you can
ra rely go back.
Your DM decides what requirements you must meet to
join a new guild. Some guilds welcome new recruits and
make the process as simple as possible, while others
requi re a demonstratio n of loyalty.
When you change guilds, you lose a ll the privileges of
membership in your original guild, including the background feature granted to you by your original guild and
any rank or position you have achieved in that guild.
You a lso lose access to your old guild spells, unless they
are already on your class's spell list, among your spells
known. or in your spellbook. Except in exceptional circumstances, your renown score with your original guild
becomes 0.
Your old guild expects you to return your guild insignia, and your new guild gives you one to replace it.
You gain the privileges of membership in your new
guild. These include the background feature granted by
your new guild, a lthough your DM might decide that it
takes you a while to gain the full benefit. For example,
a character who leaves another guild to join the Gruul
Clans doesn't immediately know the ways of the rubblebelts, but has to gain that familiarity over time. You a lso
gain access to your new guild spells.
Your new guild doesn't give you any benefits that
assume prior knowledge or experience, including proficiencies. starti ng equipme nt (except your guild insignia),
and contacts.

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AzoRIUS SENATE
OFFICER LAVINIA STOOD BEFORE THE ENORMOUS

double doors that led into the highest spire of New Prahv.
the lair of the guildmaster. To look at her, nothing would
seem out of place: her cape spilled elegant!Y from her officer 's armor, her sword shone like a decorative piece one
would hang above a mantel, and her three-sided medals
displayed her district-spanning rank.

- Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
Bringing order from chaos- that is the mission of the
Azorius Senate. Without the extensive legal code crafted
and enforced by the Azorius, society would crumble,
transforming Ravnica into a field of rubble where the
Gruul and the Rakdos do whatever they please. The
Azorius carry tnis weighty responsibility with stoic
pride, and they perform their work of legislation, investigation, and enforcement with steely determination.
The first guild master of the Azorius Senate was a
sphinx named Azor. He was the author of the original
Guildpact, as well as the creator of the elaborate contingency plan that resulted in the creation of the Living
Guildpact. The Azorius Senate was meant to carry on
his legacy by serving as the legislative body of Ravnica.

INSIDE THE SENATE
The Azorius Senate is supported by three branches,
called columns, each led by an arbiter (also called a
capital). The capitals of the three columns form the
Triumvirate, which advises the guildmaster, Supreme
Judge Isperia, an ancient and wise sphinx.
The Sova Column consists of judges and the extensive legal apparatus surrounding them. It is tasked with
adjudicating and arbitrating the effects of the law. The
column employs legal aides, pages, librarians, experts
on precedent, advocates for the accused, public prosecutors, and judges.

GUILDS OF RAV"l ICA

The j elenn Column writes and enacts the laws of
Ravnica, involving the efforts not just of the designated
legislators but also a network of bureaucrats: aides, writers, researchers, lobbyists, clerks, and so on.
The Lyev Column enforces the law as Ravnica's
police force. The many-leveled hierarchy of the Lyev
Column includes arresters, investigators, officers, and
lawmages. The Lyev Column is also venturing into the
work of managing surveillance and precognition. Most
adventuring characters, by their nature and because of
their capabilities, are associated with the active work
of the Lyev Column rather than the behind-the-scenes
activity of the other columns.

GOALS OF T H E A ZORIUS
The Azorius Senate's ultimate goal is the perfection of
society. They want to protect the people of Ravnica and
foster a community of peace and harmony. A society's
values, they contend, are reflected in the laws it creates.
Something is good if it is lawful. To the Azorius, the
highest virtue is a society built on stability and order,
and the guild's elaborate system of laws is structured
to prevent wrongdoing first and foremost, even at the
expense of certain liberties. The Azorius can act as a
benevolent proactive force that keeps evildoers in check,
but it can also act as an oppressive bureaucratic force
that stifles freedom and expression.
In the absence of the Living Guildpact, the Azorius are
uncertain who is supposed to maintain balance among
the guilds. As a group, they are convinced that the system can't be disrupted, but they are challenged by the
reality that the one person who is meant to hold their
world together never seems to be around. The Azorius
Senate is invoking emergency powers with increasing
frequency, and the Lyev Column's enforcers are wielding an ever-growing amount of influence.
The Azorius guild embraces the belief that Ravnican
society has come too far to succumb to chaos. Civilization can be saved only through the guidance of a strong,
safety-focused government. In the mind of the Azorius,
the threat of chaos is imminent. They believe it is time
to face facts and do whatever is necessary to protect the
people and preserve the force of law.
The Azorius, as always, see agents of disorder as
their greatest enemies. They have cracked down on the
Gruul Clans and imposed a variety of creatively written
laws outlawing that guild's presence in as many public
places as possible. The Azorius also abhor the satirical

shows of the Rakdos (in part because the Azorius are
frequently ridiculed by Rakdos performers) and attempt
to curb them with new decrees about public performances. In response to attempts by other guilds to edge
their way around the system, the Azorius routinely create new laws to support or countermand old ones.

A ZORIUS CHARACTERS
Alignment: Usually lawful, often neutral
Suggested Races : Human, vedalken
Suggested Classes: Bard, cleric, fighter. paladin, wizard

Arresters. As a martial character, you can serve as an
arrester in the Azorius Senate. You might be a fighter (of
any martial archetype) or a paladin who has sworn the
Oath of Vengeance, for example. Arresters maintain the
peace by removing threats-both actual and potentialidentified through regular patrols, citizen reports, and
occasionally alerts from the precognitive mages. As you
gain the respect of your superiors, you can be promoted
to the rank of officer or imperator.
BUREAUCRACY

As a recruit to the Azorius Senate, you were quickly
immersed in the law. You might have clerked for a judge
or a legislator, been an apprentice to a practitioner of
law magic, studied rhetoric with diplomats, or trained to
patrol the streets and enforce the law. As your training
comes to an end and your adventuring career begins,
you must decide whether to focus on law enforcement
or to operate primarily within the bureaucracy of
the senate.

Bureaucracy might seem like the opposite of adventure,
but it is possible to immerse yourself in the life of a civil
servant in the Azorius Senate and still live an adventurous life. You might be a mild-mannered judge's clerk or
scribe who got caught up in a whirlwind chain of events
beyond your control, or you might moonlight as a vigilante in defiance of the law you are supposed to uphold.
Or you could serve a diplomatic function as an elocutor.
Elocutors. As a skilled orator and diplomat (perhaps
a bard of the College of Lore), you can put your talents
to use in the guild as an elocutor. The Azorius are
known for their measured, patient speech, and the elocutors are the primary voice through which the senate
communicates with the other guilds and the people of
Ravnica. Thus, you might serve as an emissary from the
Azorius to another guild, working to settle trade or territorial agreements, temporary alliances, and the like.
You might have the task of securing the support of key
senators for a particular piece of legislation or treaty.
Well-established elocutors can be rewarded with the
rank of scribe or emissary.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

BACKGROUND: AZORIUS

You might enjoy playing a character who belongs to the
Azorius Senate if one or more of the following statements are true:
• You're drawn to the idea of a hard-bitten police officer
trying to impose order on a chaotic world.
• You like the idea of using magic to control enemies.
• You like playing enchanter wizards, clerics of law, or
unbending paladins.

j OINING THE AZORIUS

Most Azorius adventurers belong to the gu ild's police
force. They are soldiers or spellcasters who patrol the
city in teams or singly, preventing crimes or stopping
them in progress. If you want to pursue a career in law
enforcement, choose the path of the Iawmage, the precognitive mage, or the arrester.
Lawmages. As a spellcaster in the Azorius Senate,
you use your magic to compel or restrain malefactors
and scofflaws (perhaps as a wizard specialized in the
School of Enchantment). You might also use your magic
to protect Azorius soldiers and innocent bystanders
from harm (perhaps as a wizard specialized in the
School of Abjuration or as a cleric of the Order Domain,
which is described in chapter 1). In any case, you're
called a lawmage, and you can aspire to the title of justiciar and then deputy as your standing within the guild
increases.
Precognitive Mages. If you are a spellcaster with
some ability to glimpse the future (perhaps a wizard
specialized in the School of Divination or a cleric of the
Knowledge Domain), you can use this ability to try to
prevent crime before it occurs, serving as a precognitive
mage. These mages occupy a small niche on the periphery of the guild, and the guild hasn't developed a bureaucratic structure to accommodate them, so they advance
through the same ranks as lawmages.

FUNCTIONARY
The brutes are at the gate, chaos is looming, and the
only thing standing in the way of disaster is the foundation of law and order- as embodied in the Azorius Senate. You're a proud member of the Azorius guild, which
both enacts and enforces the laws that make Ravnican
society function smoothly and safely.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Intimidation
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: An Azorius insignia, a scroll containing the
text of a law important to you, a bottle of blue ink, a
pen, a set of fine clothes. and a belt pouch containing
10 gp (Azorius-minted 1-zino coins)
FEATURE: LEGAL AUTHORITY

You have the authority to enforce the laws of Ravnica,
and that status inspires a certain amount of respect and
even fear in the populace. People mind their manners in
your presence and avoid drawing your attention; they assume you have the right to be wherever you are. Showing your Azorius insignia gets you an audience with
anyone you want to talk to (though it might cause more
problems than it solves when you're dealing with incorrigible lawbreakers). lf you abuse this privilege, though,
you can get in serious trouble with your superiors and
even be stripped of your position.

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SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS
Members of the Azorius Senate tend toward a demeanor
of cold dignity and a pragmatic, orderly nature. Steeped
in the law as they are. their ideals and priorities revolve
around legal issues.
PERSONALITY TRAITS

Trait
I try never to let my judgment become clouded by
emotion.
I have infinite patience with the dolts and boors I'm
forced to deal with every day.
When I give an order, I expect it to be obeyed.
I just want things the way I like them: neat, orderly,
and clean.
No wrongdoing can escape my watchful gaze.
I always say exactly what I mean, no matter how many
words it takes to communicate the particular nuance I
am attempting to convey.
I'm very literal and don't appreciate metaphor or
sarcasm.
I never change my mind once it's made up.

AZORlUS GUILD SPELLS

Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Azorius Guild Spells table are
added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you
are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these
spells are added to all of them.)

d6
AZORIUS GUILD SPELLS

Spell Level
Can trip
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

Spells
friends, message
command, ensnaring strike
arcane lock, calm emotions, hold person
clairvoyance. counterspell
compulsion, divination
dominate person

Your magic often takes the form of blue or golden
runes Aoating and glowing in the air in circular patterns
or of shimmering azure barriers of magical energy. If
you cast ensnaring strike, for example, the vines created
by the spell might appear as rune-inscribed glowing
bands that wrap around the target and hold it in place.

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Ideal
Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
Order. The law is meant to ensure that the gears of
society turn smoothly and quietly. (Lawful)
Peace. The ultimate object of the law is to remove
violence from society. (Good)
Compliance. Coercion is a fine way of ensuring that
the laws are obeyed. (Lawful)
Legislation. The law embodies excellence in its
precision and detail. (Lawful)
Punishment. A public display of consequences is an
excellent deterrent for other criminals. (Evil)

Bond
I am beholden to an Azorius arrester who captured
the criminal who killed my parents, saving me from
the same fate.
I hope one day to write the laws, not just enforce
them.
I tried and failed to prevent a murder, and I have
sworn to find and arrest the perpetrator.
I successfully prevented a murder, and the would-be
perpetrator wants me dead.
One of my parents was prominent in the guild, and I
resent constantly being compared to that standard.
I've modeled my career after a highly respected law·
mage or arrester, but I fear that my role model might
be involved in something illegal.

I'm unable to distinguish between the letter and the
spirit of the law.
2

I seem like a harsh judge to others, but I judge myself
most harshly of all.

I have a secret, illegal vice.

I was traumatized by witnessing a crime as a ch ild.

I'm incapable of deception.

I wis h I had joined the Boros, but I fea r they'd never
accept me.

Contact
I joined the Azorius hoping to impress an arrester
My former mentor is now a warden at Udzec, the new
Azorius prison.

I was second best at everything in my legal t raining,
and now I work with the person who was always j ust a
little bit better.

A good friend was promoted into work they can't tell
me about.

I kn ow a homunculus in the halls of New Prahv who
can get thi ngs done behind the scenes.

The Azorius Senate is a sprawling bureaucracy, and
people in a variety of positions throughout the guild
can pull strings to make things happen. Because of the
guild's role in making and enforcing laws for the entire
city, your place in the Azorius can easily bring you into
contact with members of other guilds, for good or ill.
Roll twice on the Azorius Contacts table (for an ally
and a rival) and once on the Non-Azorius Contacts table.

complimented me on my work.
NoN-AZORIUS CONTACTS
dlO

the contact is an ally or a rival.

2
Contact
One of my childhood friends is now a precognitive
mage in service of the guild.

The person who recruited me into the Azorius left
and joined the Boros.

As a teenager, I was a page for a prominent judge.
2

Contact
Roll an additional Azorius contact; you can decide if

AZORIUS CONTACTS
d8

I was once summoned to the presence of Supreme
judge l speria, the guildmaster of the Azorius, who

I have a friendship with a Dimir agent who sometimes funnels me secrets about Azorius activities.

A Golgari spore druid would love to see me slip up
and break the law.

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THREE CAPITA L S

Contact
A lesser Gruul chieftain seems to think I could be
useful.
The black sheep of my family is putting their maniacal
genius to use in the lzzet.
I'm friends with an Orzhov advokist; we compare
notes on different forms of law magic.
I was ridiculed once in a Rakdos performance; the
performer was impressed with my good humor about
it and now does me occasional favors.
I have a fanatical Selesnya cousin who keeps trying to
recruit me and everyone else in the family.
While growing up, I was bullied by a brat who's now a
hybrid in the Simic Combine.

How Do I FIT IN?
As a member of the Azorius Senate, you are probably
engaged in the work of law enforcement (even if your
background involved the legislative or judicial aspects
of the senate's activities). Legislative aides and judges'
clerks find little reason to venture beyond the Azorius guildhalls. but soldiers and lawmages patrol the
streets daily.
An Azorius soldier or lawmage is a force for order,
c harged with fighting crime on the streets-and in the
hal Is of power. You might spend your time foiling thefts,
putting a stop to Orzhov extortion, rooting out Dimir
spies, or hunting down Golgari assassins. Perhaps you
take your orders from a precognitive mage (or you are
one yourself) who receives unpredictable and cryptic
visions of future crimes that you and your allies must try
to prevent.

An adventuring party made up entirely of Azorius members could be a specialized team dedicated to law enforcement. A soldier (a fighter or paladin) and a lawmage
(wizard) would form the core of the party, supported
by a precognitive mage (cleric) who helps direct their
missions. An elocutor (bard) could round out the party,
serving as the group's negotiator and spokesperson.

R AN K AN D R ENOWN
By gaining renown as a member of the Azorius Senate,
you can advance within the guild. Promotion through
the ranks requires the approval of a superior officer.
Advancement is a reward for services rendered to the
guild, rather than an automatic consequence of increased re nown.
R ANK

Prerequisite: Renown 3 or higher in the Azorius Senate
Your specific title depends on your role in the guild:
• If you are a Jawmage or a precognitive mage, you
assume the title of justiciar.
If you are an arrester. you become an officer.
If you are a bureaucrat (including an elocutor). you
become a scribe.

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The heads of the three columns of the Azorius Senate are
called arbiters or capitals.
The arbiter of the Sova Column (the judiciary) is Leonos
II, a wise and kind human judge and lawmage who takes
pains to consider all perspectives before issuing a judg·
ment-even the perspectives of the spirits of the dead,
with whom he can communicate. He is patient and utterly
loyal to the guild.
The )elenn Column (the legislature) is led by a vedalken
lawmage named Uzana, renowned for a nearly perfect
memory. She has memorized every statute of Azorius law,
and much of her speech is quotations from those statutes.
The hussar commander Agmand Sarvis the arbiter of
the Lyev Column, the senate's law enforcement branch.
Despite the fact that he has never been in combat, he has
earned a reputation as a brilliant military strategist. His
tactical genius is unquestioned, but his lack of battle experience did cause some controversy among the soldiers and
lawmages of the Lyev Column when he was appointed to
be its head.
As an Azorius official. you can call on recruits (use
the soldie r stat block in chapter 6) to perform mundane
tasks and errands for you, but they will not accompany
you into dangerous circumstances.
No Azorius official lives in poverty. Between adven·
tures, you earn a salary that supports you at a modest
lifestyle.
RANK

Prerequisite: Rank 1 and renown 10 or higher in the
Azorius Senate
Your new title depends on your previous role as an official in the Azorius Senate:
• If you are a justiciar, you become a deputy with a
specific title. such as Deputy of Acquittals. Deputy of
Indictment, Deputy of Deposition. Deputy of Arraignment, or Deputy of Arbitration.
• If you are an officer, you become an imperator.
If you are a scribe, you become an emissary.
You are recognized as an authority in your field. You
gain an Azorius charm (described in chapter 5) at the
start of each mission you undertake on the guild's behalf. At the start of any such mission, you can secure
the assistance of a squad of ld4 arresters (use the sold ier stat block in chapter 6) plus one lawm age (also in
chapter 6). These individuals remain with you until the
mission ends.
Between adventures, you earn enough money pur·
suing your duties to support yourself at a comfortable
lifestyle.
RANK

MINIST ER, jUDCE , OR SENATOR

Prerequisite: Rank 2 and renown 25 or higher in the
Azorius Senate
Your new title depends on your broader interests as they
relate to one of the three columns of the Azorius Senate,
not on the titles you bore as an official and an authority:
• If your interests lie in law enforcement, you become
a minister within the Lyev Column. You receive a

specific title, such as Minister of Impediments or Minister of Fallacies.
• If your interests concern the judiciary, you become a
judge within the Sova Column.
• If you want a position on the legislative body of the
jelenn Column, you become a senator.
Regardless of your specific title, you can secure the
aid of up to 3d4 s oldiers and one or two lawmages (see
chapter 6 fo r these stat blocks) whenever you set out on
a guild-approved mission.
Between adventures, your responsibilities to the
guild-including supervising arresters, judging legal
cases, or writing laws- earns you enough money to support yourself at a wealthy lifestyle.
RANK

Prerequisite: Rank 3 and renown 50 or higher in the
Azorius Senate
As an a rbiter (or capital), you serve as the head of your
column. Only Isperia, the Supreme judge, can appoint

you to this position, and only if one of the three existing
arbiters leaves her service.
As an arbiter, all the resources of your column are at
your disposal, and you have the ear of lsperia as a member of her advisory Triumvirate. You also keep the salary
you earned as a minister, judge, or senator, sustaining a
wealthy lifestyle between adventures.

ENEMI ES AND ALLIES
As fa r as the Azorius a re concerned, every other guild
in Ravnica is hastening along the road to anarchy. Even
other guilds that are inclined toward order (such as the
Boros, Orzhov, and Selesnya) are ignoring or exploiting the law.
You participate in missions to thwart the criminals of
other guilds, from overzealous Boros vigilantes to insidious Golgari assassins. Dimir spies, Orzhov extortionists, and bloodthirsty Rakdos performers keep Azor ius
peacekeepers busy enough, without the added complications of reckless Izzet and Simic experiments putting
the citizenry in danger.
Of course, whenever the members of another guild
decide to operate within the law, they are potential allies
for the Azorius. Even some members of the Cult of Rakdos can be pragmatic enough to stifle their impu lses for
a time in order to join forces against a common enemy.
TH E A ZORIU S V I EW O N O THER GUI LDS

Because of its authoritari an, overreaching grasp, the
Azorius Senate 's relation ships with other guilds are rarely
positive. Azorius members tend to view members of other
guilds as dangerous threats to order, while other guild
members see the Azorius as rigid and tyrannical.
Boros. "Their vigilantism is tremendously dangerous without a hand to control it."
Dimir. "A perenn ial thorn in our side. Though they were
once our greatest foes, not even the masters of espionage can hide from our watchful eyes."
Golgari. "Their underground structures break numerous
building regu lations, but at least they fulfi ll thei r duties
as garbage collectors."
Gruul. "The Gruul are dangerous anarchists with no interest in furtheri ng the development of civilization. They
serve no useful purpose."
lzzet. "Eccentri c and occasionally explosive, but generally
harmless, for now. In their paranoia they have enlarged
their weapon stockpiles, but they lack the clarity of vision
to put them to use."
Orzhov. "Their brazen exploitation of our laws wi ll be thei r
downfall. They are an insidious threat that could tear
soci ety apart from the inside."
Rakdos. "An absolute blight on Ravnica. They are clowns
who know nothing of cu lture and exist only to torment
the function ing m em bers of society."
Selesnya. "The Conclave plays by the rules and keeps to
itself. Until its members become too numerous, they are
of little threat to us."
Simic. "The Simic experiment with matters that disobey
the laws of nature and the laws of Ravnica. We must not
let them gain influence."

BOROS LEGION
A BROWN - BEARDED, BROAD-CHESTED MAN CLAD IN

massive-shouldered plate armor led a battalion of soldiers,
the symbol of the Boros Legion emblazoned on white cloth
draped over their armor. Their soldiers were a variety of
races. including humans, a minotaur with a permanent
scowl on her face, an impatient-looking goblin. and even
some kind of humanoid.fire elemental. whose Boros armor
floated in protective positions over its animate flame.
- Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
Clad in shining armor and fueled by righteous zeal, the
soldiers of the Boros Legion take up steel against the
corruption and lawlessness that gnaw at the soul of
Ravnica. Combining the force of law with the military
strength to back it up, the Boros work to forge Ravnica
into a just society, a safe and hea lthy community for
all. From garrisons throughout the sprawling city, disciplined, stalwart soldie rs a re dispatched to stand fi rm
against Cruul ra ids, Dimir infiltration, Golgari corruption, and the subtle influence of more nefarious foes.
The archangel Razia was the original guild.master of
the Boros Legion, which was established to serve as
Ravnica's standing army. Razia served as its guildmaster for almost ten thousand years. Legend says that all
the other a ngels of Ravnica were created in the image of
this semidivine figure, and her death was devastating to
the guild. Aurelia, the current angelic guildmaster, is the
third to hold that title.

I N SIDE T H E L EGION
Angels occupy the highest tier of the Boros hierarchy,
from the guildmaster Aurelia down to the hosts of
holy warriors and advisors in leadership roles. Their
opinions and advice a re deeply respected in the guild,
though the angels aren't above engaging in the machinations of mortal politics. The angels include the wise,

GUllUSOI R,\\SICA

strategic warleaders; the holy champions and paragons
of war known as firemanes; and battleforce angels, who
form the bulk of the legion's angelic warriors.
From the pers pective of the average Boros soldier,
the angels embody the ideals the Boros hold dear. Few
mortal soldiers gain admission into the presence of the
warleade rs a nd other powerful angels, but battleforce
angels fi ght at the forefront of the legion's ranks, and
they form strong fri ends hips with mortals under such
life-and-death circums tances. Boros paladins are the
members most likely to converse with the angels and be
charged with implementing their plans.
The garrison commanders who convey the angels'
commands a re accessible to the ordinary soldier. In
addition to Sun home, the Boros ma intain smaller garrisons throughout the Tenth District, at least one in each
of the s ix precincts.

G OALS OF T H E B ORO S
Wherever criminals exploit others, petty tyrants make
grabs for power, or violence erupts and leaves devastation in its wake, Boros soldiers are there fighting to
make things right.
The Boros Legion is defined by the tension between
its goal of establis hing order and harmony and the fiery
zeal that drives many of its members. The guild stands
for peace and justice, which can be established only
through the rule of law. Its moral stance is fundamentally good, as it strives to protect the innocent and powerless from oppression and exploitation. At the same
time, members of the legion are passionate about their
pursuit of justice, spurred by their righteous wrath into
action against evil a nd injustice. lronicaJly, this means
that individual members sometimes break the rules they
are charged with enforcing, cleaving to the spirit of the
law when the letter no longer serves justice.
Because the Guildpact- the one force on Ravnica that
can keep the guilds from destroying each other- is now
embodied in a single, unreliable person who vanishes
A

PROUD MARTIAL T RADITION

M inotaurs have a reputation for being both fierce warriors
and clever strategists. Thick of muscle, stout of heart, and
possessing a burning love of justice and the battlefield,
they have become the steel spine of the Boros Legion.
Generations of minotaurs of the Ordruun fami ly line have
served with honor and distinction, claiming more than fifteen generals to their lineage.

for weeks or months at a time, the legion is in a heightened state of vigilance. In this time of uncertainty, the
Boros are on constant alert for military threats. They
work to maintain their fortifications to ensure that they
aren't overrun by Gruul marauders. Construction proceeds on new strongholds near Gruul territories, but in
general the Boros prepare for a military threat the same
way they always have- by fielding the stronger army.
The angels are also bracing for a subtler threat: the
danger of infiltration by House Dimir. The Boros are
becoming increasingly aware of the possibility that their
guild could be undermined from within. Security at
garrison buildings is vigilant, with angels watching the
entrances at all times for spies.

BOROS CHARACTERS
Alignment: Usually good, often lawful
Suggested Races: Human, goblin, minotaur
Suggested Classes: Cleric, fighter, paladin,
ranger, wi zard
Consider the Boros Legion for your character if one or
more of the following sentences ring true:
You are drawn to the ideal of the knight in
shining armor.
You like playing clerics, paladins, or
disciplined fighters.
• Smiting foes with holy radiance fills you with
righteous joy.
You want to protect the innocent and fight for justice.

JOINING THE BOROS LEGION
As a new recruit to the Boros L egion, you were sent to
the prestigious Horizon Military Academy for training.
Your life ther e was tempered in the forge of B oros discipline, devotion, and zeal. Your training regimen was
deliberately harsh, to weed out the uncommitted. You
lasted to the end. and now you begin your adventuring
career ready to put everything you have learned to use
in the legion's service. Depending on whether you fo.
cused on martial training, studied magic, or pursued
both courses, your path will look somewhat different.
MARTIAL TRAINING

The bulk of the Boros Legion consists of human, minotaur, and goblin soldiers. If you ar e a fighter, ranger,
or even a barbarian, you'll fit right in among the ranks,
with a promising career path ahead of you- promotion through the ranks, with opportunities for special
assignments.
Another option is to join the swiftblades, the vanguard
of the Boros L egion. They specialize in assault and
occupation, and their squads often function as commandos or guerrillas. They pick off enemy archers and
mages, softening the enemy's front lines before the rest
of the legion marches in.

If you are spellcaster (perhaps a wizard specialized in
the School of Evocation or a cleric of the Light Domain),
you can find a place as a combat mage in the Boros
Legion, called an embermage. These mages use spells
of fire and light to clear the way for the legion's combat troops.
If you prefer healing magic over the explosive magic
of the embermages (perhaps as a cleric of the Life or the
Light Domain), you can become a medic. These combat
healers are an essential part of Boros operations, using
a combination of magic and mundane medicine to close
wounds and restore strength.
MILITARY MAGIC

If you are a paladin who swears the Oath of Devotion,
a fighter of the Eldritch Knight archetype, or a cleric of
the War Domain, you can combine the martial training
of a soldier with magic and call yourself a firefist. Fueled
by a healthy dose of righteous zeal, firefists command a
great deal of respect in the Boros Legion.

BACKGROUND: BOROS LEGIONNAIRE
As a member of the Boros Legion, your life is devoted
to the service of angels and consecrated to the work of
establishing justice and peace on the streets of Ravnica.
You might be a true believer, inspired by the example of
the angels, moved by the plight of the downtrodden, and
devoted to the cause of justice. Or you could be a cynic
in the ranks, perhaps because you reluctantly followed
in the footsteps of a Boros parent, succumbed to the persuasion of a charismatic recruiter's lofty promises, or
were drawn in by the prospect of a life of action.
Skill Proficien cies: Athletics, Intimidation
Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set
Languages: Choose one of Celestial, Draconic, Goblin,
or Minotaur
Equipment: A Boros insignia, a feather from an angel's
wing, a tattered piece of a Boros banner (a souvenir from a famous battle), a set of common clothes,
and a belt pouch containing 2 gp (Boros-minted
1-zino coins)

BOROS GUILD SPELLS

Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Boros Guild Spells table are
added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you
are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these
spells are added to all of them.)
BOROS GUILD SPELLS

FEATURE: LEGION STATION

You have an established place in the hierarchy of the
Boros Legion. You can requisition simple equipment for
temporary use, and you can gain access to any Boros
garrison in Ravnica, where you can rest in safety and
receive the attention of medics. You are also paid a salary of 1 gp (a Boros-minted 1-zino coin) per week, which
(combined with free lodging in your garrison) enables
you to maintain a poor lifestyle between adventures.

Cantrip
l st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

fire bolt, sacred flame
guiding bolt, heroism
aid, scorching ray
beacon of hope, blinding smite
death ward, wall offire
flame strike

Your magic often features dramatic bursts of flame
or radiance. When you cast beneficial spells on your a llies, they appear momentarily surrounded with halos of
bright fire .

SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS

The Boros Legion is a zealous army, full of righteous
energy tempered with military discipline. Its members
share its leadership's devotion to the ideals of justice, or
they find satisfaction in the more warfare-oriented aspects of the legion's work.
P ERSO N A LI TY T RAITS

I am always the first into the fray.

I bear any injury or indignity with stoic discipline.

My righteous wrath is easily inflamed by the slightest
iniquity.
My honor is more important to me than my life.
Dangerous work is best accomplished by an orderly
group working with common purpose.

I treat my weapons, uniform, and insignia with
reverence, for they are gifts of the angels.

I pace when standing and fidget incessantly when
forced to sit.

Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)

justice. Ach ieving justice requires establishing fai r,
equitable, and compassionate relationships within a
communit y. (Good)

Protection. It isn't right for innocents to suffer
because of the arrogance of the powerful. (Good)

Solidarity. It is most crucial to act with a single will,
marching side by side in perfect accord. (Lawful)

Order. Society functions only if people do their duty
and respect the chain of command. (Lawful)
Conviction. Anything worth doing is worth doing with
your whole heart. (Lawful)

Bond
I would lay down my life for Au relia and the angels.

I owe my life to the Boros captain who took me in
wh en I was living on the streets.

My fel low legionnaires are my fami ly.
I wield the same Boros weapon my grandparent did,
for the honor of our fam ily.

I ran with the Rakdos in my youth, and I'm striving to
atone fo r my past misdeeds.

I do what I can to help out the spouse of a comrade
who died in battle.

Flaw
I act bravely when I'm in a group. but I'm a coward
when I'm alone.

I see everything in clear-cut black and white.

I'm just a little fascinated by the ways of the Gruul.

I trust the chain of command more t han anythingmore even than my closest friends.

I'm slow to t rust members of other guilds.

I've been known to turn a blind eye to injustice, with
the help of a modest bribe.

The ordered structure of the Boros Legion offers abundant opportunities to make friends- and rivals- in
higher places. You might have close friends in other
guilds that share the Boros emphasis on order and community, or bitter enemies among the guilds that represent chaos and destruction.
Roll twice on the Boros Contacts table (for an ally and
a rival) and once on the Non-Boros Contacts table.
BOROS CONTACTS

Contact
A forme r comrade in arms was promoted into the

Personality Trait
I approach every task with the same high degree of
military precision.

prestigious Sunhome Guard.
2
3

One of my parents is a ranking Boros officer.
A close friend serves aboard the Parhelion 11, a flying
fortress .

I had a tangled affair with a Boros garrison captain.

I have maintained a relationship with one of my

I competed with a fel low student for the attention of
a mentor at Horizon Military Academy.

The person who recruited me into the legion changed
the course of my life.

A Boros angel knows my name.

instructors at Horizon Military Academy.

NO N - B O RO S C ONTACTS

Contact
One of my siblings is an Azorius arrester.

Roll an additional Boros contact; you can decide if the
contact is an ally or a rival.

I showed mercy to an injured, now-grateful Dimir spy.

I suspect someone I know is a Golgari assassin, but I
can't prove it.

An adolescent relative ran off to join the Gruul in an
act of rebellion and has not yet returned.

I once befriended an lzzet scientist, and we're still
cordial though the relationship ended messily.

I owe a monetary debt to an Orzhov syndic.

A Rakdos blood witch seems to enjoy harassing me.

I tried to recruit a friend who ended up joining the
Selesnya.

I keep runn ing into a particular Simic biomancer, and
I enjoy the arguments that inevitably result.

CHAPfl' R 2 I GUILDS OF RA\ NICA

As a member of the Boros Legion, you are subject to the
orders of your superior officers. You go where the angels
tell you to go, and you do what they command you to do,
to the best of your ability. If you enjoy some measure of
independence, it's either because you have proven yourself capable of working without close supervision or because you're a rebellious sort who is willing to disobey
orders now and face the consequences later.
As a soldier on the street, you a re tasked with bringing dangerous threats like the Rakdos and the Gru ul
in line. You might contend with Rakdos performances
gone horribly out of control, Gruul raids on outlying
neighborhoods, s hipments of rot-infested vegetation
from the Golgari undercity, and violent uprisings among
the guildless. At the same time, you might have to worry
about Dimir spies infiltrating your leadership, overzealous or corrupt Azorius senators abusing the law at
the expense of justice. Izzet experiments leveling city
blocks, and Simic creations that break out of laboratories and wreak havoc through the Tenth District.

A BOROS PARTY
An adventuring party drawn entirely from the ranks of
the Boros Legion would be a small military strike force,
probably focused on combat but also strong on social interaction. One or two soldiers (fighters), a medic (cleric),
and an embermage (wizard) would form the core of

Tajic is a firefist who carries the exalted title of Blade of
the Legion, putting him just below the angels in rank. He
maintains close communication with Aurelia, though recent events in the city have set them at odds. Tajic believes
that the Boros can trust only the Boros. He is convinced
that any effort at peace among the guilds is doomed to
failure without the Guildpact. The Boros, he argues, would
be better off spending their energy to make themselves
stronger so they can uphold the fragile balance that exists
now-and protect the innocent when the balance tilts.
Aurelia feels that his negative attitude runs the risk of poisoning the hearts of the other Boros and undermining any
peace efforts. For the most part, in deference to the angel,
Tajic keeps his views to himself.
that strike force. A firefist (paladin) would be a strong
addition, or might replace a fighter or a cleric. A lightly
armored swiftblade (ranger) could help the group in situations involving s tealth or exploration.

RANK AND RENOWN
By gaining renown as a member of the Boros Legion.
you can ascend through an ordered series of ranks
within the guild. Promotion always requires the approval of a superior officer. It is a reward for services
rendered to the guild, rather than an automatic consequence of increased renown.
In addition, certain positions become available to you
when both your renown and your character level reach
certain thresholds.

Prerequisite: Renown 3 or higher in the Boros Legion
At this rank, you gain some authority over lower-ranking soldiers. When you undertake a mission on the
guild's behalf that requires military strength, a squad of
ld4 soldiers (see chapter 6 for the stat block) accompanies and assists you for the du ration of the mission.
Your salary at this rank is enough to maintain a modest lifestyle, including private quarters in the garrison.
SKYKNIGHT (SPECIAL RoLE)

Prerequisite: Renown 5 or higher in the Boros Legion,
5th level or higher
Skyknights mounted on Skyjek roes patrol the skies
above Ravnica-a regular reminder of the Boros and
their concern for justice. If you meet the prerequisites,
you can become a skyknight, assuming no official objects. You are assigned a Skyjek roe (see chapter 6 for
the stat block) to use as a mount when carrying out your
guild responsibilities. Using the roe for personal matters is a significant violation of regulations.
WOJEK (SPECIAL ROLE)

Prerequisite: Renown 5 or higher in the Boros Legion,
5th level or higher
If you meet the prerequisites, you can apply to join the
elite soldiers of the Wojek League. This special order
serves as a combination of military police and military
intelligence, giving it a fair degree of independence
within the guild. Its members scout the activities of
other guilds to assess their military strength and predict
potential threats, and they sometimes activate squads
to defuse threats before they grow more serious. The
Wojeks also help the angels root out spies and leaks
within the legion. Secondarily, the Wojek League is
responsible for policing the ranks of the legion. When
members get carried away by their zeal and break the
law or abuse their authority, the Wojeks take on the
tasks of investigating, apprehending, and punishing
the malefactors. Similarly, if members of the
legion disappear (involuntarily or otherwise),
Wojek agents are typically the ones called
to investigate.
You can be both a skyknight and a
member of the Wojek League, gaining the title of S kyjek.

Prerequisite: Rank 1 and renown 10 or higher in the
Boros Legion
As a brigadier, you are responsible for missions and
strategies that you can't execute entirely on your own
or with the aid of a handfu l of soldiers. After receiving
goals handed down from the captain above you, it's
your job to figure out the tactics needed to accomplish
those goals.
You lead a brigade that consists of six squads, each
made up of fou r soldiers commanded by a sergeant (use
the soldier stat block in chapter 6 to represent them).
If you are also a skyknight, at least one of these squads
is made up of other skyknights, which are s oldiers
mounted on Skyjek roes (see chapter 6 for these stat
blocks). You can assign these squads to tasks of your
choosing with in the area of the city where you have authority. You can also lead these soldiers into battle yourself, or bring one squad a nd its sergeant with you on a
guild mission.
At this rank, you gain a Boros charm (described in
chapter 5) at the start of each mission you undertake on
the guild's behalf. You continue to receive a salary sufficient to maintain a modest lifestyle, but your quarters in
the garrison are more spacious.

SUNHOME GUARD (SPECIAL R OLE)

THE BOROS VIEW ON OTHER GUI LDS

Prerequisite: Renown JO or higher in the Boros Legion.
7th level or higher

The Boros are committed to justice and order, and they are
convinced that virtually every other guild is just as committed to undermining both. Therefore, the Boros rely only
on their comrades for support and view everyone else with
suspicion or disdain.

Members of the Sun home Guard are responsible for
the defense of Sun home, the Boros guildhall in the
Tenth District. Only those who have proven themselves
in combat are selected to join this force. If you are accepted into the S u nhome Guard, your missions will be
primarily defensive in nature. You might receive orders
to find new ways to fortify the guildhall or to detect Dimir agents and other spies who try to gain access. Of
course, given these chaotic times, you could end up defending Sunhome from an all-out attack by the Gruul or
some other enemy force.
RANK

Prerequisite: Rank 2 and renown 25 or higher in the
Boros Legion
As a captain in the Boros Legion, you gain command of
a small garrison and the responsibility for maintaining
order and protecting people in part of a city district. You
have four brigades unde r your command. As described
for rank 3, each brigade has six squads of five soldiers
(including a sergeant) reporting to them. One additional
squad of 2d4 soldiers is your personal retinue.
You regularly receive communications from warleader
angels who coordinate the efforts of the smaller garrisons. They keep you informed of the goals and concerns
of the legion's mortal and angelic leaders and can help
you address them. You are then responsible for giving
orders to your brigadiers, and you must answer to your
commander for the troops' success or failure in achieving the guild's strategic goals.
As a captain. your salary allows you to maintain a
comfortable lifestyle between adventures.
RANK

Prerequisite: Rank 3 and renown 50 or higher in the
Boros Legion
As a commander, you assume the leadership of one
of the major garrisons of the Boros Legion: Kamen
Fortress, Horizon Military Academy, or the great flying
garrison called Parhelion Il, which moves from place to
place to deploy reinforcements to Boros troops around
Ravnica. lf you are already a member of the Sunhome
Guard, you could instead be placed in command of
that elite force, leading all the non-angelic forces
ofSunhome.
In this role, you are advised- and ordered around- by
angels. You are in regular communication with Guildmaster Aurelia, who places you in charge of a major
guild in itiative. You might be tasked with improving
recruitment, developing a plan for dealing with Dimir infiltration, or collaborating with the Izzet to develop new
weaponry for Boros soldiers.
You continue to draw a salary sufficient to maintain a
comfortable lifestyle.

GUILDS UF RA\ NI< A

Azorius. "Legalism. Arrogance. Hot air. The law in their
hands is a bludgeon, and they use it to seize more power
than they deserve."
Dimir. "Snakes lurking in the shadows. They should be
rooted out so they can shrivel in the light."
Golgari. "lfthey limited themselves to their intended purpose, repulsive as it is, they could be allowed to survive.
But they are growing into a dangerous menace, and we
need to Au sh them out of the sewers while we still can."
Gruul. "They are lost in violence and savagery. Only occasionally can their energy be channeled in directions that
benefit the greater good."
lzzet. "They don't understand the concept of limits. If they
kept their spellcraft under control, they could tru ly ben·
efit society."
Orzhov. "The Orzhov care only about the Orzhov. lfit
were up to them, all of Ravnica would follow an orderly
process designed to funnel wealth into their grasping hands.''
Rakdos. "They make destruction into a spectacle, but
they're more than blood and fire. They're termites gnawing away at the heart and soul of Ravnica."
Selesnya. "I almost envy the naivete that leads them to retreat into their little communes and pretend they've built
a just society."
Simic. "They have stepped out of their place, with all
their experiments, their tinkering with the nature of life.
They're a waste, a drain on Ravnica, and a danger to the
public good."

ENEMIES AND ALLIES
In general, the Boros find some common ground with
other guilds that value order and structure: Azorius,
Selensya, and (to a lesser extent) Orzhov. The Rakdos,
Gruul, and Jzzet might share the zeal and energy of
the Boros, but they represent the more chaotic aspect
of those qualities, which threatens the stability of
all Ravnica.
The legion is dedicated to combating the influence of
Oimir spies and infiltrators, containing the brutal chaos
of the Rakdos. and halting the schemes of the Golgari.
But any guild can become an enemy of Boros if its aims
and activities lead to crime, chaos, injustice, or harm to
the innocent citizens of Ravnica. Even the Azorius can
become so obsessive in creating and enforcing laws that
they overreach the bounds of justice.
Conversely, any guild can offer you allies in your quest
for justice. Distasteful as they might be, even the Gruul
and the Rakdos can play a part in curtailing threats to
the city that also impede their own incerests.

HOUSE DIMIR
A VAMPIRE APPEARED OUT OF THE DARKNESS, AS Q.UIET

as a breeze. He was stripped to the waist despite the chill
underground. and his eyes reflected light like a cat's. He
floated effortlessly down from the upper reaches of the
chamber. and alighted on the chamberfloor near the
two of them.
- Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
House Dimir is Ravnica's dark secret: behind a facade
of respectable messengers and reporters lurks an
association of spies and assassins whose existence is
barely suspected by the populace at large. Secrecy is
both House Dimir's best weapon and its best defense,
and much of the guild's work is hidden even from other
members. Oimir agents leave no trace of their covert
activities, warping the memories of witnesses to their
crimes and even wiping their own minds to remove any
evidence of their completed assignments.
The first guild master of House Dimir was a vampire
named Szadek, whose organization agreed to serve as
Ravnica's couriers, information brokers, and librarians.
But Szadek also used his guild's expertise at gathering
information to build a vast spy network, and before long,
the secret operations of the guild vastly outweighed its
overt ones. Eventually the guild disappeared into the
shadows, and most Ravnicans came to doubt its existence. An immortal entity, Szadek ruled the guild for ten
thousand years until he was arrested and kHled in the
turmoil of the Decamillennial Celebration.

INSIDE THE HOUSE
House Dimir has a clandestine aspect hidden from all
but its most important members. The guild master, Lazav. and his direct contacts guide and manipulate the
covert operations of the guild. Members of House Dimir

ultimately receive their orders from this source without
having any idea of who issued the order or why. Messages to agents are funneled through thought strands
(see '"Spell: Encode Thoughts" later in this section) and
telepathic couriers.
By design, you don't have much interaction with other
members of your guild. You might never meet your primary guild contact face to face, instead receiving assignments and sending reports by way of secret message
drops and codes.

GOALS OF THE D IMIR
House Dimir is all about secrets and misinformation,
even where its own members are concerned. Any given
Dimir agent knows of no more than a handful of alleyway contacts and dossier drop spots. One agent knows
another only by a code name, or receives communications only at a particular meeting spot at a specific place
and time. Every self-proclaim ed expert with an opinion
on the matter has a theory about the guild's intentions,
and all those guesses about Dimir's motivations and
pursuits contradict each other, frustrating any attempt
to get to the truth of things. The public face of Dimir
remains inscrutable, which some interpret as the best
evidence that the guild's true plans mean something
dire for the Ravnican populace.
To House Oimir, knowledge is power. The guild
hungers to learn everything it doesn't already know,
especially the weaknesses of its adversaries, and to exploit those weaknesses for its own gain. Conversely, the
house holds its own secrets tightly, because it doesn't
want its enemies to turn the tables. The Dimir lurk in
the shadows, methodically gathering the knowledge
they need to remake Ravnica to their advantage.
House Dimir's progress toward its goals depends on
a web woven from meticulously gathered intelligence.
Unpredictable behavior by other guilds can destabilize
that web. When the Boros take sudden. forceful action
inspired by an unexpected burst of zeal, the Dimir can
be caught off guard. The Selesnya behave predictably on
the whole, but the members of the conclave are so numerous that it can be hard for the Oimir to keep track of
their activities. Of all the other guilds, the Izzet and the
Gruul concern the Dimir the most; thei r erratic methods
of decision-making, combined with their unflinching
approach to danger, can quickly undermine any Dimir
strategy designed to contain them.

DIMIR CHARACTERS
Alignment: Usually neutral, sometimes evil
Suggested Races: Half-elf, human
Suggested Classes: Monk, rogue, wizard
If the following sentences describe you, you might enjoy
playing a character who belongs to House Dimir:

• You love subterfuge, intrigue, and deception.
• You like to play rogues, spies, and assassins.
• The idea of stealing thoughts instead of treasure bas a
special appeal to you.
• You want to deceive your fellow players without necessarily betraying them.

You began your career in House Dimir as part of the
legion of shopkeepers, librarians, couriers, and traders
who maintain the deception that the guild has become
civil and tame. Without any exposure to the guild's more
covert activities, you helped to discredit those who believe that the Dimir are plotting to control the city, painting them as delusional conspiracy theorists. But at some
point your gifts were recognized and you were invited
into the deeper mysteries of the guild. Your training focused on stealth, espionage, and infiltration. As a Dimir
spy, you might bring a variety of talents to your work.
In your guild role, you engage in surveillance, theft,
sabotage, infiltration, and other kinds of espionage. You
work in a pocket or sleeper cell. unaware of the identities of most other agents or the guild's leadership. You
might be a rogue of the Thief, Assassin, or Arcane Trickster archetype, a monk of the Way of Shadow, or even a
cleric of the Trickery Domain.
If you are a spellcaster (perhaps a wizard specialized
in the School of Divination, Enchantment, or Illusion),
you have the s kills needed to join the ranks of the most
feared spellcasters on Ravnica: House Dimir"s mind
mages. Your basic work and role is the same as any
other spy's, but you can learn to pu ll thoughts and memories from a person's mind, use a target's own thoughts
against them, attack your foes' psyches directly to create
delusions, or scour enemy minds clean.

BACKGROUND: DIMIR OPERATIVE
You're a spy. Secrets and misinformation are your stock
in trade. You s kulk in the shadows, infiltrate other
guilds. and steal the most precious secrets, whether
they're written in locked journals or hidden away in
someone's mind. Even you might not be aware of all the
reasons behind the missions you carry out. Sometimes
a mission's sole purpose is to conceal the motivatjon behind another strike performed in a different part of the
city, or simply to spread fear.
As part of your covert work for House Dimir, you
maintain a false identity as a member of another guild.
You can choose your secondary guild or roll to determine it randomly. This secondary guild membership
determines a portion of your starting equipment and is
also where most of your contacts come from. You infiltrate your secondary guild to learn its secrets, keep tabs
on its activities, or perhaps undermine it from within.

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Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth
Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A Dimir insignia, three small knives, a
set of dark-colored common clothes, and the starting
equipment of the background described in this chapter for your secondary guild
FEATU RE: FALSE IDENTITY

You have more than one identity. The one you wear most
of the time makes you appear to be a member of a guild
other than House Dimir. You have documentation, established acquaintances, and disguises that allow you to
assume that persona and fit into the secondary gwld.
Whenever you choose, you can drop this identity and
blend into the guild less masses of the city.
Conside r why you're embedded in the secondary guild.
Create a story with your OM , inspired by rolling on the
following table or choosing a reason that suits you.
d8

Reason for Infiltration
My parents belong to this guild, and I let them think
I'm following in their footsteps.
I've been assigned to track this guild's activities.
I've been assigned to get close to an individual in this
guild and learn their secrets.
I've been assigned to recruit a new Dimir spy from
the ranks of this guild.
I was a member of this guild before the Dimir
recruited me.
I don't like what this guild stands for and want to
destroy it from within.
I secretly wish I could leave the Dimir and join this
guild, but there is no escaping the Dimir.
I chose this guild at random or on a lark.

DIMI R G UIL D SPELLS

Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the s pells on the Dimir Guild Spells table are
added to the s pell list of your spellcasting class. (If you
are a multiclass characte r with multiple spell lists, these
spells are added to all of them.)
DIMIR GUILD SPELLS

Spell Level
Cantrip
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

Spells
encode thoughts, mage hand
disguise self. sleep
detect thoughts, pass without trace
gaseous form, meld into stone, nondetection
arcane eye, freedom of movement
modify memory

Your magic is meant to be subtle and undetectable, but
it might pull shadows or clouds of mist around you as
you cast your spells. Using the encode thoughts cantrip
described below, you can turn a creature's thoughts (i ncluding your own) into a thought strand that others can
potentially read . share, or steal. These thought strands
are treated as valuable currency among the Dimir.

SPELL: ENCODE THOUGHTS

Enchantment cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: S
Duration: Up to 8 hours
Putting a finger to your head, you pull a
memory, an idea, or a message from your
mind and transform it into a tangible string
of glowing energy called a thought strand,
which persists for the duration or until you
cast this spell again. The thought strand
appears in an unoccupied space within 5
feet of you as a Tiny, weightless, semisolid
object that can be held and carried like a
ribbon. It is otherwise stationary.
If you cast this spell while concentrating
on a spell or an ability that allows you to
read or manipulate the thoughts of others
(such as detect thoughts or modify memory),
you can transform the thoughts or memories you read, rather than your own, into a
thought strand.
Casting this spell while holding a thought strand
allows you to instantly receive whatever memory.
idea, or message the thought strand contains. (Casting
detect thoughts on the strand has the same effect.)
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS

Skilled at infiltration, disguise, and deception, members
of House Dimir appear inscrutable. Your true personality and ideals might never manifest, or they might mark
you as a quirky member of your secondary guild.
PERSONALITY TRAITS

d8
l
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Personality Trait
I'm good at hiding my true thoughts and feelings.
When I'm in doubt about revealing something, I
assume it's a secret, and I don't share it.
I like to sound mysterious, because wisdom hidden
grows deeper with time.
I have no patience with people who get in my way.
I love hearing about other people's nightmares.
Combat is meant to be quick, clean, and one-sided.
I like to stick to the shadows.
I never show my anger. I just plot my revenge.

ID EA LS
d6
2
3
4

Ideal
Guild. My true guild is all that really matters. (Any)
Control. I like pulling the strings. (lawful)
Secrets. I collect secrets and never reveal them. (Any)
Knowledge. I want to know as much as I can about
this city and how it works. (Any)
Independence. I value the freedom to pursue my own
goals without interference. (Chaotic)
Nihilism. I don't believe in anything, and anyone who
does is a fool. (Neutral)

Bond
I discovered a secret I can't let anyone else uncoverincluding my guild superiors.
I formed a close friendship or romance with someone
in the guild I'm infiltrating.
The Dimir agent who recruited me was unmasked
and killed. My revenge on the killers will be thorough
and painful.
I spend as much time as I can in the lsmeri Library
because I'm certain an informatio n hub operates behind its facade. I want its secrets!
I'm utterly loyal to my superior in the guild, more
than to the guild or its guildmaster.
Someone has discovered my true identity.

Flaw
I like secrets so much that I'm reluctant to share
details of a plan even with those who need to know.
I would let my friends d ie rather than reveal my true
identity.
I have trouble trusting anyone but myself.
I have a particular vice that puts all my secrets at risk
if I'm not careful.
I'm pretty sure I've done something horrible that I
can't remember because of the guild's mind magic.
I put too much trust in the people who give me
orders.

R ANK AND RENOWN

As an agent of House Dimir working undercover, you
have limited contacts within your guild. Your relationships within your secondary guild, in the guise of your
false identity, are usually more extensive.
Roll once on the Dimir Contacts table, giving you an
ally who serves as your contact in Dimir. Then roll twice
on the table for your secondary guild. The first roll gives
you an ally there, and the second roll gives you a rival.

DI MIR C ONTACTS
d8

Contact
I know a Dimir courier who relays messages to me
from someone higher up the chain of command.
I get orders from a shapeshifter I recognize only
through a series of code phrases we exchange.
An ostentatiously wealthy vampire is my secret guild
superior, summoning me to a luxurious estate by
means of coded messages.
I have never met my guild contact, but I receive
telepathic messages, usually in my dreams.
1've never met my guild contact, but I get coded messages from a pattern of street lights and graffiti.
I didn't discover the identity of my guild contact until
after we had begun a romantic relationship.
My superior maintains an elaborate identity as a
young street urchin ... unless it's all a lie, and I'm
being sent on ridiculous missions by a twisted child.
My sibling and I both get telepathic orders from a
mysterious contact, and I'm starting to question the
authenticity of my sibling's orders.

As a Dimir adventurer, you are a member of the guild's
network of spies, thieves, assassins, and mi nd mages
that lurks behind the facade of the public guild. On the
surface, House Dimir presents the appearance of a
network of cou riers, investigators, media reporters, and
archivists, dealing in information and spreading news.
But you and your peers trade in secrets. You use secret
symbols. run es. and signals to su rreptitiously communicate with other Dimir agents, often in plai n sight.
Like any good spy, you have multiple identities: your
true face as an agent of House Dimir; a guildless identity; and a role as a member of another guild. Within
that secondary guild, you might already be on a mission
for House Dimir, assigned to spy on the guild, collect
information about a person, or recruit another spy from
the ranks of the guild. Or that guild could be a launching
point for your r eal mission. Perhaps. for example, you
were ordered to infiltrate the Azorius in hopes of gaining access to a notorious inmate in an Azorius prison.

A D IMIR PARTY
House Dimir might send an adventuring party on missions focused on stealth and subterfuge. Such a team
might be made up mostly of rogues and perhaps monks,
with a mind mage (wizard) providing magical support.
Potions help to offset the group's lack of heal ing ability.

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As you gain renown within House Dimir, you will be rewarded with missions of increasing importance. No formal ranks exist for you to progress through. but certain
thresholds of renown indicate improvements in your
standing within the guild. Perhaps most important. according to the philosophy of House Dimir. higher standing brings greater knowledge of the inner workings of
Ravnica and the guild.
At the start of your career, your orders include step-bystep instructions or they consist of just a single task.
You receive these instructions from your guild contact.
INDEPENDENT AGENT

Prerequisite: Renown 3 or higher in House Dimir
As an independent agent, you have considerable latitude
in the way you choose to implement your mission goals.
You acquire a spies' murmur (described in chapter
5)-a magic device that allows you to communicate
telepathically with other Dimir agents who wear similar
items. If this item is lost or destroyed, it's up to you to
secure a r eplacement.

COLLECTOR OF SECRETS

Prerequisite: Renown JO or higher in House Dimir

Prerequisite: Renown 25 or higher in House Dimir

By the time you reach this level of renown in House
Dimir, you are amassing a significant collection of secrets about the people and places around you. You know
the location of a hidden safe house where you can take
shelter in case of dire need. At the DM's discretion, you
might also know (or be able to find out) a secret about a
person or group who lives or operates in a neighborhood
you're familiar with. The secret is typically a person's
flaw or details about a dark episode in a group's past.
Whatever it is. the secret is a weakness that can be used
to manipulate the person or group to assist you or your
associates.
In addition, you gain a Dimir charm (described in
chapter 5) at the start of each mission you undertake on
the guild's behalf.

At this level of renown, you are responsible for coordinating the activities of several other Dimir agents. You
still receive orders from the usual source, but you're
given broad goals and wide latitude in how to carry
them out, including delegating specific tasks to other
Dimir agents of lesser renown. You are also increasingly
trusted with important secrets.
GUILDMASTER'S CONFIDANT

Prerequisite: Renown 50 or higher in House Dimir
Few members of House Dimir ever encounter Lazav,
and those who do are often unaware that they are dealing with the guildmaster. You have been admitted to his
circle of confidants. He has entrusted you with a wide
network of Dimir agents under your command, but you
also bear tremendous responsibility for the success of
the missions they undertake.

THE DIMIR VIEW ON OTHER GUILDS

To House Dimir, every other guild is a potential source of
information, its members all potential foils and patsies.
Azorius. "They can't be allowed to monopolize the flow of
knowledge. Clog their networks with misinformation. To
stop someone from discerning the truth, drown them in
plausible untruths."
Boros. "Not inherently dangerous. The true danger is
that they'll drag down all we've worked for while chasing some romantic crusade. Continue to direct their
righteous fury toward our strongest enemy-until the
Boros threaten to become the strongest."
Golgari. "We once appreciated them for their ability to
make a corpse disappear, but we found that too many
of our victims rose up to face us again. Now we use the
city's fear of the swarm to keep them in their place. The
more the Golgari try to rise from the mire of their reputation, the more we make them wallow in it."
Gruul. "They've always been convenient scapegoats, but
their recent aggressiveness threatens to become a larger
problem. We must thin their numbers-selectively and
without confrontation. Catch them alone in the dark, and
take them out one by one."
lzzet. "Even an overloaded, sizzled clock is still right twice
a day. When lzzet experiments succeed, they can have
unpredictable consequences for active missions. Their
activities must be monitored at all times."
Orzhov. "We're amused at how well they've used their hierarchy to mask the corruption of their organization, but
their need for the public's trust gives us an edge. They
can be manipulated by playing on their fear of the people
discovering their ruse."
Rakdos. "They've turned pointless activity into an art form,
but their performances nevertheless make very useful
distractions. Let them be bright and loud, drawing all
attention, while we slip quietly through the dark."
Selesnya. "Strength without guile is perhaps the most
dangerous kind. One can't bluff the player who can't
conceive of bluffing. Currently, the covert war plays to
our strengths; we must ensure that the conclave never
becomes conscious of the advantages they possess."
Simic. "They are never short of intriguing surprises, so
we know they are gearing up for something. Keep eyes
inside their organization to see what their efforts are
leading to-but don't be tempted to partake of their
enhancements."

ENEMIES AND ALLIES
It's hard for a guild built on stealth and secrecy to maintain a positive relationship with any other guild. ALI
guilds are monitored with suspicion, and they assessed
for their current and prospective levels of threat, as
well as for their usefulness to House Dimir's schemes.
Each cell may foster its own relationships with the other
guilds, but it ultimately defers to Oimir's enigmatic leaders to steer overarching strategy.
Your missions might put you at odds with any other
guild by calling on you to infiltrate that guild and gain
insight into its plans, steal proprietary information from
its guildhall, or subvert its leadership. For instance, you
could be tasked to steal the transcript of an Azorius interrogation, the memories of Golgari spy, or the contents
of an Orzhov ledger.
You might cooperate with members of other guilds,
openly or in disguise, insofar as their goals don't conflict
with yours. Sometimes, the easiest way to assassinate
one of your enemies is to put the forces of law on their
trai 1, so joining forces with the Azorius and Boros, for
example, can be a beneficial arrangement for everyone
concerned.

GOLGAR I SWARM
A S!vlALL CROWD OF PALE ELVES AND HUMANS STEPPED

into the light. Bits of bone and detritus woven into their
matted hair clicked lightly. Their chitinous armor swarmed
with tiny, riotous insects that moved in and out of the sheen
of moss growing on their shoulders-a bed for sprouting
fungi. Whether it was the Golgari themselves who had made
the chittering sound or their bugs. Ra/ could not be sure.
-Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
The teeming masses that compose the Golgari Swarm
see themselves as pragmatic above all else, uncowed by
the simple fact that death is part of the cycle of life. They
believe the idea of life and death as opposing forces to
be nothing more than naive sentimentality. They know
everything crumbles and rots in the end, and then new
life springs from that rot. Time inevitably passes, bringing both destruction and new creation to all things.
The original mandate of the Golgari Swarm under
the leaders hip of Svogthir, its Devkarin founder, was to
maintain Ravnica's agriculture and manage its waste.
But Svogthir's interest in necromancy, and his eventual
transformation into a lich, shaped the course of the
guild's activities and gave birth to its philosophy of embracing death as part of nature's cycle.

I N SIDE T H E SWARM
The leadership of the Golgari has undergone several
major changes, but the nature of the swarm makes it
easily adaptable to the churn of continuous cycles. Being
alive isn't a prerequisite for leaders hip, as demonstrated
by the ru le of the current guild master, the elf lichJarad
Yod Savo. Assassination is seen as a perfectly valid
means of effecting political change, which is how Jarad's
s ister, Savra, took control of the guild before him. Various groups of people and monsters coexist within the
swarm, their relative power waxing and waning with the
years, and through it all, the guild goes on.

The three most important power groups within the
Golgari are the Devkarin elves, the medusas (also
called gorgons in Ravnica), and the insectile kraul.
Jarad is an undead representative of the Devkarin, so
the elves claim a privileged position within the guild for
the moment.
Members of the Golgari Swarm live in the shadow
of Jarad and the leaders of the individual factions. The
machinations among elves, medusas, kraul, and other
creatures rarely bring any significant improvement to
the lives of the swarm's countless members, but often
cause dis ruption and occasiona lly disaster. Most guild
members believe it's best to keep their heads down and
stay out of the political conflict and to avoid attracting
the disfavor of the Och ran, the guild's order of assassins. More adventurous members might enjoy intrigue
and politics, or might unwittingly become tangled up in
the schemes of the guild's leaders.
Jarad maintains a council of shamans and rogues to
serve as a combination of advisory parliament and spy
agency. These high chancellors rarely convene publicly, preferring to disperse themselves throughout the
swarm to keep information flowing from the nucleus to
every part of the organism.

GOALS OF THE GOLGAR I
The Golgari Swarm celebrates the growth and vibrancy
of the natural world, but gives equa l attention to nature's
facets of destruction, decay, and death. It finds allies and
agents in the form of fungi , oozes, insects, diseases, and
D ARK ELVES OF THE G O LGARI

Also called the elves of shadow, the Devkarin are one of
the three branches of Ravnica's elf race. Like other elves,
the Devkarin are adept spellcasters, counting most of the
Golgari's shamans among their number.
After being cast out of the nascent Selesnya Conclave
millennia ago, the Devkarin found a home amid the corrupted and overgrown places of Ravnica, and the Devkarin
necromancer Svogthir became the founder of the Golgari
Swarm. Since then, the Devkarin have been a major influence in the guild, even during the times when they didn't
hold absolute power. Regardless of who rules the guild, the
Devkarin follow the guidance of a high priest, called the
matka. The matka's spiritual leadership usually aligns with
the guildmaster's temporal commands, but during times
when the guild is ruled by a non-elf faction, the matka can
be a significant dissenting voice.

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other unsavory aspects of nature, and it uses the power
of nature actively toward the goal of advancing its own
place in the world. But the Golgari have also learned
patience from nature; they are content to work from the
shadows, harnessing the energy that comes from decay
while the civilization of Ravnica slowly erodes and destroys itself.
The teeming hordes of the Golgari Swarm believe it
is finally their time to s hine. They have dwelled under
the streets and under the sway of the other guilds for too
long. They are convinced that Ravnica's institutions are
now on the verge of collapse and that the absence of the
Living Guildpact proves it. However, the Golgari are neither surprised nor panicked by this, for they believe that
all things eve ntually rot and die, and from this decay,
new life blooms. As such, the Golgari see the looming
interguild conflict as a necessary final push to bring
about a new era- their era.
The Golgari are preparing for upheaval. They have
sealed many of the passages leading into the underc ity,
making their territory seem like an impregnable subterranean fortress. Within it, the Golgari domain retains
its grandeur, a mysterious and wondrous kingdom. The
rare visitors who stumble into it are awed by its beauty
and its aura of ancient power. Palatial architecture fills
cavernous sewer chambers, and luminescent spores
float through the air to shed a n otherworldJy light on the
moss-covered masonry. Ente ring Golgari territory feels
like stepping into a secret world of dangerous beauty.

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GOLGARI CHARACTERS
Alignment: Usually neutral, often evil
Suggested Races: Human, elf (dark)
Suggested Classes: Druid, fighter, ranger, rogue. wizard
The Golgari Swarm might suit your character if one or
more of the following statements are true:
• You're drawn to the darker side of nature or the
greener s ide of necromancy.
• You are drawn to sinister, creepy, or grim characters.
You like e lves and druids but want to explore an
unusual direction.

JOINING THE GOLGARI SWARM
Similar to a swarm of insects, the Golgari collectively
behave more like a single organism than a scattering of
individuals. New members aren't recruited or initiated
into the Golgari Swarm; you have been absorbed and
incorporated, and the biological system of the swarm
funneled you to where your talents a re most needed
to contribute to the health of the guild. Your position
within the guild is defined by your capabilities.
You might act as a shaman of the Golgari if you are a
spellcaster- perhaps a wizard s pecialized in the School
of Necromancy, a druid of the Circle of the Land, or a
druid of the Circle of Spores (described in chapter 1). In
this revered position, you teach and advise other members of the swarm , keeping them attuned to the natural
cycle of death and regrowth. You might manipulate that
natural cycle by wielding the magic of death, snuffing

out life and reanimating the dead. Or you might wield
your magic to spread fungal rot and noxious gases, preparing parts of the city for annexation.
If you aren't adept at magic, the swarm still needs
you. Golgari warriors both defend the guild's territory
and, when necessary, take offensive action. If you are a
fighter (typically of the Champion archetype), you can
serve as a shock trooper, perhaps fighting alongside
kraul and trolls on behalf of the swarm. If you are a
ranger (likely of the Beast Master archetype) or a rogue
(of the Thief or Assassin archetype), you are more of a
skirmisher. Golgari rangers favor insects and reptiles as
compan ions.

BACKGROUND: GOLGARIAGENT
You are a member of a teeming horde-one small part of
a sprawling organism.Just as you are part of the swarm,
the swarm is part of a larger ecosystem, a never-ending
cycle of life, death, rot, and rebirth. You have spent your
life in the slow churn of that ecosystem, in the dark
places of the city where the messy parts of existence
are on display. There is little squeamishness among the
Golgari, no fear of death or taboo about the dead, just a
fierce affirmation of the cycle.
S kill Proficiencies : Nature, Survival
Tool Proficiencies : Poisoner's kit
Lan guages : Choose one of Elvish, Giant, or Kraut
Equipment: A Golgari insignia, a poisoner's kit, a pet
beetle or spider, a set of common clothes, and a belt
pouch containing 10 gp worth of mixed coins
FEATURE: UND ERCIT Y PATHS

You know hidden, underground pathways that you can
use to bypass crowds, obstacles, and observation as you
move through the city. When you aren't in combat, you
and companions you lead can travel between any two locations in the city twice as fast as your speed would normally allow. The paths of the undercity are haunted by
dangers that rarely brave the light of the surface world,
so your journey isn't guaranteed to be safe.
GOLGARI GUILD SPELLS

S UGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS

Members of the Golgari Swarm are unmistakably products of the undercity, ill at ease amid the comforts of civilization. They bring about the same discomfort in others by reminding them of death's inevitable approach.

Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Golgari Guild Spells table are
added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you
are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these
spells are added to all of them.)
GOLGARI GU ILD SPELLS

Spell Level
Cantrip
l st
2nd
3rd
4th
Sth

dancing lights, spare the dying
entangle, ray of sickness
protection from poison, ray ofenfeeblement,
spider climb
animate dead, plant growth
giant insect, grasping vine
cloudkill, insect plague

Golgari magic is often accompanied by a sickly green
glow and a rotting stench.

PERSO NALITY TRAI TS

Personality Trait
Remember, I could ki ll you in your sleep. Or put
centipedes in your bedroll.

I like to remind people of their inevitable demise.

Sometimes I give voice to the whispers of the rot ,
which I hear but no one else does.

I do my best to discourage anyone from approaching
or talking to me.

I have accepted my death. Hence, I don't fear it.

Like roots growing through stone, I am relentless and
determined in my action.

I put my knowledge of anatomy to use by narrating
the injuries my enemies suffer in grisly detail.

Like a wild animal, I lash out viciously when I'm
provoked-and I'm easily provoked.

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Ideal
Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
Stoicism. All of us are part of the cyclical march of na·
tu re, which will continue with or without us. (Neutral)
Nature. The natural world is more important than the
edifices of the city and civilization. (Neutral)
Interdependence. We are all part of nature's web.
(Lawful)
Ambition. The time of Golgari ascendance is at hand,
and I intend to have a prominent place in the new
world order. (Evil)
Live and Let Live. Meddling in the affairs of other
guilds is a great way to get squashed like a bug.
(Neutral)

Bond
I cherish the finger of a family member who was

petrified by a medusa.
I have an identical twin who is as different from me as
any person could be.
I want to lead one faction of the guild to a new position of dominance.
I love spending time in the moss-covered building
where I took part in my first reclamation mission.
I found something in the sewer that must never come
to light.
I am forever grateful to the reclaimer who found me
floating facedown in the sewer. moments from death.

I feel a need for revenge against those who enjoy the
privilege of living above ground.
I don't bother to couch my opinions in flattering
words.
I can't help but pocket any trinket or coin I come
across, no matter how worthless.
I'm convinced that I'm better and stronger than
members of other guilds, isolated as they are from
the realities of life and death.

To the extent that the Golgari Swarm acts like a single
organism, you are connected to every other member
in some way or another. Convinced that the rest of the
world is out to get you, you find it easy to form close
bonds with your guild mates, and harder to make meaningful connections with others.
Roll twice on the Golgari Contacts table (for an ally
and a rival) and once on the Non-Golgari Contacts table.
COLGARI CONTACTS

Flaw
Death comes for us all, so you can't expect me to take
care of someone who can't fight it off.
I assume that anyone outside the Golgari looks down
on me.

Contact
One of my parents is an elite assassin, a member of
the Ochran.
I learned combat from a krau l.
I know a medusa who is stationed in the guildhall.
I had a torrid romance with a spore druid responsible
for a large rot farm.
There's a troll in a remote area of the undercity who
seems to find me interesting-and who knows more
than you'd think.
An elf lich is determined to see me become a lich
someday, too.
A medusa decided it would be more fun to recruit me
into the guild than to kill me.
I know a find broker who can locate just about anything, for the right price.

NoN -GOLGARI CONTACTS

Contact
An Azorius arrester I literally pulled out of the gutter
will do anything for me.
Someone joined the Gruul in a battle against the
Boros once, and the sergeant of that Boros squad
would love to prove that it was me.
I had a romance with a Dimir agent whom I still feed
secrets to.
Roll an additional Golgari contact; you can decide if
the contact is an ally or a rival.
I joined the Gruul in a battle against the Boros once,
and the chief of that small clan thanks me for turning
the tide.
An lzzet scientist resents that I sold a scrapped
invention I found in the sewer.
My undercity explorations led me into an Orzhov
vault, and a spirit thinks I stole something valuable.
I found a baby beast and sold it to a Rakdos wrangler
who remains grateful to me.
A Selesnya druid and I share an interest in the same
garden, and we have enjoyable arguments there.
I regularly pick up refuse from beneath a Simic laboratory, and sometimes I talk to the researcher who
dumps it there.

As part of the Golgari Swarm, you are a specialized
instrument of the greater body. Your orders, when you
have such, come from the guild master by way of his
chancellors. who carry his messages throughout the
guild. The swarm relies on you to advance the greater
good by protecting some part, however small, of its
teeming existence. That responsibility doesn't mean
you're indispensable; your eventual death is part of
your purpose and function, too, and you·ll be replaced
even as your body provides nutrients to further the
swarm's growth.
A classic adventuring role for a member of the Golgari
involves crawling through dungeon-like environmentsthe sewer s and ancient vaults of the undercity-in
search of treasures left behind by the dead. Sometimes
you might be sent to find a specific item believed lost
in a dangerous part of the undercity. At other times,
you could be asked to collect samples of a specific fungus, retrieve a body floating in the muck of the sewers,
or bring back whatever booty you can to help fill the
swarm's coffers.
You might gain enough renown to become a member
of the Ochran, assigned to a variety of tasks concerning
thievery, assassination, or the protection of important
figures in your guild. You might steal something because the guild needs it, or because its loss will bring
harm to another guild, hastening that group's decline.

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You cou ld be assigned to kill an outspoken and active
enemy of the Golgari, such as an overzealous Boros
captain whose raids into the undercity have approached
dangerously close to the swarm's inner sanctum. Or you
could serve as a bodyguard to one of Guild master Jarad's high chancellors, escorting this figure through the
undercity while being ready to intervene at a moment's
notice if things go wrong.
The shamans of the Golgari use their magic to accelerate the cycle of decay and regrowth. You might be sent
to spread spores throughout an area that the Golgari
want to claim as their territory or to convince the inhabitants of such a territory to abandon it. You might also
contend with the ever-present threat of hostile monsters
encroaching into Golgari-controlled regions.

A GoLGARI PARTY
An adventuring party drawn from the teeming ranks of
the Golgari Swarm might focus on traversing the undercity or on stealthy missions in the streets above. A pair
of shamans (a druid and a wizard) would form the core
leadership of the group, supported by a warrior (fighter
or ranger) and a stealthy member of the Och ran (rogue).

R ANK AND RENOWN
Every member of the Golgari Swarm has its place, and
every role is important to the proper functioning of the
guild. Aside from a few leadership positions, the swarm
doesn't consider different functions to be more or less
important than others. The idea of progressing up the
ranks is foreign to the Golgari way of thinking. That
said, your renown within the Golgari is a direct measure
of the guildmaster's knowledge of you, his confidence in
your abilities, and his interest in your activities.
At the start of your career with the Golgari, the guildmaster and his chancellors have no way to distinguish
you from the masses of others who perform a similar
fun ction. If you receive instructions from the high chancellors, the orders are directed toward you as part of a
larger group: for example, "Reclaimers, keep your eyes
open for an lzzet keyrune believed to be lost in this sector of the sewers."
Prerequisite: Renown 3 or higher in the Golgari Swarm

You have distinguished yourself from the mass of your
peers. Guild master Jarad might not know your name,
but he knows that a member of your group is reliable
and effective, and his high chancellors s ingle you out for
specific missions. The guild provides you with supplies
you need to complete those missions (within reason).
MONSTROUS FAVORS

Prerequisite: Renown 10 or higher in the Golgari
Swarm

When you reach this level of renown in the Golgari
Swarm, Jarad knows your name and appreciates that
you can be relied on to help fulfill the guild's objectives.
Thanks to this prominence, you can get away with begging a favor from the guild's more monstrous members.
You can ask an undercity medusa, a troll, or a kraul
death priest to help you with a task that benefits the
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0CHRAN (SPECIAL R OLE)

Prerequisite: Renown 10 or higher in the Golgari
Swarm

Having achieved considerable renown within the guild,
you can choose to become a member of the Och ran. The
Ochran often serve as stealthy bodyguards, lurking out
of sight until some danger threatens their wards. The
Och ran are also sent out as assassins or burglars to
further the gui ld's goals.
ADVISOR

Prerequisite: Renown 2S or higher in the Golgari
Swaim

Although you aren't yet one of Jarad's personal counselors, your value to the guild is clear. The high chancellors
regularly call on you to perform tasks for the guild and
to share your insights. You can be sure that anything
you say to a high chancellor will pass quickly to the ears
of the guild master.
HIGH CHANCELLOR

Prerequisite: Renown SO or higher in the Golgari
Swarm

Jarad seeks out the most powerful, effective, and loyal
members of the Golgari Swarm to serve as his high
chancellors. At this point, you certainly qualify. The
amorphous nature of Jarad's council means that you
don't need to wait for a vacancy to open up; Jarad summons you to his presence, and you are expected to
appear and accept the new position offered to you.
As a high chancellor, you advise Jarad in his
decision-making, keep him informed of happenings
throughout the guild, and convey his instructions to the
various parts of the gu ild's "body."
MATKA (SPECIAL ROLE)

Golgari Swarm. The creature is not obligated to help
you, but it holds you in enough esteem to at least consider it- in exchange for the promise of a favor in return.
In addition, you receive a Golgari charm (described in
chapter 5) at the start of each mission you undertake on
the guild's behalf.

Prerequisite: Renown SO or higher in the Golgari
Swarm, elf(dark), spellcasting ability

You are e ligible to fill the role of matka, the high priest
of the Golgari elves. You can attain this position only if
the previous matka has died or stepped down. Becoming matka requires you to claim the position and maintain your title against any challengers. It isn't unusual
for competing claims among would-be matkas to be
resolved by combat ... or assassination.
As matka, your status among the Devkarin is comparable to that of the guild master's. Even high chancellors
who are Devkarin attempt to balance their loyalty to
Jarad with their loyalty to you.

To the Golgari, the other guilds of Ravnica are shortsighted
and inevitably doomed to collapse.

E N EMIE S AND A LLIE S
The Golgari Swarm shares a general philosophical
approach with the other nature-oriented guilds-Simic,
Gruul, and Selesnya- in its concern for the forces of life
and growth. Under the right circumstances, a member
of the Golgari can work well with agents of those organizations. But the Golgari's emphasis on death as part of
the life cycle is foreign to those other guilds.
The Golgari prefer to erode their enemies' strength
through a process of attrition rather than by launching
frontal attacks. 1f you are called on to take direct action
against another guild, it is probably a matter of self-preservation against a guild that is threatening the life and
livelihood of the Golgari. You might oppose the Azorius
as they attempt to extend their jurisdiction into the
undercity or strike back at the Boros to dissuade them
from launching more attacks into Golgari territory. Occasionally, you might be assigned to assault the enemies
of the Golgari more directly, especially if you are a member of the Och ran. If the death of a particular person or
the theft of a key treasure will contribute to the decline
and downfall of an enemy guild, even the typically patient Golgari will try to seize that opportunity.
You might ally with members of another guild if
they are working- even unwittingly-toward goals you
share. The Gruul, for example, are adept at hastening
the decay of both humanoid populations and physical
structures, even if they remain unaware of their full role
in the natural cycle. If some event threatens to upset the
balance of nature, such as a necromantic blight that kills
all growth or a magical wildfire rampaging through the
city, you might join other nature-oriented guilds in an
attempt to curtail it and preserve the balance.

Azorius. "Such hubris! As if all their laws could shore up
this crumbling society. Their regulations and institutions
are just detritus in the making."
Boros. "The Boros speak a language we will never understand. Their militant dedication to empty concepts
like 'justice' and 'righteousness' is both confusing and
disturbing."
Oimir. "They collect information like trinkets, so how can
they ever grasp the deeper truths we possess? But their
presence in the undercity is an all-too-real threat to our
dominion beneath the streets."
Gru ul. "The clans serve as effective instruments of the
natural cycle, though in their anger, they are blind to the
extent of the role they play."
lzzet. "Perplexing. They are attracted to whatever flashes
brightest and booms loudest. Their fascination with their
toys will only hasten their own end."
Orzhov. "They flout the natural order and use their
knowledge of death to resist its pull. While their bodies
rot, their spirits persist, clinging to the fiction of material wealth."
Rakdos. "They understand the inevitability of death but
seek to hasten its arrival for their petty ends. What the
demon destroys, we nurse back to life again."
Selesnya. "Their reverence for nature is the mark ofimmaturity and naivete. They fear death, so they can't
understand life. They can be dangerous when they
fervently cling to their narrow-minded and inadequate
view of life."
Simic. "They seek patterns in the natural world, which is
commendable enough, but they believe the search will
lead them to find perfection through all of its flaws. They
strive to move forward but fail to see that the path they
tread is cyclical.''

GUILDS OF RA\':-ilCA

INSIDE THE CLANS

GRUUL CLANS
jACE HAD NEVER SEEN. OR FOR THAT MATTER SMELLED, A

Gruul war party at all. Their armor was made from animal
hides and bones. and their weaponry was heavy pieces of
scavenged city rubbish. Their skin was alive with tattoos.
etched with a combination of magic, ink, and, face supposed. a considerable amount of pain. Each of them was a
hulk of muscle. and Ruric Thar was the largest and mightiest of them all.
- Doug Beyer. Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
The Gruul Clans are a wild people in a civilized land,
a loose affi liation of bands that squat on the fringes of
Ravnican society. They shun the centers of civilization.
which they see as a source of oppression and weakness,
and instead haunt Ravnica's alleyways, abandoned
zones, and ruins. They want to see the edifice of civilization torn down so the world can revert to the pure
wilderness that thrived before the city grew to cover
everything. Then the true order of nature can be restored- an unbridled and brutal state in which only the
strong survive and the strongest rule.
In a world covered with city streets and towering
buildings, the Gruul are the most out of place. the
most ill at ease, and the most eager to topple it all and
start fresh. Constant ritualistic warfare reverberates
a mong the clans, every skirmish reinforcing their doctrine of the survival of the fittest. They frequently send
sorties into civilized areas to secure goods-and to
wreak havoc.
The first leader of the Gruul was Cisarzim, a cyclops
who was purportedly the ancestor of Borborygmos, the
current guildmaster. Cisarzim was called the Lord of
Chaos, and his guild's original function as maintainers
of Ravnica's natural places meant keeping his faction as
remote as possible from the civilized parts of the world.
The gradual expansion of the city, however, has driven
the Gruul into smaller and smaller refuges.

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As a collection of disparate clans, the Gruul have no single leader and no headquarters. But the Gruul respect
strength and are willing to follow a strong individual
who points them in a direction they want to go anyway.
For seve ral decades, that pos ition has been held by the
mighty cyclops Borborygmos, chief of the Burning Tree
clan. His nihilistic anger inspires the rest of the Gruul,
so when he calls on the other clans to join a raid, they
usually agree. Even the fractious Gruul can see the benefit of banding together. The clans sometimes gather at
Skarrg, a ruined palace in the rubblebelt adjoining the
Tenth District. Here are descriptions of the clans:
Burning Tree Clan. The Burning Tree clan is the most
fea rsome of the Gruul Clans, as well as the largest
and most diverse, with branches in several districts of
Ravnica. The fear and awe inspired by Borborygmos
unifies its diverse members hip. The Ravnican populace regards the symbol of the Burning Tree clan as
the symbol for the entire Gruul guild.
Ghor Ciao. The Ghor clan is led by an ettin named Ruric Thar (or, perhaps more properly, Ruric and Thar,
since the heads claim separate names). Of all the
clans, the Ghor carry out the most frequent and s avage assaults on Ravnica's citizenry. The clan is known
for its audacity in forging e ncampments close to heavily populated districts.
S cab Clan. Members of the Scab clan display scars and
body modifications, which they view as expressions of
the powerful rage they harbor within themselves. The
clan has grown in influence by engulfing or destroying
several smaller clans in recent years, but the leader of
the Scabs, a corpulent giant known as Narbulg Nine
Fingers, has not gone so far as to challenge the Burning Tree clan.
S lizt Clan. The Slizt clan is a clutch of sly, skittish warriors, consisting largely of reptilian humanoids called
viashino (use the lizardfolk stat block in the Monster
Manual to represent them), along with a few wily humans. This clan survives in the rubblebelts by taking
up hiding places in high ground and ambushing its
enemies with ranged attacks from above. Other Gruul
regard the Slizt as skulkers and cowards, but nonetheless all are cautious when entering areas with elevated
ruins. The home ground of the Slizt clan is the Husk,
an area at the center of a vast rubblebelt featuring
many large, ancient structures that have remained
standing for generations.

ITCHING FOR A FI G HT

Gruul goblins live in colonies scattered at the edges of
Gruul territory and civilized neighborhoods. They fight
fiercely when threatened, punctuating thei r attacks with
hisses and growls. When battle fury takes hold of a Gruul
raiding group, it typically starts with the goblins, and after
the battle, the surviving goblins are still froth ing at the
mouth and looking for someone to hit.

Grave l Hide Cla n. The Gravel Hide clan believes that
resilience is the truest measure of strength. Though
a relatively new group, its members have already
earned a reputation (almost certainly exaggerated) for
shrugging off devastating attacks. The clan's leader,
a hot-tempered goblin named Skorik Boulder Tooth,
adorns himself with the shattered remnants of weapons that he has rent to bits with his own jaws.
Zhur-Taa Clan. The Zhur-Taa clan advocates an extreme interpretation of the Old Ways. Central to this
view is its belief in the imminent awakening of an
ancient boar god-Ilharg, the Raze-Boar-who will
lay waste to the overcivilized world. Led by a centaur
druid called Nikya of the Old Ways, the Zhur-Taa pile
up skulls as offerings to this god, and their druids perform guttural chants before and during battle that are
said to be in the language of the old gods.
Zhur-Taa druids are adept at summoning and training beasts as war-companions and mounts, and the
clan's warriors wade into battle alongside giant boars,
other beasts, and even wurms or hydras.
Bolrac Clan. The most selective of all the Gruul Clans,
the Bolrac clan denies membership to the smaller
races. Its members are all enormous, lumbering
brutes, primarily cyclopes, ogres, and giants. The
clan's leadersh ip changes frequently- sometimes
daily, since battles for supremacy are as common as
meals. The Bolrac clan specializes in bringing down
massive structures using mauls and battering rams.
The only thing the Bolrac love more than destroying
something smaller than them is toppling, overrunning, and destroying something larger than them.
Trogs . Some wandering hermits, known as trogs, find
even the company of a clan to be too suffocating,
so they spend their days alone in the wild places of
Ravnica. These individuals are fierce, independent
warriors who traverse the rubblebelts as apex predators . Trogs are notoriously short-tempered and impatient around others. Occasionally, they heed the call of
the guildmaster to join in riots or festivals, but more
often they conduct their own ceremonies and celebrations in private.

GOALS OF THE GRUUL
So far as any philosophy can be said to underlie the
Gruul way of life, it is about living in the now, with little
concern for forethought, planning, or speculation. Impulse drives the actions of the Gruul Clans. They want
to live their lives unimpeded, and they lash out when
something tries to stand in their way. Emotion and
impulsiveness drive them as they seek to do what they
want, take what they want, and smash what they want.

GRUUL CHARACTERS
Alignment: Usually chaotic, often neutral
Suggested Races: Human, centaur, goblin, minotaur
Suggested Classes: Barbarian, cleric, druid,
fighter, ranger
You might enjoy playing a character who belongs to
the Gruul Clans if one or more of the following sentences are true:
• You enjoy playing rage-mad barbarians and savage druids.
• You want to throw off the shackles of civilization and
indulge your inner beast.
• You like being a force of chaos who keeps things
moving in your adventures.

OINING THE GRUU~ 9 LA NS

You might have been born and raised among the Gruul,
like many of the guild's members. Or you could be an
outcast, a refugee, or a fugitive from civi lized society,
shunned for your violent ways or for fleeing the hand
of justice. As long as you are strong enough to survive
among the Gruul, you are welcome. no matter what secrets haunt your past.
The Gruul "guild" is actually a collection of different,
independent clans loosely united under one powerful
leader. When you decide to join the Gruul, you join a
specific clan, not the guild as a whole. You can roll a d8
or choose from the options in the Gruul Clan Options
table to determine your character's clan allegiance.
GRUUL (LAN OPTI O N S

Clan
Burning Tree clan
Ghor clan
Scab clan
Slizt clan
Gravel Hide clan
Zhur-Taa clan
Minor or new clan
Trog

The rites of becoming Gruul, whether you have come
from outside the guild or are marking your entrance into
adulthood, center around being buried alive. When you
enter the shallow grave, the person you were before is
dead. Your past wrongs and errors are forgotten, but so
are your past accomplishments. No matter how well you
proved yourself in battle before, when you rise from the
earth you are untested. The clan leaders recognize you
only when you earn glory in battle as a Gruul.
Most of the Gruu1 find their place among the fierce
warriors of their clans. If you are a fighter, ranger, or
barbarian, this is your natural role. Gruul fighters tend
to adopt the Champion archetype, Gruul rangers usually
adopt the Hunter or the Beast Master archetype, and
Gruul barbarians follow either the Path of the Totem
Warrior or the Path of the Berserker. Whatever your
class, as a Gruul warrior you are devoted to tearing
down the edifices of civilization, both physical and
CHAPTER 2 I GUILDS OF RAVNICI\

institutional. You lash out at a system that you believe is
the root of corruption and weakness.
If you are spellcaster, such as a druid (usually of the
Circle of the Moon) or a cleric of the Tempest Domain,
you might adopt a more spiritual role in your clan. You
practice what the Gruul call the Old Ways, a discipline
that predates the foundation of civilization on Ravnica,
to channel the primal energy that stilJ pulses through
the wild places of the world.

BAC KGROUND:GRUUL ANARCH
The entire world of Ravnica is a sprawling metropolis,
but you are a native of the wild areas that stiJI exist-the
abandoned districts, the rubblebelts, the overgrown
parks, and the crumbling ruins. You a re part of a savage
society that clings desperately to the Old Ways- attuned
to nature, full of primal rage, and given s hort shrift by
a world consumed with continuing civilization's march
of progress.
Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Athletics
Tool Proficiencies: 1-lerbalism kit
Languages: Choose one of Draconic, Giant,
Goblin, or Sylvan
Equipment: A Gruul insignia. a hunting trap, an herbalism kit, the skull of a boar, a beast-hide cloak, a set of
traveler·s clothes. and a belt pouch containing 10 gp
(Azorius 1-zino coins)

terrain that civilized folk have long abandoned. You can
find a suitable place for you and your allies to hide or
rest in these areas. In addition, you can find food a nd
fresh water in these areas for yourself and up to five
other people each day.
GRUUL GU I LD SPELLS

Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you. the spells on the Gruul Guild Spells table are
added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you
are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these
spells are added to all of them.)
G RUUL GUILD SPELLS

Spell Level
Can trip

2nd
3rd
4th
5th

fire bolt, produce flame
compelled duel, speak with animals,
thunderwave
beast sense, shatter
conjure animals, conjure barrage
dominate beast, stoneskin
destructive wave

Fueled by the fire of rage burning in your heart. your
magic is almost always accompanied by fiery effects,
such as flames smoldering behind your eyes or dancing
over your hands.

FEATURE: RUBBLEBELT R EFUGE

You are intimately familiar with areas of the city that
most people shun: ruined neighborhoods where wurms
rampaged, overgrown parks that no hand has tended in
decades, and the vast. sprawling rubblebelts of broken

SUGGESTED CHARACTE RISTICS

Gruul ways aren't the ways of civilized folk. and the
Gruul have little patience for social niceties. But they do
have cherished traditions and values, just as important
to them as the different values held by the urban, cosmopolitan culture of Ravnica.

P ERSO N A LIT Y T RA I TS

Personality Trait
Unlike people, the beasts of the wi ld are friends who
won't stab me in the back.

Go ahead and insult me-I dare you.

I scorn those who can't survive away from the

The members of the Gruul Clans rely on each other
even as they vie for territory and glory. Their encounters
with members of other guilds are more often violent
than friendly, but occasional bonds do form.
Roll twice on the Gruul Contacts table (for an a lly and
a rival) and once on the Non-Gruul Contacts table.

comforts of the city.
4

Don't tell me I'm not allowed to do something.

Laws are for people who are afraid to face their inner

GR UU L CON TACTS

Contact
One of my parents is a renowned wa rrior in my clan.

I smear the blood of my enemies over my skin.

My sibling has the ear of the clan ch ief.

I was, in fact, raised by maaka.

I have cousins in a different clan.

HarrRRAAGGHH! [I rarely form a coherent sentence

When we were younger, I was romantically involved

and prefer to express myself by breaking things.]
ID EALS

A druid in my clan believes I have a destiny to fulfill.

The warrior who trained me remem bers me for my

My clan chief killed one of my parents, who had

exceptional potential.
challenged the chief for leadership of the clan. Some

Anarchy. No person or law or custom can tell another
what to do. (Chaotic)

combination of resentment and remorse stirs the

Nature. We weren't born tame or domesticated, so

clan ch ief to help me sometimes.

Rage. AAAAAARRRRggggh! [To live is to feel and ex·

NoN-G Ru uL CONTAC T S

An Azorius arrester thinks I can be reformed.

Tradition. The Old Ways must be preserved and

A Boros soldier gives me gifts in exchange for infor-

I once caught and released a Dimir spy.

mation about other clans' movements.

Roll an additional Gruul contact; you can decide if the

An lzzet scientist blames the Gruul for the destruc-

contact is an ally or a rival.

a new one.
I would give my life for my clan chieftain.

tion of his life's work in a raid, but seems to think that

The chieftain of another clan has a grudge against

I'm not like other Gruul.

I am devoted to a sacred site in the midst of the

My weapon is made from the first raktusk I ever

A close friend left our clan and joined the Cult of

A d istant relative is trying to recruit me into the

GrrrRRAAAAGGHH! [I wil l do anything to prove

Selesnya Conclave.

myself greater than my siblings or ancestors.)
10

Flaw
If you question my courage, I wi ll never back down.

HrrrGGGAAAARRuuuh! (My anger in battle led to the
death of a loved one.]

I stopped a Simic biomancer from t rapping wild
beasts to perform vile experiments on them.

I foolish ly borrowed money from an Orzhov syndic to
indulge a shameful vice.

I consult with a Golgari shaman for spiritual guidance

Bond
I am determ ined that one day I wil l lead my clan-or

press the rage burning in your belly.) (Chaotic)
upheld. (Any)

I made a strong impression on Borborygmos.

Might. The strongest are meant to dominate the
weak. (Evil)

5
Ideal
Clan. My clan is all that real ly matters. (Any)

we shouldn't have to live that way. (Neutral)

with a prominent warrior in my clan.

I'm as stubborn as a batterboar.
I'm so convinced of my superiority over soft, civil ized
people that I 'II take great risks to prove it.

I'm easily manipulated by people I find attractive.

I'm not actually all that angry.

In service of a s imple goal, you have a simple part
to play: Fight. Unleash your rage. F latten buildings
and defeat those who stand in your way. Be Gruul, in
your own way.
You will frequently be summoned to par ticipate in a
raid your clan is launching against the city or against a
group of its defenders. Your clan leader might also send
you on a special mission, though it would almost certain ly still qualify as a raid. You might join a small group

CllAPHR 2 I Gldl OS OJ RAVNICA

of Gruu 1warriors on a dangerous charge deep into the
settled streets to plunder a certain location, retrieve an
item stolen from your clan, or assault a Boros garrison.
Sometimes your objective might be more esoteric.
With prophecies of the return of llharg the Raze-Boar
spreading like wildfire among the GruuJ druids, you
might be asked to carry out some task that the druids
believe will speed his coming. Such a task might involve collecting a sacred relic held in an Orzhov vault or
collecting sacrifices for a grand ceremony in the RazeBoar's honor.

A group of Gruul adventurers can serve as a raiding
party to pursue the goals of one clan or the guild as
a whole. The combination of anarchs and berserkers
(fighters, rangers, and barbarians) with druids of the
Old Ways (druids or clerics) creates a powerful mix of
muscle and magic. S uch a party lacks the capacity for
s ubtlety or stealth, but Gruul missions rarely require
such abilities. (A ranger can provide them, in the rare
case whe re they are necessary.)

RANK AND RENOWN
Renown among the Gruul could also be called glorywhen you prove yourself in battle, you earn the respect
of your fellows. With glory comes acceptance of your
leadership and warriors willing to follow you into battle.
The Gruul have no formal holders of titles aside from
the chieftains of clans and the guildmaster, but relative
status within one's clan is still important.

Prerequisite: Renown 3 or higher in your clan

With several battles under your belt, you have demonstrated service to your clan and earned the recognition
of your peers. You have the right to tattoo your body to
commemorate your triumphs in battle and demonstrate
your loyalty to the Gruul. You don"t yet have authority
over others, but when you go into battle with your clan,
your fellow warriors fight near you, acknowledging your
prowess. Your clan chieftain knows your name and
might decide to single you out, offering you an opportunity to prove yourself by per forming a special task.
Depending on the nature of the task, the chieftain might
send ld4 a na rchs (see chapter 6 for the stat block)
along to help you.
BEAST- FRIEND

Prerequisite: Renown 10 or higher in your clan

When you reach th is level of renown, you develop a
rapport with the beasts that haunt the rubblebelts .
When you a re in a rubblebelt area, you can summon one
beast to be you r mount: a batterboar (a giant boar as
described in the Monster Manual), a ceratok (using the
stat block of a rhinoceros), or a raktusk (equivalent to a
giant elk). It doesn't fight for you unless you have magic
or another ability that can control a beast.
In addition, when you carry out a raid on the guild's
behalf, a druid of your clan gives you a Gruul charm (described in chapter 5) at the start of the raid.
CELEBRATED

Prerequisite: Renown 25 or higher in your clan

You are a hero in your clan, and your reputation extends
to other clans as well. You can count on the aid of your
clan in most situations. Your clan's druids cast spells
for you, and you lead a warband that consists of 3d4
anarchs (see chapter 6 for the stat block) plus three
berserkers or ogr es (see the Monster Manual for their
stat blocks).
Your chiefta in keeps an eye on you, aware that you're
a potential challenger for leaders hip of the clan.
CHIEFTAfN

Prerequisite: Renown 50 or higher in your clan
You can now rightfully challenge your chieftain in single
combat for leadership of the clan or take the warriors
loyal to you and form a new clan.

ENEMIES AND ALLIES
By standing in opposition to the civilized ways of the
other guiJds, the Gruul Clans have made it practically
impossible to establish alliances with those guilds.
S imilar to the Golgari, Selesnya, and S imic, the Gruul
respect nature and maintain a close relationship with
animals-in the Gruul's case, the monstrous beasts that
stalk the rubble a nd ruins. But the Gr uul would just as
soon smash the sewers, gardens, and laboratories of
those other guilds than cooperate with them in an effort
to establish nature as a larger presence within the city.
Because they see all of the remaining guilds as cogs
in the vast machine of civilization, the Gruul tailor their
tactics toward breaking the machine, rather than directing their attacks at any particular guild. Any guild can
be the target of Gruul aggression, as the opportunity
arises. The fiercest assaults often come against the
guilds that take it upon themselves to combat the Gruu l,
primarily the Boros and Azorius.
In certain circumstances, such as when some nightmarish horror rears its head in the heart of a rubblebelt,
you and your clan could accept the help of members of
another guild in putting an end to the danger. Or, when
the schemes of other guilds pit one clan against another,
there might be some benefit to you and your clan in cooperating with those efforts. But your truest allies are
other members of your clan.

Since every other guild participates to some extent in the
establishment and sustenance of the civilization that the
Gruul despise, the Gruul look down on all other guilds as
soft, corrupt, or downright abhorrent.
Azorius. "Civilization is a disease, and the Azorius are its
plague bearers. Once they are destroyed, Ravnica will
reclaim its primal essence."
Boros. "Puppets who are all too eager to kneel at the feet
of their angel handlers."
Dimir. "Skulkers, whisperers, and back-stabbers! They are
an infestation of roaches. If they remain in the shadows,
they will be crushed beneath the rubble of a city that we
bri ng down on thei r heads. If they face us in open battle,
well, then we'll have a good laugh."
Golgari. "Hermits and under-dwellers. They see that civilization must be brought to its knees, but they just want
to replace it with another of their design."
lzzet. "Like us, they respect the powerful. But they seek it
in their gadgets and try to contain it in jars."
Orzhov. "The schemers of the Orzhov are the festering
wound on a limb that must be hacked away. They amass
thei r power by preying on the weak, so how powerful
can they be?"
Rakdos. "The guild of fools. They waste their potential on
acts of mockery while the real work of razing the city
remains undone."
Selesnya. "The Selesnya would coddle a wolf, teach it to
fetch sticks, and call it a dog. We prefer to starve the
wolf, let it hunt for its food, and make it a stronger wolf."
Simic. "The Simic enjoy twisting nature, but they will not
enjoy it when nature twists back."

S 01· RA\ ~ICA

lZZET LEAGUE
THE lZZET MAGES WEREN'T HARD TO FIND. AFTER A

couple of days of observation, }ace heard an explosion and
saw a startled flight of birds from across the district. The
plume of blue smoke was a telltale sign of one of the Izzet's
pyrotechnic experiments.face tracked the source of the
blast and spied two mages, a human and a goblin, outfitted with alchemical gadgetry and mizzium gauntlets. They
emerged from a disused tunnel. leaving behind charred
bricks and a haze of smoke, and their instruments crackled
with energy. From whatjace had gathered. this was the
lzzet style of research: keep adding energy until something
blows up. then observe the results.
-Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
The lzzet are obsessive experimenters, combining
a keen creative intellect with a short attention span.
The original mandate of the Izzet guild was to provide
solutions for public works projects (sewers. boilers,
and roadways). but their increasingly far-fetched experiments satisfy only their insatiable curiosity. Sometimes
their experiments yield useful technological advancements; other times they produce unintended mana geysers, spatial rifts, arcane portals, or huge explosionsall of which can be useful in their own way.
The league's most grandiose experiments typically
concern public works projects and elemental experimentation. These efforts use a methodology that relies
on unexpected outcomes: all results are informative,
even if they completely defy expectations. For example,
an experiment that begins as the creation of a "hypermana focusing lens~ might be renamed a "scram-range
teleportal" once the researchers discover more properties of what they have fashioned. Then, after a few
goblin volunteers vanish inside it, the apparatus gains
the designation of "universal refuse disintegrator"- until
the goblin volunteers are discovered alive, having been

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teleported far from the workshop. This sort of adjustment is par for the course in lzzet experiments: the "fiddle and find out'' method is favored over any process of
systematic scientific research.
The lzzet League is one of the few guilds whose
founder, the dragon Niv-Mizzet, remains its guildmaster,
just as the guild continues to fulfill its original mission
(even as its experiments go far beyond the guild's original mandate).

INSIDE THE LEAGUE
Niv-Mizzet, the original and current guildmaster of
the lzzet League, is a fifteen-thousand-year-old, vain.
temperamental, super-intelligent dragon. As he directs
experiments throughout the guild, he values results
over success, accepting and even anticipating that Izzet
experiments will end in gloriously unpredictable ways.
However, the dragon rarely concerns himself with the
day-to-day running of the guild, preferring to craft longrange plans and let underlings implement the details.
Overseeing the daily operations of the guild is the
purview of the Izmundi, a board of directors that assembles teams from among the rank and file of the Izzet
League to carry out research according to Niv-Mizzet's
directions. The Izmagnus is a smaller board with five to
seven members (some members' identities remain secret) who serve as Niv-Mizzet's closest advisors.
IN THE NAME OF MAGICAL SCIENCE!

lzzet laboratories buzz with creative and often destructive
energy, as countless researchers go about their business
pushing the boundaries of knowledge. But the lure of discovery is anything but monolithic across the lzzet League.
Hu mans, who make up the majority of the guild's
mages, are fueled by limitless curiosity and sustained by
their ability to approach any problem from a multitude of
different angles.
Goblins embody the lzzet's unrestrained enthusiasm for
their endeavors. They epitomize the recklessness of lzzet
mages, and some participate as subjects in hazardous experiments-even ones of their own devising. More often,
they thrive in their role as attendants to researchers.
Vedalken tend to be more focused, organized, and astute compared to their lzzet compatriots, and thus they
often serve as leaders of projects in the guild's laboratories. Some vedalken are so obsessive about their work that
they like to see to every detail themselves, rather than delegating any task to underlings or assistants. This attitude
can irritate and alienate their guild mates-and put the
vedalken in harm's way when an experiment goes awry.

The Izzet League is organized into units designated as
laboratories that specialize in certain fields of research.
Though they all operate under the general guidance of
the lzmundi, each laboratory is typically left alone to
conduct its research. New fields of study emerge all the
time, but the more established laboratories-each populated by hundreds of mages and their attendants-include the following:
The Laboratory of Pyrology has a prominent facility in
the guildhall, Nivix. Its emphasis is on heat, fire, and
explosion.
The Laboratory of Storms and Electricity focuses on
controlling the weather as well as containing and conducting electrical energy. Its headquarters is in a spire
atop Nivix, known as the Lightning Rod.
Research into smelting and forging, most often using
the magical metal known as mizzium, is conducted at
the Laboratory of Metallurgy, which bas a small outpost in the Tenth District's Smelting Quarter.
The magical science of transmuting one substance to
another is the study of the Laboratory of Alchemy.
The Laboratory of Orie ntation, concerned with teleportation and spatial recombination, has multiple workshops that seem to appear and disappear at random.
The Laboratory ofMimeography studies means of
duplication.
The Laboratory of Continuism emphasizes the study of
temporal manipulation.
Research into counter-magic and redirection takes
place in the Laboratory of Arcane Geometry, which
has a small presence in Prism University in the
Tenth District.

The Laboratory of Gravitationa l Invers ion conducts
research on means of flight and maintains a workshop
near Augustin Station in the Tenth District.
The Laboratory of Plasma-Dermatology places emphasis on the combining of opposing elements, with
the purpose of creating creatures called weirds.
Izzet laboratories function in a constant state of high
energy that propels researchers from one experiment
to the next. Some grand-scale experiments draw on the
resources of an entire laboratory, while others are a lone
visionary's labor of love.

G OA LS OF THE l ZZET
The lzzet League thirsts for knowledge, cherishes intellect. and speculates about the secrets of the multiverse.
It brings to its scientific pursuits a flaming passion that
turns its search for knowledge into an insatiable hunger,
makes its cold intellect brilliantly fruitful, and widens
its speculation into a search for connections between
wildly disparate objects or concepts. It is manic in its expressions of creative energy, shifting from careful analysis to intuitive leap seemingly for no reason, always
thinking outside the proverbial box. As the Izzet see it,
unpredictable action, far from being antithetical to methodical research, has experimental value. In the words
of one researcher, "The only action worth taking is one
with an unknown outcome."
As Ravnica descends into increasing turmoil, the
lzzet have further intensified their frenetic research,
though now their efforts are mainly directed toward one

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outcome: the development of super-weapons. The suspicion that festers in the mind of the Izzet guild master, the
ancient dragon Niv-Mizzet, urges him to push his guild's
research toward increasingly dangerous and volatile experimentation.
For the rest of the guild members, the search for
bigger and better weapons is mainly an opportunity to
engage in all sorts of wild research while abandoning
all outward pretense of safety or reason. Much of the
guild's laboratory space has been converted into testing
grounds that are capable of withstanding great discharges of magical energy.

lZZET CHARACTERS
Alignment: Usually chaotic, often neutral
Suggested Races: Human, goblin, vedalken
Suggested Classes: Fighter, sorcerer, wizard
You might enjoy playing a character who belongs to the
Izzet League fo r any of the following reasons:
• You like to make things happen and don't care about
the consequences.
• You're drawn to wild magic and dangerous explosions.
You want to be an innovative genius.
• You relish the madcap high jinks of goblins.

JOINI NG T HE lZZET LEAGUE_ _
Most lzzet recruits begin their careers as attendants.
In the service of a more powerful mage, a crew of up
to forty attendants engages in tasks such as recording
and organizing information (sometimes under dangerous circumstances), acquiring rare items or elements
(usually under dangerous circumstances), or completing
experiments (always under dangerous circumstances).
Goblins relish this sort of work, while other folk seek
promotion into a new position as quickly as possible.
If you are a spellcaster, such as a sorcerer or a wizard,
the easiest way up and out of your position is by proving
your s kill with magic. Most lzzet sorcerers get their
magic from the Wild Magic origin, but a few claim a
Draconic Bloodline. lzzet wizards tend to specialize in
the School of Conjuration, Evocation. or Transmutation.
As a n Izzet spellcaster, you are probably connected to
a particular laboratory, either one described in the "Inside the lzzet" section or a less prominent one focused
on a narrower topic. You could be an independent researcher, a functionary devoted to carrying out errands
for the guild's leadership, or a coordinator charged with
synchronizing the efforts of different laboratories.
Even though the work of the Izzet League is largely
focused on magic and research, if you are a more
martial-minded character you still have a role to play in
the guild. Fighters with the Eldritch Knight archetype
often serve as guards, protecting laboratories and the
inventions contained within them, or you can aspire
to the elite role of scorchbringer (which comes with a
flame-throwing magic device called a pyroconverger, described in chapter 5).

B ACKGROUND: l ZZET ENGINEER
Armed with an inventive intellect, a love of magical
technology, and an unquenchable energy, you are an
enthusiastic participant in the research work of the
lzzet League. Though you're likely to begin your career
as a mere attendant, you can aspire to become a skilled
mage or alchemist, a laboratory supervisor, or even a
flamethrower-wielding scorchbringer tasked with defending lzzet laboratories. The Izzet are obsessive, brilliant, inspired, and an unpredictable force of chaos in
Ravnica, and you epitomize all of those qualities.
Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, lnvestigation
Languages: Choose one of Draconic, Goblin,
orVedalken
Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan's tools
Equipment: An Izzet insignia, one set of artisan's tools,
the charred and twisted remains of a failed experiment, a hammer, a block and tackle, a set of common
clothes, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp (Azorius
1-zino coins)
FEATURE: URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
The popular conception of the Izzet League is based
on mad inventions, dangerous experiments, and explosive blasts. Much of that perception is accurate,
but the league is also involved with mundane tasks of
construction and architecture- primarily in crafting the
infrastructure that allows Ravnicans to enjoy running
water, levitating platforms, and other magical and technological wonders.
You have a basic knowledge of the structure of buildings, including the stuff behind the walls. You can also
find blueprints of a specific building in order to learn the
details of its construction. Such blueprints might provide knowledge of entry points, structural weaknesses,
or secret spaces. Your access to such information isn't
unlimited. If obtaining or using the information gets you
in trouble with the law, the guild can't shield you from
the repercussions.
IZZET GUILD SPELLS

Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature

For you, the spells on the lzzet Guild Spells table are
added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you
are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these
spells are added to all of them.)
IZZET GUILD SPELLS

produce flame, shocking grasp
chaos bolt, create or destroy water,
unseen servant
heat metal, rope trick
call lightning, elemental weapon,
glyph of warding
conjure minor elementals, divination,
Otiluke's resilient sphere
animate objects, conjure elemental

Your spells tend to be loud, flashy, or explosive, even
when the effect is unremarkable. For example, when you
open the portal of a rope trick spell, the portal might be
outlined by harmless. showy sparkles.
If you use an arcane focus, it probably takes the form
of an intricate device that could include metal gauntlets,
glass canisters, copper tubing, and leather straps attaching it to your body. The mizzium apparatus described in
chapter 5 is a magical version of this gear.
The chaos bolt spell is a favorite of Izzet spellcasters
because of its unpredictable nature.
SPELL: CHAOS BOLT
1st-level evoe<1tion

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: l nstantaneous
You hurl an undulating, warbling mass of chaotic energy
at one creature in range. Make a ranged spell attack
against the target. On a hit, the target takes 2d8 + l d6
damage. Choose one of the d8s. The number rolled
on that die determines the attack's damage type, as
shown below.
d8
l

Damage Type
Acid
Cold
Fire
Force
Lightning
Poison
Psychic
Thunder

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using
a spell s lot of 2nd level or higher, each target takes
ld6 extra damage of the type rolled for each slot level
above 1st.
SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS

Members of the Izzet League embody some combination
of chaotic, frenetic energy with intellectual curiosity, in
varying proportions. Some are committed to academic
pursuits, and others just like explosions.
PERSONALITY TRAITS

If you roll the same number on both d8s, the chaotic
energy leaps from the target to a different creature of
your choice within 30 feet of it. Make a new attack roll
against the new target, and make a new damage roll,
which could cause the chaotic energy to leap again.
A creature can be targeted only once by this casting of
the spell.

Personality Trait
I have a hard time staying focused o n ... oh, and my
brain tends to jump from one ... did I mention focus?
I get really excited about my ideas and I can't wait to
talk about them and start putting them into practice
and tinkering with them and I want to tell you about
how exciting it all is!
It's not magic-or anything, really-if you do it only
halfway. Whatever I do, I give it all I've got.
I do what my gut tells me.
Life's an experiment, and I can't wait to see what
happens.
I pepper my speech with the incomprehensible jargon
of my trade, like mizzium droplets inserted into a
weird.field suspension.
Great ideas are fine, but great results are what
counts.
If you can guess what I'm about to do, that means
I've run out of imagination.

CH.\l'HR?. I GUILDS OF RA\'NIC.\

IZZET CONTACTS
d8

An older relative is a member of the guild's board of

Creativity. Half the world's troubles come from

stodgy thinking, stuck in the past. We need innovative

solutions. (Chaotic)

Discovery. Every experiment has the potential to
Science. A rigorous application of logical principles

A sibling is the head of a laboratory doing exotic

A fo rmer colleague is now an attendant in a labora-

an d protocols will lead us toward progress more
surely than any belief system. (Lawful)

tory in the central guildhall.

Fun. I love my job! Despite the dangerous working
cond itions, there's nothing I'd rather do. (Chaotic)

I'm in regu lar communication with an instructor who
set me on the course of my life and research.

I had a romance with a chemister working in the

As an attendant, I had a fierce rivalry with another

The guildmaster, Niv-Mizzet, took note of one of my

Power. Someday I'll find or create the magic that will
make me the most powerful being in Ravnica. (Evil)

I know a sprite who carries important messages
among the guild's laboratories.

revea l more secrets of the multiverse. (Any)
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Guild. My guild is all that real ly matters. (Any)

attendant for our supervisor's attention.

Bond
I have dedicated my life to fin ding a solution to a
scientific problem.

I'll never forget the laboratory where I learned my

An Azorius inspector seems interested in my work.

I was ready to join the Boros before I decided on

I'm convinced it was sabotage that destroyed my first

lzzet, and I sometimes still hear from the sergeant

laboratory and killed many of my friends, and I seek

who tried to recru it me.

One of my former assistants turned out to be a Dimir

I have the schematics for an invention that I hope to

spy. We're not on friendly terms anymore, but we

build one day, once I have the necessary resources.

have a habit of runn ing into each other.

A fe llow student and I are racing to solve the same

scient ific puzzle.

skills, or the other attendants who learned alongside

revenge against whoever did it.
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NON ·I ZZET CONTACTS

I wou ld do anything the guildmaster told me to do.

A Golgari assassin ki lled a bitter rival of mine, leaving
me with confl icted feelings.

I helped a minor Gruul chieft ain acquire an lzzet
weapon.

If there's a plan, I'll probably forget it. If I don't forget

I get bored easily, and if nothing is happening I'll

N othing is ever simple, and ifit seems simpl e, I'll find
I tend to ignore sleep for days when I'm conducting

every time we run into each other.

I'm convinced there's not a soul in Ravn ica, except
maybe the great Niv-Mizzet, who can match my
boundless intellect.
I'm incapable of admitting a flaw in my logic.

The laboratories of the lzzet League are constantly
starting up new projects and dissolving old ones, so it's
easy for even the lowliest attendant to make friends (and
enemies) in laboratories across Ravnica.
Roll twice on the Izzet Contacts table (for an ally and a
rival) and once on the Non-lzzet Contacts table.

A fo rmer attendant from the same laboratory ran off

a way to make it complicated.
research, often at the expense of my own health and

to join the Selesnya, and we get into a big argument

I have a cousin in the Cult of Rakdos. and we get
along quite well.

make something happen.

An O rzhov banker financed my laboratory's current
work and expects great returns.

it, I'll probably ignore it.

Roll an additional lzzet contact; you can decide if the
contact is an ally or a rival.

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I compare notes an d techniques with a Simic scientist
over lunch sometimes.

Whatever your role in the lzzet League, you are expected to contribute to its research in some way.
That contribution might involve participating in tests,
whether as an assistant, a researcher, or a subject. You
might be one of the soldiers who protects a laboratory,
or a laborer responsible for lifting heavy pieces of equipment into place. Everyone's contribution matters, even if
the Izzet know that some matter more than others.

AN I ZZET P A RTY
A party made up entirely of lzzet members might be
a mage (wizard or sorcerer) accompanied by guards
(fighters) and attendants (any class). The structure of the
guild generally assumes that the mage is in charge of
steering the group, but it's possible for any of the other
characters to be the true brains of the operation. This
party lacks healing ability, but alchemist-crafted healing
potions can help sustain the party in the absence of a
dedicated healer.

RA N K AND R ENOW N
Renown within the lzzet League brings with it more
responsibility in your chosen field of study, as well as an
increasing ability to choose the activities that interest
you. This greater responsibility and independence is
reflected in a progression of ranks, from that of a mere
attendant to a coveted position on the Izmagnus.
RANK

Prerequisite: Renown 3 or higher in the lzzet League,
Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
When you have advanced the guild's interests and s urvived a few magical experiments, you graduate into a
position where you can conduct experiments yourself.
Only a spellcaster can craft and operate the laboratory
equipment involved in lzzet experiments.
As a researcher, you can request equipment for use in
your experiments and during adventures. You can secure the aid of ld4 barely competent attendants to assist
you. Your attendants use the commoner stat block in
the Monster Manual.

When you achieve this rank, you can help create your
own mizzium apparatus (described in chapter 5). To
do so, you must spend 10 days of downtime in an Jzzet
workshop, assisting a more experienced researcher in
the construction of the device. The apparatus is given
to you at the end of this time. If your apparatus is lost or
destroyed, you can create a replacement by spending 50
gp and another 10 days of downtime.
SCORCHBRINGER (SPECIAL ROLE)

Prerequisite: Renown 3 or higher in the Izzet League
Scorchbringers are soldiers assigned to protect lzzet
laboratories. As a scorchbringer, you are given a pyroconverger (described in chapter 5) and are expected to
use it in the defense of lzzet property. If your pyroconverger is lost or destroyed, you can get a replacement
for 50 gp.
RANK

Prerequisite: Renown 10 or higher in the Izzet League
Whether you're an accomplished researcher, a committed soldier, or even a ded icated (and skilled) attendant,
you are eligible for promotion to a supervisor position.
As a supervisor, you oversee your former peers . Your
role is primarily to translate the instructions of the director above you into concrete tasks that the people who
report to you can accomplish.
If your director sends you on a mission outside the laboratory, you receive an Izzet charm (described in chapter
5) at the start of that mission.
As a supervisor, you earn a salary sufficient to maintain a modest lifestyle.
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INDEPENDENT RESEARCHER (SPECIAL ROLE)

Prerequisite: Rank 1 and renown 10 or higher in the
Izzet League, Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
Not every researcher chooses to advance through the
ranks of management to become a supervisor. As an independent researcher, you can use the resources of your
laboratory to conduct any kind of experiment. Assisting
you in your research are 2d6 competent attendants (use
the commoner stat block in the Monster Manual, and
give them proficiency in the Arcana skill).
In addition, you can create your own Izzet charm (described in chapter 5), given 5 days of work and access to
your laboratory. When you do so, any other charms you
have created vanish.
RANK

Prerequisite: Renown 25 or higher in the Izzet League
You oversee a laboratory and all its personnel. In addition, as a director, you are eligible to join the Izmundi,
the Tzzet board of directors, as a representative of your
laboratory. You must have the approval of Niv-Mizzet,
and a position on this board usually becomes available
only if a vacancy opens up. If you assemble your own
laboratory, you can be added to the board as an additional member.
It's up to the Izmundi to assemble the correct team
to carry out the guildmaster's directives. The Izmundi
decides which laboratory should have primary responsibility for any given project, and the director of that laboratory is responsible for assigning people to the team.
Within the bounds of Niv-Mizzet's directives, you
have wide latitude in directing the activities of your
laboratory. That means you can steer the researchers of
your laboratory toward the creation of particular items
or effects.
Between adventures, you can maintain yourself at a
comfortable lifestyle as a member of the Izmundi.
RANK

Prerequisite: Rank 3 and renown 50 or higher in the
Izzet League
As one of the most famous members of the guild, you
are eligible to join the ranks of the Izmagnus. The decision to include you on this board is solely Niv-Mizzet's.
The number of members on the board isn't fixed, so you
don't need to wait for a vacancy.
As a member of the Izmagnus, you have the ear of the
dragon guild master. You can never be fu lly aware of the
scope of his plans, but you know more about them than
anyone aside from the other members of the board. The
guildmaster listens to your opinion, even though you're
not an ancient dragon with thousands of years of accumulated knowledge and wisdom. Ultimately, Niv-Mizzet
tells you what to do- and you (along with your peers) tell
the rest of the guild how to do it.
As a member of the Izmagnus, you can maintain yourself at a wealthy lifestyle between adventures.

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ENEMIES AND ALLIES
The Izzet have difficulty relating to the concerns of other
guilds. The closest affinity they feel for another guild is
their respect for the scientific minds of the Simic- but
from the Izzet viewpoint, the Simic efforts lack passion.
Conversely, the Izzet can appreciate the passion of the
Boros, Gruul, and Rakdos, but they don't agree with the
goals those passions are directed toward.
The Izzet have a reputation for unprovoked aggression, spurred by the ambition of Niv-Mizzet. From your
perspective as a guild member, the ancient dragon has
a good reason for everything he does. If you are sent
to test a new weapon against a suspected Dimir safe
house, a Gruul camp, or a deceptively peaceful Selesnya
enclave, those must s urely be dangerous foes of the
Jzzet. You are also bound to oppose the Dimir when they
steal the secrets of your laboratory's research, the Gruul
when they smash the delicate equipment that supports
your life's work, and the Boros and the Azorius if they
decide that your work presents a danger to the city or
breaks some obscure law.
Sometimes members of other guilds can help advance
your research, intentionally or otherwise. The Izzet are
intelligent enough to recognize their weaknesses, and
adventuresome souls from other guilds can offset those
weaknesses. The healing spells of Boros clerics can be
an invaluable aid, and if a cyclops isn't available to lend
its brute strength to your work, a Boros minotaur or a
Selesnya centaur can fill the need nicely.
THE IZZET V I EW ON OTHER GUILDS

To the lively intellect of the lzzet, the members of Ravnica's
other gu ilds seem slow, dull, and utterly lacking in the
spirit of scientific inqu iry and experimentation.
Azorius. "The Azorius create regulations for everything,
including freedom . What du ll, shackled lives they lead."
Boros. "All too often when we're on the verge of setting off
a little explosion or a spell that tears a hole in reality, the
Boros show up to spoil the fun."
Dimir. "The less we see of the Dimir, the more we know
they are monitoring us."
Golgari. "They keep to themselves and clean up our
messes. As long as they stay out of sight, it's hard to
view them as a threat."
Gruul. "They're even better at wrecking our laboratories
than we are!"
Orzhov. "Progress mea ns taking risks. But when you gamble with the Orzhov, you always wager more than coin."
Rakdos. "Steer clear of these senseless riot-fiends. Their
enthusiasm is best appreciated from a distance."
Selesnya. "These zealots run with beasts and worship figments of the past. They wou ld be wiser to embrace the
wonders of the future."
Simic. "The Simic are inventive, but their creations are
bereft of soul and fire. They tinker with life but lack the
ins piration to breathe t rue spirit into their inventions."

INSIDE THE SYNDIC ATE

0RZH OV SYND ICATE
REPRESENTING THE ORZHOY WAS A TALL, WELL-DRESSE D

noblewoman face didn't recognize. The identities of the
On:hov knights around her were concealed by full helmets;
instead offaces they bore only the Orzhov's black sunburst
symbol. Small. ugly. gray-skinned servant creatures attended to their black capes.
- Doug Beyer, Return to Ravnica: The Secretist
Wealth is power, and you absolutely can take it with you
if you're an undying spirit living in decadent luxury on
the ruling council of the Orzhov Syndicate. Built on the
crushed dreams and broken bodies of citizens deeply
indebted to the syndicate's banks and loan sharks,
Orzhov's elaborate hierarchy of syndics, priests, and
oligarchs exists for the single purpose of funneling
wealth to the top. Beneath the twin facades of religious
hierarchy and banking operation, Orzhov is an organized crime syndicate with its fingers in businesses
across the city.
The Orzhov's original function was both religious
and financial, with the two functions closely related.
As Ravnica's dominant church, the Orzhov continues
to preach an oppressive message that equates sin with
debt and promises forgiveness to those who make tithes
and donations. As Ravnica's principal bank, it stores
and secures the riches of the city, collecting inte rest
at high rates to expand its own wealth. Its members
truly believe that their work is necessary to the proper
functioning of Ravnica. Although most other Ravnicans
see the Orzhov for the corrupt organization it is, many
people are still dazzled by the syndicate's promises of
wealth. prestige, and longevity.
The Ghost Council, also called the Obzedat, that leads
the Orzhov founded the guild and signed the Guildpact,
but it isn't clear which members of the original Obz.e dat
might have faded from existence since then and which
current members have joined since.

The Orzhov are ruled by the iron-fisted Obzedat, a council consisting of the oldest and most powerful undead
oligarchs. A vast hierarchy stretches out beneath them,
so most of your interactions with the leadership of the
guild are with people (or spirits) who occupy the rank
just above yours. This hierarchy has corruption in it
at every level, and at any time your superiors might be
passing instructions down from on high or just using
you to pursue their own agendas of greed and ambition.
Orzhov churches and basilicas are scattered across
the city, each one led by a ministrant with a staff of
knights and syndics. These sites are centers of commerce clothed in the trappings of religion, where lowly
borrowers come to seek atonement for their sins - atonement that is given in the form of debt and obligation.
Orzhov attorneys and advokists maintain offices near
New Prahv and other Azorius courts. Despite their proximity to law enforcement, these offices are centers of operation for Orzhov protection rackets and other criminal
activities.

G OALS OF TH E 0RZH OV
The Orzhov Syndicate is dedicated to the quest for
power. It sees the value in an organized, structured,
law-abiding community, because it is adept at exploiting
laws and s tructures for its own gain. It sees itself. in a
perfect world, as the arbiter and enforcer of a social order that keeps everyone in their place and the Orzhov in
the highest place.
Increasing tensions in Ravnica have led to an atmosphere of instability, and to counter this, the Orzhov
Syndicate promises the trappings of a stable, ordered
life amid the chaos-for a price. The Orzhov believe that
adherence to hierarchy is the key to success, and they
find great comfort in the rigid structure of their guild.
To boost their declining profits in a vacillating economy. the Orzhov have begun offering protection services, promising to shield their "customers" from both
physical ha rm and fiscal disaster. These operations
amount to racketeering, bringing with them the underlying threat that those who refuse to pay for protection
become targets of the Orzhov's thugs and enforcers.
The Azorius are the greatest threat to Orzhov's operations. In times past, the Orzhov danced along the edges
of the law and presented an appearance of legality, but
the combination of an ever-expandi ng legal code and the
guild's move into racketeering and other explicitly illegal

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activities has made it vulnerable to Azorius enforcement. So far, the Azorius have demonstrated more interest in cracking down on the chaotic activity of the Gruul
and the Rakdos, but Azorius arresters also routinely
shut down Orzhov protection rackets and take enforcers into custody. To make matters worse, the Azorius
Senate's increasing use of precognitive magic is proving
difficult for the Orzhov to work around.
So far, the syndicate's most effective tactic has been
to increase the layers of separation between the day-today criminal operations of the guild and the leadership,
ensuring that no matter how many street-level thugs and
syndics are apprehended to fill the Azorius prisons, the
guild's leadership remains intact. Contact between the
oligarchs and lower-ranking members of the guild is
increasingly rare in this situation, and even the pontiffs
find it ever more difficult to arrange a hearing with their
superiors.

Enforcers guard Orzhov property and protect the guild's
bureaucrats, administrators, and aristocrats. You might
be the muscle who collects protection money and debt
payments from the syndicate's clients, or an assassin
(euphemistically called a euthanist) who brings speedy
ends to lives deemed to have gone on too long. Most
Orzhov enforcers are fighters. Rogue enforcers typically
emulate the Thief or Assassin archetype.
PRIEST

• You want to move through the corrupt underbelly
of society and make respectable people squirm in
your presence.
You enjoy playing fearsome or decadent characters.
• You want to strive for wealth, lavish beauty, or both.

ff you are cleric (most likely of the Order Domain), you
can aspire to serve an important function in the Orzhov
Syndicate, which continues to maintain the outward
appearance of a religious institution. Once you earn a
position of respect in the syndicate, you will hear confessions and dole out penance (which is always of a financial nature). Your "calling" centers on collecting monetary tithes and offerings in a wide range of forms. Your
spellcasting ability comes from the collective power of
the spirits that rule the guild, not from a god.
You might even be a most unusual priest for the syndicate-one who thinks the guild's wealth should be used
to ease the suffering of the downtrodden. You might
also believe in the inspiration and delight that beautiful
pageantry can offer to the world. If you seek to distribute
wealth and share beauty, rather than hoard them, you
must do so discreetly to avoid the ire of the Obzedat.

BACKGROUND: 0 RZHOV

ORZHOV CHARACT E RS
Alignment: Usually lawful, often evil
Suggested Races: Human
Suggested Classes: Cleric, fighter, rogue, wizard
You might enjoy playing a character who belongs
to the Orzhov Syndicate if any of the following sentences are true:

OINING THE 0 RZHOV SYNDI CATE

At the beginning of your association with the Orzhov,
you are regarded as a borrower. Whether you are the
wealthy scion of an oligarch fami ly or a penniless citizen deep in debt to the guild, your status is functionally
equivalent: you owe everything you have, even your life,
to the Orzhov. Your only hope of improving your status
is through your service to the guild. As you acquire renown, you can rise above this debased position in the
guild hierarchy. Choose one of three parallel tracks of
advancement, depending on your capabilities: advokist,
enforcer, or priest.
ADVOKIST

If you are a spellcaster (perhaps a wizard specialized in
the School of Abjuration, Divination, or Enchantment),
you can aspire to be an advokist- one of the syndicate's
lawyers, with duties that include overseeing contracts,
representing clients in Azorius courts, and prosecuting
those who fail to pay their debts. Some clerics of the Order Domain also choose to pursue this path.
Many advokists draw on the power of law magic to enforce regulations and contracts to the advantage of the
guild. They use their magic to draw out the truth from
debtors and those who dare to break their contracts
with the guild, to ensure that petitioners approach with
the proper humility, and to punish those who offend
them or violate their contracts. Some advokists (partic-

ularly specialists in the School of Abjuration) also deal
in encrypting texts, warding vaults and secret meeting
rooms, fortifying structures, and cloaking important
personages in magical protections.

GUlLDS OF R \\ N!CA

REPRESENTATIVE
The prospect of immense wealth is the promise of
membership in the Orzhov Syndicate. All of the guild's
endeavors channel wealth from Ravoican society into
the ranks of the Orzhov- and concentrates the spoils
at the top of the hierarchy. As a functionary in that system, your best hope is to claim as much as possible of
the money that passes through your hands on its way
up, so that you can work your way into a more prominent position.
Regardless of your past and the wealth of your family.
your initial status with the guild is near the bottom, until
you have proven your value.
Skill Proficien cies : Intimidation, Religion
Langu ages: Two of your choice
Equipment: An Orzhov insignia, a foot-long chain made
of ten gold coins, vestments, a set of fine clothes,
and a belt pouch containing 1 pp (an Orzhov-minted
10-zino coin)
FEATURE: LEVERAGE

You can exert leverage over one or more individuals
below you in the guild's hierarchy and demand their
help as needs warrant. For example, you can have a
message carried across a neighborhood, procure a short
carriage ride without paying, or have others clean up a

bloody mess you left in an alley. The OM decides if your
demands are reasonable and if there are subordinates
available to fulfill them. As your status in the guild improves, you gain influence over more people, including
ones in greater positions of power.

SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS

Members of the Orzhov Syndicate range from the decadent nobility at the top of the oligarchy to the debt-ridden
wretches at the bottom. You fall somewhere between
those extremes, so you might behave with the arrogance
of the very rich or the humility of the impoverished.

0RZHOV GUILD SPELLS

Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Orzhov Guild Spells table are
added to the spell list of your spellcas ting class. (lf you
are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these
spells are added to all of them.)
0RZHOV GUILD SPELLS

Spell Level
Can trip
lst

2nd
3rd
4th
5th

Spells
friends, guidance
command, illusory script
enthrall, ray ofenfeeblement, zone oftruth
bestow curse, speak with dead, spirit guardians
blight, death ward, Leomund's secret chest
geas

Your magic tends to manifest as swirling shadows,
brilliant light, or sometimes the momentary appearance
of shadowy spirit forms. Your spells might draw the
blood of your enemies, or even directly touch their souls.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

Personality Trait
I am always willing to act in accordance with the
financial incentive offered.
Debts are never meant to be forgiven.
I am accustomed to enjoying the finest pleasures
money can buy.
No one could doubt that I am a cut above the masses
of pitiful peasants that infest the city.
I can't stand to spend a zib more than necessary to
purchase what I need.
I hate it when people try to make light of a serious
situation.
I want to make sure everyone is aware of how wealthy,
powerful, and important I am.
I can't think of anything to look forward to.

(,liAf'l l 11. 2

GUILD:; Of RAVNICA

Ideal
Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
Wealth. I will do whatever it takes to become as rich
as the oligarchs. (Evil)
Power. One day, I will be the one giving orders. (Evil)
Prestige. I want to be admired, respected, feared, or
even hated for my position and wealth. (Evil)
Stability. The economy functions best when chaos is
kept under control and everyone knows their place.
(lawful)
Eternity. I want to live forever-in the flesh as long as
possible, and as a spirit afterward. (Any)

Bond
The unbea rable weight of my debt has driven me to
desperation.
I'm duty-bound to obey the dictates of an ancestor on
the Ghost Council.
I value my worldly goods more highly than my mortal
life.
An oligarch publicly humiliated me, and I will exact
revenge on that whole family.
My faith in the Obzedat never wavers.
I want to prove myself more worthy than an older sibling and thereby ensure that I inherit a greater share
of my parents' wealth.

CllJ\l'llR2IGUILD~OlRAVNl Of KA\NICA

ff your work for the guild requires it, a project leader.
clade leader, or other superior can equip you with a
Simic charm (described in chapter 5) before you undertake a mission or an experiment on the guild's behalf.
In addition, when you're on guild business, you can
call on the following Simic hybrid agents to assist you:
one hybrid brute or hybrid flier, up to two hybrid poisoners or hybrid shockers, or ld4 hybrid spies (see
chapter 6 for these stat blocks).
RANK

Prerequisite: Rank 2 and renown 25 or higher in the
Simic Combine
A proven researcher, you are eligible to oversee your
own project, directing the efforts of other researchers
toward the solution of some problem facing the guild.
The Speaker of your zonot gives you laboratory space,
and you have a staff of 3d12 researchers (which use the
stat blocks of commoners or merfolk from the Monster
Manual). You can have this staff work on projects for
you, which can include the creation of a category 2 krasis (see chapter 6 for the stat block) with adaptations of
your choosing, which you can then bring outside the laboratory on important business, ideally under carefully
controlled conditions.
Hosting the work of a successful and important
project reflects well on the Speaker of a zonot, so your
Speaker keeps a close eye on your work. On the positive

side, you can count on access to the considerable resources of the zonot as long as your research is going
well. On the other hand, you can expect your Speaker to
try to meddle in your work to ensure that your efforts remain relevant to the overall goals of the Simic Combine.
RANK4:CLADELEADER

Prerequisite: Rank 2 and renown 50 or higher in the
Simic Combine
As a famous researcher or a successful project leader,
you stand ready to take on a supervisory role for an entire clade. New clades rarely form, so you must wait for
your clade leader to retire (one way or another) before a
position exists for you to fill, except in truly exceptional
circumstances. Similar to a project leader, you are responsible for directing the efforts of researchers exploring a wide variety of projects related to the focus of your
clade. Unless an experiment turns out to be especially
interesting, these efforts can carry on without your supervision. If you need to, you can enlist the aid of Sd 12
researchers (which use the stat blocks of commoners
or merfolk from the Monster Manual), and you can
also request the support of hybrids, krasis, or any other
creature associated with the Simic Combine (see the list
in chapter 6) from the Speaker of any zonot where the
members of your clade live and work.
Because most clades span multiple zonots, you
have status equal to the Speakers of the zonots. You
have no voice on the Speakers' Chamber, unless you
can persuade one or more of its members to speak on
your behalf.
SPEAKER (SPECIAL ROLE)

Prerequisite: Renown 50 or higher in the Simic
Combine
You are eligible to become the Speaker of a zonot. The
selection of a new Speaker (in the event of an existing
Speaker's retiring, dying, or otherwise leaving the pos ition) takes place through a combination of popular
election and the input of the other eight Speakers, with
the current Prime Speaker having the final word. If you
emerge as the victor after this rigorous process, you assume the leadership of your zonot and are empowered
to bring its concerns before the Speakers' Chamber.
You are a political leader rather than a scientific one,
so you have authority over other members of the combine only if they live and work in your zonot. If a clade
has a laboratory in your zonot, you have the right (and
responsibility) to supervise its activities to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, but not to interfere
in its research beyond that point. And if the clade leader
lives in a different zonot, you have no authority whatsoever over that person.

ENEMI ES AND ALLIES
The Simic Combine has an affinity for guilds that care
for the forces of nature, and as such it has worked alongside the Selesnya, Gruul, and Golgari in the past. To a
lesser extent, the combine also has a rappor t with the
other scientific guild, the Izzet. But overall, the Simic
attitude toward other guilds is one of healthy caution
bolstered by a general tendency toward isolation.

Any guild could break the peace and send the entire
world spiraling into war, so all the guilds are potential
enemies-particularly if they direct their aggression at
the Simic Combine. The Golgari Swarm has launched
a direct attack against Zonot Four (located in the Sixth
District), and they could expand that attack to other
zonots at any time. Azorius arresters are prying into all
the zonots, looking for evidence of wrongdoing. Thus,
the Simic efforts at preparing for war are in danger, and
the need for those efforts to be brought to fruition could
arise at any time.
Your most obvious allies are those who seek to restrain the ambition of other guilds and maintain the
balance of power. At various times, that category could
include members of any other guild, particularly the
Selesnya Conclave. Everyone (with the possible exception of the chaotic Rakdos and Gruul) has an occasional
interest in maintaining the status quo, no matter how
revolutionary that notion might seem at other times.
THE StMIC V I EW ON OTHER GUILDS

The most insular members of the Simic Combine avoid
interacting with other guilds entirely. No one but another
Simic scientist could ever fu lly grasp or appreciate the
work of the guild, and too many of the other guilds react
with fear to what they don't understand.
Azori us. "An absurd and inelegant construct, forever
trapped in a maze of their own making. They would
outlaw evolution if they could. And if any of them truly
seek utopia, the rest are far too busy shuffling papers to
notice. Avoid their attention at all costs."
Boros. "They style themselves the agents of'justice.'
But the law is no better excuse for aggression than
any other.''
Dimir. "We need not compete. Let them be, and they will
let us be-but observe them closely."
Golgari. "Less an organization than an infestation. They
are nea rly as adaptable as we are, and they seem intent
on competition. More than any other guild, they pres·
sure us to improve."
Gruul. "The Gruul conceive of nature only in terms of
savagery and privation. But their ways are no less a
response to civilization than our own. They will survive,
barely, and perhaps one day they will understand."
lzzet. "The lzzet have s pent ten thousand yea rs mi micking
the appearance of research, producing more pyrotech·
nics than progress. Surely that is a performance to rival
the Ra kdos."
Orzhov. "They hoard their treasure throughout thei r pointless lives and lengthy afterlives. With such riches, we
could swiftly bring about a future in which gold is as
irrelevant as death."
Rakdos. "Camouflage, mimicry, resilience, and versatility.
If the guilds were species, we would count the Rakdos
among the most impressive. But they aren't, and that
makes the Rakdos fa r more erratic-and dangerous.''
Selesnya. "Like us, they seek a synthesis between 'natural'
and 'artificial' systems. Unlike us, they wish to achieve it
by unconditional surrender. They are adequate partners
in stable times, but in the present climate they have little
to offer."

CHAPTER 2 I GUILDS OF RAVNICA

HE TENTH DISTRICT IS A SPRAWLING PLACE.

To be governed effectively, it is broken into six
precincts, each the size of a small city. This
chapter describes the various features you
can find in those wondrous places.

T H E Six PRECINCTS
Each precinct, as well as its distinct personality, is
explored in its own section later in this chapter. Here
are brief descriptions of each of them to help orient you
before your tour:
P r ecinct One. This is the hub of the wealthy and
powerful, where courtly games and espionage play
out among visitors gawking at the impressive architecture. The precinct is also known as the Guildpact Precinct.
Precinct Two. Many professionals live here in clean and
orderly neighborhoods, in the shadow of New Prahv,
while mob bosses coerce residents in order to enrich
themselves and influence local politics.
Precin ct Three. In the Greenbelt, nature has encroached into the urban environment to varying degrees, and folk here provide bountiful sustenance and
domesticated beasts for most of the district.
Precinct Four. Constantly in a state of tu rmoil, the
scarred streets of Precinct Four are a proving ground
for soldiers and marauders alike. Visitors here had
best be spoiling for a fight.
Precinct Five. Precinct Five is where the learned folk
of the Tenth District gather to discuss theory or to
put their knowledge to practical use in the precinct's
many schools, libraries, and laboratories.
Precinct Six. In the hardscrabble neighborhoods of Precinct S ix, the working folk eke out a living by toiling at
warehouses, docks, and factories controlled by callous
employers. When night comes, the residents hide indoors to avoid becoming prey to creatures that stalk
the darkness.

PEOPLE AND RUMORS
Each precinct's section includes two tables that can help
you, as DM, improvise as characters explore that part
of the city.
When a character wants to talk to a person on the
street, you can roll on the People on the Street table for
the precinct. Unless otherwise noted, these NPCs can
be of any race. They might use the Monster Manual stat
blocks for commoners, guards, or other creatures, at
your discretion.
Whenever characters are gathering information or
talking with contacts in a precinct, you can use the Rumors table for the precinct to add some flavor to their
interactions or to generate adventure hooks.

DISTRICT
MAJOR TRADE WAYS
Two major avenues run across the whole Tenth District,
crossing precinct lines.
Tin Street is the longest thoroughfare in the city, a vital center of trade, and a bub of activity day and night. l n
addition to its shopping attractions, Tin Street is also a
popular spot for nightlife, with its many restaurants and
theaters. Much of the street runs through the western
part of Precinct Four, and other parts are claimed by
goblin gangs. The prominent presence of Boros soldiers
along the length of Tin Street helps the popu lace feel
safer, but the threat of rubblebelt raiders and goblin
thieves remains.
The Tr ansguild Promenade makes its way across the
district from the edge of the rubblebelt in Precinct Four
to the southern gates of Precinct One. The Promenade's
northern reach is heavily patrolled by Boros soldiers,
and caravans coming from the north employ heavily
armed escorts to ensure their safe passage through the
ruined areas. Markets and parks line the avenue as it
winds through Precinct One, and parades clog the street
on festive holidays.

BENEATH THE STREETS
Even though most Ravnicans think the city begins at
ground level and stretches upward, the part of the city
that lies beneath the streets impacts the lives of everyone. Immediately underground are the city works, such
as the sewers and the transit system. Below the complex
network of tunnels and passages that make up the city
works lies the undercity-a realm populated by creatures that shun the surface world.

CITY WORKS
The Izzet League is responsible for constructing and
maintaining public works, including sewers and other
pipe systems. Many members of the Golgari Swarm
live or work here, farming fungus and scavenging for
valuable trinkets in the muck. Orzhov crypts and vaults,
Dimir hideouts, and Simic laboratories can also be
found in the city works.
MI LL ENN I AL PLATFORM

Anchored by enormous chains at the juncture of Precincts
One, Three, and Fou r, the Millenn ial Pla tform is a floating
observation deck that affords the best overhead view of the
Tenth District. The most exclusive restau rant in the district
is located here. Every citizen is given a token that can be
redeemed for one ai rship ride to the platform anytime
during the comi ng yea r, but those who want to dine at the
Millennial Restau rant might have to make a reservation
months in advance.

CHAPTFR 3 I THE TENTll DISlRICT

1. CHAMBER OF '11-fE GUILDPACT
2. PL.AZA. AVBNUE
3. TBN'n-t DISTRICT PLAZA
4. ORZHOVA
5. VlZKOPA BANK
6. AUOUST1N STATION

7. NEWPRAHV
8. Ym.J-GHAZI

9.SKARRG
10. SUNHOME

11. NMX
12. ZONOT 5EvEN

13. PR.ISM UNJVERSrrv
14. DE.Ao8RIDCS CHAsM
15. GoRE House

16. KAMEN FoR'mESS

TENTH DISTRICT
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A vast, winding sewer network runs under the Tenth
District, lit by continual flame spells. Some of the tunnels are simply storm sewers, meant to carry rainwater
(and the debris it washes from the streets) into great cisterns, where it is purified and sent into the pipes in the
plumbing system that serves Ravnica's nicer neighborhoods. Others carry waste and refuse out of those neighborhoods, depositing it in different cisterns or dumping
it into the subterranean oceans of the undercity.
PIPE TuNNELS

Around the sewer system, smaller tunnel networks
carry steam, distilled magical energy, and water to
various places throughout the city. These passages are
large enough for a humanoid to walk through but are
often quite uncomfortable, filled with impure air and
stifling heat.
TRANSIT TuNNELS

Magically charged tracks line the floors of tube-like tunnels that send vehicular constructs to major locations
in the Tenth District and beyond. The tunnels open
into small stations that have staircases leading up to
the su rface.

what transpired, beyond what is necessary. Most assume that the place lies somewhere within Nightveil,
but it could lie anywhere in the undercity.
KOROZDA

Also called the Maze of Decay, Korozda is an arched
subterranean cathedral surrounded by fungal hedgerows and moss-encrusted ruins. In its center is a great
amphitheater where the most important issues are
brought to the Golgari's attention. Penvar, the Hanging
Keep, is a castle fixed upside down on the ceiling above
the entrance to Korozda. Its soldiers, predominantly the
insectoid kraul, prevent any unauthorized visitors to the
Golgari stronghold.

Rrx MAADI
Known as the Dungeon Palace, this is the guildhall of
the Cult of Rakdos, and the lava-filled lair of the demon
himself. An immense, crumbling, red stone staircase
called the Demon's Vestibule begins the journey from
the Smelting District down into the depths, treating travelers to terrifying images depicted on banners as they
descend. Farther down, the temperature rises and the
passage eventually opens up into the Festival Grounds,
where the bloodiest performances of the Rakdos and
their torturous equipment are on display.

Ancient resting places lie in secret chambers below the
surface of Ravnica. Many of them have been magically
warded to prevent unauthorized entry. Some of these
sites are homes for restless undead or gathering places
for thieves, smugglers, and other criminals.

UNDERCITY
Deep below the Tenth District Jjes a vast, thriving community of folk who have no desire or choice to live under
the sky. Here, the Dimir. Golgari, Rakdos, and Simic
hold sway in the caverns, causeways, and bodies of water that grace the darkest depths.
NIGHTVEIL

The sprawling residence of many of the House Dimir
elite, parts of Nightveil overlap the Tenth District in
the undercily. An extensive system of natural caverns
houses high-walled mansions and sunken crypts that
have a grand, sinister motif. Patrolling specters and
other incorporeal undead make it difficult for the
unwelcome to enter.

Du SK MANTLE
The Dimir guildhall is protected by memory wards
(glyphs of warding that store modify memory
spells) to ensure that few know of its existence.
Those who are called there never remember

Rivers, lakes, and oceans run deep below the surface of
Ravnica. Several of them connect to the Simic habitats
known as zonots. They are also used as thoroughfares
by aquatic races and monsters.

PRECINCT ONE
The grandeur of Precinct One is the heart of Ravnica's
civilization, and visitors gawk at the impressive architecture and rub shoulders with the rich and powerful. Immaculately maintained avenues and manicured gardens
create an impression of order, civility, and high culture.
During the day, the streets are filled with tourists, government officials, diplomats, and wealthy merchants and
financiers. At night, most of Precinct One is quiet, with a
few lit carriages drawn by constructs and well-groomed
beasts making their way to exclusive nightclubs and
restaurants.
The people who live in this precinct are accustomed to
having high-quality goods and spending a lot of leisure
time in social engagements. Neighbors are polite and
affable toward others of their station, but gossip is quite
common and accepted.

AFFILIATED GUILDS
All the guilds have interests here. Lawyers, bureaucrats,
and soldiers of the Azorius Senate are found throughout
the precinct The Orzhov Syndicate runs many of the
clubs and restaurants here, and this is the location of
both its guildhall, Orzhova, and its monumental Vizkopa
Bank. The Selesnya Conclave helps to maintain the
grounds around the plaza and is often involved as diplomatic envoys for meetings and negotiations that take
place here.

NEIGHBORHOODS AND LANDMARKS
Precinct One has few permanent residents, except for
the very wealthy and some government officials who
live in well-appointed apartments. Buildings here are of
modern construction and well maintained.

This neighborhood is home to many government officials, and it offers temporary housing for diplomats.
Stately homes intermingle with more modest apartments. Transportation by carr iage between Plaza East
and Tenth District Plaza is readily available, especially
in the morning and evening.
PLAZA WEST

The best nightclubs and restaurants, most of which
are run by the Orzhov, are in this neighborhood. There
are few permanent residents in Plaza West, aside from
the very rich who reside in spacious, luxurious, multilevel homes.
PLAZA SOUTH

Derogatorily known as Downside by the nobles and
elite, this neighborhood is the hub of commerce in
Precinct One and has more permanent residents than
the other neighborhoods . Specialty s hops catering to
tourists a nd the wealthy line the route of the Transguild
Promenade as it runs through the a rea. The residents
here tend to be well-to-do merchants and crafters, making their living off visitors and a few rich clients.
0RZHOVA

The Orzhov Syndicate's lavish guildhall, also known as
the Church of Deals, is on the western edge of Tenth
District Plaza. The towering spires and stained glass
windows house the grand gatherings of the guild and
also serve as the quarters for its most elite members,
including the ghosts of the Obzedat. Below the cathedral
lies the mausoleum, glittering with opulence and serving as a resting place and a gathering point for secret
meetings fa r from prying eyes and the Guildpact.
VIZKOPA BANK

T ENTH DISTRICT PLAZA

A popular place for meetings, recreation, shopping, and
simply being seen, Tenth District Plaza is a beautiful
oasis of calm and cleanliness. Kept perpetually clean
through magic and constantly patrolled by Azorius arresters, the plaza is considered neutral ground for every
guild, gang, and faction in the city. Drawing a weapon
within the confines of the plaza is met with a swift response from the arresters and marks the offender as a
person who can't be trusted.
CHAMBER OF THE GUILDPACT

The long promenade of Plaza Avenue connects the
south end of Tenth District Plaza to the great meeting
hall of the guilds. The Chamber of the Guildpact is
accessible by a grand staircase leading up into a cavernous hall where visitors and dignitaries from all over
Ravnica meet. The Living Guildpact has an office here,
but he is seldom present. In his absence, various functionaries who occupy the upper levels of the chamber try
to carry out his work of adjudicating disputes between
guilds and maintaining a semblance of peace.

The Orzhov-controlled main bank of Ravnica, and also
the place whe re the Orzhov mint their coins, Vizkopa
Bank is a giant, opulent s tructure guarded by gargoyles.
S pirits in debt to the Orzhov float within its halls and
around the outside of the building.

GOODS AND SERVICES
There are few genera l s hops in Precinct One, but luxury
items, grooming supplies, a nd fine clothing are available
in boutiques in the a rea. Even practical items, such as
backpacks and lanterns. are expensive and of the highest quality, bearing artisan's flourishes. Standard adventuring gear, including weapons and armor, is difficult
to procure.
Meals and lodging suitable for a wealthy or aristocratic lifestyle are readily available in Plaza West, and
comfortable accommodations are the norm for the officials in Plaza East and the merchants in Plaza South.
Poorer people, including anyone who maintains a lifestyle as expensive as modest. might be seen as uncouth
or undesirable.
At the DM's discretion, adventurers who don't maintain a comfortable or more expensive lifestyle might
have disadvantage on Charisma checks when interacting with residents of Precinct One .

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LAW AND CRIME
The privileged and wealthy people who live in Precinct
One believe that the purpose of law enforcement is to
serve them and keep them protected from the more
unsavory elements of the city. Government officials here
are more practical in their view of the law, recognizing that Precinct One is the entry point into the Tenth
for many visitors and thus it must keep up the best of
appearances. Azorius law enforcement officers are
ever-present here, with at least one arrester assigned
to patrol each street in Precinct One. It is illegal to
brandish a weapon here, and people who walk around
with unconcealed weapons (even sheathed ones) draw
attention. Minor crimes are reported as soon as they are
witnessed or discovered. Due to enhanced monitoring
by precognitive mages, the typical response time to
any crime is ld6 minutes, and the squad consists of an
Azorius lawmage and three soldiers (see chapter 6 for
these stat blocks).
Very little street-level illicit activity takes place within
Precinct One due to Azorius's constant surveillance.
Private rooms in exclusive establishments are, however,
sometimes used by the Orzhov and other wealthy criminals to conduct high-end black market transactions
away from the eyes of law enforcement.

PEOPLE AND RUMORS
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Banker, heading to a favorite restaurant
Diplomat, heading to the Chamber of the Guildpact
Gardener, pruning vegetation
Ghost, looking for directions to Orzhova
Government official, late for an appointment
jeweler, heading to a grooming salon
Mob boss, leaving a nightclub
Noble, taking in the sights
Opera singer, enjoying a meal outside
Painter, working on a street scene
Tourist, gawking at everything
Translator, feeding some birds

Rumor
"Oh, dear! Did you hear all that commotion yester·
day evening near the opera house? It appears that a
couple of dignitaries went missing during the performance."
"I hear that Nolson has purses and handbags in his
inventory that bear some sort of magic. They'll get
snapped up quickly, I'll wager."
"A most dreadful moaning was coming from the
plaza today. My friend said she saw a wailing spirit
floating over the park. I wish they'd stay in the bank."
"Such a commotion at the Wayfinder Club last night.
I heard the fight, but a friend told me there were
blades drawn, and the perpetrator escaped!"
"Can you believe the gall of some people? I saw a
couple of dirty ruffians in my neigh borhood last
night, and they were defacing the walls of the court·
house!"
"I still can't believe that crazy old Orzhov syndic just
handing out zincs near the plaza, muttering 'The end
is near.' She'll invite nothing but undesirables sniffing
for free coin."

Small houses, modest apartments, and commercial
shops are sprinkled throughout Precinct Two, a place
that law enforcement officers, lawyers, retired soldiers,
and well-off working families call home. Corner shops
cater to everyday needs, and many establishments are
run by ex-soldiers. Streets are kept tidy, and buildings
are maintained to be serviceable. Under the precinct's
urbane veneer, tension simmers between law officers
and the opportunistic crime families who call this precinct home.
The folk who live in this precinct believe in performing civic duties, conforming to your role, and maintaining strong friendships and fami ly ties. Good neighbors
show respect to one another and enjoy competing
among themselves to achieve greater successes.

AFFILIATED GUI LD S
New Prahv, the Azorius Senate guildhall, is located
at the eastern end of the precinct, and many residents work there. Some active officers and retired
soldiers from the Boros Legion make their homes in
this precinct. The Orzhov Syndicate has a presence
here through its connections to many of the small
businesses.

NEIGHBORHOOD S A N D L A NDM A RKS
Most of Precinct Two is occupied by small commercial
centers and rows of simple houses. It is populous but
not stiflingly so.
NE WPRAHV

The tallest structure in the Tenth District, the austere
New Prahv consists of three towering columns, remindIOb

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ing everyone of the omnipresence of the Azorius Senate.
Each column serves as the headquarters for one of the
three branches of the senate. Inside, spacious chambers
on the lower floors give way to a host of offices upstairs
where day-to-day assignments arc issued and the strategy of maintaining law is continually honed.
WHITESTO N E

Whitestone is an orderly neighborhood on the northern
side of the precinct, named for its rows of alabaster
stone houses. It was built up by the Azorius to serve as a
housing zone for many who work in New Prahv. To meet
the demands of construction, many residents of this
section of the city had to be relocated to the much more
densely populated Griffin Heights.
GRIFFIN HEIGHTS

Two-story houses are nestled in the rolling hills of this
neighborhood in the southern section of the precinct.
Griffin Heights is rife with corruption, and less scrupulous government officials exchange information and
money with the Orzhov in business establishments here.
The locals are fiercely loyal to the Orzhov knights who
watch over them, dutifully paying their protection fees.
AUGU STIN STATION

The main airship station for the Tenth District, Augustin Station is located at the western end of Griffin
Heights. Travelers from a ll over Ravnica are carried in
various forms of air travel: from gondolas hung from
giant balloons to compartments strapped to the backs
of enormous floating beasts bred by the Simic Combine.
Augustin Station has twenty platforms, with flights arriving and leaving at all hours. The most popular ftight
is to the Millennial Platform, a journey that costs 5 sp
per passenger. Other flights carry passengers to smaller

stations in each precinct of the Tenth District (1 gp), to
large stations in each other district (10 gp), and to var ious other stations around the world (1 gp per mile).
STATUE OF AG RUS

A ten-foot-tall granite statue of a Boros Legion soldier
stands in a small park in Whitestone, surrounded by
weather worn tables. During the Decamillennial Celebration seventy-six years ago, Agrus Kos became a hero
by foiling various schemes to undermine the Guildpact.
His statue has become a social gathering point for war
veterans, mob contacts, and spies who tal k as they play
var ious strategy games.

LAW A N D CRIME
Many citizens in Precinct Two work for the Azorius, but
others feel stifled by the guild's i ntr usive presence under
the shadow of New Prahv. Most residents respect or der,
but some rely more on Orzhov protection than on Azorius law. Almost everyone here knows someone who is
trained in the use of weapons. T he typical response to a
repor ted cri me is about 2d6 mi nutes, and the squad consists of two Azorius soldier s (see chapter 6 for the stat
block) or 1d6 Orzhov thugs (from the Monster Manual).
The organized cri me elements of the neighborhoods
are locked in a power struggle agai nst law enforcement
officials. This conflict rarely manifests i n open violence,
but often antagonists "disappear" or "have an accident."
Overt violent crimes someti mes involve ex-soldiers who
have been psychologically scarred by past battles.

PEOPLE A N D R U MORS
PEOPL E ON THE STR EET-

Arrester, off duty and out buying produce

Arrester, on duty and watching for trouble

Baker, returning from a long work shift

Carpenter, searching for a good pack animal

Chandler, fuming after a recent argument

Government official, enjoying a day off

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Locksmith, on the way to unlock a door

Mob enforcer, trailing a debtor

Retired soldier, heading to a chess game

Shopkeeper, taking a child out for a treat

Teenager, heading to a friend's house

Tourist, heading to the Millennial Platform

Rumor
"Can you believe the deals that Janus has this week in
his shop? I wonder if he's in trouble, trying to move
his merchandise so quickly."

A N D SERV ICES

Most any sort of merchandise can be acquired from
some shop in Precinct Two. For mer soldiers and
ex-adventu rers r un many of the businesses here, and
weapons and armor are commonly available i n Gr i ffi n
Heights. Meals and lodging are often of modest or comfortable quality i n this precinct, which has lots of boardi ng houses instead of inns. Corner tavern s are frequent
and serve as the centers of neighborhood society.
The people who live in Precinct Two aren't fond of
people who don't fit in with them, and that includes
those of both higher and lower means. People who don't
maintain at least a modest lifestyle are viewed as lazy
and undesirable, and those who aspire to a wealthy or
aristocratic lifestyle are seen as ar rogant snobs. At the
DM's discretion, adventurers in either category could
have disadvantage on Charisma checks when interacti ng with residents of Precinct Two.

"I got a tip on some high-quality blades at Minera's.
She's looking to find good homes for them, and she
says some are enchanted."

"Two Boros minotaurs garrisoned at Sunhome were
meeting with old friends at Newson's Tavern last
night. They spent most of the night telling stories
about a madness taking hold of their ranks."

"An airship docked in the middle of the night at
Augustin Station without any people on board. No
one knows how it got there without a crew."

"This is the third person gone missing in Griffin
Heights this week. I hear they were all gamblers and
deep in it. Must've owed way too much."

"Did you hear about that lawmage who went crazy?
They had to send two squads of arresters to bring
him down. He kept telling them 'A homunculus made
me do it.' I don't want to know what 'it' is."

PRECINCT THREE
Ample parks, busy stables, and large gardens combine
to create a vibrant environment in Precinct Three. Natural and urban life intermingle throughout the precinct,
and the people who reside here view it as a respite from
most other places in the Tenth District. Folk here tend
to live simply, and generations of families have dwelt in
the same s tructures for hundreds of years. During the
day, the gardens, s mall pastures, and stables are tended
by young and old. Evenings are given over to communal gatherings, sometimes featuring performances by
trained beasts or storytelling.
The people of Precinct Three are comfortable with living around nature. They have no problems with pets or
beastly companions sharing their space as well as residing in multifamily structures. Good neighbors help tend
to plants, animals, and children whenever necessary.

A F FI LI ATE D GU I LD S
The Selesnya Conclave's influence on this area is
strong, and its guildha ll, the towering tree of Vitu-Ghazi,
stands at the northern edge of the precinct. Members of
the Gruul Clans sometimes venture into the northern
part of the precinct, rarely with peaceful intentions.

N EI GHBORHOOD S AN D L ANDM A RKS
Precinct Three is made up of old stone structures
partially reclaimed by nature, standing alongside
well-preserved wooden buildings that have been enhanced by Selesnya magic.

The Selesnya guildhall, a towering tree that also serves
as a cathedral to Mat'Selesnya, is the epicenter of S elesnya culture and law. Members of the conclave from
across Ravn ica make pilgrimages to Vitu-Ghazi in
hopes of finding a spiritua l connection with the heart of
the guild. All who come without ill intent in their heart
are welcome to visit the public a reas of the tree.
THE CANOPY

The northern neighborhood of the precinct is covered in
tall trees, all of which are overshadowed by Vitu-Ghazi.
To accommodate a growing population, buildings are
situated around the trees and on the larger branches,
making use of a network of ladders and rope walkways.
THE GREAT CONCOURSE

A network of elevated roadways links many of the most
important Selesnya communities near Vitu-Ghazi. The
polished white stone of the roadways gleams in the sun,
and the pathways are topped with lush trees, grasses,
and flowers. On high holy days, its central hub, called
the Great Concourse, serves as a gathering place for
throngs of Selesnya devotees. On most other days,
the Concourse is a teeming marketplace where goods
transported across the city on the great roadways are
bought and sold.
CONCORDANCE

Once known as the Old City, the eastern neighborhood
of Concordance is the oldest section of the precinct.

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Many buildings in this area were once Orzhov structures, but they have been reclaimed by moss, shrubs,
and other growth that make them blend in with the
homes, parks, and the Selesnya vernadi that fill the rest
of the neighborhood. The Great Concourse runs overhead through most of the neighborhood.

PEOPLE A N D RUMORS
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The western neighborhood has many small pastures
and stables, some of which a re on open, multilevel
structures. The area is filled with the s ights, sounds,
and smells of beasts of many sorts. Here, beasts are
trained for labor and sold to customers from across
the city. Every so often, a beast escapes captivity and
rampages through the neighborhood, but the tough
residents are usually able to bring any disruption under
control quickly.

GOODS AND SERVICES
The bounty of nature is plentiful in Precinct Three,
which serves as the main source of food for the Tenth
District. The finest steeds and livestock are raised here,
as well as many war beasts (although they're often
trained in Precinct Four). Unlike in most other precincts, barter is an acceptable form of transaction here,
and some vendors outright reject payment in coin of any
kind. Manufactured goods are relatively hard to find, except in large markets such as the Great Concourse.
Meals and lodging are widely varied, from squalid to
comfortable, depending on the neighborhood. In general, the neighborhoods in Concordance tend toward
the more expensive end of that scale, and those in
Beast Haven more toward the other end. The residents
of P recinct Three don't put much stock in personal appearance, and they're slow to pass judgment on anyone
based on visible standards of wealth. The truly wretched
sometimes evoke pity and sometimes scorn. and the
very wealthy are generally disliked.
At the DM's discretion, adventurers who maintain a
wealthy or aristocratic lifestyle could have disadvantage
on Charisma checks when interacting with residents of
Precinct Three.

LAW A N D CRIME
Most of Precinct Three is policed by its residents, occasionally supplemented by Boros troops when a serious
threat rears its head. Each block elects a watch captain,
who receives weapon training from Selesnya soldiers.
The captain can call on additional citizens for support in
case of a crisis. The typical response to a reported crime
takes about ld8 minutes, and the squad consists of a
watch captain (a s cout) with two guards or two wolves.
In Concordance, it's either a knight or a Selesnya druid
with a topiary guardian (awakened tree). See the Monster Manual for these creatures' stat blocks.
Crime usua lly takes one of two forms in Precinct
Three. Some residents engage in outright banditry, but
they typically target visitors or go outside the precinct
to do their dirty work. More common are incidents of
livestock theft, which sometimes lead to outbreaks of violence between neighbors, particularly in Beast Haven.

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Description
Beast trainer, walking an animal on a leash
Awakened shrub, completing an errand
Centaur, out to get the family some food
Evangelist, trying to win Selesnya converts
Farmer, using a healing balm after a hard day
Gu ide, taking a wolf out for a stroll
Healer, on the way to tend to someone sick
Ledev guardian, on patrol
Pilgrim, looking for directions to Vitu-Ghazi
Storyteller, practicing oration out on the street
Teamster, carrying a broken wagon wheel
Woodcarver, whistling a familiar song

RUMOR S -P RECINCT THR EE

Rumor
"Something keeps spooking the pack animals. I won·
der what it could be?"
"I hear there's an old granary in the rubblebelt that's

filled with bandit plu nder. Probably worth a peek!"
"The giant spiders above Velen's Rest have become
aggressive as oflate. I heard someone got poisoned

by one yesterday."
"Can you believe they're going to close Vitu-Ghazi to
visitors tomorrow? I wonder what's going on."

"Those rumblings that shook the ground last night
were definitely wurms tunnel ing. I'm sure the
Selesnya aren't pleased."
"We should go find that loxodon priest and see if
she's still having visions. I'll bet we can get her
to tell us our future!"

NE IGHBORHOOD S AN D L AN DMARKS

Few days or nights pass quietly in Precinct Four. The
frequent din of battle as Boros soldiers guard against
Gruul marauders, the strange sounds of volatile magic
emanating from Izzet experiments, a nd the occasional
explos ive flare-ups of goblin gang wa rs keep the precinct
a dynamic and dangerous place. Its buildings include
rams hackle tenements damaged by conflict, impregnable fortresses and laboratories, a nd bustling markets
filled with merchants ready to defend themselves and
their wares.
The people of Precinct Four are a lways ready for
a fight. Being able to defend oneself a nd adapting to
change are the most important qualities in this precinct.
Good neighbors are your battle mates when you're fighting for your home or your life.

Precinct Four is home to a wide range of folk. most of
whom are used to fighting for a living. Transients. soldiers. goblin gang members, and hardy merchants call
this precinct home.

AFFILIATED GUILD S
The Boros Legion's guildhall fortress, Sunhome, is located here, and that guild is the heart of the precinct's
defense against the savage forces that come from the
northern rubblebelt. The Izzet League often likes to
test its latest experiments in this precinct. Its guildhall,
Nivix, !Owers over the south end. The Gruul Clans frequently raid into the rest of the precinct from the rubblebelt in the north. The Cult of Rakdos delights in sowing
mayhem here, stoking the fires of conflict and gathering
ins piration for future performances.

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SUN HOME
The seat of the Boros Legion's power, the guildhall
known as Sunhome is an imposing structure that
serves as a fortress, barracks, and spiritual center. It
is widely believed to be impregnable and serves as a
reminder to attackers from the north of the stre ngth of
Boros resolve.

Nrv1x
One of the tallest towers in Ravnica. this impressive
structure crackles with the wild power of the Izzet and
serves as their guildhall. Filled with laboratories, testing facilities, and housing for their inventors, Nivix is the
center of Izzet innovation.
RED W ASTES

The rubblebelt to the north is a wasteland filled with
ruins. gutted buildings, and debris-ridden streets. Aside
from the Gruul Clans, the only citizens who live in the
neighborhood are the ones too stubborn to move away.
The Gruul share the space with ferocious beasts, elementals, and other monsters.

The neighborhood between Sunhome and Nivix is filled
with reinforced structures that serve as low-rent apartments and shops. Those who live in the BuJwark are
mainly workers or professionals who see opportunity in
supporting the Boros garrison.

PEOPLE AND RUMORS
PEOPLE ON THE STREET-

The Gruul Clans periodically converge on the gutted,
cratered remains of a huge palace in the Red Wastes
where a great bonfire perpetually burns. Skarrg is the
closest thing the Gruul have to a guildhall-a place
where their clans can come together, roast giant boars,
boast of their exploits, and form something akin to camaraderie before they go their separate, violent ways.
It's not neutral ground, though-old grudges frequently
boil over into combat. Outsiders are never welcome.

Precinct Four has a wide variation in available goods,
depending on the neighborhood. There is little or no
commerce in the Red Wastes, except for what can be
bartered with Gruul clansfolk or scavenged. The Bulwark carries many basic goods and services, with weapons and armor plentiful due to the constant threat of
conflict and the nearby foundries in District Six. On Tin
Street, almost anything is available for a bit of searching
and the right price.
The precinct offers a wide range of food and lodging,
appropriate for lifestyles from squalid to wealthy. The
more affluent folk of the precinct are careful not to Haunt
their wealth, lest they make themselves targets for raiders from the Red Wastes.
At the DM's discretion, adventurers who maintain
either a squalid or aristocratic lifestyle could have disadvantage on Charisma checks when interacting with
residents of Precinct Four.

LAW AND CRIME
Much of Precinct Four is a war zone, and mundane
methods of law enforcement a ren't always effective
in such an environment. No one takes the constant
patrolling of the Boros Legion as a guarantee of their
safety, and almost all folk know how to fight to some
degree. Typical threats include giant monsters, unstable
elementals, and Gruul raiding parties, and a curfew
system is often instituted when a neighborhood is beset
by one of these dangers. The only area that is usually
safe from external threats is Tin Street. Petty crimes
aren't given much attention, since the soldiers are primarily concerned with curbing violence and mayhem.
The typical response to a reported crime or a dangerous
threat is ld8 minutes, and the squad consists of a Boros
Legion knight (from the Monster Manual) leading 4d4
s oldiers (see chapter 6 for the stat block).
The Red Wastes is a lawless region mostly beyond the
reach of Boros patrols and Azorius laws. In other parts
of the precinct, goblin gangs shake down locals whenever possible and s kirmish against each other over turf.
The Shattergang Brothers are a notorious goblin gang
that haunts Tin Street in this precinct, dealing in weapons and explosives.
Ill

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Description
Bounty hunter, asking about a mark

PREC I N CT FOUR

Displaced merchant, looking for a new home

Goblin messenger, anxious and impatient

Healer, covered in blood

Leatherworker, carrying some flowers

Merchant, whistling a tune

Scientist, lost in thought

Street urchin, busking for money

Soldier, on duty and eating a quick bite

Soldier, off duty and fixing his armor

Thrill seeker, hoping to see some Gruul raiders

Transient, looking for a good place to sleep

Rum or
"Sergeant Uwen got hold of something even the war
wurms of the Gruul fear. Don't know what it is, but he
sent one of them running just by standing there."

"If you're looking for the best deals on explosives,
you should talk to one of the Shattergang Brothers.
They'll set you up right, no questions asked."

"I swear I saw Niv-Mizzet's head floating above Nivix
last night. I wonder what it means."

"Beria over on Tin Street just put out some new curiosities. Says they came from an expedition in the
undercity. Could be magical."

" My whole street's been smelling like sulfur for the
past two days now. People are starting to get sick,
and the soldiers don't take it seriously."

"I saw an angel and a demon having what looked like
a polite conversation. I couldn't believe my eyes!"

P RECI NCT FIVE
As the home of prestigious universities, ancient libraries, and hidden laboratories, Precinct Five is the hub of
information and learning in the Tenth District. People
of all ages flock to this precinct to spend time learning,
whether by poring over texts and scrolls or finding a
mentor who will guide a student. It's also the place to
find information brokers, who sell specialized or secret
knowledge available nowhere else. Multilevel buildings
set next to each other with little regard for planning
give way to an occasional square or open campus where
socially minded residents congregate during daytime
hours. At night, many continue their studies while others tinker with their latest creations or intellectual endeavors. Taverns and pubs tend to be more urbane than
in other parts of the district and often feature poetry
readings, storytelling, and musical performances.
People who live in Precinct Five have a zeal for learning and tend to be inquisitive. Getting into a heated
debate or touting a recent s uccess to your neighbors is
part of showing your worth. Good neighbors keep their
projects and research hidden until a result can be displayed; it is considered uncouth to allow others to view a
work in progress.

AFFILIATED GUILDS
Zonot Seven, the home of the Simic Combine's guildhall, is located on the western edge of the precinct.
The lzzet League maintains a network of laboratories and workshops close to Nivix (in Precinct Four).
House Dimir agents are seen and unseen all around

the district, and they secretly run the Ismeri Library.
Some members of the Azorius Senate who prefer to
study disciplines aside from the law make their homes
he re as well.

NEIGHBORHOODS AND LANDMARKS
Life for residents in Precinct Five is spent mostly indoors, or in the case of the Simic, underwater. The precinct's occupants- including significant populations of
students, instructors, researchers, scribes, and univers ity staff- are crowded into dormitories and apartments
squeezed in among laboratories, libraries, and magical
machinery.
ZONOT SEVEN

The Simic Combine's watery habitat is made up of huge
sinkholes filled with the overflow from a subterranean
ocean. Zonot Seven is the only zonoc within Ravnica
City proper, and it contains Zameck, the Simic guildhall.
ln contrast to the rest of the precinct, the zonot is a bustling place, with activity at all hours. A huge chamber
just below the street surface serves as a gathering place
for all the Simic s peakers, as well as a place where
visitors can meet with Prime Speaker Zegana or other
Simic emissaries. A Simic researcher might invite a
land-dwelling colleague to visit the habitat, but such an
occurrence isn't common. Canals lead from here farther
into the preci nct and to Precinct Six.

fllE TENTH DISTRICT

THE BLISTERCOILS

A series of gigantic waterwheels, built and operated by
the lzzet League, turns just outside Zonot Seven in the
north end of the precinct. The system generates magical
energy to power public works, Simic laboratories, and,
of course, lzzet workshops. Few outside the lzzet realize
that the amount of e nergy generated in the Blistercoils
far exceeds what is actually used. with the excess stored
in underground batteries that could explode if they became overloaded.
Blistercoils is also the name of the neighborhood near
the waterwheels, which largely consists of workshops
and private laboratories.
HIGHTOWER

The weste rn end of the precinct is packed with educational institutions of all sorts, from grand universities
that cover a broad span of disciplines to specialized
schools that instruct students in subjects ranging from
theoretical metaphysics to fine arts. The neighborhood
takes its name from the fact that most of these schools
boast at least one ta ll s pire among their structures.
Stude nts and staff live both on and off the various campuses, and several cozy pubs and small lecture halls are
busy from afternoons through late in the night.
PRISM UNIVERSITY

A crystal-paned center of learning that concentrates on
magical theory and application, Prism University draws
potential wizards and other would-be mages who want
to learn about all forms of magic, in contrast to the s pecialized and practical applications of magic espoused by
the guilds. Even though the school maintains a formal
state of neutrality, ifs an open secret that many guilds
have infiltrated the university and planted agents to woo

prospective members. Partly as a result of this influence, many grad uates of the university do go on to join
a guild, finding a way to apply their broad experience
to s upport the narrower focus of the guild. (A player
character spellcaster might well be a graduate of the
university, which could explain the character 's ability
to use magic that wouldn't normally be taught within
their guild.)
lSMERI LIBRARY

One of the greatest libraries on all Ravnica, the Ismeri
Library is open to all citizens at all hours. Hundreds of
thousands of books covering every conceivable subject
are found here. The place is also one of the centers of
Dimir communication. Secret messages are hidden
within its books by a variety of methods both magical and mundane. Dimir agents might have to gather
message fragments hidden within several different
docume nts, for example, to find their next assignments
or targets . Intricate codes and magical wards protect
other secrets .

AN D SERV I CE S

Specialty items that a re commonly used by scribes,
researchers, and inventors can be found in many small
shops in the precinct, usually run by a tinker or academic. Precinct Five also has the best apothecaries, alchemists, and magic-mongers in the Tenth District. On
the other hand, mundane adventuring gear, weapons,
and armor are harder to find.
Information is an especially valuable commodity in
Precinct Five. In addition to holding booksellers, the
precinct is home to a variety of people who make a living
(or at least a s izable s ide income) selling information, including private investigators, rumormongers, and spies.

Meals and lodging of modest to wealthy quality are
available here. Older and more experienced peoplehigh-ranking Simic researchers or established scholars- tend to maintain lifestyles toward the more expensive end of that scale.
The poor are pitied and the most affluent are envied,
so adventurers who maintain an aristocratic, poor,
squalid, or wretched lifestyle, at the DM's discretion,
cou ld have disadvantage on Charisma checks when interacting with residents of Precinct Five.

Description
Homunculus, on an errand
Librarian, going home for tea
Poet, shopping for fresh produce
Professor, assessing a student

Scribe, hands stained with ink
Student, lost in a book
Tinker, out of breath from running

Vampire mind drinker, heading to the library

LAW AND CRIME
Much of the crime in Precinct Five is of a sort that is
hard to detect: blackmail. espionage, identity theft (of
the literal kind, perpetrated by shapechangers), and the
like. Most of the precinct's residents spend their time
absorbed in study, unaware that such activities might be
happening under their noses. Only rarely does violence
break out, and Azorius arreste rs try hard to keep the
incident quiet and maintain public calm.
The typical response to a reported crime here is ldl2
minutes, and the force consists of two Azorius arresters
(use the veteran stat block in the Monster Manual).

PEOPLE AND R UMOR S
PEOPLE ON T H E STR EET-

RU MOR S - PRECIN CT FIVE

PR ECINCT FI V E

Alchemist, reviewing an ingredient list
Barkeep, picking up some dropped coins
Cartographer, laden with map cases
Engineer, reading a schematic

Rumor
"The latest is that the translocation device is only operating within fifty percent of tolerances. I'm certain
that funding will be pulled any day now."
"I don't know how Zameck does it, but they've certain ly built a better soldier. And I hear some of the
formulas have made it outside their halls."
"That ghost haunting the history section of the lsmeri
Library is back. I've heard this time it can speak, and
it's looking for someone."
"Creatures of some sort of elemental composition
were emerging from the Blistercoils this morning.
Those things could be anywhere in the city by now."
''I can't believe Professor Zagany let her see his research. She's going to take his findings to an information broker, I'm sure. He'll never work again."

"Sila has a new stock of exotic components. She says
they can enhance spells in a way other components
cannot."

PRECINCT SIX
Large warehouses, major thoroughfares, and nondescript worker tenements make the utilitarian Precinct
Six a hub of activity for shipping, storage, and other mercantile concerns in the Tenth District. Wide cobblestone
streets allow for the passage of beasts and constructs
that transport raw goods from points beyond the Tenth
and for the sh ipping of manufactured materials back to
those locations. The demands of commerce keep the
area constantly active, and the inconspicuous nature
of the warehouses makes them popular as rendezvous
points for all sorts of transactions, legal and illicit. At
night, lurking undead and the horrors of the undercity,
coming up from Deadbridge Chasm, keep wary citizens
indoors, while a few people who deal in sinister magic
seek the monsters out for nefarious purposes.
People who live in this working-class precinct are often practical-minded and thus tolerant of some degree of
illicit activity. Being a good neighbor means keeping to
yourself, unless you live in the Smelting Quarter, where
the atmosphere is much more raucous.

Kamen Fortress houses a garrison to protect Boros
interests. The Cult of Rakdos operates a number of
pain clubs throughout the precinct, especially around
Tin Street, and Rakdos street performances are more
common in Precinct Six than anywhere else in the
Tenth District.

NEI G HBORH OOD S AND LAN DMA RKS
Precinct Six is home to many working-class folk, most
packed into modest apartments near their place of work.
It's also home to more than its share of monsters, most
of which are active at night.
SMELTING QUARTER

AFF I LIATED GUILDS

The heart of the manufacturing industry in the Tenth
District is at the north end of the precinct. The Smelting
Quarter is smoky. hot, and filled with activity day and
night. Goblins often make their homes near the factories
on Foundry Street, preferring the constant activity to
sleepier neighborhoods. Standing south and east of the
quarter, Kamen Fortress is a Boros garrison dedicated
to keeping watch on Rakdos activity. Clashes between
the Boros Legion, the goblins. and the Cult of Rakdos
are common throughout this part of the precinct.

The Orzhov Syndicate owns many of the warehouses in
the precinct and controls much of the commerce around
Tin Street. Members of the Golgari Swarm often crawl
around the edges of Deadbridge Chasm, which is an
opening to their sprawling subterranean network. The
Boros Legion rents many of the warehouses to store
manufactured goods from the Smelting Quarter, and

A Rakdos club called the Gore House, run by a viashino
(lizard folk) named Nyoser, occupies a defunct factory in
the south end of the Smelting Quarter- and a lso houses
the main entrance to the Demon's Vestibule, the stairway down to Rix Maadi.

THE'rENTM DISTRlr.T

The western part of the precinct, Medori Park, is named
after an Orzhov pontiff who converted a city park into
a warehouse lot many years ago. This neighborhood is
particularly rife with undead at night, both corporeal
and incorporeal. Some serve dark masters and often
guard valuables, while others pursue their own evil
urges. The Orzhov Syndicate owns many large warehouses here, and the Boros Legion maintains facilities
to store a variety of equipment used by their soldiers,
including valuable weapons and armor. The most important facilities are heavily guarded-often by angels,
whether Boros or Orzhov.
D EADBRIDGE CHASM

A gaping opening in the ground dominates the precinct
and is lined with mossy stairs and fungal blooms. Deadbridge Chasm serves as an entrance to the Golgari's
undercity realm and their guildhall, Korozda. The area
smells of decomposition, an odor that grows particularly
intense on hot days. Many kraul make their homes in
the walls that line the cavernous descent, and Devkarin
elves come up to the surface through this passage to
trade on Tin Street.
WAYPORT

The neighborhood of Wayport rises like a pillar from the
midst of Deadbridge Chasm, and a number of bridges,
large and small, connect it to the surrounding city of
multiple vertical levels. Many goods traded with other
districts are funneled along Tin Street, often pausing
in Wayport's warehouses along the way. But only the
wealthiest merchants can afford storage space here.
B ENZER'S B RIDGE

This wide bridge is a main thoroughfare for cargo
traveling to and from districts beyond the Tenth. A
small market is located here, complete with shops and
restaurants, all of which close after dark. Secret pain
clubs, hidden below the market in dark rooms inside the
bridge itself, come alive after sunset.

to disregard minor crimes. Arresters from the Azorius
Senate can often be found on patrol in and around the
warehouses. Soldiers from the Boros Legion are common near the warehouses and in the Smelting Quarter.
The typical response time to a reported crime in these
areas is 2d 10 minutes, and the squad consists of two Boros soldiers (see chapter 6 for the stat block). At night or
in the Smelting Quarter, a response to an attack might
instead consist of ld4 Boros soldiers led by a sergeant
(use the knight stat block in the Monster Manual).
Precinct Six is a hotbed for illicit activity, particularly
organized crime. Goblin gangs haunt the Smelting
Quarter, most notably a large gang that claims Foundry
Street, led by a goblin named Krenko. Vicious turf wars
sometimes erupt in that area. Violent crimes occur with
regularity all over the precinct, with most of the bodies
ending up in Deadbridge Chasm. Night-lurking monsters are a particular problem in the precinct as well,
often attacking and disappearing before help can arrive.

PEOPLE AND RUMOR S
PEOPLE ON THE STREET-

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Trade goods can easily be acquired in Precinct S ix,
along with manufactured items such as artisan's tools.
Weapons, armor, and mounts are rarely on sale here.
Fences deal in stolen and otherwise illicit goods. On
Tin Street, which runs along the eastern side of the precinct, most anything can be had for the right price.
Meals and lodging of poor to modest quality meet
the needs of the laborers, dock hands, and street performers of Precinct Six for a price they can afford. The
wealthy are viewed as outsiders, and the truly impoverished are generally shunned.
At the DM's discretion, adventurers who maintain a
lifestyle less expensive than poor o r more expensive
than modest could have disadvantage on Charisma
checks when interacting with residents of Precinct Six.

LAW AND CRIME
The folk of Precinct Six are pragmatic, not overly concerned with the welfare of others, and thus often willing

Description
Actor, out getting a meal
Carpenter, heading to the next job
Devkarin elf (dark elf), on an errand
Goblin cutpurse, looking for an easy mark
Laborer, ready to head to the tavern
Merchant, looking for a Rakdos club
Metalsmith, grimy from a long day's wo rk
Performer, with a child apprentice
Shipwright, out buying some supplies
Soldier, off duty and enjoying a walk
Soldier, on duty and in a hurry
Teamster, spoiling for a fight

Rumor
"Something very large was lurking in the chasm last
night, and it knocked a carriage off a bridge. The passengers jumped out just in time!"
"I heard that Krenko's gang has been t rying to get
their hands on mizzium, and are willing to pay a good
price for it too."
"The wight of Precinct Six has struck again! This
morning, an arrester and a cutpurse were found dead
in an alley, drained of their life. A bystander saw it
happen."
"Did you hear those shrieking sounds out near Benzer's Bridge last night? Whatever it was, it didn't
sound like anything I've ever heard before. Chilling."
"I hear Rhionna is closing up her forge. She says she's
getting sick of replacing stolen tools every week. The
staff claims they're innocent."
"One of the warehouses out in Medori Park had an
intense red glow shining through its windows yester·
day. Smelled of sulfur. No one wants to go near it."

CREATING ADVENTURES

HIS CHAPTER PROVIDES A TOOLBOX TO HELP

the Dungeon Master create adventures featuring the guilds of Ravnica. The tensions among
the guilds, a constant current of animosity,
provide a solid foundation for building adventures.
"Krenko's Way," a sample adventure at the end of this
chapter, can be used to launch a Ravnica campaign.
The tables and advice in this chapter expand on the
material in chapter 3 of the Dungeon Master's Guide.
Monsters and nonplayer characters mentioned on the
tables can be found either in the Monster Manual or in
chapter 6 of this book. When a creature's name appears
in bold type, that's a visual cue pointing you to the creature's stat block in the Monster Manual. If the stat block
appears elsewhere, the text tells you so.

LINKED LOCATIONS

You can c reate an adventure that links two locations
together. The Location Connections table offers broad
suggestions for how you might lead your players from
one adventure location to another.
LO C ATI ON CONNECTI ONS

Adventure Connection
Transport a person, an object, or information
collected at the first location safely to the second.

Plant something taken from the first location
ins ide the second to incriminate someone in the
second location.

Do the same thing at the second location as was
done at the first.

GUI LD - B ASED ADVEN TURES
Each guild gets a section in this chapter to help you craft
adventures inspired by that guild. In a guild's section,
four basic seeds for creating adventures are provided:
guild locations, guild villains, character objectives, and
adventure hooks.

GUILD LO CAT IONS
Each guild's entry in this chapter includes a map of an
iconic location associated with the guild. Any of these
sites can serve as the location for an adventure.
T he description of each guild location includes a table
that lists possible goals for an adventure based there.
You can choose an adventure goal, or roll one randomly,
from the table in the description of the site you've chosen. If none of those goals inspires you, choose a goal
or roll one randomly from the Guild Location Goals
table instead.
GU I LD LOCATI ON GOALS

Adventure Goal
Prevent a magical catastrophe inside the location.

Find t he source of strange occurrences in or near
the location.
Esca pe the location (and help others escape) when
a disaster occurs inside.

Quell a riot inside or around th e locat io n.

Ki ll or d rive out a monster that has turned the
location into its lai r.

Defend the location aga inst an external attacker.

Seize control of t he location.

Infiltrate the location and report on what's happening inside.

Uncover the source of interference encounte red at
the first location, wh ich lies in the second.
Follow a fleeing foe or trail a suspicious figure from
the first location to the second.

Follow up on information gained at the first location by investigatin g the second.

GU I LD V I LLA I N S
Player characters might belong to any guild, and their
adversaries might as well. The guild entries in this chapter offer examples of the kinds of villains and villainous
schemes that might be connected to each guild.
Certain kinds of goals and schemes are common to
villains in every guild. Some generic villainous schemes
appear on the Guild Villains table. You can also use the
Villain's Scheme and Villain's Methods tables in chapter
4 of the Dungeon Master's Guide to flesh out a villain's
activities, and a guild's section in this chapter points to
specific parts of those tables that characterize how villains from that guild enact their plans.
GU I LD V I LLAINS

Villai nous Activity
A villain is attempting to disgrace or discredit a
powerful pe rson.

A villain is striving for powe r with in their guild.

A villain has claimed power in their guild and
needs to be supplanted.

The vil lain is sending agents to infiltrate one or
more guilds.

The villain's agents are luring mem bers away from

The villain's agents are sabotaging the operations
of another guild.

I CRl.ArTNG ADVENTURES

CHARACTER O BJECTIVES

The impetus for adventuring might come from within
the player characters' own guilds, rather than from external guilds . Each guild e ntry in this chapter provides
some examples of missions that the guild might send
its members on. These missions can also serve as side
quests that a character is asked to fulfill while engaged
in a larger task that involves the whole party.
GUILD CHARACTER OBJECTIVES

Adventure Goal
Find an item that is important to the guild.
Get information from a guild member.
Protect or rescue a guild member in the midst of a
catastrophe.
Free a guild member from captivity.
Find a missing guild member.
Kill or capture an enemy of the guild.
Help a guild member who's in trouble with the law.
Recru it someone to join the guild.

safe bet that a player who creates a Rakdos character
is looking for mayhem and combat, while a Dimir
player is more interested in intrigue and sabotage.
Armed with that understanding, you can better craft
an adventure experience aimed at your players.
• Go with a guild that easily provides a villain to face. A
few guilds make very straightforward villains: Gruul,
Rakdos, Dimir, and Golgari.
Let a die decide the guild, using the Random Guilds
table in this book's introduction.
The guild you choose will provide a potential location,
villain, mission, or adventure hook, as well as point you
toward the type of adventure you're going to run.

ADVENT URE TYPES
Certain guilds lend themselves to particular types of
adventures better than others, as shown below. If you're
interested in running an intrigue adventure, where the
heroes must unravel twisted plots within plots, you'll
want to choose a different guild from what you would select if you want to run a dungeon delve that will take the
adventurers into the labyrinthine undercity.

A DV ENTUR E H OOKS

Each guild section includes a table of adventure hooksevents that might drive adventures but don't necessarily
involve specific locations or villains. They offer a general
description of circumstances that can lead to adventure.

Beneath the urban environment ofRavnica is an entirely
different city- the dark, dank undercity, where vermin
and horrors lurk and the Golgari Swarm maintains
its elegant courts. Indeed, thousands of years of development have buried countless layers of construction
beneath the current surface streets, making the undercity much larger than the surface city, though much of
it is inaccessible. But if a sinkhole or other catastrophe
opens long-sealed vaults and exposes them to the surface again, who knows what horrors might be revealed?

CHOOSING A GUILD
Here a re the main ways to approach the choice of guild
for your adventure:
Choose a guild that has an aesthetic or a story that excites you and that will lead to the sort of villain or type
of adventure you want to build. The following section,
"Adventure Types,'' shows how different guilds are
natural fits for certain types of adventure.
• Pick a guild that fits your players' tastes. The introduction to the Dungeon Master's Guide offers some guidance for crafting adventures to please different kinds
of players. The guild or guilds your players choose will
also help you understand your players' desires. It's a

DUNGEON DELVE GUILDS

1- 3
4- 8
9-10
11 - 12

Guild
House Dimir
Golgari Swarm
Cult of Rakdos
Simic Combine

WILDERNESS
QUICK BUILD

To make a simple location-based adventu re quickly, follow
these steps:
1. Choose a guild (or use the Guilds table in chapter l
if you want to choose randomly). The adventure will
take place in that guild's location, as described in
th is chapter.
2. Determine the adventure goal us ing the table associated
with that location.
3. Use creatures associated with the guild (shown on the
tables in chapter 6) to populate the location.
Optionally, you can use the Location Connections table in this chapter to link the location you're using to a
second location. You can either select a location based
on the result of that table or determine the second location randomly.

I CREATING ADVENTIJRES

Though the world is covered with streets and buildings,
Ravnica also has its wilderness areas, including the
ruined rubblebelts haunted by the Gruul and the sylvan
wilds cultivated by the Selesnya.
WILDERNESS GUILDS

Gruul Clans
Selesnya Conclave

PLOTS AND INTRIGUE

Every guild has its internal politics, making it easy for
characters to get caught up in intrigue- particularly
within their own guilds. Certain guilds are more likely
to involve themselves in the politics of other guilds,
which makes them particularly good villains for intrigue-based adventures.

When a cyclonic rift sweeps through the streets, an
uncontrolled wurm crashes through buildings, or a
laboratory experiment goes haywire, heroes might be
called upon to s helter the innocent. stop the disaster at
its source, or hunt down the villain responsible.
DISASTER GUILDS

Selesnya Conclave

When the innocent are victimized by the powerful, heroes step in. Crimina l shakedowns, military raids, endless riots, and more a re chances for characters to prove
their mettle and earn the adulation of the populace.
PROTECTION GU I LDS

I NTR IG UE GU I LD S

Guild
Azorius Senate

Orzhov Syndicate

Ravnica is rife with crime, presenting law-abiding
adventurers with ample opportunity to put their
mystery-solving s kills to the test. Identifying a guild
assassin, tracking a stolen treasure, or unmasking
a corrupt bureaucrat could all fall into this category.
Of course, the adventurers need not be virtuous or
law-abiding themselves: the Orzhov are more apt to send
their own enforcers after thieves than they are to turn to
the forces of law for assistance.
MYS T ERY GUILDS

lzzet League
Orzhov Syndicate
Simic Combine

Orzhov Syndicate

GUILD VERSUS GUILD
Interguild conA ict is such a fundamental aspect of life
on Ravnica that the player characters' guild members hip is a n easy starting point for choosing an adventure
vi llai n. If you choose a villain from a gu ild that's already
in conflict with one or more guilds that the characters
belong to, it's easy to craft villainous goals that are at
odds with the characters' goals.
If a ll the player characters belong to a s ingle guild,
choosing almost any other guild will provide oppor tunities for conflict. The natural state of the relationship
between any two guilds is tension at best, and open
warfare at wors t. All it takes is a villain willing to upset
the balance of power, and the characters' guild or their
own motivations should easily bring them into conflict
with the villain. A party's own guild could even provide
a villain, given the amount of scheming and intrigue that
exists even within the guilds. A guild official gone rogue,
members of the same guild at odds with one another, or
even a corrupt guildmaster can put characters in conflict with their own guild.
If the characters come from different guilds, a common enemy provides a good reason for them to work
together. Any guild that isn't represented by one of the
characters is a fine choice for a villain.

INVOLVING T HE
CHARACTERS
Once you've chosen an adventure seed-a villain, a
mission, or a general hook- you need to figure out what
gets the player characters involved in the adventure. T he
a nswer could be as s imple as a guildmaster or other
authority send ing them on a mission, but it's generally
good to hook the characters in personally. What motivation do they have to thwart the villain?
T he best answers to this question stem either from
the adventurers' personalities, ideals, a nd histories, or
from their gui ld affiliations. The characters might have
a common reason to fight the villain (especially if they
all belong to the same guild or have been adventuring
together for a while), or they might all oppose the villain
for different reasons.
For example, say your villain is a group of Gruul anarchs raiding in a densely populated area. A Boros character might be assigned to protect innocent bystanders,
or might just happen to be in the area and leap to the
defense of the innocents. An lzzet character might be
trying to make sure that an Iziet laboratory in the area
isn't damaged or its secrets looted. A Dimir spy might
leap at the opportunity to steal some lzzet secrets when
the laboratory comes under attack.

The Cross Purposes table can help you involve the
characters in an adventure by suggesting ways that a
villain's activities might directly conflict with the player
characters' goals or interests.
CROSS PURPOSES

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The Villai n's Activities ...
... di rectly target one or more characters. The adventure begins when characters are attacked by the
villain's agents.
... threaten a character's contact or bond.
... challenge a character's ideal or exploit a fl aw.
The character might hea r rumors of this activity,
spurring them into action.
... open an opportunity for a character to pursue a
personal goal.
... compete with a character's guild. A guild
authority might order the character to rectify the
situation.
... threaten guild members or property.
... conflict with guild goals.
... open an opportunity for a guild to pursue its
own agenda.
... catch the characters between fighti ng forces.
... cause an accident or catastrophe that traps the
characters.

COMPLICATIONS
An adventure that pits player characters against a single
guild is relatively straightforward, but adding another
guild can make an adventure even more interesting.
The involvement of a second guild can be as simple as
the appearance of a bumbling innocent who needs the
characters' protection, or as complex as a second villain
who pursues an entirely separate scheme. The Secondary Guild Role table presents a range of options.
SECONDARY GUI LD ROLE

Secondary Guild Role
A rival pursues the same goal as the adventurers,
but is doing it "wrong."

One or more members of another guild are caught
between the vil lain and the adventurers.

A g roup of NPC adventurers from another guild
confront the same villain for different reasons.

Someone is manipulating the villain for their own

A known rival or enemy meddles in the adventure,
hoping the adventurers will fail.

A known rival or enemy can provide essential help
in stopping the villa in.

A second vil lain's plot is unfold ing at the same
time but is otherwise unrelated.

A second vil lain is in competition with the first one.

GUILD INTRIGUE
Intrigue in Ravnica most often involves interaction
between two guilds, so you can use the Guild Intrigue
table to find the nugget of a plot. The villain tables in the
guild entries can help you determine the nature and motivations of the individuals involved.
GUILD INTRIG U E

Adventure Goal
Guilds are vyi ng for influence over a prominent individual (who might be a player character).

Guilds are competing for control of a key site or
swath of territory.

Guilds are locked in a deadly feud but might be
open to a peace negotiation.

Villains from two or more gui lds are forming
a dangerous all iance.

A villain is trying to disrupt an alliance between two
or more guilds.

Splinter factions from two guilds are trying to
form a new gui ld.

R ANDO M NO N PLAYE R C HARACTERS

Any time you need an NPC for an adventure-for example,
if the player characters are sent on a mission to rescue a
member of their guild-you can use the contacts tables in
chapter 2 to help flesh out the NPC. If you don't know the
NPC's guild affiliation, you can rol l on the Random Guilds
table in this book's introd uction to determine the guild.
Then you can choose an appropriate stat block in chapter
6 to represent the NPC's game statistics.

ALLIES AND RIVALS
A friendly contact can act as a patron, sending a character on a mission or a side quest either as a formal
assignment or as a favor. Friendly contacts also have
a knack for getting into perilous situations from which
they need to be rescued, which can sometimes force
characters into making difficult choices between saving
friendly nonplayer characters and capturing villainous
ones. In extraordinary circumstances, a friend ly contact
might even join the adventuring party for a short time.
Contacts who have a more antagonistic relationship
with a character can hinder the adventuring party's
efforts in a variety of ways. They might appear at inconvenient times to delay the party, or catch the group in
the midst of some illegal activity. They might leak information to the adventure's villain, subtly aid the villain's
efforts, or even become villains themselves.
Contacts can complicate things even more when they
interact with multiple player characters or with each
other. Consider what might happen when two people
who are friendly contacts for two different characters
are bitter enemies of each other, or when a single NPC
is a good friend of one character and a rival of another.
The characters might have to navigate those complex
relationships in order to achieve their goals.

AZORIUS SENATE
Adventures involving the Azorius Senate naturally revolve around law enforcement. P layer characters who
find themselves on the wrong side of the law might
be forced to confront well-meaning Azorius arresters
as enemies, even if the characters are innocent of any
wrongdoing. Lawful characters might also assist the
Azorius in maintaining law and order on the mean
streets of Ravnica.

A RRESTER S TATIO N
Map 4.1 depicts an arrester station, which serves as the
law enforcement hub for a precinct or neighborhood.
ARRESTER STATION ADVENTURES

Characters might be drawn to the arrester station
because of prisoners held there, information or items
stored there, or crimes occurring there. The Arrester
Station Adventures table presents some possibilities.
ARRESTER STATI O N ADVE NTURES

Adventure Goal
Break out of the holding cells.
Break someone else out of the holding cells.
Stop someone before they can give information to
the arresters or testify before a judge.
Protect a prisoner from assassins.
Get information from or to someone in the holding
cells.
Apprehend a former prisoner who used magic to
take over the station and drive the guards away.
Retrieve something held as evidence.
Find proof that the captain of this station is
corrupt.
Discover who helped a prisoner escape and how.
Uncover a plot to discredit, blackmail, or kill the
station commander.
Steal the arresters' files about a criminal or a case.
Intercept a message being sent to or from the
station.

Direct access to the prison area from outside the
building is provided by two long, narrow staircases that
lead up from the plaza. The stairs end at a balcony that
is guarded at all times by archers behind arrow slits.
A narrow hall leads through several locked doors to
the cells- the general population on one side, where
prisoners are a llowed to mingle to some extent, and a
high-security area on the other side, featuring smaller
cells keeping prisoners in complete isolation.
The opposite end of the station is a headquarters for a
local detachment of arresters. The main level includes
two meeting rooms, an office for the commander, and
a break room. The upper level provides working space
where arresters can interview suspects and complete
paperwork, as well as space for storing evidence. The
lower level includes a morgue and a large area where
the whole local force can be assembled.

A zoRr u s VILLAI NS
Examples of Azorius villains appear in the Azorius
Villains table.
AZ OR I U S V ILLAIN S

Villain
An ambitio us authority figure seeks to achieve a
higher rank by framing or defaming a rival.
A venal judge's rulings are swayed by bribes and
favors.
A vengeful im perator persecutes a certain group of
people, seeking revenge for a past wrong done by
one of the group's members.
An overzealous imperator is prepared to arrest a
neighborhood full of people to find a stolen item.
A sadistic warden tortures prisoners, ostensibly for
the sake oflaw and order.
A corrupt senator seeks to pass laws that favor a
certain class of people.
A precognitive mage (see chapter 6 for the stat
block) invents visions designed to frame enemies.
A cowardly bureaucrat destroys evidence to hide
someone else's involvement in a crime.

ARRESTER STATION MAP

AZORIUS AS CAMPAIGN VILLAINS

Two separate buildings make up this station, separated
by an elevated plaza. One end of the station includes a
courthouse (the lower level) and a prison (upper level).
Wide, impressive stairs lead to the main courthouse
entrance, which opens into a large waiting room. All the
doors leading out of the waiting room a re kept locked,
so they can be opened only from the other side. To either side of the waiting room are private meeting rooms,
which lead back to an extensive area of offices for the
large staff that keeps the place running.
The twin courtrooms include bench seats for spectators and witnesses. The judges preside from platforms
that hover in midair, with shallow pools of water below.
The accused are seated on balconies that overlook the
same pools. Doors at the back of these balconies lead to
a central hallway that ends at a staircase that ascends to
the prison level.

The Azorius become villains when they abuse the power
of the law. A local magistrate might imprison innocent
people, or the senate might pass oppressive legislation,
thereby drawing the ire of the Boros and the Selesnya,
who care about the folk who get caught in the crosshairs. Arresters might decide to crack down on unsafe
Izzet laboratory practices, illegal Rakdos performances,
or the Gruul presence in the city. Self-righteous prison
wardens or precinct captains might abuse their authority in the name of the law, and corrupt bureaucrats
might use their positions to garner favors for themselves
and their relatives.
Low-level characters might suffer harassment at
the hands of overzealous arresters. As the campaign
progresses, they might be able to identify a particular
imperator who is driving this heightened aggression,

CREAl LNG ADVENTURES

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Arrester Headquarters

who then becomes something of a nemesis for them. As
they gain experience. this imperator continues to be a
thorn in their side and advances through the ranks of
the senate as well, becoming a minister and eventually
the arbiter who dictates law enforcement policy for the
entire guild. Along the way, this villain uses every available means to hinder the characters, probably veering
into covert illegal activities (evil means for a good end).
The climax of the campaign might involve a violent confrontation with this arbiter and a group of arresters, or
a tense verbal argument adjudicated by Supreme Judge
Isperia herself.

OTHER ADVENTURE HOOKS
The Azorius Adventure Hooks table presents ideas for
additional adventures involving the Azorius Senate.
AZO RI U S A DVENTURE HOOKS

AZORIUS CHARACTER GOALS
Characters who are members of the Azorius Senate
might be sent on missions of law enforcement by their
superiors or contacts in the guild, and trusted characters might be tasked with apprehending criminals without killing them. The examples on the Azorius Assignments table might be side quests specific to an Azorius
character, undertaken while a party of adventurers is
engaged in a larger mission.

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AZOR I US ASSIGNMENTS

Adventure Goal
Find and arrest a wanted fugitive.
Arrest someone identified as a potential criminal
by precognitive mages.
Clear the name of an innocent person.
Solve a murder by questioning suspects.
Retrieve a stolen item.
Quell a riot.

Adventure Hook
A precognitive mage (see chapter 6 for the stat
block) has identified the characters as future criminals, and now there's a warrant out for their arrest.
A precognitive mage (see chapter 6 for the stat
block) has foreseen the characters' future struggles and tries to protect them, thereby interfering
in their next adventure.
Felidars (see chapter 6 for the stat block) have
bonded with the wrong person and now track an
innocent citizen.
Hussars- Azorius soldiers (see chapter 6 for the
stat block) mounted on griffons-declare martial
law in a neighborhood and enforce their harsh authority on the citizenry.
An archon of the Triumvirate (see chapter 6 for the
stat block) interprets innocent actions as illegal
ones because its connection to the law has been
corrupted.
A missing homunculus is the sole witness to the
murder of a judge.

CRP. \TlNC ADVENTURES

B OROS LEGION
Adventures involving the Boros Legion might have a
military bent, focusing on small-scale conflict between
groups of Boros soldiers and bands of rioters or raiders.
The legion is generally a prominent force for law and
good in Ravnica, which makes it an appropriate home
guild for noble-minded player characters. Its holy bent
also makes villains drawn from its ranks particularly
dangerous and perhaps tragic.

L EGION GARRISO N
The Boros Legion maintains garrisons throughout
Ravnica, ensuring that every neighborhood has a strong
military presence. They range from towering fortresses
to small bunkers like the one shown in map 4.2.
L ECION GA RRISON ADVENTU RES

Designed with defense foremost, a Boros garrison is
well suited for adventures that challenge the characters
to fi nd a way in or fight their way out. The Legion Garrison Adventures table offers a number of possibil ities.

An extensive array of wall niches in the lower tier (at
street level) provides storage space for archived records
and the like, and a basement beneath that includes food
storage and a well for fresh water, enabling the garrison
to withstand a long siege.
The upper tier includes more large halls, the commander's quarters and office. and several niches-accessible only by flying from outside the garrison- that
serve as living quarters and watch-posts for the angels
stationed here. Parapets on the rooftop provide cover
for humanoid archers as well, and the broad open space
that they surround offers room for training and sparring. Grass-covered ridges separate different training
areas and add a contrasting touch of nature's beauty to
the otherwise stony building.

BOROS VILLAINS
Examples of Boros villains appear in the Boros
Villains table.
BOROS VILLAINS

Adventure Goal
Lay siege to the garrison.

Break a siege at the garrison.

Sabotage the building's defenses so someone else
can break into the garrison.

Discover evidence that incriminates an officer in

respond with force.
4

Identify a spy among the garrison's soldiers before
the spy can escape.

Capture a garrison officer for interrogation.

Shore up the garrison's defenses before an assault.

Clear out the monsters infesting a garrison that
was abandoned years ago.

Steal plans for future Boros military action.

LEGION GARRISON MAP

Access to the garrison is limited to a pair of 20-foot-wide
walkways elevated above street level and protected by
archers behind arrow slits. Two antechambers give the
Boros soldiers and angels ample opportunity to screen
anyone who seeks to gain entrance. Beyond them is a
large hall where troops can be mustered. To one side of
the mustering hall is a barracks area, with a kitchen, a
mess, food storage, and guest quarters on the other side.

sient communities in the undercity.

A squad of corrupt Boros soldiers (see chapter 6
for the stat block} is extorting money from local

A Boros commander under the thumb of another
guild is turning a blind eye to the violence perpe-

An overzealous angel has risen up against innocent
people, including the soldiers in her own garrison,

A crazed angel demands to be worshiped as a god.

Help a spy get safely out of the garrison without
being discovered.

(I(( Al IN< AUVENfUIUS

Believing that they are harboring terrorists, a Boros
brigadier is slaughtering helpless people in tran-

Angered at the death of a loved one in a certain neighborhood, a Wojek agent is inciting its
residents to revolt, knowing that the Boros will

Find a hidden explosive charge in the garrison
Steal a magic weapon held inside the garrison.

A Boros commander starts preemptively closing
lzzet foundries, Simic research chambers, and
other locations considered prone to disaster.

before it detonates.

Villain
Seeking to avenge a partner's murder, a Wojek
League officer turns to vigilantism.

LEGION CARRI SON ADVENTURES

trated by that guild.

believing that they harbor evil in their hearts.

BO ROS AS CA MPA IGN V ILLA I NS

Not too long ago, the leaders of the Boros Legion valued
zeal more highly than justice, believing that their military might made their cause right and just. Although
the current guildmaster. Aurelia, has reversed her
stance on the issue. some voices within the legion still
espouse these views. Boros villains are typically intolerant, self-righteous warmongers who abuse their power

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MAP 4.2 LEGION GARRISON

in pursuit of their own private visions of justice. And
because the lower echelons of the guild are taught to
follow orders without question, even the villains among
the Boros can command companies of soldiers to help
them carry out their schemes.
Boros villains are inclined to engage in activity that
involves pursuing one's passion, acquiring power, or
exacting retribution. The Boros make good campaign
antagonists if the adventurers represent the forces of
chaos that the legion opposes- Rakdos revelers, Gruul
raiders, Golgari corrupters, or Dimir spies.
You could structure a campaign around the legion's
slow progress in taking over the authority of the Azorius Senate and imposing a sort of martial law on the
city. A campaign of this sort is particularly effective if
the characters initially work alongside the Boros, especially if one or more characters belong to the legion.
They might help Boros soldiers drive off Gruul raiders
or uproot Dimir spies- clearly fighting against evil on
the side of the good and just. As time goes on, though,
their Boros allies might start taking their war against
evil too far. Innocent citizens get caught in the crossfire, most punishment is cruel and excessive, and any
resistance is met with overwhelming force , to "set an
example" fo r anyone else who might consider opposing
the legion. A Boros ally (or even a close friend) of the
characters might become fully caught up in this fervor.
Perhaps the characters can talk some sense into their
old friend, but the resolution of the campaign might
force them to take more extreme measures to curb the
legion's excesses.

BOROS CHARACTER GOALS
The Boros Legion sends individuals or small parties
on small-scale military missions, usually to help quell
riots or protect bystanders from dangerous situations.
Trusted characters might also be involved in internal
investigations of suspected wrongdoing, especially if
they're associated with the Wojek League. The Boros
Assignments table provides examples of missions or
side quests that Boros characters might undertake.

OTHER ADVENTURE HOOKS
The Boros Adventure Hooks table presents ideas for additional adventures themed around the Boros Legion.
BOROS ADV ENTU RE H OOKS

B O ROS ASS IGN MENTS

Assignment
Help quell a Rakdos riot or hold back Gruul raiders,
or otherwise maintain the peace while protecting
innocent bystanders.
Capture or kill a Gruul chieftain who has taken
responsibility for a series of brutal raids.
Help evacuate citizens from the area of a natural or
magical disaster.
Escort an important person safely from one place
to another.
Investigate a Boros commander suspected of cultivating personal loyalty in underlings, rather than
loyalty to the legion.
Uncover a spy in the legion.

CREATJ NG ADVEl\TU RES

Adventure Hook
A Boros officer is awaiting trial for unsanctioned
and excessive use of force, and the officer's squad
is planning a jailbreak.
The Boros are secretly working with the Shat·
tergang Brothers, a group of black market arms
dealers, to develop a devastating wea pon.
A Boros offensive is displacing and even killing
innocent bystanders caught in its path.
Flame-kin soldiers created as part of an
abandoned weapons project are suddenly
reactivated and run amok. These soldiers use the
azer stat block in the Monster Manual.
A Boros parade meant as a show of strength provokes widespread protests, some of which erupt
into violence.
A flying Boros fortress is about to crash, threatening to devastate the neighborhood below.

HOUSE D IMIR
Masters of misdirection, infiltration. and espionage, Oimir spies and assassins pursue their objectives behind
layers of deception. Oimir agents make ideal villains for
adventures involving intrigue and mystery in the shadows of dark alleys and the tunnels of the undercity.

SAFE HOUSE
House Dimir maintains safe houses throughout
Ravnica, many of them tucked away in the undercity,
for guild members who need to elude the ready reach of
the law. These sites are protected by magical wards that
confuse and misdirect all who approach- in parcicular,
spells that make intruders forget where they are or what
they're doing there.
A safe house can also be used to hold prisoners for
interrogation, with its protections equally effective in
preventing escape and in deterring intruders. Often, a
s ingle site serves both purposes.
Map 4.3 presents the floor plan of a typical Dimir
safe house.
SAFE HOUSE ADVENTURES

The first task in almost any mission involving a Dimir
safe house is to find the place. Most people who have
been to a safe house or its environs have no memory of
the event, thanks to Dimir mind magic.
The Safe House Adventures table offers some reasons
why characters might need to visit such a location. In
addition, you could use any other guild's sample location
as the site for a location-based adventure. with a simple
mission: uncover a Dimir spy in that location.

SAFE H OUSE WARDS

You can make a Dimir safe house hard to find and hard to
get into by using some of these options:
• The safe house is underground and accessible only
through a maze of tunnels and crevices.
• The area surrounding the house is protected by a guards
and wards spell. Navigating the ancient underground
corridors or the modern alleyways above ground
becomes more complicated when intersections are
clouded by fog, doors are hidden and magically locked,
and magical compulsions drive visitors away.
• A glyph of warding might cast fear, phantasmal force, or
crown ofmadness on a character who triggers it-or simply explode in a blast of cold energy.
Dimir agents might use alarm spells to ensure that they
know when intruders are approaching the safe house.
SAFE HOUSE MAP

This safe house is a domed building encased in a stone
exoskeleton characteristic of Dimir construction. The
ground level is a comfortable living space that features
accommodations for at least five people. It has five bedrooms, abundant storage space, a central lounge, a recreation space, a dining room, a kitchen, and a pantry.
A secret door in the back of a shared closet leads to a
spiral staircase that descends to the basement, which
contains three small holding cells. A watch post at the
end of the hall allows a guard to keep an eye on the cells
and anyone coming down the stairs. An interrogation
room can be outfitted with equipment designed to extract information. One-way mirrors offer a view on the
interrogation proceedings from an observation room.

D IMIR V ILLA I NS
SAFE H O U SE ADVENTURES

Adventure Goal
Find a fugitive hiding in the safe house.
Liberate someone being held in the safe house.
Retrieve a stolen item.
Get information from a prisoner in the safe house
without revealing that information to the Dimir.
Acquire information from a Dimir agent to unmask
a spy embedded in another guild.
Escape from captivity in the safe house.
Plant a magical surveillance device inside the safe
house.
Damage or destroy the safe house so the Dimir
can't use it anymore.
Prevent the creation of a horror (see chapter 6) in
the safe house. (You can replace the horror with a
different creature from the Monster Manual.)
Find and kill a mind drinker vampire (see chapter 6
for the stat block) or other monster that is picking
off the safe house's inhabitants.
Disable the safe house's wards and plant a beacon
inside it so that members of another guild can find
and raid the place.
After stumbling into the safe house accidentally,
get out with memories intact.

The Dimir can be masterfully sly villains. Example villains appear in the Dimir Villains table.
DIMIR VILL AI N S

Villain
A spy seeks to plunder another guild's secrets.
A mind mage (see chapter 6 for the stat block) is
hunting down everyone who witnessed a great humiliation to expunge their memories of the event.
A mind mage (see chapter 6 for the stat block}
has implanted false memories of a crime in many
minds in order to incriminate someone.
A group of Dimir agents is plundering the minds of
people who have knowledge of a vault that holds
great wealth or magical power.
After a Dimir spy is unmasked, a mind mage (see
chapter 6 for the stat block) erases the memory of
the spy's identity from the minds of those involved.
A shapeshifter has replaced a high-ranking member of another guild in order to provoke conflicts.
A mind drinker vampire (see chapter 6 for the stat
block} is plundering the minds of its victims.
Roll on another guild's villain table, but the villain
is a disguised Dimir agent or someone being
manipulated by the Dimir.

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C A MPAIGN V I LLAINS

Dimir villains favor schemes involving captivity and
coercion, defamation, impersonation and disguise, murder, politics, t heft, and torture. Perhaps the most insidious technique employed by the Oimir is the erasing and
modifying of me mories.
Because their tendrils reach into every other guild,
Dimir villa ins could turn out to be the link between
plots that initially seem to be unconnected. Even when
individual missions might be straightforward dungeon
c rawls or battles in the streets, the campaign revolves
around the mystery of determining the true villain.
At low and middle levels, the characters might find
themselves engaged in important but apparently unrelated tasks. They might kill or drive off a monster that
is lairing in an abandoned arrester station (unwittingly
clearing the way for a Dimir agent to be placed in the
station). They might help the Boros capture a dangerous Rakdos ringleader (who is actually a Dimir agent
working to destabilize Azorius influence). They migh t
unmask a Dimir spy within one of their own guilds (who
is an internal rival of the Dimir villain).
As the characters advance in level, they might come
to realize that a powerful and ambitious Azorius figure
is going too far in spying on the populace, despite that
g uild's great success in using precognitive mages to
arrest evildoers-especially Oimir spies. Ultimately, the
Azorius villain is revealed to be a high-ranking Dimir
agent, a confidant of Lazav or even Lazav himself, who
is trying to take over the Azorius Senate and turn it into
a s urveillance and espionage o rganization unde r the villai n's control.

OTHER ADVENTU R E HOOKS
DIMIR CHARACT ER GOALS
Characters who are members of House Dimir are spies
and saboteurs. It's possible to let these characters experience all the most enjoyable tropes of the spy genre
while s kirting the more sinister aspects of House Dimir.
The missions on the Dimir Assignments table can
wo rk for a team ofDimir agents or as secret missions
for a Dimir character to pursue unde r the cover of the
larger adventure plot.

The Dimir Adventure Hooks table presents ideas for additional adventures themed around House Dimir.
D I MIR ADV E N TURE HOOKS

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D IM I R ASSIGNMENTS

Assignment
Impersonate an individual to gather information
from that individual's contacts and associates.
Make sure that a particular person (not a main
antagonist) at an adventure site doesn't survive the
encounter with the characters.
Make sure that a particular person (not the main
villain) survives the adventure.
Get information from the main villain by magically
extracting the villain's dying thoughts.
Plant evidence to steer the other adventurers away
from the true villain.
Get information to a Oimir agent who is embedded
in the adventure location.

Adventure Hook
The characters find a bundle of thought strands,
and Dimir agents are in a rush to find them before
they fade away.
A rogue agent hunted by Dimir assassins offers
crippling information about House Dimir in
exchange for protection.
A Dimir horror (described in chapter 6) is randomly killing people in the dark alleys of a particular neighborhood.
Word is out that someone claims to have a list of
Dimir agents embedded in other guilds, igniting a
furious contest to obtain the list.
While prying too deeply into ancient lore, a Dimir
agent (now deceased) released a nameless evil into
the city.
Roll on another guild's adventure hooks table, but
the Dimir are secretly behind the situation.

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GOLGARI SWARM
A dominant force in the undercity, the Golgari Swarm
is ideally suited for dungeon-based adventures. The
Golgari represent corruption and decay, counting many
villains among their ranks even though most members
are mainly concerned with the balance of the natural
cycle of li fe and death.

UNDERCITY M ANSION
The Golgari are a strange underground aristocracy
in a city that mostly lacks a noble class; they are like
throwbacks to an ancient time when one's birth determined one's station. The mansion depicted in map 4.4
is a stately relic of such a time- a grand hall that happens to be buried hundreds of feet beneath the streets
of Ravnica.

GOLGARI VILLAINS
Examples of Golgari villains appear in the Golgari
Villains table.
GOLGARI VI L LAI NS

UNDERCITY MANSION ADVENTURES
The Undercity Mansion Adventures table provides some
possible challenges based in and around the Golgari
undercity mansion.

UNDERCITY MANSION ADVENTURES

Adventure Goal
Find the source of a noxious fog rising from the undercity and poisoning a surface neighborhood.
Rescue several citizens being held hostage by
Ochran agents.
Find the daytime lair of an elusive monster that
hunts on the surface at night.
Rescue a guild member petrified by an undercity
medusa (see chapter 6 for the stat block) that uses
the mansion as its lair.
Take shelter in the mansion to escape a horrible
monster prowling the undercity.
Win a bet by surviving a night inside.
Escape from captivity here.
Find a fugitive hiding here.
Find and claim a treasure hidden in the mansion.
Attend a masked ball held in the mansion in order
to get information from another guest.

UNDERCITY MANSION MAP
This structure is built in a large depression, perhaps
part ofDeadbridge Chasm. A bridge crosses just above
it, and a wide, curving stair leads down from the bridge
to the grand ballroom on the top level of the mansion.
The rest of the structure is built down from there, with
the main, elegant halls and parlors on the second level.
Notably, a wide hallway on this level connects with a
passage leading to other areas of the undercity. A couple
of areas on this floor have crumbled with the weight of
the ages, but the place retains its stately grandeur.

The bottom level might be a basement excavated in
the floor of a chasm, or it could hang above still more
open space like a giant stalactite. It includes living quarters for the owners, servants, and guests.

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Villain
Armed with a powerful magic item found among
the dead in the undercity, a Golgari shaman (see
chapter 6 for the stat block) enacts a plan of revenge against another guild.
A kraut death priest (see chapter 6 for the stat
block) is seeking a way to revive the ancient gods
of Ravn ica and destroy the world.
A Devkarin lich (see chapter 6 for the stat block) is
capturing living subjects and infecting them with
an insidious, mind-controlling fungus.
A trophy-hunting undercity medusa (see chapter 6
for the stat block) is on a killing spree, petrifying
victims in interesting poses.
A Golgari shaman (see chapter 6 for the stat block)
is spreading a fungal infection that transforms its
dead victims into zombies.
An elf child lures citizens into the sewers, where a
monstrous "pet" is waiting to kill and eat them.
Pursuing a personal vendetta, an Ochran assassin
is targeting members of a certain guild and trying
to ensure that their bodies are never found.
A kraut death priest (see chapter 6 for the stat
block), angry at the way the Golgari have treated
the kraul in the past, is killing the elves and medusas of the guild, hoping to eventually take Jarad's
place as guildmaster.

GOLGA RI AS CAMPAIGN VILLAINS
Given their affinity for death, necromancy, and decay,
the Golgari make excellent villains. Because they consider life and death as equal parts of the natural cycle,
they have no qualms about subjecting entire neighborhoods to poisonous gas or strangling vines to achieve
their various goals. When a Golgari assassin goes on
a killing spree, when a patch of their vegetative growth
begins "reclaiming" an area that isn't yet abandoned, or
when their fungus-bearing zombies emerge from the undercity to haunt the city streets, heroes are duty bound
to act against the threat.
The Golgari possess a combination of ambition and
ruthlessness that makes them extremely dangerous
adversaries. The tension among the various factions of
the swarm (the elves, the medusas, the krauJ, and the
rising erstwhile) adds an element of instability to the

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mix. But perhaps the Golgari Swarm's most dangerous
quality is the widespread confidence among its members that it will survive any catastrophe that might befall
the surface world. This certainty means Golgari villains
will stop at nothing in an attempt to provoke such an
event- triggeri ng a virulent plague, causing explosive
plant growth, or inciting the other guilds into open war,
for example. Over the course of a campaign, a group
of adventurers might foil Golgari pla ns to accomplish
a ll these things, or the characters might be constantly
struggling against one ongoing disaster.
For example, the characters might spend the early
part of the campaign resolving disputes between guilds,
unaware that the Golgari are actually the instigators of
those conflicts. Perhaps incidental to these missions,
they also face a spore druid who is in the early stages
of testing a terrible plague. Then, as the campaign
reaches higher levels, the plague breaks out again, this
time spreading rapidly. The crisis heightens tensions
among the other guilds, especially when food sources
are th reatened. At the climax of the campaign, the
heroes must defuse conflict among the guilds while
finding a way to get at the druid at the cause of it all,
who is locked in an undercity mansion waiting out the
catastrophe.

GOLGARI CHARACTER GOALS
Characters who a re members of the Golgari Swarm
might be sent on missions into the undercity, particula rly jobs that involve retrieval or salvage. T he secretive
agents of the Ochran are more likely to pursue goals
that call for theft or even assassination, while shamans
could participate in the swarm's work of "reclamation"
in surface neighborhoods. The Golgari Assignments
table reflects this range of possibilities. An assignment
can also serve as a side quest for Golgari adventurers
to undertake while pursuing a larger goal with a mixedguild party.

G O LGARI ASSI G NMENTS

Find a valuable item believed lost in the undercity.
Retrieve a corpse in the undercity.
Collect a sample of a fungus in the undercity.
Steal something that is important to another guild.
Ki ll an outspoken enemy of the Golgari.
Position a fungus so that its spores will spread into
a populated area and drive the inhabitants out.

OTHER ADVENTURE HOOKS
The Golgari Adventure Hooks table offers ideas for additional adventures themed around the Golgari Swarm.
G OLCA RI ADV ENTURE HOOK S

Adventure Hook
Citizens who die in a particular neighborhood
sprout fungal growths and rise as zombies, the n
shamble toward the undercity.
Shriekers sprout throughout a neighborhood.
Swarms ofinsects under the control of a Golgari
shaman (see chapter 6 for the stat block) terrorize
a neighborhood.
Poor people who subsist on Golgari food contract
a dangerous, contagious magical infection.
Several krau l have moved into an old tenement and
are making their neighbors nervous.
A beloved statue, long assumed to be the image of
some forgotten community hero, suddenly returns
to life after being petrified for a hundred years.

GRUUL CLANS
An adventure involving the Gruul Clans typically revolves around combat. The Gruul provide characters
with opportunities to fight huge monsters and vicious
berserkers. The Gruul bring chaos and destruction with
them wherever they go, so they can easily disrupt and
complicate adventures involving any other guild. Any
time an adventure needs an injection of brutal viole nce,
the Gruul are a good tool for the purpose.

RUBBLEBELT ENCAMPMENT
The Gruul have no interest in the buildings, streets, and
markets of Ravnica, except as targets for their raids.
The encampment shown in map 4.5 represents a temporary shelter in the ruins. the sort of place the Gruul
might call home for a time.
RUBBLEBELT ENCAMPMENT ADVENT URES

Many Gruul adventures begin with a raid into a settled
part of the city. Adve nture rs might be able to follow the
raiders back ~o their camp- for the sake of revenge, in
an effort to retrieve something, or perhaps in chains.
RUBBLEBELT EN CAM P M ENT ADV EN T URE S

Adventure Goal
Determine why the Gruul have camped so close to
a settled neighborhood.
Free a captive taken in a recent raid.
Win freedom by defeating a Gruul champion in a
duel.
Retrieve something looted in a recent raid.
Strike a deal with the Gruul leader to cooperate
against a common foe.
Attempt to overthrow the clan chieftain in a
combat challenge.
Strike a blow to the Gruul to ensure that they don't
launch a raid.
Free a corralled herd of violent beasts so they
stampede through the Gruul camp before the
Gruul can steer them toward settled areas.
Interrupt a ritual intended to summon or create a
huge elemental.
Disrupt a gathering of clans that could lead to an
alliance between them.

RUBBLEBELT ENCAMPMENT MAP

Built in a plaza su rrounded by crumbling ruins, this
camp offers some defe nsive advantages to its Gruul residents. An old tower is the one intact structure the Gruul
use, because it offers a good vantage point over the surrounding area. A sluiceway provides potable water, and
a handful of scraggly trees are a reminder of nature's
potential to grow and flourish even among the ruins.
Otherwise, the camp is little more than a handful of
tents around a bonfire. A trash pit serves as a means of
waste disposal, a few makeshift cages can hold prisoners, and a partially enclosed a rea to one side has been
converted into a pen for the beasts used by the Gruul.

GRUUL VILLAINS
The Gruul are straightforward villains, employing direct action and violence to tear down civilized society.
They aren't schemers, and they have little patience for
political maneuvering. Their cunning is that of a hunter
stalking its prey, and the threat they pose is rampant, aggressive destruction. Examples of Gruul villains appear
in the Gruul Villains table.
G RUUL V IL LAI N S

Villain
A druid of the Old Ways (see chapter 6 for the stat
block), spurred by visions of the end of civilization,
plans humanoid sacrifices in the name of llharg the
Raze-Boar.
A druid is directing herds of beasts to run amok
through tenement neighborhoods.
A druid summons huge vines and roots to tear
buildings down.
A clan chieftain leads a raid to settle a personal
vendetta against another guild.
In a display of strength, a clan chieftain seeks to
destroy a significant landmark.
Looking for a totem of spiritual significance, a
clanless giant wrecks anything in its path.
Hoping to form a new clan, a clever centaur tries to
break violent criminals out of jail.
A druid leads a band that has begun starting fires
around the district.

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Adventure Goal
Shut down a performance before the performers
start attacking the crowd.
Escape from the club once the violence starts.
Protect a thrill seeker who wants to witness a
performance close up.
Rescue someone who has been abducted for use
as an extra in a show.
Find evidence that someone important was (or was
not) killed in a previous performance here.
Capture a performer who ran away from a prominent family to "join the circus."
Use the distraction of a performance to hold a
secret meeting with someone from another guild.
Spy on someone who is using the distraction of a
performance to hold a secret meeting.
Acquire a magic item the Rakdos are using as part
of a performance.
Investigate rumors that the Rakdos have a wingless
angel in their show.
Find an escaped convict who is rumored to be
hiding behind Rakdos makeup.
Stop a Rakdos member who is blackmailing an
important person with embarrassing information.

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Security, privacy, and terror are the priorities of this
nightclub. Visitors are channeled through a large entry
vestibule into an upper area with tables tucked away in
nooks. From there, they can watch the violent antics of
ferocious beasts or performers in cages suspended from
the ceiling. Stairs lead down to the area of the main
stage, where headlining performances are held. Offices
and storage areas fi II the rest of the main level.
A second stage in the lower level provides a more upclose experience, which often means audience members
are showered in blood or drawn into the show. Several
private booths surround the backstage area, with doors
that include shuttered windows to enable those inside to
keep an eye on the s how or carry out private business.

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R A KDOS VI L LAINS
Rakdos villains range in power from demented cultists
to sadistic demons. Most of them are driven by a desire
for unfettered mayhem. A hunger for a certain form of
immortality (being an artist who is remembered forever)
often feeds that desire, and insofar as Rakdos can be
considered the "god" of his cult, objectives related to
magic- carrying out his wishes, offering him sacrifices,
and rousing him into action- are also significant objectives for some cultists. Driven as they are by selfish
impulse and emotion, Rakdos villains also sometimes
pursue schemes related to passion, power, or revenge.
Specific examples appear on the Rakdos Villains table.
RAKDOS V I LLAIN S

Villain
A skilled puppeteer uses skeletal marionettes
to recreate historical acts of violence between
guilds-which are inexplicably repeated in the real
world within the next few days.
A ringmaster has discovered magic that fills the
whole audience with blood lust and sends them
rampaging through the streets.
A hypnotist is programming audience members to
go into a mu rderous rage when a triggering event
occurs.
A crazed blood witch (see chapter 6 for the stat
block) hopes to rouse Rakdos by driving captured
sacrificial victims into his lair.

Villain
A coven of blood witches (see chapter 6 for the stat
block), seeking Rakdos's favor, uses magic to turn
members of other guilds against their own allies.
Word spreads that a retiring performer wants to go
out with a bang, and their final performance prom·
ises to be explosive.
Mocking the absence of the Guildpact, a Rakdos
troupe takes over the Chamber of the Guildpact
and performs its satire before a captive audience.
A demon captures people and makes a game of
thwarting their efforts to escape.

RAKDOS AS CAMPAIGN VILLAINS

You could build a campaign around the Cult ofRakdos's
efforts to stir its demonic patron into action against the
other guilds. The campaign might unfold amid steadily
increasing violence, escalating to episodes of widespread rioting and rampaging demons.
At lower levels, the adventurers might encounter
incidental violence spilling over from Rakdos venues:
a brawl outside a nightclub, overenthusiastic devils
spreading fires around a street stage, or the "accidental" death of a few performers at the climax of their act.
As the campaign progresses, the characters might be
drawn into combating the efforts of blood witches who
are trying to exterminate the cult's most active enemies.

The more they foil the cult's efforts, the more the characters themselves become targets of both ridicu le and
violent action.
At the campaign's climax, the adventurers might have
to interrupt a ritual performed in Rakdos's lair in order
to prevent him from rampaging through the city-or if
they are too late to do that, they might have w fight the
ancient demon lord himself.

RAKDO S CH A RACTER GOALS
Characters who are members of the Cult of Rakdos are
expected to be self-motivated and rarely take orders
from anyone other than Rakdos himself. The Rakdos
Assignments table includes some suggestions for adventures or side quests that Rakdos characters might undertake on their own initiative, or perhaps at the r equest
of a ringmaste r or a fe llow performer.
RAKDOS ASSIGNMENTS

Assignment
Acquire a flashy magic item to use as a prop in a
performance.
Try out a new performance routine in the midst of
actual life-or-death combat.
Sow distrust of an important person through satire
or slander.
Make sure a specific person is in the front row for a
certain performance.
Capture a deadly monster for use in a spectacular
show.
Interrupt a solemn ceremony or ritual being
performed by another guild.

OTHE R A DV ENTURE HOOKS
The Rakdos Adventure Hooks table presents ideas
for additional adventures themed around the Cult
ofRakdos.

SELESNYA CONCLAVE
The Selesnya Conclave is most likely to be involved in
adventures as a force for good, since many of its members are healers, diplomats, and mediators. It is a natural home for player characters-especially clerics and
druids- so it might serve as a patron. Nonetheless, the
guild has a militaristic bent, and like nature itself it isn't
beyond corruption.

VERNADI CENTER
The basic unit of the Conclave's organization is the vernadi- a community centered on a large tree and led by
the voda of th e e nclave, a dryad whose spirit is linked to
that tree. From the outside, a vernadi might resemble a
peace ful commune, and thus seem to be an easy target
for theft or assau lt. But its temple gardens a re protected
by sold ie rs and archers, and eve n the seemingly serene
initiates have som e military training.
VERN A DI CENTER A DVENTURES

Though a vernadi lacks the defensive fortifications of,
for example, a Boros garrison, it is still a difficult place
to attack or infiltrate . Because of the sheer numbers of
initiates that might be ins ide, stealth is probably a better
tactic than frontal assault. The Vernadi Center Adventures table offers some s uggestions.
VERNADI CENTER ADVENTURES

RAKDOS ADVENTURE HOOKS

Adventure Hook
Wild-eyed people attending a popular new club
seem unwilling or unable to go home after several
days of nonstop merriment.
One morning, everyone who has seen a Rakdos
performance in the past week suddenly transforms
into a minor demon.
An apparently spontaneous Rakdos-led riot has
spread to take over an entire neighborhood.
People who die in Rakdos-inspired violence stand
back up as zombies and keep fighting.
Ordinary knives and chains in homes across the
neighborhood seem to come to life in advance of
the start of a Rakdos show.
After several mausoleums are burst open from the
inside, people see their undead family members
cavorting on a Rakdos stage.

Adventure Goal
Ascertain the numbers of the military forces
housed in and around the vernadi.
Find the source of pollen that is drifting through
the neighborhood and making people placid and
compliant.
Find the source of wind-borne seeds that are drift·
ing through the neighborhood and quickly growing
into hostile awakened shrubs.
Retrieve an initiate who was supposedly forced to
join the guild through mind-affecting magic.
Stop the vernadi, whose tree has awa kened and
escaped the control of its dryad, from trampling
through the neighborhood.
Find a way to tap into the mind, will, and knowl·
edge of Mat'Selesnya through the vernadi's central
tree or its dryad.
Introduce a contagion into Mat'Selesnya through
the vernadi's tree or its dryad.
Capture an equenaut who has been accused of a
crime and who has taken refuge at the vernadi.
Convince or coerce a healer to tend to a sick or
wounded person who would normally be an enemy
of the conclave.
Find a spy embedded in the vernadi community.
Blend into the community to avoid pursuers.
Retrieve an item that was donated to the community by a new initiate, but without the permission of
the item's owner.

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The temple s hown in map 4.9 is at the heart of the vernadi, built in and around a large tree. A circle of white
marble with several archways surrounds the base of
the tree, encompassing both a decorative garden where
meetings are held and a vegetable garden that provides
food for the vernadi. The meeting garden includes
benches and a fountain of fresh water. Two small buildings at ground level offer rustic accommodations for
members of the vernadi or guests.
Gracefully curving ramps sweep around the trunk
of the tree, leading to various other small buildings.
Several of these are open to the air. offering sheltered
places for gatherings or quiet contemplation. Others are
apartments where leaders of the vernadi live. Near the
top of the tree is a large, round temple space.

S ELESNYA V I LLAI NS
True evil is rare among the members of Selesnya, with
misplaced religious zeal being the impetus that most
commonly pushes its members into acts of villainy.
Examples of Selesnya villains appear in the Selesnya
Villains table.

SELESNYA VILLAINS

Villain
A fanatical leader disrupts building projects because they aren't in harmony with nature.
A Ledev guardian is leading preemptive raids on
other guilds, believing that a foll-scale attack on
the conclave is imminent.
A voda, feeling imperiled by the ills of society,
causes vines to grow and seal the members of her
vernadi inside.
A militant leader of a splinter group harasses "unbelievers" on the street and threatens to unleash
elemental power on them.
A loxodon evangel uses coercive methods to
recruit young people into the conclave.
An elf seeking spiritual union with Mat'Selesnya
threatens the dryad of their own vernadi.
A crazed prophet claims to be the incarnation
of Mat'Selesnya and gathers an army to strike at
other guilds.
A horncaller (see chapter 6 for the stat block)
steals animals that were used as pets, mounts, and
beasts of burden throughout the neighborhood.

SELESNYA AS C AMPAIGN V I LLAINS

You could structure a campaign around the efforts of the
Selesnya Conclave to finally bring a ll of Ravnica into its
welcoming embrace.
At lower levels, Selesnya might be an ally to the player
characte rs, offering support in the form of healing and
other magic. By the time the characters reach middle
leve ls, Selesnya emerges as a threat: perhaps it becomes
clear that several vernadi are us ing magical charms
(or other forms of coercion) to win converts, and the
conclave might even try to coerce the player characters
to join. EventuaJly, their strategy evolves toward extortion and conquest, as they unleash wurms and similar
powerful beasts to threaten those who refuse to convert,
and they use the might of their armies to eliminate other
guilds and bring whole precincts under their control.
The climax of the campaign might involve the heroes
leading or coordinating the efforts of all nine other
guilds to unite against the Selesnya th reat.

SELESNYA CHARACTER GOALS
Characters who a re part of the Selesnya Conclave are
usually sent into the world to help ease suffering, make
peace, win converts, and advance the other objectives
of the guild. The Selesnya Assignments table includes a
number of side quests for individual Selesnya characters
as well as adventure hooks for a whole party.
SELESNYA ASSIGNMENT S

Assignment
Wo rk to stop the spread of a strange illness.
Tend to the victims of a catastrophe or an attack.
Mediate a dispute between two other guilds.
Plant a magic seed, watch it grow into a great tree,
and defend the tree until reinforcements arrive.
Bring an un ruly beast under control and return it to
the vernadi it escaped from .
Lead a targeted military strike to warn another
guild against overreaching.

OTHER ADVENTURE HOOKS
The Selesnya Adventure Hooks table presents ideas for
additional adventures themed around the conclave.
S ELES N YA AD V ENTUR E H OOKS

Adventure Hook
A sacred tree has been defiled or cut down, and an
angry Selesnya mob is gathering to exact revenge.
The Worldsoul has identified the characte rs as
emblematic of their guilds' overreaching am bition.
A seer of the conclave tries to convince the characters that they are fated to save the world.
Plants throughout a neighborhood develop
carnivorous tendencies.
A magic-infused stone of a Selesnya building grows
out of control, threatening nearby buildings.
A Selesnya wurm {see chapter 6 for the stat block)
breaks free of its controller and goes on a rampage.

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but not without attracting the attention of the guilds. A
cunning opportunist, Krenko has spent years consolidating goblin street rabble into his fiercely loyal gang.
He cultivated connections among the ruthless and
powerful, specializing in high-value theft and mayhem.
At the apex of his influence, he got into a nasty turf war
with the Shattergang Brothers, a rival goblin gang that
often deals in illicit arms. Rumors swirled that Krenko
killed Dargig, the youngest of the three brothers, after a
weapons drop went bad.
The remaining two brothers, Rikkig and Gardagig,
attempted to kill Krenko in retaliation for the death of
their kin. Before they could do the deed, Krenko was
apprehended by the Boros Legion and thrown into
Sawtooth Prison- near the legion's headquarters of
Sun home- to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
But someone as well connected as Krenko has ways of
shortening his own sentence.
Inciting a riot in prison secured him a transfer to
Udzec, a maximum-security facility in Precinct Two of
the Tenth District, administered by the Azorius Senate.
During the transfer, agents of a former associate of
Krenko's created a distraction, and he was able to slip
away to rendezvous with his gang. He now plots his
next move as he reestablishes power over his criminal
enterprise.

Krenko's escape is no small matter. The Chamber of
the Guildpact gets involved, alarmed at the possibility of
another goblin gang war that could threaten the tenuous
peace between the guilds. During the adventure, the
Shattergang Brothers catch wind of Krenko's freedom,
and are desperate to make him pay.

choose one (preferably a guild that isn't represented by
an adventurer in the party). The patron affects the story
of Krenko's escape in a speci fie way (as indicated following the table) and, if you so choose, might influence
future adventures.
KRENKO'S PATRON

RUNNING THE ADVENTURE
T his adventure requires the fifth edition D&D rulebooks
(Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and
Monster Manual). You should read the entire adventure
before attempting to run it. If you'd prefer to play, you
shouldn't read any farther.
Text that appears in a box like this is meant to be read
aloud or paraphrased for the players when their characters first arrive at a location o r unde r a specific circum-

stance, as desc ribed in the text.

The Monster Manual contains statistics for many of
the creatures found in this adventure. When a creature's
name appears in bold type, that's a visual cue pointing
you to the creature's stat block in the Monster Manual.
If the stat block appears elsewhere, the adventure's text
tells you so.

ADVENTURE SUMMARY

The adventure begins at Sawtooth Prison as the party
is summoned by Nassius Ven, an official from the
Chamber of the Guildpact. He explains that Krenke has
escaped during a prison transfer, and it's urgent that the
characters locate him and bring him back to justice as
soon as possible and with discretion.
The characters can retrace the route of the transfer,
interview the guards for more information, and use
their contacts in the city to find out more about Krenko.
If they are indiscreet in their investigation, they could
attract the attention of the Shattergang Brothers, a
rival gang intent on murdering Krenke. Members of
that gang will trail the party throughout the city in an
attempt to find the goblin mob boss's location.
Eventually, the adventurers find Krenko's hideout: a warehouse near a canal. A final showdown with the goblin mob boss, his retinue,
and possible Shattergang interlopers ensues.
Then it's merely a matter of delivering
Krenko back to Nassius before more trouble breaks out.

KRENKo' s PATRON
Krenke arranged a deal with a faction
while in prison. During his transfer, members of that faction struck down his escort
and freed him.
At the beginning of the adventure, you can
roll a patron from the table below, or you can

Guild
Dimir. An impenetrable fog appea red, confusing the
escort and obscuring their view. Krenko slipped his
restraints and scurried off in the mist.
Golgari. A swarm of centipedes burst out of a nearby
sewer and overwhelmed the guards, knocking them
unconscious with venomous bites. When the guards
were revived, Krenko was gone.
Gruul. A Gruul wa rband screamed through the
streets, smashing anything that got in the way. The
guards clashed with the Gruul; during the fight, one
of them broke Krenko's bonds and the goblin fled the
scene.
lzzet. A pair of armored mages descended from the
sky on hovering discs. They aimed devices attached
to thei r arms at the guards and blasted them back
with a concussive wave. While the guards were recov·
ering, the mages magically dissolved Krenko's bonds
and he escaped.
Rakdos. A troupe of performers crossed paths with
the guards, who became transfixed by a fiery acrobatic street display. When the performance was over,
Krenko had gone missing.
Simic. A skyswimmer intercepted and attacked
Krenko's escort. It unleashed a powerful discharge
of lightning, which knocked out all the guards. When
they woke up, Krenko had disappeared.

STARTING THE ADVENTUR E
Once the players are ready to begin, read or paraphrase
the following introductory text:
Life in the Tenth District is never dull. A hub of constant
activity, it always offers a new opportunity, a new chal lenge, a new intrigue. It is a place where a promising
adventurer like you can find your path to glory, riches,
or power through your allegiance to your guild. But first
you'll need a job that will help you prove your worth.
Today is your lucky day. This afternoon, you received a
brief note from one of your contacts: "I heard today from
someone who is looking for help finding something.
Seems serious. Might be a good opportunity for you.
Meet outside Sawtooth Prison at dusk."
At the appointed time, you find yourself gathered with
other like-minded individuals outside the front door to
the functional and unremarkable Sawtooth Prison.

Have the players introduce their characters to each
other, if they aren't acquainted already. This might also
be a time for the characters to identify or discover personal connections that might link them, s uch as common acquaintances or contacts, a shared background,
or living in the same neighborhood. Once the characters
have had a chance to get to know one another, read:
Light rain begins to patter on the cobblestones as the
sun sets behind the spires and towers of the city. You see
a male vedalken in well-tailored clothes approach your
group from around the side of the prison. His deep blue
face bears a gentle but concerned expression. He raises
his hand to hail you and speaks in a low tone as his eyes
take in your group and the nearby environs. "Are you here
to help us find something?"

This is Nassius Ven, a vedalken noble and a proctor
from the office of the Guildpact. While the Azorius
and Boros help maintain the law and keep the peace,
the office of the Guildpact tries to helps quell disputes
between the guilds while the Living Guildpact is away.
Nassius is here to hire the characters to track down
Krenko because he suspects the involvement of one
or more guilds in the goblin boss's escape but doesn't
know who is involved.

ROLEPLAYING NASSIUS VEN
After receiving affirmative answers from the party,
Nassius hands the characters a dossier from Sawtooth
Prison with an image of a smug, tough-looking male
goblin on it. Nassius offers up the following information,
which can be conveyed through conversation with him:

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• "We have need of your particular skills to assist in
the retrieval of a convict who got loose just before
sunrise this morning. He escaped during his transfer
to Udzec, a maximum-security prison where he would
have spent the rest of his days."
• "His name is Krenko. He's the boss of a large gang
of goblins that operates around Foundry Street. He
was apprehended to answer for a long list of crimes,
including murder. He allegedly incited a riot that led to
the deaths of a guard and two inmates at this prison
a week ago. The warden decided enough was enough
and put through his transfer."
• "Krenko has made a lot of enemies, but the Shattergang Brothers are his biggest threat. They're a rival
goblin gang specia lizing in illicit weapons, and they
want Krenko dead in reprisal for the murder of one of
their lieutenants. The dead lieutenant also happens to
be the youngest of the three siblings that run the gang.
They'll tear apart the neighborhood to find him once
they know he has escaped."
• "Normally, we'd let the Azorius deal with this situation, but we suspect that Krenko might have bad help
from one of the other guilds when he escaped. We are
enlisting others to investigate that connection, as it
could point to a bigger problem."
• "We need you to track down Krenko and bring him
back alive. Then we can interrogate him and keep him
off the streets for good."
• "I am prepared to give you ten zinos right now to cover
any expenses you might incur during your investigation. Upon delivery of the criminal, you'll receive one
hundred zinos and my gratitude, which I will convey
to your guild leaders. Under no circumstances should
you attempt to question Krenko yourselves."

If he is asked, Nassius provides the guards' account of
the circumstances of his escape (see "Krenko's Patron").
The guards have already been thoroughly questioned,
and Krenko's trail has gone cold. Nassius is eager to get
the characters started as soon as possible to prevent the
Shattergang Brothers from learning of Krenko's escape.
Nassius asks the party to bring Krenke to an old
Selesnya granary that was damaged in a Gruul raid
at the edge of the district. There, he'll take Kren ko
into custody.
Nassius is evasive about any questions regarding why
Krenke shouldn't be interrogated or why the characters
should bring him to the granary. His eyes dart back and
forth when confronted with these sorts of questions. A
character who succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Insight)
check knows that Nassius isn't being completely forthright. Even if pressed, Nassius doesn't offer up any other
information beyond the mission objectives.

THE SEARCH FOR KRENKO
Once Nassius has departed, the characters can get to
work. They can conduct their investigation however they
choose, but time is of the essence since eventually word
on the street gets back to the Shattergang Brothers and
they start another turf war to flush Krenke out.

T'IMELINE OF EVENTS
Here's a timeline of what has happened since Krenke
escaped and what happens in the future, absent interference. As soon as the adventurers get involved, events
might change drastically, but the following timeline can
still help you determine how the various NPCs involved
in the story will react to the player characters' actions.
Early Morning, Day 1: Krenko escapes.
Late Morning, Day 1: Krenke meets with his gang and
prepares a disguise for himself.
Noon, Day 1: Krenko and his gang secu re an abandoned
warehouse as a temporary hideout for the mob boss.
Sunset, Day 1: The adventurers receive the mission.
Late Evening, Day 1: Krenke places a weapons order
with Falish, a human arms dealer.
Noon, Day 2: Additional enforcers from Krenko's gang
arrive at Krenko's hideout.
Sunset, Day 2: The Shattergang Brothers hear about
Krenko's escape and mobilize to find him. Falish
leaves a cache of weapons at a drop point on Foundry
Street, and a goblin carries the weapons back to
Krenko's hideout.
Late Evening, Day 2: Explosions rock Foundry Street
as the Shattergang Brothers start violently coercing citizens who are known to have dealings with
Krenko. The Lyev Column (Azorius law enforcement)
is dispatched to Foundry Street to investigate the
disturbance.
Predawn, Day 3: The Shattergang Brothers find out
Krenko's location, and a great explosion goes off
there, leveling the building and killing many goblins
(Krenke survives).
Noon, Day 3: The Foundry Street vicinity is subject to
terrible goblin gang violence. The Boros Legion is
called in to pacify the area.

THE DOSSIER
The adventurers can find the following information in
the Sawtooth Prison dossier:
Krenke has been a goblin mob boss for several years.
His turf was around Foundry Street. He has been a
person of interest in numerous crimes befitting a mobster but managed to evade the law-until recently.
Krenko was brought into custody by Gideon Jura, a
freelancer working with the Boros Legion at the time.
Krenke was found guilty of murdering Dargig, one of
the Shattergang Brothers, and of assault with a deadly
weapon against Gideon Jura.
• The weapon on his person at the time of arrest was a
magic shiv (a prison knife). Reportedly, it could punch
through force barriers. It isn't known how Krenko obtained the weapon.
Krenko's notable associates include the mysterious
Mr. Taz (no other information provided) and a renegade Izzet weapons inventor named Falish (female
human, seen around Tin Street). Both are also persons of interest to the Azorius.

HITTING THE STREETS
The characters can take several approaches to investigating Krenko's whereabouts: meeting with contacts,
sussing out rumors, or visiting important locations.
MEET WITH CONTACTS

ff a character has an appropriate contact to press for
information, they can reach out to that contact for assistance. It takes 1 hour to arrange a meeting with the
contact and ld6 hours for the contact to find one previously unknown piece of information, unless that contact
would have the information on hand.
GAT H ER R U MORS

Characters can go to public gathering places to attempt
to obtain information. After ld6 hours, a character
sifting through rumors makes a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check. On a success, they find out one previously unknown piece of information from among those
given below:
Krenko's absence has hurt his gang's reputation.
Other gangs have been encroaching on his territory,
and it's only a matter of time before there's another
power struggle played out in the streets.
• Tin Street is a bustling center of trade and the territory of the Shattergang Brothers. They have become
emboldened since Krenko was put away and are
readying for war to take out his gang once and fo r all.
• Foundry Street is where you'll find manufacturing facilities for the Tenth District, and it's Krenko's gang's
turf. His enforcers are still squabbling over who
should lead. For now, they all have an uneasy truce
with each other.
• Some goblins were pulling up a sewer grate at a very
early hour west of the plaza. They didn't look like
maintenance workers and threatened anyone that
came too close. The approximate location of this incident is obtained.

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Three locations important to the adventure are mentioned in the information above: the sewers. Foundry
Street, and Tin Street. Each site is described in detail
below. The travel time (on foot) between any two of
these locations is 30 minutes to 1 hour.

T H E SEWERS A T P LAZA WEST
Cha racters heading west of the plaza on a tip they received earlier might look for a sewer grate that is out of
place. lt takes 1 hour and a successful DC 10 Wisdom
(Perception) check to find a grate with scrapes from a
crowbar on it. Alternatively, the characters can interview
residents in the area, in which case it takes half an hour
and a successful DC 10 Charisma (Persuasion) check to
find the location of the grate.
The grate can be pulled up with a successful DC 15
Strength check. Once the grate is opened, read:
A circular ma intenance shaft plunges down into the
darkness. An iron ladder is bolted to one side of the
shaft. The pungent smell of the sewers wafts up to your
nose. A faint light is visible at the bottom, illuminating
refuse-filled water.

You stand shin-deep in sewer water, in a dimly lit tunnel.
There's a raised walkway on either side that gets you out
of the smelly, muck-filled water. Small lamps housing
magical flames shed dim light. The walls are covered in
moss and lichen.

T he tunnel is dimly lit by small continual flame beacons positioned every 30 feet or so on alternating sides
of the 20-foot-high tunnel. The sewer tunnel is 30 feet
wide and continues in both directions. The tunnel has
a raised walkway 5 feet wide and 5 feet tall along both
sides. The main passage is flowing with I-foot-deep water and smelly refuse.
Krenko and three other goblins came this way, heading to his new hideout. The characters can spot signs of
grimy boot prints made by Small creatures on one of the
walkways by succeeding on a DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. After find ing the prints, they can continue to
track them through the sewer tunnels by succeeding on
a DC 15 Wisdom (Survival) check. For every day since
the goblins came through here, add 5 to the DC of the
check. It takes 2 hours to navigate the twisting tunnels
at normal walking speed. The tunnels are near Golgari
territory. but above the undercity.
For each hour the party spends in the sewers, roll a
d20. On a 15 or higher, the party has an encounter determined by rolling on the Sewer Encounters table.

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Large consiruct, unaligned
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 39 (6dl0 + 6)
Speed 25 ft.
STR
18 (+4)

Damage Immunities poison, psychic
Condition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion,
frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius),
passive Perception 6
Languages Challenge l (200 XP)

Antimagic Susceptibility. The rig is incapacitated while in the
area of an antimagic field. If targeted by dispel magic, the rig
must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against the caster's spell save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute.
Unstable. If the rig takes damage, it must succeed on a DC 10
Constitution saving throw or be incapacitated with a speed ofO
until a creature activates it with a successful DC 10 Intelligence
(Arcana) check made as an action.
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Multiattack. The armor makes two melee attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 7 (ld6 + 4) bludgeoning damage.

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Dealing 20 damage or more to a bay door creates
a hole that a Medium or smaller creature can walk
through. A character can use an action to open a bay
door using its pulley system.
Charred and cracked wooden containers are scattered around the room. Nothing of value remains in
any of them.
Resting on the rails that run through the center of the
room is a Large cart. The north and south walls of the
cart can be lowe red to create ramps leading up to the
cart's bed.
Near the cart is a loading rig (see the stat block) covered in soot and currently inactive. A seat cavity built
into the top the rig contains a series of small plates and
levers. A creature in the seat can attempt a DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) check to figure out how to press the
plates in the correct sequence to activate or deactivate
the rig. Pressing the plates requires an action. Once the
rig is activated, a creature in the seat can pilot it using
the levers. The rig moves as its controller directs it, and
the controller can use an action to direct the rig to take
the Dash, Disengage. or Dodge action, or the Multiattack or Slam actions as given in its stat block.
A creature with tinker's tools can try to repair damage
to the rig. After spending 1 hour making repairs, the
creature makes a DC l 5 Intelligence (Arcana) check. If
the check succeeds, the rig regains ld6 hit points.

CONFRONTING KRENKO
Krenko tries to escape if he is reduced to half his hit
points or fewer, ordering his goblin enforcers cover him
as he makes his getaway. He runs to the loading rig on
the warehouse floor and activates it in an effort to fight
his way out and flee . If he can get outside, he makes his
way to the dock and jumps into the canal to swim away.
If Krenko is captured, he tries to convince the adventurers that bringing him to justice isn't in the best interest of the city. He might make any or all of the following
arguments in his defense:
• Without his leadership, the goblin gangs have been
thrown into chaos, and the only thing keeping the
Shattergang Brothers from blowing things up is his
gang- with him leading it.
• He is emphatic that his killing ofDargig was an act
of self-defense and that he was framed by the Boros
Legion, which he suspects is in league with the Shattergang Brothers. Characters who succeed on a DC 16
Wisdom (Insight) check sense he's lying, as he s ubtly
looks past them while making his plea.
• Krenko is willing to offer the party a deal. He'll give
them everything in his office strongbox if they tell
Nassius they didn't find him.
• Krenko warns the party that Nassius isn't all he appears to be. Krenko suspects that Nassius is in someone's pocket but doesn't know who that someone is.
Krenko doesn't offer up any information on the allies
that aided him in his escape, but he identifies them if
pressed. He also remains tight-lipped on the subject of
Mr. Taz, offering only the fol lowing if a character makes
a successful DC 20 Charisma (Persuasion) check: "Mr.
Taz gave me a nice shiv as a present for a job once, and
I'd love to get my mitts on another one someday.

THE HANDOFF
When the characters reach the meeting point that Nassius specified, read the followi ng:

Nassius wants the characters to complete the exchange without a fuss and head home. He asks them if
they questioned Krenko, and to recount what the goblin
said to them. Krenko attempts to call out Nassius as a
liar and a corrupt official, but Nassius's veterans move to
gag Krenko to stop him from talking.
Nassius doesn't answer any questions about where
he's taking Krenko, nor does he address the veracity of
any claims of corruption. He remarks that he serves the
office of the Guildpact, and he's taking Krenke in for the
good of the city. The Shattergang Brothers might still
take over the turf of Krenko's gang, but probably without
a destructive gang war.

N Assrus's PATRON
Krenko was right about one thing: Nassius Ven has
been using his position to keep himself wealthy and protected. A patron approached Nassius and made a deal to
have Krenko delivered to them instead of to his rightful
place in his new cell at Udzec. Nassius was assured
that Krenko would eventually make his way back to the
prison alive, but the patron wanted to have a few words
with him first.
To determine whom Nassius Ven cut a deal with, you
can roll to determine a patron from the table below, or
you can choose one. If the patron is a guild, you should
select a guild that isn't represented by an adventurer in
the party. The patron might influence future dealings
with both Nassius Ven and Krenko.
NASS IUS'S PATRO N
d6

Patron
Azorius Senate

Orzhov Syndicate

Shattergang Brothers

Selesnya Conclave

THE END?
As the rain intensifies into a downpour, you head to the
outskirts of the Tenth District. You're directed to the old
granary that Nassius picked as the rendezvous point. The
wet, crumbling clay building sits out in an untended fie ld
and is overgrown with all manner of vegetation, almost
completely reclaimed by the wild. Nassius steps out of
the entryway into the field, holding a small purse and
flanked by two heavily armed guards.

Nassius has asked for Azorius assistance but has also
brought two human veterans wearing no obvious guild
identifiers to help take Krenke into custody. Six Azorius
soldiers (see chapter 6 for the stat block) are hidden in
various spots between 50 and 100 feet of the front of the
granary, ready to subdue characters who make a wrong
move, or to take down Krenko if he tries to flee.

The characters earn 1 renown in their guild if they deliver Krenko to Nassius.
In addition to the adventure seeds in the first part of
this chapter, you can build on the events of this adventure to chart a course for the party's next adventures.
Consider these questions:
• Who were Krenko's and Nassius's allies? How might
they respond to the characters' actions?
• What's the balance of power between Kren ko's gang
and the Shattergang Brothers? Is either gang likely to
take revenge on the characters for what they did? Or
did the characters earn the gratitude of either gang?
How might Nassius, Krenko, Falish, and other NPCs
interact with the adventurers in the future? Could one
of them ask for the characters' help with a new crisis,
or turn into a dangerous antagonist?
• Did the characters use any of their contacts to gather
information? Might those individuals' involvement
cause them trouble that could involve the adventurers?

CHAPTER 4 I CR.EATING ADVl::NTURES

HOSE WHO A.RE BOLD OR CUNNING ENOUGH

can find treasures aplenty to reward their
exploits in Ravnica. Coins change hands in
back alleys, chests of riches are laden onto
beasts of burden, and fine objects of art stand on d isplay
in museums and galleries. Obscene wealth lies secreted
away in Orzhov vaults, the Azorius Senate's payroll is a
bureaucratic tangle, and House Dimir greases countless
palms with an apparently endless fortune. And items of
magic lure adventurers and thieves with the promise of
greater power.

COINS IN TREASURE
When you use the treasure tables in chapter 7 of the
Dungeon Master's Guide, you can change the type of

coinage found if you'd like to associate the coins with a
particular guild. For more information about coinage in
Ravnica, see the "Currency: Zibs and Zinos" section in
this book's introduction.
Copper pieces encountered in treasure are either
standard Azorius zibs or Orzhov alms-coins. A pouch
of alms-coins might belong to someone who has been
impoverished- or someone who makes a habit of robbing from the poor. A chest full of alms-coins could be
an Orzhov lockbox used to hold the coins before they are
distributed to the poor.
Silver coins minted by the Azorius Senate are worth
25 cp, so they might be found in smaller numbers than
the standard s ilver pieces mentioned on the treasure tables. They are common currency, so they're found in the
coin purses of virtually everyone in Ravnica. A hoard of
s ilver coins might be amassed by a miser or stored in a
bank vau lt (or stolen from such places).
Electrum pieces found in treasure are Azorius 50-zib
coins. These coins are more common than electrum
pieces are on most other D&D worlds, and they serve
a function very similar to the silver 25-zib coins. You
might reflect this fact by turning some s ilver pieces
found as treasure into electrum pieces.
Gold coins in treasure translate directly to 1-zino
coins, which could be the standard coins of Azorius
mint or Boros coins (which might have been used as the
weekly pay of a soldier in the Legion). A treasure might
include Boros 5-zino coins, representing the salary of
an officer or a payment made from the Legion to another guild.
Platinum pieces found in treasure are Orzhov 10-zino
coins. They might have originally belonged to an Orzhov
pontiff. Perhaps they were withdrawn from an account
in an Orzhov bank-which suggests someone wealthy
and powerful, possibly with criminal connections. A
significant treasure find might include a stash of Orzhov
100-zino coins (one-tenth the number of platinum pieces
found on the treasure table), which almost certainly belongs to a powerful Orzhov scion who wants it back.

GUILD C HAR MS
A guild charm is a magical effect placed on an otherwise
mundane item. Charms are often given to favored members of the guild- those whose renown scores with their
guilds have reached 10 or higher-or those entrusted
with important missions. A charm typically manifests as
the gui ld's symbol emblazoned on an item that is worn
or carried by the chosen creature.
A guild charm can be used only a certain number of
times before it vanishes, and only by the creature upon
which it was bestowed. If you use a charm to cast a
spell, you can do so without expending a spell slot or
providing any components. The spell's save DC is 15, its
attack bonus is +7, and the spellcasting ability modifier
for any spell effects is +4.
A charm can't be used in the area created by an antimagic field spell or a similar effect. The guild master of
the charm's guild can revoke the charm as an action, but
otherwise the charm can't be removed from the object
on which it was placed by anything short of divine intervention or a wish spell.
The charms associated with each guild are described below.
AZORIUS CHARM

When you activate this charm, you can cast the hold person (3rd-level version), command, or counterspell spell.
The charm vanishes after you activate it.
BOROS CHARM

When you activate th is charm, you can cast the crusader's mantle or haste spell. Alternatively, you can cast the
guiding bolt spell, and if it hits, you regain a number of
hit points equal to the damage it deals. The charm vanishes after you activate it.
DIMIR CHARM

When you activate this charm, you can cast the blink or
sleep (3rd-level version) spell. Alternatively, when you
take damage, you can use your reaction to turn invisible
and teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you
can see. You remain invisible until the start of your next
turn or until you attack or cast a spell. The charm vanishes after you activate it.
GOLGARI CHARM

When you activate this charm, you can cast the dispel
magic, false life (3rd-level version), or stinking cloud
spell. The charm vanishes after you activate it.
GRUUL CHARM

When you activate this charm, you can cast the heroism
or thunderwave spell (3rd-level versions). Alternatively,
as a reaction when you miss with a weapon attack, you
can make another attack against the target you missed.
The charm vanishes after you activate it.

When you activate this charm, you can cast the dispel
magic or lightning bolt spell. Alternatively. as an action,
you can regain one expended spell slot of 3rd level or
lower. The charm vanishes after you activate it.
0RZHOV CHARM

When you activate this charm, you can cast the bestow
curse or fear spell. Alternatively, when a creature you
can see within 30 feet of you is reduced to 0 bit points,
you can use your reaction to have it drop to 1 hit point
instead. The charm vanishes after you activate it.
RAKDOS CHARM

When you activate this charm, you can cast the crown
of madness, hellish rebuke, or shatter spell. The charm
vanishes after you activate it.
SELESNYA CHARM

When you activate this charm, you can cast the aura
of vitality or conjure animals spell. Alternatively, as an
action, you can give up to three creatures of your choice
within 30 feet of you resistance to bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing damage until the end of your next turn.
The charm vanishes after you activate it.
SIMIC CHARM

When you activate this charm, you can cast the enhance
ability (3rd-level version), enlarge/reduce, or gaseous
form spell. The charm vanishes after you activate it.

MAGIC ITEMS
Magic items are abundant on Ravnica. Izzet workshops
and foundries create a plethora of wild and often dangerous items, and spellcasters from every guild craft
items for their own use and that of their guild mates.
More powerful items are created in grand experiments
or by angelic blessings, or they find their way out of hidden vaults and ancient underground ruins.

GUILDS AND MAGIC ITEMS
Each of Ravnica's guilds has an affinity for certain
magic items. This section identifies the magic items
most likely to be created, used, or valued by each guild.
The lists include the magic items in this book (referred
to as GGR) and in the Dungeon Master's Guide (DMG)
that are particularly appropriate for the guilds.
The gui ld lists are by no means comprehensive; the
guilds are happy to use whatever resources become
available to them, magical or otherwise. But the items
shown here are particularly prized and even coveted by
the guilds. Word of the discovery of a holy avenger, for
example, can mobilize a whole Boros garrison to search
for it and claim it for the legion's use. And if such an
item is stolen from the Boros, the legion will go to equal
lengths to reclaim it and punish the thieves.
Some items created on Ravnica are prized by all the
guilds; they are listed on the General Items table.
GENERA L I T EMS
Rarity

Skyblinder staff
Illusionist's bracers
Peregrine mask
Sword ofthe pa runs
Voyager staff

CCR
CCR
CCR
CCR
CCR

Very rare
Very rare
Very rare
Very rare

The members of the Azorius Senate use, and sometimes
craft, magic items that help them subdue and dominate
wrongdoers. Items that heighten the user's vigilance are
also highly valued among the guild's arresters.

Ring of mind shielding
Spies' murmur
Crystal ball

Guild keyrune
Cloak ofinvisibility
Ring ofinvisibility

Uncommon
Very rare or
greater
Very rare

AZORIUS ITEM S
Rarity

Guild signet
Lantern of revealing
Weapon of warning
Bead offorce
Dimensional shackles
Guild keyrune
Iron bands of Bilarro
Rope ofentanglement
Wand of binding
Rod of alertness
Rod of security
Defender
Rod oflordly might

GGR
DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG
GGR
DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG

Uncommon
Uncommon
Rare
Rare
Rare
Rare
Rare
Rare
Very rare
Very rare
Legendary
Legendary

The members of the Golgari Swarm are scavengers who
retrieve lost items from the undercity, which means that
Golgari agents could conceivably end up in possession
of any magic item of any origin. The items the Golgari
prefer often involve stealth, insects, or poison.
GO LGARI I TE M S
Rarity

Moodmark paint
Boots ofelvenkind
Cloak ofelvenkind
Guild signet
Pipes of the sewers
Dagger of venom
Staff ofswarming insects
Cloak of arachnida
Guild keyrune
Ring of regeneration

GGR
DMG
DMG
GGR
DMG
DMG
DMG

Uncommon
Uncommon
Uncommon

Weapons of war and items imbued with the holiness
of the angels are the favored magic items of the Boros
Legion. Some of these items are created by the blessing
of Aurelia herself, while others are relics dating back to
the legion's founder, Razia, or other venerated figu res
of the past.

Guild signet
Sentinel shield
Daern's instant fortress
Guild keyrune
Horn ofValhalla

GGR
DMG
DMG
GGR
DMG

Rare
Rare
Rare or
greater
Rare
Rare
Rare
Very ra re
Legendary

Pariah's shield
Sun blade
Sunforger
Spellguard shield
Holy avenger

Very rare
Very rare

GGR
DMG
GGR
DMG
DMG

Anything that enhances stealth or facilitates spying is
precious to House Dimir. Agents of the guild disguise
themselves, turn invisible, and shield their own minds
while they pry into the minds of others.
DI MIR ITEMS
Rarity

Amulet ofproof against detection
and location
Guild signet
Hat of disguise
Medallion ofthoughts

Uncommon
Uncommon

The members of the Gru ul Clans are as likely to destroy
magic items as they are to use them, but certain weapons and strength-enhancing items are well suited to
their tastes.
GR UUL ITE M S
Rarity

Gauntlets ofogre power
Guild signet
Belt ofgiant strength

Berserker axe
Guild keyrune
Horn of blasting
Ring of the ram
Stone ofcontrolling earth elementals
Ring ofspell turning

DMG
GGR
DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG

Uncommon
Rare or
greater
Rare
Rare
Rare

Rare
Rare
Legendary

The Izzet League is the most prolific creator of magic
items in Ravnica. Its inventions can be unpredictable
and downright dangerous, but they can also be useful
tools, weapons, and implements of magical manipulation . Izzet researchers are prone to giving their magic
items special names, so what one person might call a
staff of thunder and lightning might be an electrosonic
field manipulator to its Izzet wielder.

Alchemy jug
Elemental gem
Guild signet
Headband ofintellect
Mizzium apparatus
Pyroconverger
Bowl of commanding water
elementals
Brazier of commanding.fire
elementals
Censer of controlling air elementals
Guild keyrune
Mizzium armor
Mizzium mortar
Wand of wonder
Manual ofgo/ems
Staff ofthunder and lightning
Apparatus of Kwalish
Ring ofelemental command
Staff ofthe magi

Deck ofillusions
Guild keyrune
Guild signet
Potion offire breath
Cape ofthe mountebank
Flame tongue
Mace ofterror
Necklace offireballs
Sword of wounding
Wand offear
Wand offireballs
Bag of devouring
Dancing sword
Demon armor
Nine lives stealer
Staffoffire
Sword of sharpness
Iron flask
Rakdos riteknife

Uncommon
Uncommon
Uncommon
Uncommon
Uncommon
Ra re
Rare
Rare
Rare
Rare
Rare
Ra re
Very rare
Very rare
Legendary
Legendary
Legendary

DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG

Very rare
Very rare
Very rare
Very ra re
Legendary
Legendary

DMG
CCR
CCR
DMG
DMG
DMG

DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG

DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG

SELESNYA ITEMS
0RZHOV ITEMS

T he oligarchs and pontiffs of the Orzhov Syndicate view
possession of magic items as a mark of status, whether
those items are ostentatiously on display or hidden
away in a vault. Items that the guild creates are often
extremely ornate; Orzhov-made wings of flying, for example, might have the appearance of bird wings where
every feather looks like colorful stained glass. Items that
magically increase the wearer's imposing presence and
authority are especially coveted in the syndicate.

Eyes ofcharming
Guild signet
Guild keyrune
Rod of ru/ership
Wings offlying
Mirror oflife trapping
Tome ofleadership and influence
Sphere of annihilation

Ra re
Ra re
Rare
Very rare
Very rare
Legendary

Fire, pain, spectacle, and just enough random destruction to make life enjoyable-that's all Rakdos cultists
want out of their magic items. Items that magically create fi re, leave li ngering wounds, instill fear, or randomly
devour objects put inside them are all sources of delight
for members of the Cu lt of Rakdos.

SELESNYA ITEMS
Rarity

Bag oftricks
Bracers of archery
Guild signet
Instrument ofthe bards

Members of the Selesnya Conclave cherish magic items
that heal and protect, items that call on the forces of nature (and the will ofMat'Selesnya), and weapons of fine
elven elegance. Such items are often made from natural
materials such as wood and leather and might incorporate leaves and vines.

Uncommon
Uncommon

or greater
Uncommon
Uncommon
Rare
Rare
Ra re
Rare
Rare
Rare

Very rare
Very rare
Legendary

Peria pt of health
Peria pt of wound closure
Elixir of health
Guild keyrune
Periapt ofproof against poison
Ring ofanimal influence
Staff of healing
Staff ofthe woodlands
Oath bow
Staff ofthunder and lightning
Rod of resurrection

DMG
DMG
DMG
CCR

DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG
DMG

The Simic Combine spends more of its time altering
the biological processes of living creatures than it
does working on magic items. Its preferred items either facilitate physical transformation or are creatures
themselves- symbiotic life forms engineered to provide
Simic researchers and soldiers with new capabilities.

Cap ofwater breathing
Cloak ofthe manta ray
Decanter ofendless water
Guild keyrune
Guild signet
Necklace of adaptation
Ring ofswimming
Trident offish command
Cloak ofthe bat
Manual of bodily health
Wand ofpolymorph

Uncommon
Uncommon
Uncommon
Uncommon
Uncommon
Uncommon
Uncommon
Rare
Very rare
Very rare

DMC
DMG
DMC
GGR
GCR

DMG
DMC
DMC
DMC

MAGIC ITEM DESCRIPTIONS
This section presents an assortment of magic items in
alphabetical order. See the Dungeon Master's Guide for
the rules on magic items.
GUILD K EYRUNE

Wondrous item, rarity by keyrune (requires attunement
by a member of the relevant guild)
Associated with a particular guild, a guild keyrune is a
ceremonial, s tylized key, about 1 foot long, made from
carved stone. Not a literal key, the item is a badge of
authority that gives its bearer access to privileged places
in its guild's headquarters and outposts. At the DM's
discretion, a character might be given a keyrune upon
attaining a renown score of 25 in their guild.
Whe n you use an action to speak the item's command
word and place the keyrune on the ground in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of you, the keyrune transforms
into a creature. If there isn't enough space for the creature, the keyrune doesn't transform. See the Monster
Manual for the creature's stat block- the name of which
is given in bold in the keyrune's description- unless
you're directed to chapter 6 of this book instead.
The creature is friendly to you, your companions, and
other members of your guild (unless those guild members are hos tile to you). It understands your languages
and obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands, the creature takes the Dodge action and moves
to avoid danger.
The creature exists for a duration specific to each keyrune. At the end of the duration, the creature reverts to
its keyrune form. It reverts early if it drops to 0 hit points
or if you use an action to speak the command word
again while touching it. When the creature reverts to its
keyrune form, it can't transform again until 36 hours
have passed.
Azorius Keyrune (Rare). This keyrune is carved from
white marble and lapis lazuli to resemble a noble bird of
prey. It can become a giant ea gle for up to 1 hour. While
the transformed eagle is within l mile of you, you can
communicate with it telepathically. As an action, you
can see through the eagle's eyes and hear what it hears
until the start of your next turn, and you gain the benefit of its keen s ight. During this time, you are deaf and
blind with regard to your own senses.

Boros Keyrune (Rare). Carved from red sandstone
with white granite elements to resemble a member of
the Boros Legion, this keyrune can become a vete ran
(human) for up to 8 hours. In addition to fighting on
your behalf, this veteran cheerfully offers tactical advice, which is usually sound. Anyone who talks with the
transformed keyrune or examines it closely can easily
recognize that it is an artificial human.
Dimir Keyrune (Very Rare). This keyrune, carved
from black stone accented with steel, resembles a stylized horror. On command, it transforms into an inte llect
devourer that resembles the Dimir guild symbol, with
six bladelike legs. The creature exists for up to 24 hours.
During that time, it pursues only a single mission you
give it- usually an assignment to take over someone's
body, either to impersonate that person for a brief time
or to extract secrets from their mind. When the mission
is complete, the creature returns to you, reports its success, and reverts to its keyrune form.
Golgari Keyrune (Very Rare). Made from deep green
jade with black veins, this keyrune has an insecti le
shape. It can transform into a giant scorpion for up to
6 hours. The scorpion has an Intelligence of 4 and can
communicate with you telepathically while it is within
60 feet of you, though its messages are largely limited to
describing the passage of potential prey.
Gruul Keyrune (Rare). This crude keyrune is cobbled
together from bits of rubble, broken glass, bone, and animal hair. One end resembles a horned beast. On command, the keyrune transforms into a ceratok, a horned
creature much like a rhinoceros (and with the same
statistics). It remains in its ceratok form for 1 hour.
Izzet Keyrun e (Rare). Formed of carved and polished red and blue stone, the keyrune includes bits of
cable and wire. One end resembles a humanlike head,
suggesting the jagged elemental form of the galvanice
weird (see chapter 6 for the s tat block) that it can become for a duration of 3 hours. In this form, it will serve
you as a bodyguard, lift and carry things for you, act as a
test subject for your experiments, or aid you in any other
way that its capabilities allow.

M11. 2 tUM AP PARATUS

Orzhov Keyrune (Rare). This keyrune is carved from
white marble with veins of black. The end is shaped
like a thrull's head, with a gold faceplate affixed. On
command, the keyrune transforms into a winged thrull
(see chapter 6 for the stat block) for up to 2 hours. If you
don't come from an Orzhov oligarch family, it serves you
grudgingly, clownishly aping your movements and mannerisms while carrying out your orders.
Rakdos Keyrune (Uncommon). This dark granite
keyrune is marbled with scarlet veins and carved with
the leering visage of a mischievous demon. When activated, it transforms into a ca ckler (see chapter 6 for the
stat block) for up to 1 hour.
Selesnya Keyrune (Rare). Carved from wh ite a nd
green marble in the shape of a wolf's head, this keyrune transforms into a dire wolf. The wolf persists for
8 hours. Its Intelligence is 6, and it understands Elvish
and Sylvan but can't speak those languages. While it is
within 1 mile of you. you can communicate with each
other telepathically.
Simic Keyrune (Uncommon). This keyrune is assembled from coral, mother-of-pearl, and chrome and
adorned with the spirals and curves characteristic of
Simic ornamentation. The head resembles the shell of
a sea creature. On command, the keyrune turns into a
category 1 krasis (see chapter 6 for the stat block) that
has the Grabber and Stabilizing Legs adaptations. The
transformation lasts for up to 5 hours.
GUILD SIGNET

Ring, uncommon (requires attunement)
This ring, adorned with the symbol of a guild, allows
you to cast one spell closely associated with that guild,
as shown in the Guild Signet Spells table. A guild sig178

net is sometimes awarded to a guild member whose
renown score in that guild is 5 or higher, as a rewa rd for
performing special services for the guild. Aside from its
magical properties, the ring is also an indicator of the
guild's recognition and favor.
A signet has 3 charges, and it regains ld3 expended
charges daily at dawn. While wearing it, you can expend
1 charge to cast the associated spell (save DC 13).
GUILD SIGNET SPELLS
Guild

Associated Spell

ensnaring strike
heroism
disguise self
entangle
compelled duel

Boros
Dimir
Golgari
Gruul
lzzet
Orzhov
Rakdos
Selesnya
Simic

chaos bolt (see chapter 2)
command
hellish rebuke
charm person
expeditious retreat

ILLUSIO NIST'S BRACERS

Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement by a
spel/caster)
A powerful illusionist of House Dimir originally developed these bracers. which enabled her to create multiple
minor illusions at once. The bracers' power, though,
extends far beyond illusions.
While wearing the bracers. whenever you cast a cantrip, you can use a bonus action on the same turn to cast
that cantrip a second time.

Mizzium is a magic-infused steel alloy used by the lzzet
League in a tremendous variety of ways, from providing
the physical structure of weirds to crafting the tools used
in other manufacturing. Runic markings help to channel and control the elemental energy that flows through
the metal.
The magical properties of the metal are difficult to define succinctly. It is as hard as adamantine, except when
it is transformed into a gaseous suspension. It has a high
melting point, except when it is found in liquid form at
cool autumn temperatures. lzzet chemisters can readily
explain that mizzium helps to maxi mize metasteam potentials, realize fractional element-binding, and transduce
local weird-field radicals, but no one understands what any
of that means.
MIZZIUM APPARATUS

Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement by a
sorcerer, warlock, or wizard)
Innovation is a dangerous pursuit, at least the way the
mages of the Izzet League engage in it. As protection
against the risk of an experiment going awry, they have
developed a device to help channel and control their
magic. This apparatus is a collection of leather straps,
flexible tubing, glass cylinders, and plates, bracers,
and fittings made from a magic-infused metal alloy
called mizzium, all assembled into a harness. The item
weighs 8 pounds.
While you are wearing the mizzium apparatus, you
can use it as an arcane focus. In addition, you can
attempt to cast a spell that you do not know or have
prepared. The spell you choose must be on your class's
spell list and of a level for which you have a spell slot,
and you must provide the spell's components.
You expend a spell slot to cast the spell as normal, but
before resolving it you must make an Intelligence (Arcana) check. The DC is 10 +twice the level of the spell
slot you expend to cast the spell.
On a successful check, you cast the spell as normal,
using your spell save DC and spellcasting ability modifier. On a failed check, you cast a different spell from
the one you intended. Randomly determine the spell you
cast by rolling on the table for the level of the spell slot
you expended. If the slot is 6th level or higher, roll on the
table for 5th-level spells.
If you try to cast a cantrip you don't know, the DC for
the Intelligence (Arcana) check is 10, and on a failed
check, there is no effect.

2ND·LEVEL SPELLS
d6
1

Spell
blur
gust of wind
heat metal
Melfs acid arrow
scorching ray
shatter

3RD·LEVEL SPELLS
d6
1

fear
feign death
fireball
gaseous form
sleet storm
stinking cloud

4TH-LEVEL SPELLS
d4
1

confusion
conjure minor elementals
Evard's black tentacles
ice storm

STH·LEVEL SPELLS
d4
2
3
4

animate objects
cloud kill
cone of cold
flame strike

Armor (medium or heavy, but not hide), rare
This suit of armor is reinforced with a magically enhanced metal alloy called mizzium, which is made in
Izzet foundries. While you're wearing the ar mor, any
critical hit against you becomes a normal hit. Jn addition, when you are subjected to a magical effect that
allows you to make a Strength or Constitution saving
throw to take only half damage, you instead take no
damage if you succeed on the saving throw.
MIZZIUM MORTAR

lST-LEVEL SPELLS
d6
1

burning hands
chaos bolt (see chapter 2)
color spray
faerie fire
fog cloud
thunderwave

Wondrous item, rare
This short tube, about 2 feet long and 6 inches in diameter, is made from mizzium, a magically enhanced metal
alloy forged by the lzzet League. The end that's pointed
toward a target is open, and a glowing ball of molten
metal can be seen at the other end as long as the mortar
has at least 1 charge remaining.
The mortar has 4 charges for the following properties.
It regains ld4 expended charges daily at dawn.
Molten Spray. You can expend 1 charge as an action
to loose a 30-foot cone of molten mizzium. Each creature in the area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving

throw, taking Sd4 fire damage on a failed save, or half
as much damage on a successful one.
Mizzium Bombard. You can expend 3 charges as
an action to launch a hail of molten projectiles in a
20-foot-radius. 40-foot-high cylinder centered on a point
you can see within 60 feet of you. Each creature in the
area must make a DC l 5 Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes Sd8 fire damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage on a successful one.
MOODMARK PAINT

Wondrous item, common
This thick, black paint is stored in a small jar, containing enough paint to apply moodmarks to one creature.
The paint is dabbed on the face in spots or markings
that often resemble the eyes of insects or spiders. Applying the paint in this way takes 1 minute.
For the next 8 hours, the marks change to reflect your
mental state. A cr eature that can see you and makes a
successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check can discern
whether you are happy, sad, angry, disgusted, surprised,
or afraid, as well as the main source of that emotion.
For example, you might communicate fear caused by
a monster you just saw around the corner, grief at the
loss of a friend, or happiness derived from pride in your
performance in combat. A dark elf has advantage on
this check.
PARIAH'S SHIELD

Armor (shield), rare (requires attunement)
Soldiers of the Boros Legion consider it an honor to
bear this shield, even knowing that it might be the last
honor they receive. The front of the shield is sculpted to
depict a grieving human face.
You gain a +l bonus to AC for every two allies within 5
feet of you (up to a maximum of +3) while you wield this
shield. This bonus is in addition to the shield's normal
bonus to AC.
When a creature you can see within 5 feet of you
takes damage, you can use your reaction to take
that damage, instead of the creature taking it. When you do so, the damage type
changes to force.

MoooMARK PA•NT

Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)
While wearing this winged helm, you have a flying
speed of 60 feet. In addition. you have advantage on initiative rolls.
PYROCONVERCER

Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
A pyroconverger is an lzzet-made flamethrower. It carries a risk of malfunction each time you use it.
As an action, you can cause the pyroconverger to
project fire in a 10-foot cone. Each creature in that area
must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4d6
fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
a successful one.
Each time you use the pyroconverger, roll a dlO and
add the number of times you have used it since your last
long rest. If the total is l 1 or higher, the pyroconverger
malfunctions: you take 4d6 fire damage, and you can't
use the pyroconverger again until you finish a long rest.
RAKDOS RITEKNIFE

Weapon (dagger), legendary (requires attunement)
You gain a +l bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with this magic weapon. Its blade is cruelly serrated,
and its hilt resembles a demonic head and wings. Whenever you slay a creature with an attack using the dagger,
the creature's soul is imprisoned inside the dagger, and
that creature can be restored to life only by a wish spell.
The dagger can hold a maximum of five souls.

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For each soul imprisoned in the dagger, your attacks
with it deal an extra ld4 necrotic damage on a hit. While
the dagger is within 5 feet of you, your dreams are
haunted by whispers from the trapped souls.
The dagger has the following additional properties.
Siphon Vitality. As a bonus action, you can release
any number of stored souls from the dagger to regain
l dlO hit points per soul released.
Annihilation. If the dagger holds five souls, you can
use this property: As a reaction immediately after you
hit a creature with the dagger and deal damage to that
target, you can release all five souls. If the target now
has fewer than 75 hit points, it must succeed on a DC 15
Constitution saving throw or die. If the target dies, you
can't use this property again until you finish a long rest.
SKYBLINDER STAFF

Staff, uncommon (requires attunement)
You gain a +l bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with this magic quarterstaff. While holding it, you gain a
+l bonus to spell attack rolls.
If a flying creature you can see within 30 feet of you
makes an attack roll against you, you can use your reaction to hold the s taff aloft and cause it to flare with light.
The attacker has disadvantage on the attack roll, and it
must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or
be blinded until the start of its next turn.
SPIES' MURMUR

Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
This headpiece, crafted from dark metal, is worn curved
around the ear. If you know a creature wearing another
spies' murmur and that creature is within I mile of you,
you can communicate telepathically with each other. As
a bonus action, you can allow that creature to hear everything you hear for 1 hour. You can end this effect as a
bonus action, a nd it ends if you're incapacitated.
SuNFORGER

Weapon (warhammer). rare (requires attunement)
You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with this magic weapon.
As an action, you can hurl the weapon up to 120 feet
to a point you can see. When it reaches that point, the
weapon vanishes in an explosion, and each creature in a
20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make
a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 6d6 fire damage
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Afterward, you can use an action to cause the
weapon to reappear in your empty hand. You can't cause
it to explode again until you finish a short or long rest.

If you don't call the weapon back to your hand, it reappears at the point where it exploded when you are no
longer attuned to it or when 24 hours have passed.
SWORD OF THE PA RUNS

Weapon (longsword), very rare (requires attunement)
You gain a +l bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with this magic weapon. Additionally, once on each of
your turns, you can use one of the following properties if
you're holding the sword:
• Immediately after you use the Attack action to attack with the sword, you can enable one creature
within 60 feet of you to use its reaction to make one
weapon attack.
• Immediately after you take the Dash action, you can
enable one creature within 60 feet of you to use its reaction to move up to its speed.
• Immediately after you take the Dodge action, you can
enable one creature within 60 feet of you to use its reaction to gain the benefits of the Dodge action.
VOYAGER STAFF

Staff, very rare (requires attunement by a spellcaster)
You gain a +l bonus to attack and damage rolls made
with this magic quarterstaff. While you hold it, you gain
a +1 bonus to spell attack rolls.
This staff has 10 charges. While holding it, you can
use an action to expend 1 or more of the staff's charges
to cast one of the following spells from it, using your
spell save DC: banishment (4 charges), blink (3 charges),
misty step (2 charges), passwall (5 charges), or teleport
(7 charges).
The staff regains ld6 + 4 expended charges daily at
dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1,
the staff vanishes forever.
<.H H'TER 5

6: FRIENDS AND FOES

AVNICA IS HOME TO A GREAT VARIETY OF

creatures, including some that are unknown
on other worlds in DUNGEONS & DRAGONS.
This chapter provides stat blocks fo r many
of these creatures, and it concludes with a collection
of nonplayer characters who fi ll the ranks of Ravnica's guilds.
Some of the stat blocks in this book have a special
feature: guild spells. If a stat block says its creature is a
spellcaster of a particular guild- an Izzet spellcaster, for
instance- that creature's spell list includes one or more
spells from that guild's spell list. See chapter 2 for the
guilds' lists.

C REATURES BY GUILD
This section is a list of creatures in this chapter and in
the Monster Manual that are associated with each guild.
Each guild's entry includes a brief discussion of the
monsters from the Monster Manual that could be found
among the guild's members, a nd it includes a table
s howing monsters sorted by challenge rating.
Most of these monsters are in this book (GGR) or the
Monster Manual (MM), but some of the monsters from
Volos Guide to Monsters (VGM) and Mordenkainens
Tome of Foes (MTF) are also mentioned.

AZORIUS CREATURES
Most creatures associated with the Azorius Senate are
humanoids (largely humans and vedalken) and various
others that serve as familiars. pets, and mounts. Owls
are popular familiars, since they are viewed as symbols
of wisdom and sound judgment. Sphinxes and archons
are the rare non humanoids that play a significant role in
the leadership a nd operation of the guild.
Azori us lawmages craft one-eyed homunculi to perform menial tasks in Azorius buildings. These homunculi use the statistics of a regular homunculus except
that they are wingless and have no flying speed.
S PH INXESOF j UDGMENT

Azorius sphinxes, known as sphinxes of judgment, wield
hieromancy- the power of law magic- with the force of
a judge's gavel to imprison criminals and compel truth
from them. A sphinx of judgment is a gynosphinx, as
described in the Monster Manual, but it is an Azorius
spellcaster with the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): friends, mage hand, message
1st level (4 s lots): command, ensnaring strike, shield
2nd level (3 s lots): calm emotions, hold person,
suggestion
3rd level (3 slots): clairvoyance, counterspe/1,
dispel magic
4th level (3 slots): banishment, divination
5th level (1 slot): dominate person

AZ OR I U S CRE ATURES

Arrester (veteran or knight)

Precognitive mage

Sphinx of judgment (gynosphinx)

Archon of the Triumvirate

BOROS CREATURES
The Boros Legion employs many different creatures to
swell the ranks of its soldiery. These creatures might
serve as companions, guardians, or mounts.
FLAME-K IN

Flame-kin (which use the azer stat block in the Monster
Manual) are elemental soldiers magically created and
animated to serve the legion as scouts and shock troops.
Fanatical and inflexible, they are relics of a time when
the guild was more concerned with zealotry than justice. They take the field for large military engagements.
BOROS CRE ATURES

Frontline medic

Viashino (lizardfolk)
Flame-kin (azer)

Battleforce angel

CCR
CCR
CCR
CCR

DI MI R C R EATURES

Alongside human and vampire spies and assassins, a variety of stealthy and shadowy monsters contribute to the
work of House Oimir. Ooppelgangers and invisible stalkers move unseen among the populace. Horrors-as well
as gricks, intellect devourers, and similar monsters- are
thought to be the fears of Ravnica's populace given form
by Dimir magic. And undead such as shadows. wraiths,
and Nightveil specters keep watch over secret Dimir
territories.
DIMIR CREATUR ES

MM
MM
GGR
MM
MM
MM
GGR
GGR

Thought spy
Crick
Intellect devourer
Doppelganger
Flying horror

Mind drinker vampire

GGR
MM
MM
MM
MM
CCR
GGR
GGR
GGR
GGR

Invisible stalker
Crick alpha
Assassin
Cloamwing
Shadow horror

Nightveil specter

Skittering horror

GOLGA RI CREATURES
The Devkarin e lves (drow), deadly medusas, and insectile kraut are the th ree most important power groups
among the Golgari S warm, vying for control over a
teeming horde of lesser (or at least less ambitious)
creatures.
ERSTWHILE

A significant shift in the Golgari balance of power began when the kraut death priest Mazirek discovered an
ancient mausoleum compound. Deep in the undercity,
beneath the layers of civilization that had built up over
millennia, Mazirek found a hidden network of vaults
called Umerilek, an enormous structure that would
have dominated a city block. Inside were hundreds of
well-preserved corpses suffused with a latent necromantic power that Mazirek activated, bringing the corpses
back to a shambling semblance of life. This new race of
undead is called the Erstwhile (equivalent to the wight
in the Monster Manual).
In their time, the Erstwhile were aristocratic elves
of immense wealth and opulence. They still wear their
stately attire, despite its moldering condition, and they
lend an air of high culture to the undercity court of
the Golgari.

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Golgari territory is filled with creatures composed
of fungus and detritus from the guild's rot farms.
Shriekers serve as sentries in Gotgari tunnels, and violet fungus sprouts from the corpses of intruders. Amorphous masses of dead and decaying matter can develop
into shambling mounds in the spore-saturated environment of the undercity.
Some Golgari creatures are symbiotic fusions of
fungus and living creatures. Golgari trolls are hulking
sewer dwellers with fungus adorning their bodies like
manes, acting as extra layers for their already tough
hide and facilitating their regeneration.
INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS

Beetles, centipedes, spiders, and countless other insects
and arachnids infest Golgari warrens. These creatures,
often associated with decay and rebirth, are prized by
the guild. Giant bugs serve as beasts of burden, companions, steeds, a nd guardians. Among the largest of these
is the Deadbridge goliath beetle (equivalent to the triceratops in the Monster Manual).
Piranha beetles {best represented as a swarm of insects, from the Monster Manual) burrow through the
soft earth and gather into swarms to overtake their victims and strip the Resh from them. Skein spiders (as giant spiders, from the Monster Manual) are an important
part of Golgari reclamation work: fungus grows rapidly
along the silken spiderwebs, expanding to engulf architecture and hasten the Golgari annexation process.
ZOMBIES

The guild encourages the use and exploration of necromancy. Fungus covers the bodies of most of the undead
that serve the guild, the majority of which are fungus
drudges (equivalent to zombies in the Monster Manua/)- mindless servants animated by the fungus that
infests their bodies.
GOLCARI CREATURES

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Fungus drudge (zombie)
Vegepygmy
Violet fungus
Kraul warrior
Scout
Piranha beetles (swarm of insects)
Skein spider (giant spider)
Thorny
Ankheg
Ogre zombie
Vegepygmy chief
Erstwhile (wight)
Kraul death priest
Deadbridge goliath beetle
(triceratops)

Drow elite warrior

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Creature
Shambling mound
Troll
Undercity medusa
Assassin
Corpse flower
Devkarin lich
Skittering horror
Jarad Vod Savo

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GRUUL CREATURES
Many dangerous creatures haunt the rubblebelts and
other places the Gruul Clans inhabit.
BEASTS

Gruu I territory is full of beasts of all sizes. Herds of giant boars (see the Monster Manual) called batterboars
roam the rubblcbelts; each batterboar can grow to be
the size of a mammoth (as in the Monster Manual), and
the passage of a herd can shake the ground and topple
buildings. Maaka (use the saber-toothed tiger stat block
from the Monster Manual) are territorial cats, about 15
feet long, with six eyes. They typically keep to the rubblebelts, though from time to time they are spotted amid
tended groves and gardens.
Any beast described in this book or in the Monster
Manual can roam the rubblebelts. The Gruul can bring
out the fury in these beasts. turning them into ragebeasts. Ragebeasts often have the Reckless and Siege
Monster traits:
Reckless. At the start of its turn, the ragebeast can gain advan·
tage on all melee weapon attack rolls it makes during that turn,
but attack rolls against it have advantage until the start of its
next turn.
Siege Monster. The ragebeast deals double damage to objects
and structures.

Gruu l shamans channel primal energies to summon
raging fire elementals that blaze ahead of marauding
Gruu l bands. Or they transform the rubble and detritus
of civilization into earth elementals, twisted through
with choking vines. that literally give new life to the ruin
of the city. These elementals are intensely destructive,
but they last only as long as the magic used to summon
them persists.
GIANTS

Nearly all the Gruul Clans include hill giants. stone giants, cyclopes. ogres, ettins, and fomorians among their
number, and one clan- the Bolrac clan- is composed
entirely of such brutes.
HYDRAS

Once a hydra chooses a lair and declares the surrounding land its territory, it's almost impossible to drive the
creature out. The Gruul revere these multiheaded predators as vestiges of the ancient times before the guilds
took over the world. They don't kill hydras for trophies,
but pulling a spine from a hydra's neck is a mark of great
bravery among the Gruul.

GRUUL CREATURES

Viashino (lizardfolk)

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Half.ogre
Batterboar (giant boar)
Berserker
Maaka (saber-toothed tiger)
Ogre
Et tin
Elemental (earth or fire)
Hill giant
Trog (gladiator)
Cyclops
Huge batterboar (mammoth)
Druid of the Old Ways
Stone giant
Fomorian
Hydra
Sunder shaman
Wurm
Borborygmos

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lZZET CREATURES
Izzet laboratories are staffed with attendants (commoners) and chemisters (mages). Pixies and sprites (called
ratchet faeries) find employment among the lzzet working on projects that are too small for other races.
The lzzet League employs elementals formed from the
combination of two or more elemental forces, including
mephits of the smoke, steam. ice, and magma varieties.
IZZET CREATURES
Challenge

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Attendant (commoner)
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Pixie
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Ice mephit
Magma mephit
Scorchbringer guard
Viashino (lizardfolk)
Galvanice weird

Counterflux blastseeker

Cosmotronic blastseeker

Galvanic blastseeker

Blistercoil weird
Flux blastseeker
Chemister (mage)
Fluxcharger
Nivix cyclops
Archmage
Arclight phoenix
Niv-Mizzet

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0RZHOV CREATURES

The Orzhov Syndicate attracts and entraps beings of
all kinds, from lowly bats and manufactured thrulls to
brutal giants and exalted angels. Orzhov gargoyles, animated by magic that manifests as a green, smoky glow
in their eyes and gaping mouths, keep watch over banks
and basilicas, and bloodthirsty vampires lurk in the
vaults and crypts below.
0RZHOV CREATURES

Creature
Bat
Commoner

Servitor thrull
Swarm of bats
Winged thrull
Indentured spirit

Spirit (specter)

Mage
Orzhov giant

Blood drinker vampire
Obzedat ghost
Deathpact angel

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R AK DOS CREATURES
All sorts of savage, howling beasts accompany Rakdos
cultists. Hell hounds, nightmares, and magmins might
perform alongside the other entertainers or accompany
notable members of the cult as guardians and companions. Rakdos giants, along with ogres draped in hooked
chains and spikes, carry and set up tents and stagesand cause utter mayhem when blood lust seizes them.
RAKOOS CREATURES

Thug
Rakdos performer

Rakdos lampooner

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Ogre chain brute

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Bloodfray giant
Blood w itch
Master of cruelties
Shadow horror

Si re of insanity

SELESNYA CREATURES
The Selesnya Conclave uses its close connection to
nature to enlist a variety of creatures to its cause.
These supporters of the conclave take their rightful
place in the natural order alongside its more humanlike members.
ELEMENTALS

Elementals rise to the guild's defense when the Selesnya Conclave is drawn into conflict. Most of these
elementals are made from the roots and branches of
trees, making them equivalent to awakened shrubs or
awakened trees. Earth elementals incorporate building
materials in their forms to serve as armor and weapons.
PLANT CREATURES

Many Selesnya buildings, temples, and paths are protected by treants or carnivorous plants, including blights
and shambling mounds. Some have vine-like arms that

ensnare prey and drop it into pitcher-like bodies filled
with acid. Others are covered with sticky glue that immobilizes and slowly digests the hapless victim.

Most often found carrying equenauts in battle, pegasi
are ready a llies who share the guild's goals and virtues.
Members of the guild raise them from infancy, carefully
protecting the foals from griffons. drakes. and other aerial predators .

Ravnica's merfolk are unique to the Simic. They
emerged from the depths of the plane's long-buried
oceans less than a century ago and immediately took on
leadership positions in the guild. They claim a deep connection to Ravnica's primal oceans, which are almost
untouched by civilization. They have the statistics of the
merfolk in the Monster Manual, except that they speak
Common and Merfolk, and their legs give them a walking speed of 30 feet.

SELE SN YA CREATU RES

SI M I C CREATURES

Creature
Small nature elemental (awakened

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Twig blight
Axe beak
Needle blight
Scout
Soldier
Vine blight

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Earth elemental
Shambling mound
Wood woad

Archdruid
Wurmcaller (archmage)
Wurm
Trostani

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SIMIC CREATURE S
Simic scientists a re interested in the ways that all life
forms adapt to their changing environments, but they
have a particular fascination with the la rgest creatures.
In a world covered with urban construction, most of
these creatures soar above the city or glide deep below
it in subterranean oceans accessible only through the
S imic zonots.
B ENTHIDS

Simic scientists use the term "benthid" to refer to the
leviathans of the deep. These creatures vary greatly in
size and morphology, so they might be represented by
the statistics for a giant octopus, plesiosaurus, killer
whale, giant shark, dragon turtle, or krakeo.

Homunculus
Merfolk
Hybrid spy
Category 1 krasis
Giant octopus
Hybrid poisoner

Category 2 krasis

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Skyswimmer
Category 3 krasis
Zegana
Dragon turtle
Kraken

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GUILDLESS CREATUR ES
A monster that doesn't appear on the tables in this section can show up in Ravnica. Other categories of creatures that exist in the world include the following:
Un dercity Denizens. Creatures that don't have clear
guild connections, such as carrion crawlers and
otyughs, creep and s link through the undercity.
Undead. Orzhov spirits and Golgari zombies are not
the extent of undead in Ravnica. Wherever people
die, there's a chance of them returning as revenants,
ghosts. or other forms of undead.
The Guildless. The nonplayer characters presented in
the Monster Manual and other sources can represent
aoy of the ordinary citizens of Ravnica, whether they
are connected to guilds or not. Commoners go about
their daily business, bandits prey on the weak, and
cultists lurk in shadowed shri nes. either hidden from
the guilds or beneath their notice.
Ordinary An imals . Virtually any of the creatures that
appear in appendix A of the Monster Manual could
show up in Ravnica . Many such creatures are confin ed to small greenbelts or the ruined rubblebelts,
but others thrive in the urban environment, including
birds. scavengers. and sewer dwellers .

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BESTIARY
The following pages featu re stat blocks for various creatures of Ravnica, arranged in alphabetical order. For
guidance on how to use a creature's stat block, consult
the introduction of the Monster Manual.

STAT BLOCKS BY
CREATURE TYPE
Here are the creatures in this bestiary, as well as in the
subsequent NPC collection, sorted by creature type.
ABERRATIONS

Counterflux blastseeker

Druid of the Old Ways

Skittering horror

Flux blastseeker
Frontline medic

Archon of the Triumvirate
Aurelia
Battlefo rce angel
Deathpact angel
Felidar

The winged reptiles known as drakes are a common
sight in the skies of Ravnica. They soar above the spires
and rooftops hunting for aerial prey. Highly trainable,
they are favored as pets, servants, and mounts.
The most common drakes, called wind drakes, are
about the size of a human and use the statistics of a
pteranodon. The smallest drakes are the size of a bird of
prey and use the statistics of an eagle; larger ones have
the statistics of a giant eagle.

Golgari shaman
Horncaller
Hybrid brute
Hybrid flier
Hybrid poisoner
Hybrid shocker
Hybrid spy

Servitor thru ll

Kraul death priest

Lawmage
Niv-Mizzet

Precognitive mage
Rakdos lampooner

Arclight phoenix

Blistercoil weird

You can use stat blocks from the Monster Manual to represent various pack beasts encountered in Ravnica, as
indicated in the Pack Beasts table.
Brushstrider. Destructive when confined, brushstriders thr ive when they can freely wander garden areas.
Ceratok. A ceratok has two curving horns at the end
of its snout.
Dromad. A dromad is similar to a camel, but it
lacks a hump.
Indrik. With their long necks, indriks are common
sights in the Tenth District. They are ornery creatures;
an ind rik without a handler to order it around usually
goes on a rampage or flees.
Krovod. A krovod is a slow-witted, ox-like animal.
Raktusk. A raktusk is a bison-like creature, about 10
feet tall at the shoulder.

Fluxcharger
Galvanice weird

Rakdos performer
Reckoner
Rubblebelt stalker
Scorchbringer guard
Soldier

MON STROS IT I ES

Category l kras is

Category 2 kras is

Master of cruelties

Category 3 kras is

Sire of insanity

Lazav
Skyjek roe

Bloodfray giant

Undercity medusa

Galvanic blastseeker

Monster Manual Stat Block

H U MA N OI D S

Indentured spirit

M ind drinker vamp ire

N ightveil specter

Cosmotronic blastseeker

FRIENns .\!\'D FOFS

Blood drinker vam pire

Devkarin lich
Gloamwing

ANGELS
Ravnican angels are physical manifestations of the
principles of justice and righteousness. Created in the
image of the founder of the Boros Legion, Razia, they
originally all served in the legion, but individual angels
embody different approaches to ideals of justice, duty,
law, and order. This diversity has caused some angels to
leave the Boros Legion; they might join other guilds or
remain independent, protecting the guildless.
Angels from Ravnica appear similar to human women
with two large feathered wings. Present-day angels have
the full range of human height, weight, and coloration.
Some a re crowned or surrounded by a glowing nimbus
oflight, and others have hair like living flame.
Immortal Nature. Angels don't require air, food,
dri nk, or s leep.

BOROS ANGELS
Angels of the Boros Legion view themselves as the
embodiments of what their creator intended. They are
fierce warriors devoted to justice and dedicated to protecting the weak against evil and oppression. They are
commanders, advisors, strategists, and soldiers. Their
presence in battle inspires the mortal soldiers of the legion with righteous zeal.
Most Boros soldiers assume that angels a re paragons
of goodness, wisdom, and mercy. The reality is that angels aren't immune to the temptations of corruption, and
the necessities of political machination can compromise
the best of them.
Warleaders. The wisest, most visionary angels are
responsible for forming and implementing the military
strategy of the Boros Legion. Since they are immortal,
their plans might span centuries, and they have been
known to accept decades of losses as a reasonable cost
for a more significant victory many years later. These
warleaders have the statistics of planetars or solars (as
presented in the Monster Manual), but their appearance
is similar to other Boros angels.
BATTLEFORCE ANGEL

Battleforce angels are the radiant hosts that soar into
combat, bathed in the light of Boros zeal. They lead
companies of mortal soldiers from above or fly ahead of
roe-mounted skyknights. They don't shy away from the
blood, pain, and confusion of combat; rather, they immerse themselves in the shifting tides of battle. Only by
wading into the battle can they fulfill their responsibility
to carry out the commands of the warleaders by adapting their tactics to the shifting situation on the ground.

Medium celestial, lawful good
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 66 (12d8 + 12)
Speed 30 ft ., Ay 90 ft.
STR
16 (+3)

Saving Throws Wis +6, Cha +7
Skills Investigation +3, Perce pt ion +6
Damage Resistances fi re, rad ian t
Condition Immunities charm ed, exhaustion, frigh tened
Senses darkvision 120 ft., t ruesight 120 ft., passive
Perceptio n 16
Languages all
Challenge 5 (1 ,800 XP)

Flyby. The angel doesn' t provoke an opportun ity attack when it
Aies out of an enemy's reach.

Magic Resistance. The angel has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
ACTIONS

Multiattack. The ange l makes two melee attacks. It also uses
Battlefield Insp iration.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., o ne target. Hit: 7 (ld8 + 3) slashing damage, or 8 (ldlO + 3) slashing
damage if used with two hands, plus 18 (4d8) radiant damage.
If the target is wi thin 5 feet of any of the angel's al lies, the target takes an ext ra 2 (1d4) radiant damage.
Battlefield Inspiration. The angel chooses up to three creatures it can see within 30 feet of it. Until the end of the angel's
next turn , each target can add a d4 to its attack rolls and saving throws.

FRIENDS \NO FOES

FIREMANE ANGEL
Medium celestial, chaotic good
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 135 (18d8 + 54)
Speed 40 ft., fly 120 ft.
STR
22 (+6)

FIREMANE NEVENA

Saving Throws Str +10, Wis +6, Cha +10
Skills Insight +6, Perception +6
Damage Resistances fire, radiant; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages all
Challenge 12 (8,400 XP)

Flyby. The angel doesn't provoke an opportunity attack when it
flies out of an enemy's reach.
Innate Spellcasting. The angel's innate spellcasting ability is
Charisma (spell save DC 18, +10 to hit with spell attacks). The
angel can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
3/day each: compelled duel, guiding bolt (as a 5th-level spell)
1/day each: daylight, fireball (as a 6th-level spell)

Magic Resistance. The angel has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
Relentless (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If the angel
takes 21 damage or less that would reduce it to 0 hit points, it
is reduced to 1 hit point instead.
ACT IONS

Multiattack. The angel makes two melee attacks.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach S ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (1d8 + 6) slashing damage, or 11 (ldlO + 6)
slashing damage if used with two hands, plus 22 (Sd8) fire or
radiant damage (angel's choice).

CHAPTER 6 I FRIENDS \);0

Chastised by Aurelia after leading a successful assault
against a grou p of guildless rebels, Nevena has distahced
herself from the Boros Legion's leadership and .independently pursues her own vision of justice and punishment. Nevena's willful independence is a source of tension
among the firemanes as well as in the upper echelons of
the legion's leadership. How much should a firemane be
free to pursue her own agenda, given that her agenda is
righteous and just? For now, Aurelia has decided to let
Nevena have an unprecedented degree of freedom, but
if she betrays any hint of corruption, she will quickly be
brought back under dose scrutiny.
fIREMANE ANGEL

Firemane angels are holy champions and paragons of
war who specialize in single combat. They are powerful
warriors who seek out the mightiest foes in any conflict,
trusting lesser soldiers to handle lesser opponents.
Like many other Boros angels, firemanes typically
have red hair. In the heat of battle, a firemane's hair can
ignite, transforming into a mane of flames cascading
over its shoulders and down its back.

0RZHOV ANGELS
Few angels find anything appealing in the corruption
and decadence embodied by the Orzhov Syndicate,
since such a society is fundamentally antithetical to
their natures, but disillusionment can seduce even immortal beings. When cynicism takes root in an angel's
heart, when questions undermine devotion to the cause
of justice, when strength becomes a tool to lord over the
weak, the Orzhov Syndicate is there to welcome the angel with open arms, offering status, respect, and power.
Orzhov angels might claim positions as executioners,
commanders, or power brokers, but more often they
carve out their own place in the guild, standing apart
from the otherwise rigid hierarchy of the Orzhov.

Medium celestial, lawful evil
Armor Class 18 (natural arm or)
Hit Points 175 (27d8 + 54)
Speed 30 ft., fl y 90 ft.
STR
16 (+3)

D EAT H PACT ANGEL

Death pact angels dwell in the grandest of Orzhov cathedrals, where they surround themselves with wealth a nd
wretched vassals that a re utterly in their thrall.
Gift Givers. Posing as a beneficent god, a deathpact
angel attracts petitioners who beg the an gel for blessings: wealth, prestige, health, revenge, and the like.
Imagining itself generous a nd merciful, the angel us ua lly tries to grant the petitioners what they seek by using
its abilities, drawing from its hoard of riches, or extorting favors from other members of the guild. True to the
spirit of the Orzhov, though, the angel doesn't bestow
these gifts out of kind ness, but for the sake of gaining
fanatical followers who owe it life debts .
Debt and Indenture. T hose who receive favors from a
deathpact a ngel incur a debt that they carry with fervent
devotion. They regu larly bring trinkets and offerings
to the angel, no longer asking or expecting a nything in
return, and even willingly offer up their mortal lives for
their angelic patron. Even afte r death, these debtors
continue to serve the angel a nd the Orzhov Syndicate as
indentured spirits (described late r in this chapter).
DEBTS PAID

A deathpact angel can give an indentured spirit a clause
to esca pe its bound servitude: if the angel ever dies, the
indentured spirit can sacrifice its undead existence to
restore th e an gel to life. Upon seeing the angel drop to 0
hit points, an indentured spirit ca n destroy itself, its debt
discharged as it dissipates, after which the angel returns to
life with 1 hit point.

Saving Throws Int +9, Wis +10, Cha +11
Skills Insight +10, Intimidation +11 , Perception +10,
Persuasion +11
Damage Resistances necrotic, rad iant; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened
Senses truesight 120 ft .. passive Perception 20
Languages all
Challenge 14 (11 ,500 XP)

Exploitation of the Debtors. As a bonus action, the angel targets a creature charmed by it that it ca n see within 30 feet of it.
The angel deals 11 (2d1 0) necrotic damage to the target, and
the angel gains temporary hit points equal to the damage deal t.
Flyby. The angel doesn't provoke an opportunity attack when it
fl ies out of an enemy's reach.
Inna te Spellcasting. The angel's innate spellcasting ability is
Charism a (spell save DC 19, +11 to hit with spell attacks). The
angel ca n innately cast th e following spells, requiring no mate·
rial comp onents:
At will: command (as a 2nd-level spell), de tect evil and good
3/ day each: charm person (as a 5th-level spell), darkness,

suggestion
1/day: raise dead

Magic Resistance. The angel has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
A CTION S

Multiattack. The angel makes two attacks with its scythe. It
can substitute Chains of Obligation for one of these attacks.
Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hi t, reach 10 ft., on e
target. Hit: 9 (2d 4 + 4) slashing damage plus 27 (6d8) necrotic damage.
Chains ofObligation. The angel targets one creature charmed
by it that it ca n see wi thin 90 feet of it. The target must succeed
o n a DC 19 Charisma saving throw or become paralyzed for 1
minute or until it takes any damage.

ARCHON OF THE
TRIUMVIRATE
Archons are enigmatic, supernatural embodiments of
the harshest aspects of law and order. They espouse
a rigid sense of justice and deal ruthless punishment to those who break the law. This nature often
aligns them with the Azorius Senate, and they are
commonly seen circling above the Azorius guildhall
astride their winged felidar mounts, soaring alongside
griffon-mounted hussars.
An archon appears as an armored humanoid figure,
nearly always mounted. Its face is usually shadowed
beneath a large hood; those who have seen beneath the
hood describe a face of celestial beauty with a stern expression and blank white eyes.
Eternal Riders . The bond between an archon and
its winged felidar mount is so close that the two are
sometimes considered a single being, acting with a
single mind. If an archon is ever thrown from its saddle,
it can magically return to its place astride its mount in
an instant.
Immortal Nature. An archon doesn't require food,
drink, or sleep.

ARCHON OF THE TRIUMVIRATE
Medium celestial, lawful neutral

Multiattack. The archon makes two Hammer of justice attacks.

Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 144 (17d8 + 68)
Speed 30 ft .

Hammer ofjustice. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach S
ft., one target . Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage plus 18

(4d8) force damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed
on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
INT
1s (+2)

Saving Throws Con +9, Wis +10, Cha +9
Skills Insight +10, Perception +10
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from
nonmagical attacks
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened
Senses darkvision 120 ft. , passive Perception 20
Languages all
Challenge 14 (11,500 XP)

Pacifying Presence. Each creature of the archon's choice that
the archon can see within 120 feet of it must succeed on a DC
18 Wisdom saving throw, or else the target drops any weapons
it i s holding, ends its concentration on any spells or other ef·
fects , and becomes charmed by the archon for 1 minute. The
charmed creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of
each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a
creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it,
the creature is immune to the archon's Pacifying Presence for
the next 24 hours.

Eye ofthe Law. As a bonus action, the arch on can target a

LEG ENDARY ACTIONS

creature it can see within 120 feet of it and determine which
laws that creature has broken in the last 24 hours.

The archon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the
options below. Only one legendary action option can be used
at a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. The ar·
ch on regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.

Innate Spellcasting. The archon's innate spellcasting ability
is Wisdom (spell save DC 18, +10 to hit with spell attacks).
The archon can innately cast the following spells, requiring no
material components:
At will: calm emotions, command, compelled duel

Mount. If the arch on isn't mounted, it can use a bonus action
to magically teleport onto the creature serving as its mount,
provided the archon and its mount are on the same plane of
existence. When it teleports, the archon appears astride the
mount along with any equipment it is wearing or carrying.
While mounted and not incapacitated, the archon can't be
surprised, and both it and its mount gain advantage on Dexter·
ity saving throws. If the archon is reduced to 0 hit points while
riding its mount, the mount is reduced to 0 hit points as well.

Rejoin Mount. If the archon isn't mounted, it magically tele ports to its steed and mounts it as long as the archon and its
steed are on the same plane of existence.
Smite (Costs 2 Actions). The archon makes a Hammer of jus·
tice attack, and then its mount can use its reaction to make a
melee weapon attack.
Detention (Costs 3 Actions). The archon targets a creature it
can see within 60 feet of it. The target must succeed on a
DC 18 Charisma saving throw or be magically teleported to a
harmless demi plane until the end of the archon's next turn,
whereupon the ta rget reappears in the space it left or the
nearest unoccupied space if that space is occupied.
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ARCLIGHT PHOENIX
An arclight phoenix is variously said to be a byproduct
of a lightning strike on an aviary, a mishap in a n effort
to create a translocation device, or a successful attempt
to create an elemental creature in the form of a majestic bird.
Whatever its origin, an arclight phoenix looks like a
bird of prey formed entirely of electrical energy. Lightning fans out behind it as it bolts from place to place
through the sky, making up in speed what it lacks in
grace and majesty. It seems happiest during natural
thunderstorms, as it darts among the clouds, gliding
alongside thunderbolts.
Elemental Nature. An arclight phoenix doesn't
require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Lightning Form. The arclight phoenix can move through a
space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. A creature
that touches the phoenix or hits it with a melee attack while
within 5 feet of it takes 9 (2d8) lightning damage. In addition,
the arclight phoenix can enter a hostile creature's space and
stop there. The first time it enters a creature's space on a turn,
that creature takes 9 (2d8) lightning damage.

ARCLIGHT PHOENIX
Medium elemental, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 16
Hit Points 142 (19d8 + 57)
Speed 0 ft., fly 120 ft.
STR
15 (+2)

Crackling Death. When the arclight phoenix dies, it explodes.

Each creature within 30 feet of it must make a DC 18 Dexterity
saving throw, taking 36 (8d8) lightning damage on a failed
save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The explosion destroys the phoenix but leaves behind a Tiny, warm egg
with a mizzium shell.
The egg contains the embryo of a new arclight phoenix. It
hatches when it is in the area of a spell that deals lightning
damage, or if a creature touches the egg and expends spell
slots whose combined levels equal 13 or more. When it
hatches, the egg releases a new arclight phoenix that appears
in the egg's space.

Saving Throws Dex+10
Damage Resistances thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities lightning, poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed,
petrified, poisoned, restrained, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft ., passive Perception 11
Languages Challenge 12 (8,400 XP)

Flyby. The arclight phoenix doesn't provoke an opportunity at·
tack when it flies out of an enemy's reach.
Grounded Lightning. The first time on a turn that the arclight
phoenix touches the ground, it takes 11 (2d10) force damage.

Illumination. The arclight phoenix sheds bright light in a 1S·
foot radius and dim light for an additional 15 feet.

Arclight Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach S ft.,
one target. Hit: 27 (6d8) lightning damage, and lightning
jumps from the target to one creature of the phoenix's choice
that it can see within 30 feet of the target. That second creature
must succeed on a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw or take 27
(6d8) lightning damage.

BLOODFRAY GIANT

Giants use their tremendous size and strength to advance the cause of no less than four guilds. In the Boros
L egion and the Orzhov Syndicate, they are cunning
soldiers. The giants of the Cult of Rakdos and the Gruul
Clans are no less effective but lack discipline.

Huge giant, chaotic evil

BLOODFRAY G IANT
Giants in the Cult of Rakdos act as enforcers, bouncers,
and sometimes even pillars, holding the mobile platforms that serve as stages for Rakdos performances.
Like other members of the cult, giants thrill lo the violence of those shows. Though they can seem entranced
by the horror unfolding on the stage. they react quickly
and brutally to any interruption of the performance.

Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 103 (9d12 + 45)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
23 (+6)

Saving Throws Str +9, Con +8, Wis +2
Skills Athletics +9, Perception +2
Senses passive Perception 12
La nguages Giant
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
A CTIO N S

GUARDIAN G IANT
Most of the giants in the Boros L egion come from a single clan, the Skorskal , that has long been at odds with
the Gruul Clans. These giants are guard s and gatekeepers, well represented in the Sun home Guard, as well as
powerful muscle supporting Boros missions.
Giants of the Skorskal clan are often assigned to
protect Boros garrisons and forts throughout Ravnica.
They are excellent sentinels. keen-eyed and vigilant, and
ser ve as living walls to protect smaller soldiers fighting
alongside them. Skorskal giants look much like enormous humans with huge muscles and comparatively
small heads.

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Chain. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 20 ft., one tar·
get. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a
creature, it is grappled (escape DC 17). Until the grapple ends,
the target is restrained, and the giant can't use th is attack on
anyone else.

Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one
target. Hit: 16 (3d6 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
R EACTI ONS

Furious Defe nse. After a creature the giant can see is dealt damage by a foe within 20 feet of the giant, the giant makes a chain
attack against that foe.

GUARDIAN GIANT
Huge giant, lawful neutral
Armor Class 19 (half plate, shield)
Hit Points 137 (lldl2 + 66)
Speed 40 ft.

ORZHOV GIANT
A few giants j oin the ranks of t he Or zhov Syndicate and
serve as guards, executioners, and thugs- t he muscle
of the gu ild. The presence of Orzhov giants in markets
and streets serves as an effective reminder for busi ness
owners to keep their payments up to date.

SUNDER SHAMAN
Gruul sunder shamans are angry giants that channel
their rage into brutal attacks that deal overwhelming
damage to foes and structures alike.
These shamans sometimes lead hill giants and stone
giants that also live among t he Gr uul Clans. T hey are
occasionally joined by cyclopes, ettins, fomorians, and
ogres. Like the rest of the Gruul, they hate the urban
development that encroaches on the wilds where they
once lived- not least because they have so much difficulty fitting inside the small structures. They delight in
destroying such edifices, and in the heat of their rage,
they w al k through buildings, trample people underfoot,
and generally cause as much chaos as possible. They often armor themselves with pieces of bu ild ings and wield
columns or other architectural elements as clubs.

Saving Throws Dex +6, Wis +7
Skills Insight +7, Perception +10
Senses passive Perception 20
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)

Vigilant. The giant can't be surprised.
ACTIONS

Multiattack. The giant makes three spear attacks.
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft.
or range 60/240 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (3d6 + 7) piercing damage, or 20 (3d8 + 7) piercing damage if used with two hands to
make a melee attack.
REACTIONS

Protection. When an attacker the giant can see makes an attack
roll against a creature within l 0 feet of the giant, the giant can
impose disadvantage on the attack roll.

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Huge giant, chaotic neutral
Armor Class 20 (stone armor)
Hit Points 138 (12d12 + 60}
Speed 40 ft.

Large giant, lawful evil
STR
23 (+6}

Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 84 (8d10 + 40)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
23 (+6)

Saving Throws Dex +4, Con +8, Wis +4
Senses darkv ision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)

Focus. As a bonus action, the giant can target a creature it can
see within 30 feet of it and ma ke that creature its focus. The
target remains the giant's focus for l minute, or until either the
target or the giant drops to 0 hit points.
When the giant makes an attack roll against its focus, it adds
a d4 to its attack roll. If the giant attacks a different target while
it has a focus, it subtracts a d4 from its attack roll.
A CTIONS

Multiattack. The giant makes two greataxe attacks.
Creataxe. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 25 (3dl2 + 6) slashing damage. If the Orzhov giant
scores a critical hit, it rolls the damage dice three times, in·
stead of twice.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one
target. Hit: 28 (4dl0 + 6) bludgeoning damage.

Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +9, Wis +5
Skills Athletics +10, Perception +5
Senses darkvisio n 60 ft., passive Pe rception l S
Languages Giant
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)

Reckless. At the start of its turn, the giant can gain advantage
on all melee weapon attack rolls it makes during that turn,
but attack rolls against it have advantage until the start of its
next turn.
Siege Monster. The giant deals double damage to objects and
structures.
Stone Camouflage. The giant has advantage on Dexterity
(Stealth) checks made to hide in rocky terrain.
A CTI O NS

Multiattack. The giant makes two slam attacks. The first of
those attac ks that hits deals an extra 18 (4d8) damage if the
giant has taken damage since its last turn.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target.
Hit: 24 (4d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, range 60/240 ft., one
target. Hit: 28 (4dl0 + 6) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a
creature, it must succeed on a DC 18 Strength saving throw or
be knocked prone.

HORRORS
Terrifying evils stalk, Hy, and scuttle in the dark corners
of Ravnica, from the depths of the undercity to the blackest parts of the night sky. Collectively, these creatures
are called horrors-a variety of things that lurk in the
dark and embody the deepest fears of Ravnica's people.
All a re evil creatures with dim reason and preternatural cunning.
At least three guilds have been known to compel
horrors into service. For House Oimir, horrors spread
fear and despair in the citizenry and carry out assassinations or kidnappings against well-protected targets.
For the Cult of Rakdos, horrors are s imply one more
weapon in an arsenal of terrifying and shock-inspiring
creatures that might appear on stage. For the Golgari
S warm, horrors scavenge the sewers and protect the
guild's territory.
House Dimir uses all three base kinds of horrors. The
Cult of Rakdos prefers shadow horrors, and the Golgari
Swarm uses skittering horrors.

H OR RORS AND MA DNESS
Horrors on Ravnica are terror and madness personified.
You can represent this reality by using the madness
rules in the Dungeon Master's Guide.
Whenever a character fails a saving throw against the
flying horror's Frightening Screech, the shadow horror's claw attack, or the skittering horror's Maddening
Presence, note that fact. At the e nd of the encounter,
have each character who failed at least one of those
saving throws make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw. On
a successful save, nothing happens. On a failed save, a
character gains a form of madness from the Dungeon
Master's Guide, with the severity depending on how
many of the saving throws that character failed during
the encounter, as shown on the Madness Severity table.
MADNE SS SEVER IT Y
Failed Saves
2-3
4+

Madness
Short-term
Long-term
Indefinite

FLYING HORROR
Medium aberration, neutral evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 49 (9d8 + 9)
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR
9 (-1)

Skills Perception +4, Stealth +7
Damage Vulnerabilities radiant
Condition Immunities frightened
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Challenge 3 (700 XP)

Fear Frenzy. The horror has advantage on attack rolls against
frightened creatures.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the horror has disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that
rely on sight.
ACTION S

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach S ft., one target.
Hit: 8 (ld6 + S) slashing damage plus 14 (4d6) psychic damage.
Frightening Screech (Recharge 5-6). The horror screeches.
Each creature within 30 feet of it that can hear it must succeed
on a DC 13 Wisdo m saving throw or be frightened of it for l
minute. The frightened creature can repeat the saving throw
at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a
success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect
ends for it, the creature is immune to the horror's Frightening
Screech for the next 24 hours.

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CUSTOMIZING A HORROR
Horrors share some common body types but vary wildly
in other characteristics. A particular horror's form
might incorporate elements that resemble fiendish,
insectile, or reptilian features. To customize a horror,
choose a base creature (flying horror, shadow horror,
or skittering horror), then roll once on the Primary Features table and once on the Secondary Features table
(or choose an option from each table). Add those features to the base creature.

SECONDARY FEATURES

PRIMARY FEATURES

Feature
Avoidance. If the horror is subjected to an effect that al·
lows it to make a saving throw to take only half damage,
it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving
throw, and only half damage if it fa ils.
Damage Resistances. The horror has res istance to necrotic and psychic damage.
Innate Spe/lcasting. The ho rror's innate spellcasting
ability is Charisma (spell save DC 13 for flying horror,
DC 16 for shadow horror, and DC 17 for skittering horror). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring
no material components:
3/day: darkness
1/day each:fear (shadow horror and skittering horror
only), phantasmal killer (skittering horror only)
Psychic Rebuke. When the horror takes damage from
a melee attack, it can use its reaction to emit psychic
energy within a 5-foot radius. Each creature in that area
takes 3 (1 d6) psychic damage (flying horror), 7 (2d6)
psychic damage (shadow horror), or 10 (3d6) psychic
damage (skittering horror).

Feature
Grasping Tendrils. The horror has four tendrils. Each
tendril can be attacked (AC 12, 10 hit points). Destroy·
ing one deals no damage to the horror.
As a bonus action, the horror can target one creature
it can see within 10 feet of it. The target must succeed
on a Dexterity saving throw or be grappled by the horror. The DC of the saving throw and the DC to escape
the grapple are the same: 9 for the flying horror, 13 for
the shadow horror, and 19 for the skittering horror. Until
the grapple ends, the horror can't use the same tendril
to grapple another target.
Indomitable Mind. The horror is immune to the
charmed condition.
Keen Senses. The horror has advantage on Wisdom
(Perception) checks that rely on sight, sound, or smell.
Mind Sight. Magical darkness doesn't impede the hor·
ror's darkvision.

Large aberration, neutral evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 120 (l6dl0 + 32)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
12 (+l)

Skills Perception +7, Stealth +11
Damage Vulnerabilities radiant
Condition Immunities frightened
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 17
languages Challenge 9 (5,000 XP)

Incorporeal Movement. The horror can move through other
creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes S
(l dlO) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.

Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the horror can
take the Hide action as a bonus action.

Huge aberration, neutral evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 228 (24dl2 + 72)
Speed 40 ft ., climb 40 ft.
STR
22 (+6)

Skills Perception +7, Stealth +8
Damage Vulnerabilities radiant
Condition Immunities frightened
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 17
Languages Challenge 15 (13,000 XP)

Shadow Stride. As a bonus action, the horror can step into a

Spider Climb. The horror can climb difficult surfaces, includ-

shadow within S feet of it and magically appear in an unoccupied space within S feet of a second shadow that is up to 60
feet away. Both shadows must be cast by a Small or larger creature or object.

ing upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an
ability check.

Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the horror has disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that
rely on sight.

Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the horror has d isadvan tage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that
rely on sight.

Multiattack. The horror can use its Maddening Presence and
make three attacks: one with its bite and two with its claws.

Multiattack. The horror makes three attacks: one with its bite
and two with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach S ft., one target . Hit:
21 (4d8 + 3) piercing damage.

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 13 (3d6 + 3) sla shing damage, and the target must succeed
on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of the horror
until the end of the target 's next turn.

Lashing Shadows (Recharge 5-6). Each creature within 60 feet
of the horror, except other horrors, must succeed on a DC 16
Dexterity saving throw or take 27 (6d8) necrotic damage.

Bite. Melee Weapon Atiack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.
Hit: 28 (4dl0 + 6) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft .. one target.
Hit: 24 (4d8 + 6) slashing damage.
Maddening Presence. The horror targets one creature it can
see within 30 feet of it. If the target can see or hear the horror,
the target must make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw. On a
failed saving throw, the target becomes paralyzed until the end
of its next turn. If a creature 's saving throw is successful, the
creature is immune to the horror's Maddening Presence for the
next 24 hours.

I N DEN T U R ED SPIRIT
Those who die with unpaid debts to the Orzhov Syndicate don't get a repri eve. Instead, their spi rits serve the
syndicate until they have worked off their obligation.
Sometimes that means existing as an indentured spirit
for years or even millennia.
An indentured spirit is an incorporeal being draped
in ghostly black rob es and a hood that hides whatever
face it might have. Chains are hung around its chest and
arms as a perpetual marker of its servitude.
0RZHOV SPI RITS

For the members of the Orzhov Syndicate, life as a spirit
after death can be a gift, or it can mean everlasting servi·
tude. The process of separating the soul from the body is
often willingly undergone by the heads of the oldest and
most respected families of the Orzhov oligarchy, resulting
in pampered spirits that think they can spend the rest
of eternity enjoying the spoils of their decadence. These
spirits begin their undead existence as ghosts and use the
ghost stat block in the Monster Manual. Over time, however, they tend to shed the nuances of their personalities
and become caricatures of their living selves, often turning
into specters, as described in the Monster Manual.

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INDENTURED SPIRIT
Medium undead, any alignment
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 13 (3d8)
Speed 0 ft., Ay 40 ft. (hover)
STR
7 (- 2)

Damage Resistances acid, fire, lightning, thunder; bludgeoning,
piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities cold, necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge l (200 XP)

Incorporeal Movement. The spirit can move through other
creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5
(ldlO) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
A CTION S

Withering Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 10 (3d6) necrotic damage.

lZZET WEIRDS
Weirds are the products of Izzet League experiments
intended to combine two opposing elemental types in
the hope of creating elementals that were more stable
than the norm and easier to control. As commonly
happens with lzzet experiments, the outcome was the
exact opposite. Weirds a re even wilder a nd more un predictable tha n elementals of either of their component
elements. Nevertheless, they can make potent guardian
creatures and can be urged into fighting on behalf of
their creators.
Eleme.ntal Nature. An lzzet weird doesn't require air,
food, drink, or sleep.

BLISTERCOIL WEIRD
A blistercoil weird is an a nthropomorphic brute formed
from water and molten rock. It absorbs energy from
magical fi re, causing its oozelike body to increase in
size. During one disastrous experiment, Izzet researchers observed a blistercoil weird expanding to fi ll a six·
story works hop before it released all its excess energy in
an enormous explosion and returned to its origina l s ize.
the weird must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 28
(8d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
a successful one. The explosion ignites flammable objects in
the area that aren't being worn or carried. The weird's size then
becomes Medium.

Medium elemental, chaotic neutral

Armor Class 13
Hit Points 45 (7d8 + 14)
Speed 40 ft. , swim 60 ft.
STR
16 (+3)

Damage Resistances cold, fire; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed,
petrified , poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perceptio n 10
Languages Draconic
Challenge 4 (l ,100 XP)
Feed on Fire. If the weird takes fire damage from a spell or
other magical effect, its size increases by one category. If there
isn't enough room for the weird to increase in size, it attains
the maximum size possible in the space available. While the
weird is Large or bigger, it makes Strength checks and saving
throws with advantage.
If the weird starts its turn at Gargantuan size, the weird releases energy in an explosion. Each creature within 30 feet of

Form of Fire and Water. The weird can move through a space
as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. In addition, the
weird can enter a hostile creature's space and stop there. The
fi rst time the weird enters another creature's space on a turn,
that creature takes 5 (ldlO) fire damage and catches fire; until
someone takes an action to douse the fi re, the burning creature
takes S (ldl 0) fire damage at the star t of each of its turns.
Heated Body. A creature that touches the weird or hits it
with a melee attack while within S feet of it takes 5 (1 dlO)
fire damage.
Illumination. The weird sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius
and dim light for an additional 30 feet.
ACTION S

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach S ft., one target.
Hit: 7 (ld8 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 7 (2d6) fire damage,
or 11 (2d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 14 (4d6) fire damage
if the weird is Large or bigger.

Large elemental, chaotic neutral

Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 60 (8d10 + 16)
Speed 0 ft ., Ay 60 ft.
STR
15 (+2)

Damage Resistances thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities lightning, poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed,
petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft. , passive Perception 10
Languages Draconic
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)
Amplify Lightning. Whenever a spell that deals lightning damage includes one or more fluxchargers in its area, the spell
deals an extra 9 (2d8} lightning damage.

ACTIONS
Multiattack. The fluxcharge r makes two slam attacks or uses
Arc Lightning twice.

FLUXCHARGE R
In an effort to create a weird that could be more easily
controlled, Izzet magcs tried binding elemental lightning, fire, and smoke into a framework made of the magical alloy mizzium. The experiment was partly successful: the resulting weird , a Auxcharger, doesn't explode
like some other weirds do, but it is more intelligent and
more headstrong than other weirds.
A ftuxcharger's mizzium frame is suggestive of an angel. A faceplate is meant to give it some personality, but
most people find its solemn expression and unblinking
stare more unnerving than relatable.

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage plus 10 (3d6)
fire damage.
Arc Lightning. Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 30 ft., one
target. Hit: 16 (3d10} lightning damage, and lightning jumps
from the target to one creature of the fluxcharger's choice that
it can see within 30 feet of the target. That second creature
must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 13
(3d8) lightning damage. Hit or Miss: The fluxcharger takes S
(ldlO) force damage after resolving the attack.

GALVANICE WEIRD
Medium elemental, chaotic neutral

Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 22 (3d8 + 9)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)

Damage Resistances cold, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed,
petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft ., passive Perception 10
Languages Challenge 1 (200 XP)

Death Burst. When the galvanice weird dies, it explodes in a
burst of ice and lightning. Each creature within 10 feet of the ex·
ploding weird must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successful one.
ACTIONS
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.

Hit: 5 (ld6 + 2) bludgeoning damage plus 5 (2d4) lightning
damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13
Constitution saving throw or lose the ability to use reactions
until the start of the weird's next turn.

GALVANICE WEIRD
GaJvanice weirds seem to be the epitome of weird
technology. Indeed, they serve willingly, with cheerfu l
stupidity, as guardians and laborers in lzzet workshops.
They combine a rigid body of elemental ice with a core
of lightning that animates them. If a galvanice weird
is destroyed, the ice shatters and lightning crackles
outward in a dangerous explosion. Still, most Izzet researchers find that their usefulness outweighs this risk.
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KRA SIS
In the deep sinkholes that serve as
laboratories and guildhalls for the
Simic Combine, biomancers employ
a combination of magic and scientific
method to create novel life forms. They coax new
morphologies from existing creatures or combine
traits from multiple organisms into one, producing the
creatures known as krasis. Some krasis are unique
creatures that can't reproduce. A few multiply and become part of the guild's standard menagerie.

C REATI NG A KRASIS
To create a krasis, choose the appropriate stat block:
category 1 (Medium), category 2 (Large), or category 3
(Huge). Then roll once on the Major Adaptations table
and once on the Minor Adaptations table (or choose
an option from each table) to determine its additional
characteristics. The potency of some adaptations varies
based on the category of the krasis, as indicated in the
descriptions of those adaptations.
Just a few examples of krasis are the battering krasis (a fusion of hammerhead shark and a powerfully
built beast), the crocanura (a crocodile-frog), the
drakewing krasis (a lizard-drake), the teratosuchus (a
crocodile-crab), the shambleshark (a shark-crab), and
the sharktocrab (an improved shambleshark that includes octopus elements as well).
MAJO R ADA P TAT IONS

Medium monstrosity, unaligned

Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 19 (3d8 + 6)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16 (+3)

Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Challenge l (200 XP)
Amphibious. The krasis can breathe air and wate r.

Major Adaptation

Acidic Skin. Any creature that touches the krasis or hits

Multiattack. The krasis makes two attacks: one with its bite
and one with its claws.

it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 2
{l d4) acid damage (category 1), 4 (1d8) acid damage
{category 2), or 6 (1 d12) acid damage (category 3).
Armored Hide. The krasis has better natural armor
afforded by a shell or thick scales, increasing its Armor
Class by 4.

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Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature.
Hit: 8 (ldlO + 3) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach S ft., one target.
Hit: 7 {ld8 + 3) slashing damage.

Major Adaptation
Bioluminescent Markings. The krasis has glowing
patterns on its skin that take the shape of defensive
runes, granting it advantage on saving throws against
spells and other magica l effects.
Flight. The krasis has wings and gains a flying speed
equal to its walking speed.
Crabber. When the krasis hits a creature with its claws,
the target is grappled (escape DC 13 for category 1,
DC 15 for category 2, and DC 19 for category 3) by a
specialized grasping appendage on the krasis. It can
have only one creature grappled in this way at a time.
Hypnotic Display (Recharge 5- 6). As an action, the
krasis creates mesmerizing colors and shapes around
itself. Each creature within 15 feet of it that can see
it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC 12
for category l , DC 14 for category 2, and DC 18 for
category 3) or be stunned for l minute. The stunned
creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each
of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. A
creature that succeeds on a saving throw against this
effect becomes immune to the Hypnotic Display of all

krasis for 24 hours.
Venomous Sting. When the krasis hits a creature with
its claws, the creature must succeed on a Constitution
saving throw (DC 12 for catego ry 1, DC 14 for category
2, and DC 18 for category 3) or be poisoned for l
minute. If the krasis is a category 2 or 3, the creature

CATEGORY 2 KRASIS
Large monstrosity, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natura l armor)
Hit Points 136 (16dl0 + 48)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
18 (+4)

Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)

Amphibious. The krasis can breathe air and water.
A CTIONS

is paralyzed while poisoned in this way. The poisoned
creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each
of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Regeneration. The krasis regains hit points (2 for a

Multiattack. The krasis makes two attacks: one with its bite
and one with its claws.

category 1, 5 for a category 2, and 10 for a category
3) at the start of each of its turns if it has at least l hit

Claws. Me/ee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 17 (2d l 2 + 4) slashing damage.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature.
Hit: 17 (2dl2 + 4) piercing damage.

MINOR ADAPTATIONS

CATEGORY 3 KRASIS

Huge monstrosity, unaligned
3
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 287 (25d12 + 125)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
23 (+6)

Senses passive Perception l1
Languages Challenge 16 (15,000 XP)

Amphibious. The krasis can breathe air and water.
ACTIONS

Multiatta ck. The krasis makes three attacks: one with its bite,
one with its claws, and one with its tail.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one creature. Hit: 27 (6d6 + 6) piercing damage.

Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.
Hit: 22 (3dl0 + 6) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack:+11 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target.
Hit: 33 (6d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a crea·
ture, it must succeed on a DC 19 Strength saving th row or be
knocked prone.

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Minor Adaptation
Amorphous Structure. The krasis can move through a
space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing.
Aquatic. The krasis gains a swimming speed equal to
its walking speed.
Climbing Speed. The krasis gains a climbing speed
equal to its walking speed.
Cryptic Skin. The krasis can change color to match its
surroundings. It has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth)
checks made to hide.
Heightened Awareness. The krasis can't be surprised,
as a result of having sensitive barbels like a catfish,
stereoscopic vision like a chameleon, a tongue
like a snake, eye stalks like a lobster, or an array of
several eyes.
Ink Cloud (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). While
underwater, the krasis can use a bonus action to expel
a cloud of ink and then move up to its speed. The ink
cloud is stationary and fills a 20-foot-radius sphere
centered on a point in the krasis's space before it
moves. The sphere is heavily obscured until the ink disperses after l minute. A strong current also disperses
the ink cloud.
Leaping Legs. With or without a running start, the
krasis's long jump is 20 feet (category 1), 30 feet
(category 2), or 40 feet (category 3). Its high jump is
10 feet (category l), 20 feet (category 2), or 30 feet
(category 3).
Stabilizing Legs. The krasis has several crablike legs.
As a result, it has advantage on Strength and Dex·
terity saving throws made against effects that would
knock it prone.

KRAUL
The kraul are an ascendant power group w ithin the
Golgari Swarm, long content to linger at the margins of
the undercity but now increasingly making their buzzing voices heard in the subterranean Golgari guildhall.
These six-legged, insectile beings are hard-headed and
literal-minded, w ith little grasp of metaphor or nuance.

KRAUL W A R R IO R
Kraul society is organ ized i nto well-defi ned roles and
castes. T he vast majority of the k raul occupy vari ous
tiers of soldiery, from commanders and elite troops
down to the lowliest infantry.

KRAUL D EATH PRI EST
The death priests occupy the highest roles in k raul
society. They lead the buzzing chants of the kraul r ites.
Their inscr utable click s and buzzing can summon crippling necromantic magic, and the presence of death
seems to fortify them. They draw power from the defeat
of their enemies and channel it to their followers, ensuring the continuation of the cycle.
T he current leader of the kraul is a death priest
named Mazirek.
W I NCED KRAUL WARR IORS

Som e kraul warriors have a flying speed of 40 feet, as a re·
suit of possessing gossamer wings. Their wings gi ve them
a higher station among the kraul soldiers. Winged kraul
warriors serve the guild as scouts and shock troops.

KRAUL WARRIOR
Medi&Jm h&Jmanoid (kra&JI), ne&Jtral evil
Armor Class 18 {natural armor)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft .
STR
15 {+2)

Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages Kraul, understands Common but can't speak it
Challenge 1/ 2 (100 XP)

Hive Mind. The kraul is immune to the charmed and frightened
conditions while within 30 feet of at least o ne other kraul.
Pack Tactics. The kraul has advantage on an attack roll against
a creature if at least one of the kraul's allies is within 5 feet of
the creature and the ally isn't incapaci tated.
Spider Clim b. The kraul can cl imb difficult sur faces , incl ud·
ing upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an
ability check.
A CTIONS
Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hi t, rea ch 5 ft. or
range 20/ 60 ft., on e ta rget. Hit: 5 (ld6 + 2) pi ercing dam age, or
6 {ld8 + 2) piercing damage if used with two hands to make a
melee attack.

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NIGHTVEIL SPECTER
The Nightveil specters of Ravnica are hooded, undead
guardians that ride flying creatures called gloamwings.
They are fearsome agents of House Dimir, protecting
the territory and interests of that guild- particularly the
neighborhood of ighrveil, from which the specters get
their name. Their work can include driving off people
who accidentally wander too close to a secret rooftop
meeting, killing those who knowingly infiltrate Dimir
property, and track ing those who have stolen guild
secr ets, then wiping those secrets from their victims'
minds to ensure that they are never shared.
Limite d Sentience. A Nightveil specter is created
when the mind magic of House Dimir erases a person's
identity, leaving a mind so broken it can no longer live.
Thus. Nightveil specters have no memory of their previous lives, and they are just clever enough to follow their
orders with some amount of creativity. They pursue
their assigned tasks with fearless determination.
Gloamwing Mount. If a gloamwing is killed, its specter becomes fixated on destroying those responsible. lf
the specter survives, it can create a new gloamwing over
the course of a month, during which time the specter is
incapacitated.
A gloamwing's head is almost ratlike, with prominent
teeth, and its leathery skin is stretched tight over its
skull. where its eyes are empty sockets. Its body is mottled with bony plates, and great wings stretch from its
shoulder s.
Undead Nature. A Nightveil specter and its gloamwing mount don't require air. food, drink, or sleep.

Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 105 (14d8 + 42)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
18 (+4)

Saving Throws Dex +8, Wis +7
Skills Insight +7, Perception +7, Stealth +8
Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunit ies charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 17
Languages understands Common but can't speak
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)

Mount. If the specter isn't mounted, it can use a bonus act ion
to magically teleport onto its gloamwing mount, provided the
specte r and the gloamwing are on the same plane of existence.
When it telepo rts, the specter appears astride the gloamwing
along with any equipment it is wearing o r ca rryi ng.
Wh ile moun ted and not inca pacitated, the specter can't be
surp rised, and both it and its mo unt gain advantage on Dexter·
ity saving throws.
A CTIO N S

GLOAMWING
Large undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 136 (16d10 + 48)
Speed 30 ft ., Ay 60 ft.
STR
20 (+5)

Saving Throws Str +8, Dex +6
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +6
Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoni ng, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened ,
poisoned
Senses darkvisio n 120 ft., pass ive Perception 13
Languages understands Common
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)

Multiattack. The specter makes two scythe attacks.

Death Link. If its specter rider is reduced to 0 hit points. the
gloamwing is destroyed.

Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing dam age plus 13 (3d8) psy-

Flyby. The gloamwing doesn't provoke an o pportun ity attack
when it Aies out of an enemy's reach.

Mind Twist (Recharge 5- 6). The specter magically e mits psychic e nergy in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must
succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 22 (5d8) psychic damage and be stunned for 1 minute. The stunned creature can repeat the saving th row at the end of each of its turns ,
ending the effec t on itself on a success.

Reap Memory (3/Day). The s pecter touches one inca pacitated
creature and chooses 1 hour from among the past 24. Un less
the creature succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw, the
creature loses all memory of that hour. The creature rega ins the
memo ry only if the specter dies within the next 24 hours.

Sunlight Sensitivity. Whi le in sunlight, the gloam wing has d is·
advantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception)
checks that rely on sight.
A CTION S

Multiattack. The gloamwin g makes two att acks: one with its
bi te and o ne with its claws .
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 18 (3d8 + 5) piercing damage.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) slash ing damage.

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NIVIX CYCLOPS
Lorge giant, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (half plate)
Hit Points 115 (10d10 + 60)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
24 (+7)

Saving Throws Con +9, Wis +3
Damage Immunities poison, psychic
Condition Immunities charmed, exha ustion, frightened,
paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)

Magic Resistance. The cyclops has advantage on saving throws
aga inst spells and other magica l effects.
ACTIONS

Multiottock. The cyclo ps makes two s lam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft .. one target.
Hit: 23 (3d10 + 7) bludgeoning damage.

Spell Vitalization. Immediately after a creature casts a spell of
1st level or higher within 120 feet of the cyclops, the cyclops
can move up to twice its speed without provoking opportunity
attacks. It can then make one slam attack against a target of
its choice.

Cyclopes li ke those described in the Monster Manual
are found primarily among the Gruul Clans. They are
forces of nature, and even though they have occasionally
been recruited into the Boros Legion, they can never
truly be tamed.
Cyclopes serve the Izzet league as workshop guardians, personal protectors, and heavy laborers. Tbey
wear mizzium armor plating to minimize injuries from
laboratory mishaps, piston gauntlets to i ncrease thei r
strength for lifting and punching, and telescopic helmets
to minimize the shortcomings of their monocular vision.
They are sometimes called monoclons or Nivix cyclopes, after the name of the Tzzet guildhall.

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SIMIC HYBRIDS
The Guardian Project is a consequence of increasing
tension within the Simic Combine as the threat of interguild conAict looms. Believing that the Simic must be
prepared to fight for their lives when that conflict comes
to a head, biomancers have created soldiers to help
defend the guild. These hybrids (also called guardians,
after the name of the project) are created from human,
vedalken, and elf guild members who volunteer to be
transformed.

HYBRID BRUTE
Medium humanoid (Simic hybrid), neutral good
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
DEX
11 (+O)

Senses passive Perception 10
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge 2 (450 XP)

HYBRID POISONER

Amphibious. The hybrid can breathe air and water.

Medium humanoid (Simic hybrid). neutral good
A CTIO N S

Multiattack. The hybrid makes two claw attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.

Armor Class 14
Hit Points 26 (4d8 + 8)
Speed 40 ft.

Hit: 7 (ld6 + 4) slashing damage.
STR
12 (+l)

HYBRID FLIER
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 39 (6d8 + 12)
Speed 30 ft., fly 40 ft.
DEX
16 (+3)

Saving Throws Dex +6, Con +4
Skills Athletics +3, Perception +3, Stealth +6
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities poisoned
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge l (200 XP)

Medium humanoid (Simic hybrid), neutral good

Damage Resistances acid
Senses passive Perception 10
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge 2 (450 XP)

Assassinate. During its first turn, the hybrid poisoner has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn't taken a
turn. Any hit the hybrid scores against a surprised creature is a
critical hit.

Poisonous Skin. Any creature that touches the hybrid or hits it
with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 3 (ld6) poison damage.

Multiattack. The hybrid makes two javelin attacks. It can replace one javelin attack with Spit Acid.
javelin. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or
range 30/120 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (ld6 + 3) piercing damage.
Spit Acid. Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 20/60 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (4d4) acid damage.

Toxic Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage, and the target must
succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for l minute. At the end of each of the poisoned ta rget's
turns, it must repeat the save, taking 3 (ld6) poison damage on
a fa iled save, or ending the effect on itself on a successful one.

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11vBRl 0 SHOCKER

HYBRID SHOCKER
Medium humanoid (Simic hybrid), neutral good
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 39 (6d8 + 12)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
13 (+l)

Damage Immunities lightning
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Electrified Body. Any creature that touches the hyb rid or hits it
with a me lee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 5 (ldl O) lightning damage.
Illumination. The hybrid sheds bright light in a 10-foot radius
and dim light for an additional 10 feet.

HYBRID SPY
Medium humanoid (Simic hybrid), neutral good
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)

Skills Perception +4, Stealth +5
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)

ACTIONS
Multiattack. The hybrid makes two attacks: one with its shocking touch and one with its tentacles.

Chameleon Skin. The hybrid has advantage on Dexterity
(Stealth) checks made to hide.

Shocking Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 9 (2d8) lightning damage.

Spider Climb. The hybrid can climb difficult surfaces, includ·
ing upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an
ability check.

Tentacles. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 15 ft., one
creature. Hit: The target is grappled (escape DC 11), and the
hybrid pulls the target up to 15 feet straight towa rd it. Until this
grapple ends, the target takes 5 (1dlO) lightning damage at the
start of each of its turns, and the hybrid shocker can't use its
tentacles on another creature.

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Multiattack. The med usa makes two claw attacks. It can also
use Petrifying Gaze before or after making these attacks.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) slashing damage.
Pet rifying Gaze. The medusa fixes its gaze on one creature
with in 60 feet of it that it can see and that can see its eyes. The
ta rget must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw. If the
saving th row fa ils by 5 o r more, the creature is instantly petrified . Otherwise, a creature that fails the save begins to turn to
stone and is restrained. The restrained creature must repeat
the saving throw at the end of its next turn , becoming petrified
on a fa ilure o r ending the effect on a success. The petrification
lasts until the creature is freed by a greater restoration s pell or
similar magic.

BLOOD DRINKER VAMPIRE
Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 90 (12d8 + 36)
Speed 40 ft., Ay 40 ft . (hover)
STR
16 (+3)
W I Tfol A Gt.RGOYlE

VAMPIRES
Creatures of the night, vampires are ageless undead
beings who subsist on the blood of the living. They are
fierce predators who mask their ravenous thirst behind
a facade of sophistication and sensuality. Those who
sip blood from golden chalices are no less voracious
than those who tear out their victims' throats with their
fangs; they just hide it better.
The vampires of Ravnica differ from those in the Monster Manual in important ways. They lack the traits and
abilities that those other vampires boast, but a lso lack
the weaknesses that hinder such vampires. What they
have in common is an unquenchable thirst for the blood
that s ustains their undead existence.

BLOOD DRI NKER VAMP I RE
Plenty of blood dri nkers haunt Ravn ica's alleys and sewers, preying on those who are foolis h enough to leave
the relative safety of the crowds.
Orzhov Vampires. Vampires thrive in the Orzhov
Syndicate, where they can collect tithes and payments
from their debtors in the form of blood. Their undead
nature gives them the same immortality enjoyed by the
oligarch spirits, but they remain capable of experiencing all the delights of their corporeal forms. In contrast
to Orzhov spirits, they also retain their personalities,
which a re almost uniformly cruel.
Blood Bond. Consuming a creature's blood creates
a sort of empathic bond that a llows the blood drinker
vampire to exert some magical influence over its victim.

Saving Throws Dex +7, Con +6, Wis +4
Skills Intimidation +7, Perception +4, Stealth +7
Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
ACTION S

Multiattack. The vam pire makes three melee attac ks, only one
of which can be a bite attack.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach S ft., one willing
creature, or a creature that is grappled by the vampi re, incapac·
itated, or restrained. Hit: 7 (l d6 + 4) piercing damage plus 7
(2d6) necrotic damage. If the target is humanoid, it must succeed on a DC 15 Charisma saving throw or be charmed by the
vampire for l minute. While charmed in this way, the target is
infatuated with the vampire.
The target's hit point maximum is reduced by an amount
equal to the necrotic damage taken, and the vampire regains hit
points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the tar·
get fi nishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum
is red uced to 0.
Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach S ft., one ta rget.
Hit: 8 (ld8 + 4) piercing damage.
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach S ft.,
one target. Hit: 7 (l d8 + 3) bludgeoning damage. The vampi re
can also grapple the target (escape DC 14) if it is a creature and
the vampi re has a hand free.
RE ACTION S

Parry. The vam pire adds 3 to its AC against one melee attack
that would hit it. To do so, the vampire must see t he attacker
and be wielding a melee weapon.

MIND DRINKER VAMPIRE
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 55 (10d8 + 10)
Speed 30 ft., fly 30 ft. (hover)
STR
16 (+3)

Saving Throws Dex +6, Int +6, Wis +3
Skills Deception +4, Insight +3, Perception +3, Stealth +6
Damage Resistances necrotic
Senses da rkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages t he languages it knew in life
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)

Innate Spe//casting (Psionics). The vampire's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 14). It can innately cast
the following spells, requiring no components:
At will: message
3/day each: charm person, hold person, mirror image, sleep
l/day each: gaseous form, major image

Shadow Stealth. While in dim light or darkness, the vampire
can take the Hide action as a bonus action.
Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the vampire has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception)
checks that rely on sight.

Multiattack. The vampire makes two attacks, only one of which
can be a bite attack.

MIND DRINKER V A MPIRE
When vampires join House Dimir, they can learn to siphon mental energy and memories along with the blood
of their victims. They also study the magic favored by
Dimir mind mages, giving them a powerful combination
of abilities ideal for espionage and infiltration.
Szadek's Heirs. The founder of House Dimir, Szadek,
was the first of the so-called mind drinkers. His secrets
are passed on only to other members of his guild, and
mind drinkers who leave House Dimir become enemies
of the guild-the only exceptions to a rule that prohibits
mind drinkers from feeding on others of their kind.
CeJJ Leaders. Thanks to their particular gifts. mind
drinkers are often placed as leaders of small cells of
covert Dimir operatives. They rarely trust their own
agents, thoug h, and often follow their cell members to
make sure those members carry out missions as ordered. T he most suspicious vampi res might even siphon
thoughts from their subordinates to detect any hint
of betrayal.

FRIENDS ·\:>ID FOf.S

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one willing
creature, or a creature that is grappled by the vampire, incapacitated, or restrained. Hit: 7 (ld6 + 4) piercing damage plus 7
(2d6) necrotic damage.
The target's hit point maximum is reduced by an amount
equal to the necrotic damage taken, and the vampire regains hit
points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the tar·
get finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum
is reduced to 0.
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
one target. Hit: 8 (ld8 + 4) bludgeoning damage. The vampire
can also grapple the target (escape DC 13) if it is a creature and
the vampire has a hand free.
Mind Siphon (Recharge 5-6). The vampire targets a creature
it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must make a DC 14
Intelligence saving throw, with disadvantage if the vampire
has previously consumed the target's blood. On a fa iled save,
the target takes 28 (8d6) psychic damage, and the vampire
discerns the target's surface emotions and thoughts. On a
successful save, the target takes half as much damage, and the
vampire discerns the target's general emotional state but not
its thoughts.

WURM
Wurms are huge creatures that resemble limbless, wingless dragons.
They burrow through the earth and eat
virtually anything they come across,
and their movement accounts for much
of the destruction in the rubblebelt regions
of Ravnica.
A wurm burrows through loose earth by using deep
son ic vibrations to liquefy the earth in front of it and
swim through the area. The soil resolidifies and closes
behind it. Moving through rock is slower and more difficult, and the wurm leaves a tunnel in its wake.
The Gruul Clans appreciate the devastation wurms
can create, and the clans sometimes lure them into civilized areas where the destruction can be vast.

Siege Monster. The wurm deals double damage to objects and

Huge monstrosity, unaligned

Tunneler. The wurm can burrow through solid rock at half its
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 200 (16dl 2 + 96)
Speed SO ft., burrow 30 ft.
STR
24 (+7)

burrow speed and leaves a 10-foot-diameter tunn el in its wake.
A CTI ONS
INT
3 (-4)

Saving Throws Con +11, Wis +6
Senses blindsight 60 ft. , tremorsense 60 ft., passive
Perception 11
languages Challenge 14 (11 , 500 XP)

Earth Tremors. The wurm creates earth tremors as it moves
overland or underground. Any creature that comes within
30 feet of the moving wurm for the first time on a turn must
succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or take 10 (3d6)
bludgeoning damage and fall prone. Any structure or object anchored to the ground that comes within 30 feet of the moving
wurm for the first time on a turn takes 10 (3d6) force damage.

Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.
Hit: 24 (Sd6 + 7) piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or
smaller creature, it must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving
throw or be swallowed by the wurm. A swallowed creature is
blinded and restrained, has total cover against attacks and
other effects outside the wurm, and takes 17 (Sd6) acid damage at th e start of each of the wurm 's turns.
If the wurm takes 30 damage or more on a single turn from
a creature inside it, the wurm must succeed on a DC 21 Constitution saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate all
swallowed creatures, which fall prone in a space within 10 feet
of the wurm. If the wurm dies, a swallowed creature is no longer restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using 20
feet of movement, exiting prone.

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This section describes various nonplayer characters
that belong to each guild. These characters can serve
as enemies, rivals, allies, or contacts. In addition to the
NPCs presented here, you can customize the NPCs in
the Monster Manual and other sources to make them
feel like part of a particular guild.
Also included in this chapter are statistics and descriptions of the guildmasters of Ravnica. Without
exception, these are powerful creatures. In most campaigns, the guild masters will come into play more often
in negotiations and other social settings than in combat.
Thus, each guildmaster's ideals, bonds, and flaws are
included. As a general rule, a guildmaster's personal
agenda is in line with the guild's goals described in
chapter 2, so the guild entries there provide additional
direction for roleplaying these individuals .
Several other named guild members are highlighted
in sidebars.

S OLDI ER
Soldiers are found in many of Ravnica's guilds. The soldier stat block represents a typical member of the rank
and file, though weaponry and armor can vary.

SOLDIER
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 18 (chain mail, shield)
Hit Points 16 (3d8 + 3)
Speed 30 ft.
STR

The Azorius Senate's activities focus on maintaining
public order. For example, the Lyev Column acts as the
police force for all ofRavnica. The Azorius NPCs table
summarizes key roles within this force. Statistics for
these NPCs are found in the Monster Manual unless the
table states otherwise.
AZORIUS

Appropriate Stat Block

Arrester
Azorius soldier
Hussar (cavalry)

Kn ight or veteran
Soldier*
Soldier"' mounted on a warhorse or a
griffon
Lawmage* or precognitive mage*

Magical support

*Appears in this chapter

SUPREME J UDGE l SPERIA
lsperia is the current guild master of the Azorius Senate.
As a sphinx, she is aloof and values solitude above all.
However, she has been forced to give up her privacy to
deal with the increased crime and chaos on Ravnica.
Isperia is devoted to her guild's belief that law is the
ultimate bulwark against chaos, and it is her steady
hand that guides the Azorius through these uncertain
times. As guildmaster, lsperia serves as the supreme
judge, a role that takes advantage of her encyclopedic
knowledge of Ravnica's labyrinthine legal system.
If an encounter turns violent, lsperia refrains
from using lethal force if possible, preferring to subdue a wrongdoing so that the legal system can mete
out justice.
I SP E RIA'S TRAITS

Skills Perception +2, Athletics +3
Senses passive Perceptio n 12
Languages any one language (us ually Common)
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)

Formation Tactics. The soldier has advantage on saving throws
against being charmed, frighte ned, gra ppled , or restrained
wh ile it is within 5 feet of at least one ally.
ACTI ONS

Multiattack. The soldie r makes two melee attacks.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (ld8 + 2) slash ing damage, or 7 (ldlO + 2) slas hing
damage if used with two ha nds.

Ideal: "The law provides direction for every arena of life;
it is the only compass 1 need.''
Bond: "I can't stand by and watch disorder spread
through the city. Without the Azorius, Ravnica
would collapse. In the absence of order, we must establish it."
Flaw: "If Ravnica didn't need me, I would prefer to live a
life of solitude and contemplation."

LAWMAGE
The Azorius Senate has spellcasters who are trained to
capture lawbreakers and bring them to justice. A lawmage's magic is focused on restraining criminals and on
protecting bystanders from becoming casualties when
arresters are pursuing malefactors. A significant proportion of the guild's vedalken are lawmages.

LAVINIA, STEWARD OF THE GUILDPACT

Arrester Lavinia, an Azorius arrester (use the veteran stat
block in the Monster Manual), is straightforward and stern.
To her, justice is a bird you have to catch, not a dog that
willingly walks toward its master. She worked alongside
)ace, the Living Guildpact, scheduling appointments and
relaying messages. The work was beneath her, but Lavinia's allegiance was to the soul of her city. )ace's disappearance worries her, but she has steadfastly refused to violate
the law of the land by stepping into his duties.

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PRECOGNITIVE M AGE
Precognitive mages, a rarity among Azorius spellcasters, are capable of capturing glimpses of the future.
They are typically employed to anticipate the actions of
wanted criminals. thus aiding in their capture.

2nd level (3 slots): arcane lock, augury, calm emotions, hold per-

son, silence, zone oftruth

Gargantuan monstrosity, lawful neutral

3rd level (3 slots): bestow curse, clairvoyance, counterspel/, dispel

Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 261 (18d20 + 72)
Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft.
STR
20 (+5)

4th
5th
6th
7th
8th

level
level
level
level
level

(3 slots): divination, locate creature
(2 slots): dispel evil and good, scrying
(1 slot): word of recall
(1 slot): divine word
(l slot): antimagic field

A CT IONS
Saving Throws Dex +9, Con +11, Int +13, Wis +15
Skills: Arcana +13, History +13, Insight +15, Perception +15
Damage Immuniti es psychic; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Condition Immuni ties charmed, frightened
Senses truesight 120 ft .. passive Perception 25
Languages Common, Sphinx
Challenge 21 (33,000 XP)

Innate Spel/casting. lsperia's innate spellcasting ability is Wis·
dom (spell save DC 23). lsperia can innately cast imprisonment
twice per day, requiring no material compone nts.
Inscrutable. lsperia is immune to any effect that would sense
her emotions or read her thoughts, as well as any divination
spell that she refuses. Wisdom (Insight) checks made to ascertain her intentions or sincerity have disadvantage.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If lsperia fails a saving throw,
she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. lsperia has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
Spel/casting. lsperia is a 15th-level Azorius spellcaster. Her
spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 23, +1 4 to hit with
spell attacks). lsperia has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): guidance, light, resistance, sacred flame,

thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): command, detect evil and good, ensnaring

strike, sanctuary, shield offaith

Multiattack. lsperia makes two claw attacks. She can cast a
spell with a casting time of 1 action in place of one claw attack.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach 5 ft .. one target.
Hit: 21 (3dl0 + 5) slashing damage. If the target is a creature,
it must succeed on a DC 23 Wisdom saving throw or take 14
(4d6) psychic damage after each attack it makes against lsperia
before the start of her next turn.

Supreme Legal Authority. lsperia chooses up to three creatures
she can see within 90 feet of her. Each target must succeed on
a DC 23 Intelligence saving throw or lsperia chooses an action
for that target: Attack, Cast a Spell, Dash, Disengage, Dodge,
Help, Hide, Ready, Search, or Use an Object. The affected target can't take that action for 1 minute. At the end of each of the
target's turns, it can end the effect on itself with a successful
DC 23 Intelligence saving throw. A target that succeeds on the
saving throw becomes immune to lsperia's Supreme Legal Authority for 24 hours.
LEGE NDARY A CTION S
lsperia can take 3 legendary actions, choos ing from the options
below. Only one legen dary action option can be used at a time
and only at the end of another creature's turn. lsperia regains
spent legendary actions at the start of her turn.
Claw Attack. lsperia makes one claw attack.
Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions). lsperia casts a spell of 3rd level
or lower from her list of prepared spells, using a spell slot
as normal.
Supreme Legal Authority (Costs 3 Actions). lsperia uses
Supreme Legal Authority.

PRECOGNITIVE MAGE

Geetra is a precognitive mage who first put her gifts to
use as a young thief on the streets ofRavnica. While still
a teenager, she was apprehended and then pardoned in
exchange for agreeing to use her talents in the service of
the Azorius Senate. For decades, she worked in almost
complete anonymity, her gifts unappreciated. But with the
senate displaying an increased interest in the talents of
precognitive mages, Geetra has been given a more prominent position, which she has embraced with enthusiasm.
She worries about the impact that her guild has on the rest
of Ravnica but believes in her heart that she is helpi ng the
people. Chaos can only destroy, and her visions are a tool
to ensure that society can live in safety in all va riants of
the future.

Medium humanoid (any race), lawful neutral
Armor Class 11 (14 with mage armor)
Hit Points 63 (l4d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR

Medium humanoid (any race), lawful neutral
Saving Throws Int +6, Wis +3
Skills Perception +3
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge 3 (700 XP)

Armor Class 15 (breastplate)
Hit Points 84 (l3d8 + 26)
Speed 30 ft .
STR
13 (+l)

Saving Throws Int +6, Wis +5
Skills Arcana +6, Perception +S, Persuasion +4
Senses passive Perception l S
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)

Spellcasting. The lawmage is an 8th-level Azori us spellcaster.
Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 14, +6 to
hit with spell attacks). The lawmage has the following wizard
spe lls prepared:
Cantrips (at will): fire bolt.friends, light, message
l st level (4 slots): alarm, expeditious retreat, shield
2nd level (3 slots): arcane lock, detect thoughts, hold person
3rd level (3 slots): clairvoyance, dispel magic, slow
4th level (2 slots): locate creature, stoneskin

Innate Spellcasting. The mage's innate spellcasting ability is
Intelligence (spell save DC 14). It can cast the fol lowing spells,
requiring no material components:
3/day: detect thoughts, mage armor
1/day each: clairvoyance, locate object
ACTIONS

Quart erstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +l to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 2 (ld6 - l) bludgeoning damage, or 3 (l d8 - l )
bludgeoning damage if used with two hands.
Glimpse the Temporal Flood (Recharge 5-6). The mage targets
one creature within 120 feet of it that it can see. The ta rget
takes 18 (4d8) psychic damage, and it must succeed on a DC
14 Intelligence saving throw o r be stu nned until the end of its
next turn.
REACTIONS

Quarterstaff. Me/ee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach S ft., one
target. Hit: 4 (l d6 + l ) blud geo ning damage, or S (ld8 + l)
bludgeoning damage if used with two hands.

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Precognitive Insight (3/Day). When the mage or a creature it
can see makes an attack roll, a saving th row, or an ability check,
t he mage can cause the rol l to be made with advan tage or
disadvantage.

BoRos NPCs
The Boros Legion attracts those who believe justice
is the highest idea l and that it's worth fighting for on
behalf of all Ravnica's citizens. From its angelic commanders down to its raw recruits, everyone in the
legion wages war against corruption, exploitation, and
lawlessness.
The Boros Legion has its own soldiers, and the elite
Sunhome Guard protects the legion's headquarters. The
Boros NPCs table summarizes key roles w ithin these
forces. Statistics for these NPCs are found in the Monster Manual unless the table states other wise.

Aurel ia prefers to lead the Boros Legion from the
front. She bri ngs swift and unrelenting punishment to
the wicked, and her temper is legendary.
Immortal Nature. Aurelia doesn't require food,
drink, or sleep.
A U RELIA'S T RAITS
Ideal : "Justice. We must do whatever it takes to establish fair and merciful relationships among Ravnica's
people- through force of arms when necessary."
B ond: "The entire legion obeys my commands, and I am
therefore beholden to every one of my soldiers.''
F law: "l charge into battle with little heed for my own
wellbeing."

B OROS NPCs
Role

Appropriate Stat Block

Magical support

Firefist* or frontline medic"'

Reckoner*
Knight mounted on a Skyjek roe'~

Skyknight
Sunhome Guard

Guardian giant"' o r veteran

*Appears in this chapter

W A R LEADER AUR ELIA
The angel Aurelia leads the Boros Legion. During the
years of her leadership, she has shown a strong appreciation for the ordinary citizens who are often caught in
the middle of interguild violence.
True justice. Aurelia argues, isn't merely the enforcement of the letter of existing laws {let the Azorius fret
over that), but the establishment of equitable and compassionate relationships among all of Ravnica's people.
That means protecting the weak from the depredations
of the strong, sheltering the innocents who are threatened by war, and ensuring that enforcement of the law
doesn't become oppressive. Aur elia actively supports
efforts to establ ish a lasting peace among the guilds in
the absence of the Guildpact.

FIRE FIST
Bor os fi refists combine potent magic with peerless
fighting ability, inspiring all who ser ve alongside them.
T hey often act as the poi nt of contact between the Boros
Legion and the angelic leaders.

FRONTLIN E MEDIC
The soldiers of the Boros Legion depend on skilled healers to keep them on their feet. Frontline medics use a
mix of magical healing and mundane medicine to keep
their compatriots alive.

R EC KO NER
Boros reckoners combine physical power and magical
prowess, serving as the shock troops of the legion. They
are adept at breaking up mobs and organized lines of
defense. Sometimes described as living thunderstorms,
reckoners charge their bodies with lightning that bursts
forth in their spells and lashes out at enemies who harm
them. Many reckoners are minotaurs.

T/IJIC, BLl\DE OF THE LEGION,

"BOROS F1REFIST

Leadership. Aurelia utters a few inspiring words to one creature
she can see within 30 feet of her. If the creature can hear her, it
can add a dlO to one attack roll or saving throw it makes before
the start of Aurelia's next turn.

AURELIA
Medium celestial (angel), lawful good

Armor Class 22 (natural armo r)
Hit Points 287 (2Sd8 + 17S)
Speed SO ft., fly 1SO ft.
STR
26 (+8)

Saving Throws Dex +14, Con +14, Cha +17
Skills Insight +14, Perception +14
Damage Resistances necrotic, radiant; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
paralyzed, poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 24
Languages all
Challenge 23 (S0,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Aurelia fails a saving throw,
she can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Aurelia has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
ACTIONS

Multiattack. Aurelia makes three longsword attacks and uses
Leadership.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach S ft., one
target. Hit: 12 (1d8 + 8) slashing damage, or l3 (ldlO + 8)
slashing damage when used with two hands, plus 27 (6d8)
radiant damage.

Warleader's Helix (Recharge 5-6). Ranged Spell Attack: +17 to
hit, range 60 ft., one creature. Hit: S4 (12d8) radiant damage,
and Aurelia can choose ano ther creature she can see wi thin
l O feet of the target. The second creature regains 27 (6d8)
hit points.
REACTIONS

Parry. Aurelia adds 7 to her AC against one melee attack that
would hit her. To do so, Aurelia must see the attacker and be
wielding a melee weapon.
Unyielding. When Aurelia is subjected to an effect that would
move her, knock her prone, or both, she can use her reaction to
be neither moved nor knocked prone.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS

Aurelia can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the op·
tions below. Only one legendary action option can be used at
a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. Aurelia
regains spent legendary actions at the start of her turn.
Command Allies. Aurelia chooses up to three creatures she
can see within 30 feet of her. If a chosen creature can see or
hear Aurelia, it can immediately use its reaction to make one
weapon attack, with advantage on the attack roll.
Longsword Attack (Costs 2 Actions). Aurelia makes one long·
sword attack.
Frighten Foes (Costs 3 Actions). Aurelia targets up to five
creatures she can see within 30 feet of her. Each ta rget must
succeed on a DC 2S Wisdom saving throw or be frightened of
her until the end of her next turn. Any target within S feet of
Aurelia has disadvantage on the saving throw.
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FRONTLINE MEDIC

FIREFIST
Medium humanoid (any race), lawful good

Medium humanoid (any race), lawful good

Armor Class 18 (plate)
H it Points 117 (18d8 + 36)
Speed 30 ft.

Armor Class 20 (plate, shield)
Hit Points 19 (3d8 + 6)
Speed 30 ft.

Saving Throws Con +S, Wis +6
Skills Intimidation +4, Religion +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)

Skills Medicine +S, Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/4 (SO XP)

Spellcasting. The medic is a 3rd-level Boros spellcaster. Its
Spellcasting. The firefist is a 9th-level Boros spellcaster. Its
spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 14, +6 to hit with
spell attacks). It has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): fire bolt, light, sacred flame, spare the dying
lst leve l (4 slots): guiding bolt, healing word, heroism,

spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 11). The medic
has the following cleric spells prepared:
Cantri ps (at will): mending, resistance, spore the dying
l st level (4 slots): cure wounds, sanctuary
2nd level (2 slots): aid, lesser restoration

shield offaith
2nd level (3 slots): lesser restoration, scorching ray
3rd level (3 slots): blinding smite, crusader's mantle, revivify
4th level (3 slots): banishment, wolf offire
Sth level (l slot): flame strike

Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach S ft. or
range 20/ 60 ft., one target. Hit: S (ld6 + 2) piercing damage, or
6 (ld8 + 2) piercing damage if used with two hands to make a
melee attack.

Multiattack. The firefist makes two greatsword attacks.
Creatsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit , reach S ft ., one
ta rget. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage.
REACTIONS

Guided Attack (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). When
the firefist or one creature it can see within 30 feet of it makes
an attack roll, the firefist grants a+10 bonus to that roll.

RECKONER
Medium humanoid (any race), lawful neutral
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16 (+3)

Skills Arcana +4, Intimidation +2, Perception +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge4 (l,lOOXP)

First Strike. The reckoner has advantage on in itiative rolls.
Spellcasting. The reckoner is a 5th-level Boros spellcaster.
Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 12, +4 to
hit with spell attacks). The reckoner has the following wizard
spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): blade ward, light, message, shocking grasp
l st level (4 slots): guiding bolt, shield, thunderwave, witch bolt
2nd level (3 slots): blur, levitate
3rd level (2 slots): lightning bolt

Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +S to hit, reach S ft., one tar·
get. Hit: 7 (ld8 + 3) slashing damage, or 8 (ldlO + 3) slashing
damage if used with two hands.
REACT IONS

Lightning Backlash (Recharge S- 6). When a creatu re hits the
reckoner with an attack, the attacker takes lightning damage
equal to half the damage dealt by the attack.

IRIB:-ODS \)';DfOES

The Dimir a re a collection of individual agents and
secretive cells woven subtly throughout the fabric of
Ravnica and across all the guilds. Dimir agents excel at
information gathering, covert operations, and assassination. They collect secrets, relay intelligence, and sow discord- a ll in obedience to the sometimes cryptic orders
of their mysterious leaders.
The Dimir NPCs table summarizes key roles within
House Dimir. Statistics for these NPCs are found in the
Monster Manual unless the table states otherwise.
D1M 1R

Appropriate Stat Block
Spy or thought spy*
Assassin
Mind mage1'

*Appears in this chapter

Lazav is uniquely qualified to be the Dimir guildmaster: he is a shapechanger whose mysterious genius is
informed by agents from the entire Dimir network. He
takes on a tremendous variety of guises as his needs
and plans requ ire. He might step out into the Ravnican
streets as an elderly widow to eavesdrop at the bazaar,
become a vedalken hussar of the Azorius Senate to
sidestep a checkpoint, or transform into a Tin Street

Medium monstrosity (shapechanger), neutral evil
Armor Class 18 (natural armor)
Hit Points 204 {24d8 + 96)
Speed 40 ft.
CON
18 {+4)

Saving Throws Dex +13, Int +1 2, Wis +11, Cha +12
Skills Deception +18, Insight+11, Perception +11, Stealth +19
Damage Resistances necrotic, psychic
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 21
Languages Common, thieves' cant
Challenge 17 (18,000 XP)

Elusive. No attack roll has advantage against Lazav unless he is
incapacitated.
Innate Spellcasting. Lazav's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 20). He can innately cast the following
spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect thoughts, encode thoughts (see chapter 2).freedom ofmovement, vicious mockery (4d4 psychic damage)
3/day each: blur, confusion, mirror image
l/day each: modify memory, Rory's telepathic bond

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Lazav fa ils a saving throw, he
can choose to succeed instead.

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Thought spies form the backbone of House Dimir's
covert operations. They are trained in stealth and infiltration, tactics that they supplement with rigorously developed mental abilities. To ensure that no secrets s lip
through Dimir's fingers, they infiltrate rival guilds. In
addition to trad itional means of gathering intelligence,
thought spies use their magic to spy on the thoughts of
their targets.
Shapechanger Savant. Lazav can use a bonus action to polymo rph into a Small or Medium humanoid he has seen. His
statistics, other than his size, are the same in each form. Any
equipment he is wearing or carrying isn't transformed.

Ideal: "Knowledge. To know a thing is to have
power over it."
Bond: "When the time is right and my plans have come
to fruition, all ofRavnica will be mine."
Flaw: "I can't trust anyone."

L A ZAV TH E FACELESS

Dimir mind mages are among the most feared spellcasters in Ravnica, thanks in large part to the aura of
mystery that shrouds them and their work. Their ability
to read and alter memories commands respect from the
other members of House Dimir and makes them useful
in the full spectrum of the guild's activities. Many mind
mages lead cells of their own.

Role
Dimir spy
Duskmantle assassin
Mind mage

merchant to deceive a passing noble. His true form
might be that of a doppelganger or some other creature;
no one has ever seen it.

Psychic Defenses. Unless Lazav is incapacitated, he is immune
to magic that allows other creatures to read his thoughts, de·
termine whether he is lying, know his alignment, or know his
creature type. Creatures can telepat hically communicate with
Lazav only ifhe allows it.
A CT IONS

Multiattack. Lazav makes three sho rtsword attacks.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach S ft., one
target. Hit: 10 {ld6 + 7) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) psychic
damage, and the target has d isadvantage on the next attack roll
it ma kes before Lazav's next t urn.
LEG ENDARY AC TI ONS

Lazav can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options
below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time
and only at the end of another creature's turn. Lazav regains
spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.
Attack. Lazav makes a weapon at tack.
Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions). Lazav casts one of his innate spells.
Shifting Nightmare (Costs 3 Actions). Lazav rapidly takes the
form of several nightmaris h creatures, lashing o ut at all
nearby. Each creature within 10 feet of Lazav must succeed
on a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw o r take 18 (4d8) damage of
a type chosen by Lazav: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or necrotic.

Medium humanoid (any race), neutral evil
Armor Class 13 (leather armor)
Hit Points 27 (6d8)
Speed 30 ft.

MIND M AGE
Medium humanoid (any race), neutral evil

Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit Points 49 (11d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR

Saving Throws Int +8, Wis +5
Skills Arcana +8, Deception +6, Insight +5, Persuasion +6
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common plus any four languages
Challenge 5 (l,800 XP)

Special Equipment. The mage wears a spies' murmur (see
chapter 5).
Innate Spe//casting (Psionics). The mage's spellcasting ability is
Intelligence (spell save DC 16). It can innately cast the following
spells, requiring no components:
At will: encode thoughts (see chapter 2).friends
3/ day each: charm person, detect thoughts, mage armor, sleep,
suggestion
l/day each: dominate person, mass suggestion, modify memory

Skills Deception +6, Insight +3, Investigation +5, Perception +3,
Sleight of Hand +4, Stealth +4
Senses darkvisio n 30 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Common pl us any one language
Challenge l (200 XP)

Cunning Action. On each of its turns, the thought spy can use a
bonus action to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.
Innate Spe//casting (Psionics). The thought spy's innate
spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 13). The
thought spy can innately cast th e fo llowing spells, requ iring no
components:
At will: charm person, disguise self. encode thoughts (see
chapter 2)
l/day each: blur, detect thoughts, gaseous form
ACTION S

Multiattack. The thought spy makes two melee attacks, or it
makes three ranged attacks with its daggers.

Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or
range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (ld4 + 2) piercing damage.

Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +S to hit, reach 5 ft. or
range 20/60 ft ., one target. Hit: 4 (ld4 + 2) piercing damage.

Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 6 (ld8 + 2) piercing damage.

In its embrace of death and its claim over fetid, rotting
environments, the Golgari Swarm appeals to those who
are comfortable in a world of fungus, rot, and monsters.
Every member of the Golgari Swarm has a function, working together like the parts of a single, larger
organism. At the same time, internal factions vie for
authority. The most prominent faction is the Devkarin
elves, whose spiritual leader, Izoni, is no friend of the
guild master, Jarad. The medusas are still struggling
to coalesce as a faction. The kraut are slowly gaining
more influence in the guild under the leadership of the
death priest, Mazirek. These faction leaders can serve
as patrons for Golgari characters. They might send characters on missions to interfere with a rival or to increase
the power and influence of their own faction. They can
also serve as major adversaries for adventurers who oppose the Golgari Swarm.
Golgari NPCs include reclaimers, who scavenge and
recycle corpses and other detritus, and assassins, who
belong to a secret society called the Och ran. The Golgari NPCs table summarizes key roles within the guild.
Statistics for these NPCs are found in the Monster Manual unless the table states otherwise.
GoLcARI

JARAD Von SAvo
The Golgari guild master is a Devkarin necromancer
and lich named Jarad Vod Savo. In life.Jarad was an
archer and accomplished hunter, as well as the brother
of the previous guild master, the ambitious Savra.Jarad
mastered the ways of necromancy so he could rise as a
lich after he sacrificed himself to save his son from the
demon Rakdos.
As head of the Golgari Swarm. Jarad commands elf
and medusa assassins. legions of kraul, brutish trolls,
and masses of undercity-dwelling creatures. Thanks to
the necromantic power he wields- and with the support
of his loyal guards and soldiers- he has survived a number of assassination attempts from various upstarts.
Undead Nature. Jarad doesn"t require air, food,
drink, or sleep.
J ARAD 'S TRAITS

Ideal: "Death. There's wisdom to be gained in it,
whether it be your own or someone else's."
Bond: "Ravn ica, with all its structures and institutions,
will eventually rot away, and it will be time for the Golgari to bloom from the carcass."
Flaw: "I am beyond life and death and can't be harmed."
IZONI , DEVKARIN MATKA

Appropriate Stat Block

Devkarin warrior

Drow or drow elite warrior

Ochran assassin

Spiritual leader

Golgari shaman*

*Appears in this chapter

The spiritual leader of the Devkarin elves holds the position of matka. lzoni, a Golgari shaman, has recently risen
to her position after the suspicious death of her predecessor, Zdenia. lzoni is known for her ability to control insects
and spiders, and she is never encountered without the
company of one or more swarms of insects crawling over
and around her. When she walks, she appears to glide over
the ground.

JARAD Von SAvo
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 180 (24d8 + 72)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)

Saving Throws Con +10, Int +12, Wis +1 0
Skills Arcana +12, Insight +10, Perception +10
Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhausted, frightened,
paralyzed, poisoned
Senses darkvision 120 ft. , passive Perception 20
Languages Common, Elvish, Kraul
Challenge 22 (41,000 XP)

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Jarad fails a saving throw, he
can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Jarad has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
Regeneration. Jarad regains 25 hit points at the start of his
turn. If he takes fire or radiant damage, this trait doesn't function at the start of his next turn. He dies only if he starts its
turn with 0 hit points and doesn't regenerate.
Spellcasting. Jarad is a 14th-level Golgari spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 20, +12 to hit with
spell attacks). Jarad has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): acid splash, chill touch, mage hand, poison
spray, prestidigitation
1st level (4 slots): entangle, ray ofsickness, sleep
2nd level (3 slots): Melfs acid arrow, ray of enfeeblement, spider
climb, web
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, plant growth, vampiric touch
4th level (3 slots): blight, giant insect, grasping vine
5th level (2 slots): cloudkill, insect plague
6th level (1 slot): circle of death, create undead
7th level (1 slot): finger of death,forcecage

Spore Infusion. Jarad is surrounded by a cloud of spores. As a
bonus action, he can cause the spores to deal 11 (2d10) poison
damage to a creature he can see within 10 feet of him.
Turn Resistance. Jarad has advantage on saving throws against
any effect that turns undead.
Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces Jarad to 0 hit points, he
must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of S + the
damage taken, un less the damage is radiant or from a critical
hit. On a success, he drops to 1 hit point instead.

Multiattack. Jarad makes two attacks: one with his Noxious
Touch and one with his Staff of Svogthir. He can cast a spell
with a casting time of 1 action in place of one of these attacks.
Noxious Touch. Me/ee Spell Attack: +12 to hit, reach S ft., one
creature. Hit: 28 (8d6) poison damage, and the target must
succeed on a DC 20 Constitu tion saving throw or be poisoned
for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end
of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Staff ofSvogthir. Melee Weapon Attack: +12 to hit, reach S ft.,
one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage plus 13 (3d8)
poison damage and 13 (3d8) necrotic damage.
LEGENDARY ACTIO NS
Jarad can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options
below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a time
and only at the end of another creature's turn. Jarad regains
spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.
Cantrip. Jarad casts one of his can trips.
Noxious Touch (Costs 2 Actions). Jarad uses Noxious Touch.
Disrupt Life (Costs 3 Actions). Each creature within 30 feet of
Jarad must make a DC 20 Constitution saving throw, taking
35 (10d6) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much
damage on a successfu l one.

GOLGAR I LAI RS

GO LGA RI SHAMAN
Golgari shamans are the spiritual leaders of the Golgari
Swarm. They teach the guild's beliefs about the cycles of
nature, using their necromantic magic to show how life
sprouts from death.
Golgari shamans paint their faces so they appear
to have extra eyes on their cheeks and chins. They
sometimes use magical moodmark paint (described in
chapter 5) to allow them to communicate by means of
these marks. T hey wear clothing adorned with beetle
carapaces, spiderwebs, or shelf fungus.

GOLGARI SHAMAN
Medium humanoid (elf), neutral evil
Armor Class 14 (hide armor)
H it Points 88 (16d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+O)

Saving Throws Con +4, Wis +6
Skills Arcana +4, Insight +6, Nature +4, Religion + 4
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Langu ages Common, Elvish
Challenge 5 (l,800 XP)

Fey Ancestry. The shaman has advantage on saving throws
against being charmed, and magic can't put it to s leep.
Spel/casting. The shaman is an 8th-level Golgari spellcaster.
Its spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 14, +6 to
hit with spell attacks). The shaman has the fo ll owing druid
spells p repa re d:
Cantrips (at will): poison spray, shillelagh , thorn whip
lst level (4 slots): cure wounds, entangle, ray ofsickness
2nd level (3 slots): pass without trace, ray of enfeeblement,

spike growth
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, dispel magic, plant growth
4th level (2 slots): blight, giant insect

Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: + 4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 5 (ld6 + 2) bludgeoning damage, or 6 (ld8 + 2)
bludgeon ing damage if used with two hands.

Fungal Rot. Melee Spell Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., o ne target.
Hit: 9 (2d8) necrotic damage , and the target must make a DC
14 Constitution saving throw, taking 18 (4d8) poison d amage
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Feed on Death. When a creature within 30 feet of the shaman
drops to 0 hit points, the shaman gains 5 (ldlO) temporary
hit po ints.

fkll 1\llS \ND I 01 c;

Members of the Golgari Swarm have an intimate connection to their territory. When at least six Golgari
defend their territory together, they can call on the environment to aid them. The group must include Jarad Vod
Savo or at least one Golgari shaman, kraul death priest,
undercity medusa, or D evkarin lich. When deter m i ning
the difficulty of such an encounter, consider the lair to
be one additional creature of challenge rating 1.
LAIR ACTIONS
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties). the Golgari
group takes a lair action, causing one of che following effects; the Golgari can't use the same effect rwo
rounds in a row:

• If the Golgari can see any sewer openings, they can
cause sewage to overflow. Any creature within 20 feet
of such an opening must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity savi ng throw or be knocked prone and pushed up
to 20 feet in a straight line away from the opening.
• Spore-laden fungi release a cloud that fills a
20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the Golgari
choose within 120 feet of any member of the group.
The cloud spreads around corners and remains until one of the Golgari dismisses it as an action, the
Golgari group uses this lair action again, or all the
members of the Golgari group die. The area within
the cloud is lightly obscured. Any creature in the cloud
when it appears must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) poison damage on a failed
save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Any creature that ends its turn in the cloud takes 10
(3d6) poison damage.
• Tendrils of creeping fungi reach out to ensnare
the enemies of the Golgari. The Golgari choose a
15-foot-radius sphere centered on a point within 60
feet of any member of the group. Each creatur e in
the area that isn't allied with the Golgari group must
succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or become
restrained until the Golgari group uses this lai r action
again, all the members of the group are slain , or no
member of the group is within 60 feet of the effect. A
creature restrained in this way can use an action to
make a DC 15 Strength check, ending the restrained
effect on itself with a success.
REGIONAL EFFECTS
The region containing a Golgari lair is infested with
mosses and strange fungi. This habitat accounts for one
or both of the following effects in the surrounding undercity (the effects don't spread to the surface):

Moss, fungi, and other growth covers every underground surface with in half a mile of the lai r.
Fungal spores drifting throughout the lair have the
power to animate corpses. Whenever a Small or Medium humanoid dies within the lair, roll a die. On an
odd number, the dead creature rises up as a fungus
drudge (use the zombie stat block in the Monster Manual) ld8 hours later, unless its body is destroyed.

If all the Golgari in the lair die, the r egional effects
fade over ldlO days.

NIKYA OF THE OLD WAYS

Like the creatures that fight alongside them, warriors
and shamans of the Gruul Clans are wildly aggressive.
True to their name, the Gruul Clans include a number
of different groups with their own leaders and traditions. Beyond the s ix most prominent clans (the Burning
Tree, the Ghor, the Scab, the S lizt, the Gravel Hide, the
Zhur-Taa, and the Bolrac), countless small clans-some
little more than war bands- claim territories throughout
the rubblebelts.
Gruul NPCs fill various clan roles. The Gruul NPCs
table summarizes key roles within the guild. Statistics
for these NPCs are found in the Monster Manual unless
the table states otherwise.
GRUUL

Appropriate Stat Block

Scout
Trog (Gruul hermit)

Rubblebelt stalker*

of the Old Ways*

The Zhur-Taa leader, Nikya, is a powerful centaur druid of
the Old Ways. In fact, she considers herself to be the last
of the true Gruul druids. Though raised to be a warrior,
Nikya soon discovered her natural gifts with magic. She
can summon enormous constricting vines from the ancient layers of Ravnica's crust. She has little love for Borborygmos, and she believes th at another leader- one who is
loyal to the Old Ways-will arise among the Gruul before
the End-Raze begins.

DRUID OF THE OLD WAYS
The druids of the Old Ways are the keepers of ancient
Gruul traditions devoted to the primal ferocity of animal gods such as Ilharg the Raze-Boar and Kashath
the Stalker.
The End-Raze. The druids of the Old Ways believe
that civilization will never be eradicated by scattered
raids and petty skirmishes. They cli ng to the idea of a
coming apocalypse, the End-Raze. when llharg's hoofs
will trample every brick and s tone of Ravnica's soaring
s kylines to rubble. The world will return to a state of nature in which the lawless code of muscle and savagery
will reign once again.

* Appears in this chapter

RUBBLEBELT STALKER
BORBORYGMOS
For decades, the enormous cyclops Borborygmos has
comma nded the respect and obedience of the Gruul
Clans by defeating a ll who challenged him. He embodies the raging fire that the Gruul believe burns in their
bellies, and his wrath toward the civilization of Ravnica
knows no bounds.
Mightiest ofthe Mighty. Borborygmos leads the
Burning Tree clan, which is the largest and most diverse of the Gruul Clans. He is almost always accompanied by other members of his clan- not because he
needs their protection, but because they might need his .
His companions include creatures ranging from burly
giants to cowering goblins.
The Gruul follow strength, and Borborygmos holds
his position only because he has proved stronger than
any challenger.
BoRBORYGMos' s TRAITS

Ideal: ··we fight!"'
Bond: "I will bring the wilds back."
flaw: "I don't have to listen to anybody."

AN ARCH
The rank-and-file members of the G ruul Ciaos, called
anarchs, despise civil ization and have sworn to tear
down both its physical structures a nd its institutions.
Anarchs scavenge everything, from the hide armor
they wear to the weapons they wield. As they pick
through the refuse of the rubblebelts, they sometimes come across magic items and other valuable
treasures.

Rubblebelt stalkers are scouts and skirmishers for the
Gruul Clans. They excel at moving over challenging terrain, whether they're picking their way through treacherous ruins or clambering across rooftops. They favor
ambush tactics and avoid confrontations with stronger
forces, relying on their superior mobility to make
their escape.

Stomp. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 18 (2d10 + 7) bludgeoning damage.

Huge giant, chaotic neutral

Rock. Ranged Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, range 30/120 ft. , one
target. Hit: 29 (4d10 + 7) bludgeoning da mage.

Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 270 (20dl2 + 140)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
24 (+7)

Saving Throws Str +13, Con +13, Wis +9
Skills Athletics +13, Insight +9, Survival +9
Damage Resistances poison, psychic
Condition Immunities charmed, frightened
Senses tremorsense 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Common, Giant
Challenge 18 (20,000 XP)

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Borborygmos fails a saving
throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Poor Depth Perception. Borborygmos has disadvantage on any
attack roll against a target more than 30 feet away.

Siege Monster. Borborygmos deals double damage to objects
and structures.
ACTIONS

Multiattack. Borborygmos can use his Frightful Presence.
He also makes two attacks: one with his mau l and one with
his stomp.
Maul. Melee Weapon Attack: +13 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.
Hit: 28 (6d6 + 7) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 21 Strength saving throw or be
knocked prone.

FRIENOS A:-JO FOl:.S

Frightful Presence. Each creature of Borborygmos's choice that
is within 60 feet of him and can see or hear him must succeed
on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of him
for 1 minute. The frightened creature can repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself
on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the
effect ends for it, the creature is immune to Borborygmos's
Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours.
LEG ENDARY ACTIONS

Borborygmos can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the
options below. Only one legendary action option can be used
at a time and only at the end of another creatu re's turn. Borbo·
rygmos regains spent legenda ry actions at the start of his turn.
Attack. Borborygmos makes a weapon attack.
Bellow (Costs 2 Actions). Borborygmos yells menacingly at one
creature he can see within 60 feet of him. That creature must
succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of him for 1 minute. If t he creature is already frightened,
it becomes stunned instead. A creature can re peat t he saving
th row at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on
itself on a success. If a creature's savi ng throw is successful
or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to Borborygmos's Bellow fo r the next 24 hours.
Wide Berth (Costs 3 Actions). Borborygmos moves up to half
his speed and can move through the space of any creature
smaller than Huge. The first time Borborygmos enters a
creature's space during this move, the creature must make a
DC 21 Dexterity saving throw. If the saving throw succeeds,
the creature is pushed 5 feet away from Borborygmos. If the
saving throw fails, that creature is knocked prone, and Borbo·
rygmos can make a stomp attack against it.

RUBBLEBELT STALKER

Small or Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic neutral

Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic neutral

Armor Class 13 (hide armor)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.

Armor Class 14 (piecemeal armor)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.

Skills Perception +2, Survival +2
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)

Skills Athletics +2, Perception +4, Stealth +4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)

Aggressive. As a bonus action, the anarch can move up to its
speed toward a hostile creature it can see.

Ambusher. In the first round of a combat, the stalker has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn't taken
a turn yet.

Siege Monster. The anarch deals double damage to objects and
structures.
ACTION S

Spiked Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (ld8 + 2) piercing damage, or 7 (ldlO + 2) pierc·
ing damage if used with two hands.

Nimble Escape. The stalker can take the Disengage or Hide action as a bonus action on each of its turns.
Ruin Dweller. The stalker has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth)
checks made to hide in ruins, and its speed is not reduced in
difficult terrain composed of rubble.
Siege Monster. The stalker deals double damage to objects and
structures.

DRUID OF THE OLD WAYS

Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic neutral

Multiattack. The stalker makes three attacks with its
shortsword.

Armor Class 14 (hide armor)
Hit Points 90 (12d8 + 36)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)

Shortsword. Melee Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit:
5 (ld6 + 2) piercing damage.
INT
10 (+O)

Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +6, Wis +8
Skills Nature +3, Perception +8, Survival +8
Senses passive Perception 18
Languages Common, Druidic
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)

Siege Monster. The druid deals double damage to objects and
structures.
Speak with Beasts and Plants. The druid can communicate with
beasts and plants as if they shared a language.
Spellcasting. The druid is a 12th-level Gruul spellcaster. Its
spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 16, +8 to hit with
spell attacks). It has the following druid spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): druidcraft, produce fire, resistance, thorn whip
lst level (4 slots): cure wounds.faerie fire, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): beast sense, flame blade, pass without trace
3rd level (3 slots): conjure animals, dispel magic, plant growth
4th level (3 slots): dominate beast.freedom of movement,
wall offire
5th level (2 slots): commune with nature, conjure elemental, scrying
6th level (l slot): transport via plants, wall ofthorns
ACTIONS

Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 3 (ld6) bludgeoning damage, or 4 (ld8) bludgeoning damage if used with two hands.

Though the lzzet League officially serves the function
of maintaining the city's public works, most of its members join the guild to indulge their insatiable curiosity
for magical knowledge. Using the guild's extensive resources and sturdy facilities, researchers pursue their
studies through reckless experimentation, which often
ends in destruction of property. loss of limb, or at the
very least, a loud boom. Nearly all Izzet members have
some capability with magic.
Izzet NPCs include chemisters, who work extensively
with the magic alloy mizzium, and their attendants. The
Izzet NPCs table summarizes key roles within the guild.
Statistics for these NPCs are found in the Monster Manual unless the table states otherwise.

Possessed of arrogance and vanity that matches his vast
intellect and tremendous power, Niv-Mizzet is the ancient dragon who founded and continues to control the
Izzet League. From his private laboratory at the top of
the lzzet guildhall, Niv-Mizzet directs the research and
experiments of his countless underlings. He coordinates
a tremendous number of apparently unrelated projects,
working toward some mysterious end.
There can be little doubt that this ancient dragon is
one of the most intelligem beings on Ravnica and one
of the world's most powerful spellcasters. He is j ust as
acquisitive as any dragon, but his treasure is scientific
and magical knowledge. His ambition is a looming
threat in the minds of all the other guildmasters, but
confronting him directly is a lmost unthinkable thanks
to the combination of his awesome magical power and
the sheer physical threat of a fire-breathing, swordtoothed dragon.

IZZET NPCs
Role
Attendant
Chemister
Gua rd
Magic tester

Appropriate Stat Block
Commoner
Mage
Scorchbringer guard*
Flux blastseeker,* cosmotronic blastseeker,*
counterflux blastseeker,* or galvanic blastseeker*

*Appears in this chapter

Nrv-M1zzET's TRAITS
Ideal: "Innovation. Don'tjust have an idea- have
all of them."
Bond: ·'J have spent more than ten thousand years researching the mysteries of the world around me, but
there is much more to discover."
Flaw: '"I find it tedious to converse with simpletons who
lack vision."

MASTER C H EM IS T ER GROZCROX

Master Chemister Grozgrox is a viashino (lizardfolk) mage
with a talent for shaping mizzium. His genius has earned
commendations from Niv-Mizzet himself on two separate
occasions, a fact that Grozgrox tries to work into conversation as often as possible.

BLASTSEEKERS
While chemisters focus on inventing new tools, weapons, and other devices for the guild to use. the role of
a blastseeker is to put those devices to work. Despite
the name, not all such devices produce explosions,
but all the most interesting ones (from the Izzet perspective) do.

COUNTERFLUll
BLASTSEEKER

3rd level (3 slots): counterspell,fireball, hold person, lightning

Gargantuan dragon, chaotic neutral

4th level (3 slots): confusion, dimension door.fabricate
5th level (2 slots): conjure elemental, polymorph, wall offire,

Armor Class 22 (natural armor)
H it Points 370 (19d20 + 171)
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft., Ay 80 ft.
STR
29 (+9)

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Saving Throws Con +17, Int +18, Wis +ll
Skills Arcana +18, Insight +ll , Perception +ll
Damage Resistances cold, psychic, thunder
Damage Immunities fi re, lightni ng
Condition Immunities charmed
Senses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., passive
Pe rception 21
languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 26 (90,000 XP)

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Niv-Mizzet fa ils a saving
throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Locus ofthe Firemind. Niv- Mizzet can maintain concentration
on two diffe rent spells at the same time. In addition, he has advantage on sav ing throws to m ai nt ain concentration on spells.
Magic Resistance. Niv·M izzet has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
Master Chemister. When Niv-Mizzet casts a spell that deals
damage, he can change the spell's damage to cold, fire, force,
lightning, o r thunder.
Spellcasting. Niv-Mizzet is a 20th-level lzzet spellcaster. His
spell casting abi lity is Intelligence (spell save DC 26, +18 to hit
with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at wi ll): fire bolt, light, prestidigitation, ray offrost ,

shocking grasp
1st leve l (4 slots): detect magic, magic missile, shield, thunder·

wave, unseen servant
2nd level (3 slots): blur, enlarge/reduce, flaming sphere,

6th level
7th level
8th level
9th level

slot): chain lightning, disintegrate, true seeing
slot): project image, reverse gravity, teleport
slot): control weather, maze, power word stun
slot): prismatic wall

Multiattack. Niv-M izzet makes three attacks: one with his bite
and two with his claws.
Bite. Me lee Weapon Attack:+17 to hit, reach 15 ft. , one target.
Hit: 18 (2d8 + 9) piercing damage plus 14 (4 d6) fire damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit , reach 10 ft., one target.
Hit: 14 (2d4 + 9) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 20 ft., one target.
Hit: 16 (2d6 + 9) bludgeoning dam age.
Fire Breath (Recharge 5- 6). Niv-Mizzet exhales fire in a 90-foot
cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 25 Dexterity
savi ng throw, taking 91 (26d6) fire damage on a failed save, or
half as much da mage on a successful one.
LEGENDARY A CTIONS
Niv-M izzet can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the op·
tions below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a
time and only at the end of another creature's turn. Niv-Mizzet
regains spe nt legendary actio ns at the start of his turn.
Cantrip. Niv-Mizzet casts o ne of his cantrips.
Tail Attack. Niv-Mizzet makes a tail attack.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). Niv-M izzet beats his wings.
Each creature within 15 feet of him must succeed on a DC
25 Dexterity saving throw or take 14 (2d4 + 9) blud geoning
damage and be knocked prone. Ni v·Mizzet can then Ay up to
ha lf his Ayin g speed.
Dracogenius (Costs 3 Actions). Niv-M izzet regains a spell slot
of 3rd level or lower.

COSMOTRON IC BLASTSEEKER
Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic neutral
Armor Class 15 (chain shirt)
Hit Points 37 (5d8 + 15)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14 (+2)

Saving Throws Dex +4, Con +5
Skills Arcana +6, Intimidation +3, Perception +l
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 4 (1 ,100 XP)

COUNTERFLU X BLASTSEEKER
Armor Class 13 (16 with mage armor)
Hit Points 39 (6d8 + 12)
Speed 30 ft.

Saving Throws Con +4, Wis +2
Skills Arcana +6, Perception +2
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge 2 (450 XP)

Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic neutral
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit Points 55 (10d8 + 10)
Speed 30 ft.

Saving Throws Dex +5, Int +8
Skills Arcana +8, Perception +2
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Fluxbending Overcast (Recharge 5- 6). The blastseeker can create an additional effect immediately after casting a spell. Roll a
d6 to determine the effect:

1- 3. The blastseeker creates a 15-foot-radius invisible sphere
centered on itself that lasts until the end of its next turn.
Creatures in the sphere have disadvantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
4- 6. The blastseeker creates a 15-foot-radius invisible sphere
centered o n itself that lasts until the end of its next tu rn.
Creatures in the sphere have advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.
Innate Spellcasting. The blastseeker's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks).
The blastseeker can innately cast the following spells, requi ring
no components other than its lzzet gear, which doesn't function for others:

Rapier. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 7 (ld8 + 3) piercing damage.

1- 3. The blastseeker teleports, swapping places with a creature
it can see within 30 feet of it.
4- 6. The blastseeker and each creature within 10 feet of it must
succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving throw or take 11
(2d10) thunder damage.

FLUX BLASTSEEKER

Warhammer. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (ld8 + 2) bludgeoning damage, or 7 (ldlO + 2)
bludgeoning damage if used with two hands.

3/day each: enlarge/reduce, mage armor (self only) , scorching ray
1/day each: counterspel/, dispel magic, protection from energy

Counterflux Overcast (Recharge 5-6). The blastseeker can create an additional effect immediately after casting a spell. Roll a
d6 to determine the effect:

3/day each: scorching ray, shield, thunderwave
2/day:fireball

Medium humanoid (any race). chaotic neutral

Innate Spellcasting. The blastseeke r's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks) .
The blastseeker can innately cast the following spells, requiring
no components other than its lzzet gear, which doesn't function for others:

Tides ofChaos (1/Day). The blastseeker makes one attack roll,
ability check, or saving th row with advantage.

Empowered Spell (3/Day). When the blastseeker rolls damage

for a spell, it can reroll up to four dice of damage. It must use
the new dice.

Innate Spel/casting. The blastseeke r's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 16, +8 to hit with spell attacks).
The blastseeker can innately cast the following spells, requiring
no components other than its lzzet gear, which doesn't function for others:
3/day each: mage armor (self only) , scorching ray
1/day each: banishment, cone ofcold, dimension door, fireball, ice storm
ACTIONS

Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 3 (ld6) bludgeoning damage, or 4 (ld8) bludgeoning damage if used with two hands.

Mizzix is a goblin galvanic blastseeker who began her lzzet
career as a lowly attendant. But she quickly earned her a
place at her own magical forge with a squadron of attendants. Through a combination of natural talent, calculated
political moves, and fortunate accidents, Mizzix has now
risen to the highest position in the lzzet League's court,
occupying a seat of the lzmagnus.

Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic neutral
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR

Saving Throws Dex +6
Skills Acrobatics +6, Arcana +7, Perception +3
Damage Resistances lightning, thunde r
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Common and Primordial, plus any one language
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Galvanic Overcast (Recharge 5-6). When the blastseeker casts
lightning bolt or thunderwave, it can roll a die. On an odd number, the blastseeker takes 9 (2d8) force damage. On an even
number, the spell also deals 9 (2d8) lightning damage to each
target that fails its saving throw.
Heart ofthe Storm. When the blastseeker casts lightning bolt
or thunderwave, all other creatures within 10 feet of the blastseeker each take 3 lightning damage.
Innate Spe/lcasting. The blastseeker's innate spellcasting ability
is Intelligence (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell attacks).
The blastseeker can innately cast the following spells, requiring
no components other than its lzzet gear, which doesn't function for others:
3/day each: levitate, lightning bolt, thunderwave
1/day: stoneskin
Gust-Propelled Leap. The blastseeker can use a bonus action to
Ay up to l 0 feet without provoking opportunity attacks.
ACTIONS

Spear. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft. or
range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (ld6) piercing damage, or 4
(1d8) piercing damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.

Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic neutral
Armor Class 16 (breastplate)
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
13 (+l)

Senses passive Perception 9
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Explosive Tonic. When the guard dies, or if it rolls a 1 when
checking whether its Scorchbringer action recharges, the tank
on its back explodes in a 10-foot radius sphere. Each creature
in that area must make a DC 12 Dexterity saving throw, taking 7
(2d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on
a successful one. The explosion ignites Aammable objects that
aren't being worn or carried, and it destroys the scorchbringer.
ACTION S

Light Hammer. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit,
reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2)
bludgeoning damage.
Scorchbringer (Recharge 4-6). The guard's scorchbringer
spouts a stream of flame in a line that is 30 feet long and 5 feet
wide. Each creature in the line must make a DC 12 Dexterity
saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) fire damage on a failed save, or
half as much damage on a successful one.

~RIE'\DS,\~DfOIS

0BZEDAT, THE GHOST COUNCIL

Every person in the Orzhov Syndicate, living or dead,
has a place in the guild's rigid hierarchy. From the
undead spirits that make up the ruling Obzedat to the
lowly undead borrower spirits at the bottom, along with
the ranks of the living in between, everyone knows
where they stand: who is above them, who is below
them, who owes them, and whom they owe.
The Orzhov hierarchy includes advokists who find
loopholes in the law to exploit, knights who enforce the
guild's will, and indentured spirits. The Orzhov NPCs
table summarizes key roles within the guild. Statjstics
for these NPCs are found in the Monster Manual unless
the table states otherwise.

The ghosts who make up the Obzedat are traditionally
called patriarchs, though they can be male or female.
They are the oldest, wealthiest, and most influential
oligarchs of the Orzhov Syndicate. They have been dead
for centuries, but they refuse to let go of the fortunes
they amassed in life. Addicted to power and prestige,
these patriarchs continue to dominate the guild and accumulate even larger fortunes.
Mostly Unanimous. The ghosts of the Obzedat function as a unit, driven by their shared desire to accumulate ever more wealth for the gujld. In times of disagreement, the eldest of the council exerts his seniority to
bend the council to his will.
Grandfather Karlov. The head of the council, who
gives final approval to its decisions and breaks ties
within the group, is Karlov, known as Grandfather. In
life, Karlov was the greediest of Orzhov oligarchs, and
his many centuries as a spirit have not diminished his
hunger for more wealth.
Undead Nature. An Obzedat ghost doesn't require
air, food, drink, or s leep.

ORzHov NPCs
Role

Appropriate Stat Block

Indentured spirit

Indentured spirit*

Pontiff or ministrant

Priest or acolyte

TuE GHOST COUNCIL'S TRAITS

* Appears in this chapter

Ideal: "Influence is measured in power, status, and
money, but mostly money."
Bon d: "Gather as much as you can while you can, for
when you die, you will take it with you."
Flaw: "Everyone has a price."
T EYSA KAR LO V

Under the authority of the Obzedat, Teysa Karlov (a mage
with access to Orzhov guild spells) formerly held the title
of grand envoy, serving as the representative of the Orzhov
when interaction with the leadership of other guilds was
necessary. A defining characteristic of the Orzhov for decades was the tension between Teysa, living in the complex
political realities of the world, and the inflexible, avaricious
Obzedat. Teysa argued strenuously that the Obzedat's
isolationism and their reluctance to forge alliances that
could make them reliant on other guilds would lead to the
syndicate's downfall.
That tension reached its boiling point when Teysa enlisted the help ofTajic, Blade of the Boros legion, in an
attempt to seize power from the Obzedat. Her attempt
failed, and the Obzedat imprisoned Teysa, eliminated the
role of grand envoy, and canceled all dealings with other
guilds. Teysa remains in prison to this day, and the Ghost
Council extorts corrupt officials to make sure they keep her
locked away.

Incorporeal Movement. The ghost can move through other
creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5
(ldlO) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.

Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 14 (natural armor) plus 1 for each other Obzedat
ghost within 30 feet of it
Hit Points 110 (20d8 + 20)
Speed 0 ft .. fly 30 ft. (hover)
STR
10 (+O)

Saving Throws Int +7, Wis +8
Skills Insight +8, Perception +8
Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder;
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, grappled,
paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses darkvision 60 ft .. passive Pe rception 18
Languages Common
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)

Council of Five. The ghost has a trait based on who it is, as
shown below:
Enezesku: Enfeebling Ray. Enezesku's Innate Spellcasting trait
includes ray ofenfeeblement, which he can cast at will.
Fautomni: Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces Fautomni to
0 hit points, he must make a Constitution saving throw with
a DC of 5 +the damage take n, unless the damage is radiant
or from a critical hit. On a success, Fautomni drops to 1 hit
point instead.
Karlov: Unnatural Vigor. When Karlov regains hit points, he has
advantage on attack rolls he makes on his next turn.
Vuliev: Teleportation. Vuliev's Innate Spellcasting trait includes
misty step, which he can cast at will.
Xii Xaxosz: Lingering Spite. When Xii Xaxosz is reduced to 0 hit
points, his incorporeal form explodes in a burst of necrotic
energy. Each creature within 5 feet of him must make a DC 16
Constitution saving throw, taking 14 (4d6) necrotic damage
on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Ethereal Sight. The ghost can see 60 feet into the Ethereal
Plane when it is on the Material Plane, and vice versa.

Innate Spel/casting. The ghost's innate spellcasting ability is
Wisdom (spell save DC 16, +8 to hit with spell attacks). It can
innately cast the following spells, requiring no components:
At will: chill touch (at 5th level, and the ghost regains hit points
equal to half the amount of damage the target takes)
1/day each: sanctuary, spirit guardians (at 4th level)

Legendary Resistance (1/Day). If the ghost fails a saving throw,
it can choose to succeed instead.
A CTION S

Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 18 (4d8) necrotic damage, and the ghost regains
hit points equal to half the amount of damage the target takes.
The target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw
or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to
the damage taken. The target dies if its hit point maximum is
reduced to 0. This reduction to the target's hit point maximum
lasts until the target fin ishes a long rest.
Convene the Ghost Council. The ghost summons the other
four members of the Obzedat. At the start of the ghost's next
turn, the other members appea r in unoccupied spaces within
30 feet of the summoner. The ghosts each roll initiative when
they appear.
LEGENDARY A CT IONS

If five Obzedat ghosts are all within 30 feet of each other, they
can collectively take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the op·
tions below. Only one legendary action option can be used at
a time, and only at the end of another creature's turn. Obzedat
ghosts regain spent legendary actions at the start of the turn of
the ghost with the highest initiative.
Forced Obedience. A target that all of the Obzedat ghosts can
see must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving throw or bow
until the end of its next turn. Until this bow ends, the target
can't take actions or reactions, and its speed is 0 and can't
be increased.
Indentured Spirits (Costs 3 Actions). The Obzedat ghosts con·
jure ld6 indentured spirits (described in this chapter) within
60 feet of one of them.

FRIE:--'DS AND FOl!S

The Cult of Rakdos attracts thrill seekers. Some of its
members are lured by promises of hedonistic pleasure;
others are drawn l ike moths to the spectacle of the fiery
stage. They come to join a twisted community where no
impulse is unacceptable, no act is too vile, and all that
matters is the excitement and pleasure of the moment.
They come for a chance at the spotlight- some slim
hope of fame, even if it is the infamy of going down in
flames. And they come for fellowship, an easy companionship without the earnest spirituality of the Selesnya,
the regimented discipline of the Boros. or the hierarchy
of the Orzhov.
Not every member of the guild is a performer; some
members simply tag along to witness the guild's mayhem. The Rakdos NPCs table summarizes key roles
within the guild. Statistics for these NPCs are found in
the Monster Manual unless the table states otherwise.
RAKDOS

Appropriate Stat Block

Blood witch
Cult member
Performer

Blood witch*
Cult fanatic or cultist
Rakdos lampooner* or Rakdos performer*

in this chapter

RAKDOS
Rakdos, the demon for whom his cult is named, embodies hedonism. He is also the consummate entertainer,
whose mere appearance is an act of grisly performance
art. A monstrous fi gure standing thirty fee t tall, spreading enormous wings, crown ed with fire and swinging
a flaming scythe, Rakdos demands the spotlight. His
every entrance is a showstopper.
Sometimes after his grand entrance, Rakdos crouches
to witness the performances of those who adore him. To
them , his opinion is the only one that matters, but he is
a demanding spectator. He has seen thousands of years
of circus tricks and has no patience for performers who

don't give their all. His flaming scythe has brought more
than one tepid show to a sudden and spectacular close.
jaded as he is, Rakdos attends his cult's performances
only rarely. H e often retreats into his lair below the cult's
guildhall for months or years at a time, but his followers
know that he might emerge at any time to witness the
latest spectacle.
RAKDOs's TRAITS
Ideal: "Everyone should pursue their gr eatest desire."
Bond: "If you want my favor, show me a performance
I've never seen before."
Flaw: "What is joy?"

BLOOD WITCH
Blood witches imagine themselves to be the intermediaries between Rakdos and his cult- the pinnacle of his
priesthood, his trusted advisors, and the messengers
who communicate his will to the scattered troupes
and ringmasters. T he Cult of Rakdos recognizes no
authority but Rakdos, and the demon lord r equires no
advisors. Nonetheless, the blood witches are smart.
charismatic, and powerful, so their voices do carry
some weight.
Blood witches strive both to protect the cult from
external interference and to punish those who bring
harm to the guild. T hey claim grandiose titles, such as
Tormentor of the Wojek , as a way of mocking their intended victims.

RAKDOS LAMPOONER
One of the most effective weapons in the Rakdos cult's
arsenal is satire, and a Rakdos lampooner is a virtuoso
of that art. Lampooners generally reserve their mockery
for people and guilds that have seized an outsized measure of power, those who need to be taken down a peg,
rather than piling further humiliation onto those who
are already struggling. They use masks, marionettes, or
effigies to caricature public figures, or sometimes play
pranks on those individuals directly in the streets.

RAKDOS PERFORMER
By offering a place for those of many different talents,
the Cult of Rakdos has seen its numbers swell with
performing artists, including blade jugglers, fire eaters,
and high wire acrobats. Perform ers carry the message
of Rakdos out into the streets: cut loose, free yourself
from the bonds of society's mores and expectations, and
indulge your desires.
JUDITH , THE SCOURGE DIVA

Judith appears at Rakdos clubs and street shows as a
singer and performance artist, combining dark soliloquies
and bizarre pain stunts. She's the grande dame of the
Rakdos, and what she says backstage goes.
Jud ith covets the adoration heaped on Rakdos by his
cultists. She does countless performances a week, but the
big demon gets all the praise. She has begun to assemble
a small entourage of fans, toadies, and understudies who
echo her complaints about the guild's leader.

l3Looo Wire. ...

Magic Resistance. Rakdos has advantage on saving throws
against spells and other magical effects.

Huge fiend (demon), chaotic evil

Magic Weapons. Rakdos's wea pon attacks are magical.
Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
Hit Points 300 (24dl 2 + 144)
Speed 40 ft. , fly 80 ft.
STR
26 (+8)

Saving Throws Str +15, Con +13, Wis +11, Cha +17
Skills Intimidation +17, Performance +17, Persuasion +17
Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhausted, frightened,
poisoned
Senses truesight 120 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Abyssal, Common
Challenge 24 (62,000 XP)
Captivating Presence. Any creature that starts its turn within
30 feet of Rakdos must make a DC 25 Wisdom saving throw.
On a failed save, the creature becomes charmed by Rakdos for
1 minute or until the creature is farther than 30 feet away from
him. On a successful save, the creature becomes immune to
Rakdos's Captivating Presence for 24 hours.
Cruel Entertainment. When a creature Rakdos can see within
60 feet of him is reduced to 0 hit points, Rakdos gains 25 temporary hit points.
Innate Spellcasting. Rakdos's spellcasting ability is Charisma
(spell save DC 25). He can innatel y cast hellish rebuke (at 5th
level) at will, requiring no material components.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Rakdos fails a saving throw, he
can choose to succeed instead.

Multiattack. Rakdos makes two attacks with his Curtain-Call
Scythe or his claws.
Curtain-Ca/I Scythe. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach
10 ft., one target. Hit: 24 (3dl0 + 8) slashing damage plus 13
(3d8) fire damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +15 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.
Hit: 17 (2d8 + 8) slashing damage.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Rakdos can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the op·
tions below. Only one legendary action option can be used at
a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. Rakdos
regains spent legendary actions at the start of his turn.
Sadistic Revelry. Each creature within 60 feet of Rakdos that is
his ally or is charmed by him must use its reaction to move
up to half its speed toward the creature closest to it that it
can see, provided it isn't already within S feet of that creature.
It then must make one melee attack against that creature if it
is able to do so.
Scythe (Costs 2 Actions). Rakdos uses Curtain-Call Scythe.
Touch of Pain (Costs 3 Actions). Rakdos makes a claw attack
against one creature within 10 feet of him. The target must
succeed on a DC 25 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for l minute. While poisoned in this way, the creature
can't maintain concentration on a spell or any other effect
that requires concentration. The poisoned creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending
the effect on itself on a success.

FRILi\ OS All;D FOES

R11KOOS Lll M POONf:R

BLOOD WITCH
Medium humanoid (any race), chaolic evil
Armor Class 12 (15 with mage armor)
Hit Points 78 (1 2d8 + 24)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
16 (+3)

Saving Throws Wi s +2, Cha +7
Skills Arcana +4, Int im idation +7, Perception +2, Stealth +5
Damage Resistances psychic
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Abyssal plus any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)

Blood Witch Dance. The witch can use a bonus action to control the movement of one creature cursed by its hex spell that it
can see within 30 feet of it. The creatu re must succeed on a DC
15 Charisma saving th row or use its reaction to move up to 30
feet in a d irection of the witch's choice.

RAKDOS LAMPOONER
Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic evil
Armor Class 12 (leather armor)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft.

Devil's Sight. Magical darkness doesn't imped e the witch's
dark vision.

Innate Spellcasting. The witch's innate spellcasting ability is
Charisma (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell attacks). The
witch can innately cast the following spells, requi ring no material components:
At will: alter self, detect magic, eldritch blast (at 11th level).false
life, levitate (self only), mage armor (self only)
l/day each: circle ofdeath, enthrall, suggestion
3/day each: hellish rebuke, hex, scorching ray (at 3rd level)

Multiattack. The witch makes two attacks: one with its longsword and one with its shortsword.

Skills Deception +6, Performance +6
Senses passive Perception 9
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge 2 (450 XP)

Spel/casting. The lampoon er is a 4th-level Rakdos spellcaster.
Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 14, + 6 to hit
with spell attacks). It knows the following bard spells:
Cantrips (at will): dancing lights, minor illusion, vicious mockery
1st level (4 slots): bane, dissonant whispers , silent image, Tasha's

hideous laughter, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): crown of madness, enthrall, suggestion

Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (ld8 + 3) slashing damage.

Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (ld6 + 3) piercing damage.

Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 2 (ld4) bludgeoning damage.

Dagger. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft. or
range 20/ 60 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (ld4 + 3) piercing damage.

RAKDOS PERFORMER
Medium humanoid (any race), chaotic evil

FIRE EATER ACTIONS

Armor Class 13
Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR
13 (+1)

Multiattack. The fire eater makes two attacks w ith its
bladed chain.
INT
10 (+O)

Saving Throws Dex +5, Cha +4
Skills Acro batics +7, Performance + 4
Senses passive Perception 9
languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 1 (200 XP)

Nimble. The performer can take the Disengage action as a bonus action on each of its turns.

Performer Type. The performer is one of the following types:
blade juggler, fire eater, or high-wire acrobat. The performer's
type determines its action options, presented below.

Bladed Chain. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 10 ft., one
target. Hit: 6 (ld6 + 3) slashing damage.
Spew Flame (Recharge 4- 6). The fire eater exhales flames. Each
creature in a 15-foot cone must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving
throw, taking 9 (2d8) fi re damage on a failed save, or half as
much damage o n a successful one.
HIGH-WIRE ACROBAT ACTIONS

Multiattack. The acrobat makes t wo at tacks with its
barbed pole.

Barbed Pole. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 7 (ld8 + 3) piercing damage, and the acrobat can
j ump up to 20 feet. This movement doesn't provoke opportunity attacks.

B LADE JUGGLER A CTIO N S

Multiattack. The juggler makes three dagger attacks.

FRIE'>DS Ai"lJ Fors

RAKDOS CARNIVAL
As lumbering giants put up makeshift stages and cackling devils ignite the footlights, the first performers begin to gather the crowds. Exuberant music with erratic
rhythms draws spectators from the surrounding neighborhood. and cheers of approval greet the more accomplished performers- along with gasps a nd shrieks as
the acts get more risky and the fi rs t blood is drawn. Acrobats cavort through the streets while sword swallowers and knife throwers flash bright steel. The crowd gets
larger and wilder, the shouts and screams get louder, the
fires burn brighter, and blood glistens red in the torchlight. The spectacle is gruesome but captivating; the
crowd hates to watch but can't look away. Soon madness
takes them, a nd they- devils and ogres, acrobats and
spectators- a re caught up in a fre nzy of violence. Only
when it is over does the horror of the event sink in.
A Rakdos carnival is more than the sum of its performers and its a udience. It is a frenzy that grips those
present, a fiendish madness that comes on suddenly
and departs just as quickly, leaving gore in its wake. The
carnival, in fact, has a life of its own-and when adventurers face the Cult of Rakdos in the midst of a revel, the
carnival is one more foe arrayed against them.
When at least six Rakdos performers perform together in public, they can call on the carnival to aid
them. When determining the difficulty of such an encounte r, consider the carnival to be one additional creature of challenge rating 3.
LAIR ACTIONS

On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the carnival takes a lair action, causing one of the following
effects; the carnival can't use the same effect two
rounds in a row:

I lS ANO I 01 S

Fire erupts from the ground at up to four points of the
DM's choice in the carnival. The fire lasts for 1 minute
or until this action is used again. Each jet of flame is
a 20-foot-tall cylinder with a 5-foot radius. Each creature in the cylinder when it first appears must make
a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) fire
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one. Any creature that starts its turn in the
flames must also make the saving throw.
• Whirling blades, spiked chains. or other implements
of agony appear for a moment to menace ld6 random
creatures in a 20-foot cube. Each target must succeed
on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 9 (2d8)
force damage.
• Blood splashes all creatures in a 20-foot-radius sphere
centered on a point within the ca rnival. Each creature
in that area becomes the target of a confusion spell
(save DC 15).
REGIONAL EFFECTS

The carnival exerts a powerful influence over those who
come close to the festivities:
When a creature that is outside the carnival sees or
hears it. the creature must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or use its movement each round
to move toward the carnival. It can repeat the saving
throw at the end of each of its turns. ending the effect
on a success. On a successful save, the creature becomes immune to this effect for 24 hours.
• If a creature attempts to leave the carnival. the creature must make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On
a failed save, the creature instead moves toward the
center of the carnival. On a successful save, the creature becomes immune to this effect for 24 hours.
If all the Ra kdos performers in the carnival die or
leave its area, these effects end immediately.

Those drawn to the Selesnya Conclave find the guild's
mission of inclusion and harmony appealing. They gain
comfort and fulfillment from the guild's peaceful coexistence with civilization and untamed nature. But the
guild's drive isn't only to draw people into a peaceable
community: the Selesnya aim to build an army. They aren't naive; they realize that the ambitions of other guilds
will lead to violence, and they plan to be prepared for it.
Despite the guild's atmosphere of peaceful quietude,
many of its members have military roles. The Selesnya
NPCs table summarizes key roles within the guild. Statistics for these NPCs are found in the Monster Manual
unless the table states otherwise.
SELESNYA

Appropriate Stat Block

Equenaut (cavalry)

Scout mounted on a pegasus

Ledev guardian (outrider)

Knight mounted on a dire wolf

Re ligious leader

Priest or druid

Selesnya soldier

Soldier* or veteran

in this chapter

TROSTANI
The Selesnya guildmaster is an amalgamation of three
dryads in body, will, and soul. Each dryad's body extends from a central trunk, so while they possess independent minds. they share a single name-Trostaniand a single life force. Usually Trostani communicates
the will of the Worldsoul with one voice, but sbe retains
three distinct personalities that embody the three parts
of the Selesnyan ideal: order, life, and harmony. In the
midst of increasing tensions on Ravnica, the three personalities have recently been at odds over how best to
navigate the conclave through such difficult times.
Trostani spends most of her time in the towering tree
of Vitu-Ghazi, the Selesnya guildhall. There she communes with Mat'Selesnya and with the dryads who lead
individual Selesnya communities across Ravnica.
TROSTANI'S TRAITS
Ideal: "l n each of us is the strength of all of us."
B ond: "All will come to the warm embrace of the
Conclave."
F l aw: "I have nothing but anger for those who break the
bonds of the community and leave our embrace."

HORN CALLER
Specialized shamans called horncallers use their magic
to call wild beasts to fight alongside Selesnya troops.
In quieter times, they tend the animals associated with
Selesnya enclaves and parks.

Large fey, neutral good

Multiattack. Trostani takes three actions: she uses Constrict
and Touch of Order, and she casts a spell with a casting time
of l action.

Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 252 (24dl0 + 120)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
19 (+5)

Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage, and the target
INT
16 (+3)

Saving Throws Con +11, Wis+16, Cha +13
Skills Arcana +9, Ins ight +16, Natu re +9, Perception +1 6,
Persuasion +13
Condition Immunities charmed, grappled
Senses darkvision 120 ft. , passive Perception 26
Languages Common, Druidic, Elvish, Sylvan
Challenge 18 (20,000 XP)

Innate Spe/lcasting. Trostani's innate spellcasting ab ility is
Wisdom (spell save DC 24). She can innately cast the following
s pells, requiring no material components:
At will: dispel magic, druidcraft
3/day each: bless, conjure animals, giant insect, moonbeam, plant

growth, spike growth, suggestion
l/day each: conjure fey, mass cure wounds
Legendary Resistance (3/0ay). lfTrostani fa ils a saving throw,
she can choose to succeed instead.

Magic Resistance. Trostani has advantage on saving throws
aga inst spells and other magical effects.
Magic Weapons. Trostani's weapon attacks are magical.
Speak with Beasts and Plants. Trostani can communicate with
beasts and plants as if they shared a language.

Tree Stride. Once on her turn, Trostani can use 10 feet of her
movement to step magically into one living tree within her
reach and emerge from a second living tree with in 60 feet of
the first tree, appearing in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of
the second tree. Both trees must be Large or bigger.

FRIENDS A.NO FOES

is grappled (escape DC 19). Until this grapple ends, the target
is restrained. Trostani can grapple no more than three targets
at a time.

Touch ofOrder. Melee Spell Attack: +16 to hit. reach 5 ft., one
creature. Hit: 23 (3d8 + 10) radiant damage, and Trostani can
choose one magic item she can see in the target's possession.
Unless it's an artifact, the item's magic is suppressed until the
start ofTrostani's next turn.
Wrath of Mat'Selesnya (Recharge 5-6). Trostani conjures a
mome ntary whirl of branches and vines at a poin t she can see
with in 60 feet of her. Each creature in a 30-foot cube on that
point must make a DC 24 Dexterity saving throw, taking 21
(6d6) bludgeoning damage and 21 (6d6) slashing damage on a
fai led save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
Trostani can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the op·
tions below. Only one legendary action option can be used at
a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. Trostani
regains spent legendary actions at the start of her turn.
Voice of Harmony. Trostani makes one melee attack, with advantage on the attack roll.
Voice oflife. Trostani bestows 20 temporary hit points on another creature she can see within 120 feet of her.
Voice of Order. Trostani casts dispel magic.
Chorus of the Conclave (Costs 2 Actions). Trostani casts suggestion. This counts as one of her daily uses of the spell.
Awaken Grove Guard ians (Costs 3 Actions). Trostani animates
one or two t rees she can see within 120 feet of her, causing
them to uproot themselves and become awakened trees (see
the Monster Manual for their stat blocks) for l minute or unti l
Trostani uses a bonus action to end the effect. These trees
understand Druidic and obey Trostani's spoken commands,
but can't speak. If she issues no commands to them, the
trees do nothing but follow her and take the Dodge action.

HORN CALLER
Medium humanoid (any race), lawf ul good

Armor Class 13 (hide armor)
Hit Points 39 (6d8 + 12)
Speed 30 ft .
STR

Skills Animal Handling +4, Nature +2, Perception + 4
Senses passive Perception 14
Languages Common plus any one language
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Innate Spel/casting. The horncaller's inna te spellcasting ability

is Wisdom (spell save DC 14). The horncaller can innately cast
the following spells, requiring no mate rial components:
l/day each: bless , conjure animals
Speak with Beasts. The horncaller can communicate with

beasts as if they shared a language.
ACTIONS
Multiattack. The horncaller makes two melee attacks with its

staff and uses One with the Worldsoul.
Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach S ft ., one ta rget.
Hit: 4 (ld6 + 1) piercing damage, or S (ld8 + 1) bludgeoning

damage if used wit h two hands.
One with the Worldsoul. The horncaller chooses one beast it
can see within 30 feet of it. If the beast can hear the horn caller,
the beast uses its reaction to make one melee attack against a
target t ha t the horncaller can see.

EMMARA T AND RI S

An elf priest, Emmara Tandris is committed to pursuing
peace between the guilds with all her heart, even as Trostani hesitates in self-conflict. As a friend of )ace Beleren,
she understands that he's never going to be able to settle
on Ravnica, so she believes the world needs a replacement
for the Guildpact. Emmara plays an active role in her community, and she has many non-Selesnya friends aside from
the Guildpact. One of the most active advocates of cooperation among the guilds, she is relying on personal connections with members of other guilds to help that effort.

Curiosity about the manifold wonders of life-as well
as the magical science involved in modifying it- leads
inquisitive and ambitious minds from across Ravnica to
join the Simic Combine. Grouped together in clades and
projects, Simic scientists look for new ways to speed the
nature's processes of adaptation and evolution, preparing organisms of all kinds that can thrive in the dangerous and ever-changing urban environment.
Most Simic researchers are humans, vedalken, elves,
and merfolk, or at least they were born that way. During
their careers, they might give themselves such a wide
variety of adaptations and augmentations that their heritage is hard to ascertain. The Simic NPCs table summarizes key roles within the guild. Statistics for these
NPCs are found in the Monster Manual unless the table
states otherwise.
S1 M 1c

Appropriate Stat Block

Biomancer (creates hybrids)

Forcemage (grows flora and fauna)

Terraformer (alters environments)

* Appears in this chapter

PRIME SPEAKER ZEGANA
The regal and reticent Prime Speaker Zegana is the
merfolk guildmaster of the Simic Combine. She upholds the traditional ways of the guild and its utopian
philosophy, which espouses a vision of an ideal world in
which nature and civilization coexist in perfect balance.
Some people in the guild- members of the Adaptationist
faction in particular-argue that her ways are outdated
and the guild requires more practical leadership. In
response, Zegana maintains that she serves as prime
speaker only at the sufferance of the Speakers' Chamber, and if the other speakers wish to replace her, they
are certainly within their rights to do so.
ZEGANA'S TRAITS

Ideal: "Nature's patterns are the schematics for how
to improve."
Bond: "I will use all the resources at my disposal to see
that Ravnica becomes the best it can be."
Flaw: "I can't understand how progress could ever be
the wrong goal."

BIOMANCER
Nearly all the innovation and advancement in Simic bioengineering comes from the work of biomancers. Specialists in hybridizing and altering creatures through a
mixture of science and magic, they have spawned countless hybrids and krasis in search of the perfect union
between nature and civilization.

Medium humanoid (merfolk), lawful neutral

Prime Speaker's Trident. Melee or Ranged Weapon Attack: +1 0
to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d6 +
5) piercing damage, and the trident emits a thunderous boom.
Each creature in a 15-foot cube originating from the prongs of
the trident must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw. O n
a failed save, the creature takes 9 (2d8) thunder damage and is
pushed 10 feet away from Zegana. If the creature is underwa·
ter, the damage is increased to 13 (3d8). On a successful save,
the creature takes half as much damage and isn't pushed.

Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 130 (20d8 + 40)
Speed 30 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
11 (+O)

Saving Throws Int +10, Wis +9
Skills Insight +9, Nature +1 0, Perception +9
Damage Resistances cold, poison
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 19
languages Common, Elvish, Merfolk
Challenge 16 (15,000 XP)

Amphibious. Zegana can breathe air and water.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). lfZegana fails a saving throw,
she can choose to succeed instead .
Magic Resistance. Zegana has ad vanta ge on saving throws
aga ins t spells and other magical effects.
Spellcasting. Zegana is a 15th-level Simic spellcaste r. Her spell·
casting ab ility is Intell igence (spell save DC 18, +1 0 to hit w ith
spell attacks). She has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): acid splash, druidcraft, ray offrost, shape water
lst level (4 slots): color spray, expeditious retreat.fog

cloud, shield
2nd level (3 slots): enlarge/reduce, gust of wind
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell,fly, slow
4th level (3 slots): control water, ice storm, polymorph
5th level (2 slots): conjure elemental, creation
6th level (l slot): move earth, wall of ice
7th level (l slot): prismatic spray, teleport
8th level (l slot): control weather, dominate monster

Deluge (Recharge 4-6). Zegana conjures a wave of water that
crashes down on an area within 120 feet of her. The area can
be up to 30 feet long, up to 10 feet wide, and up to l 0 feet tal l.
Each creature in that area must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving
throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 18 (4d8) bludgeoning
damage and is knocked prone. On a successful save, a creature
takes half as much damage and isn't knocked prone. The wa·
ter spreads out across the ground, extinguishing unprotected
flames it comes in contact with, and then vanishes.
LEG ENDA RY A CTI O NS
Zegana can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the op·
tions below. Only one legendary action option can be used at
a time and only at the end of another creature's turn. Zegana
regains spent legendary actions at the start of her turn.
Adaptive Skin. Zegana gains resistance to one damage type of
her choice- acid, fire, lightning, or thunder-until the start
of her next turn.
Trident. Zegana makes one melee attack with the Prime Speak·

er's Trident.
Enlarge (Costs 2 Actions). Zegana casts enlarge/reduce on her·
self, us ing the enlarge option, without expending a spell slot.
Deluge (Costs 3 Actions). Zegana uses Deluge, if available.

Spellcasting. The biomancer is a 16th-level Sim ic spellcaster.

Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 17, +9 to
hit with spell attacks). The biomancer has the following wizard
spells prepared:

Medium humanoid (any race), neutral good
Armor Class 17 (splint)
Hit Points 110 (17d8 + 34)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
10 (+0)

Cantrips (at will): acid splash, light, mending, poison spray,

shocking grasp
INT
20 (+S)

1st level (4 slots): detect magic, grease, shield
2nd level (3 slots): alter self. darkvision, enlarge/reduce,

hold person
3rd level (3 slots): counterspe/I, dispel magic, haste, protection

Saving Throws Int +9, Wis +6
Skills Arca na +9, Nature +9
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Comm on plus any one language
Challenge 10 (S,900 XP)

Bolstering Presence. The biomancer magically emanates
life-giving energy within 30 feet of itself. Any ally of the bio·
mancer that starts its turn there regains 5 (ld10) hit points.
Magic Resistance. The biomancer has advantage on saving
throws against spell s and other magical effects.

l 11 \P'l IR b I fRIEl\O!i AND FOE

from energy
4th level (3 slots): confusion, conjure minor elementals,

polymorph
5th
6th
7th
8th

level
level
level
level

(2 slots): cone of cold, creation, hold monster
(1 slot): move earth, wall of ice
(1 slot): prismatic spray
(1 slot): control weather

Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one tar·
get. Hit: 5 (ld6 + 2) slashing damage.

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