{"id":11985,"date":"2026-01-16T20:06:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mizoutcg.fr\/?post_type=lore&p=11985"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:23:31","slug":"les-cicatrices-du-temps","status":"publish","type":"lore","link":"https:\/\/mizoutcg.fr\/en\/mtglore\/les-cicatrices-du-temps\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 12: The Scars of Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sun rose over Otaria, but its light seemed pale, weakened.<\/strong> A century had passed since the destruction of Yawgmoth, and yet Dominaria still bore the scars of the Apocalypse. Entire continents remained dead lands, millennia-old forests were now nothing but ashes, and the sky itself seemed sick \u2014 sometimes crossed by strange glimmers, tears in the fabric of reality.<\/p>\n\n

Welcome to episode 6 of our exploration of Magic: The Gathering lore. We are entering a new era: the Era of Rifts<\/strong>. After the pyrrhic victory against Phyrexia, the Multiverse must face the consequences of four thousand years of conflict \u2014 cosmic wounds that threaten to engulf reality itself.<\/p>\n\n

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The wounded Multiverse: centuries after the Apocalypse, the scars of the war against Phyrexia have not healed. On the contrary, they have festered, creating temporal anomalies that threaten the very existence of Dominaria.<\/span>Art: Wizards of the Coast<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

A World in Recovery<\/h2>\n\n

The destruction of Yawgmoth had saved Dominaria, but at what cost? Entire nations had been wiped off the map. Benalia, Llanowar, Urborg \u2014 all bore the scars of the Phyrexian invasion. The world's population had been decimated. Magic itself seemed weakened, as if the entire plane suffered from an invisible disease.<\/p>\n\n

But life, as always, found a way. New civilizations emerged from the ruins. New heroes rose to fill the void left by the old ones. And at the center of this rebirth, a continent long considered peripheral was taking on new importance: Otaria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

The Rise of Otaria<\/h3>\n\n

Otaria was a wild continent, far from Dominaria's ancient great powers. During the Phyrexian invasion, its isolation had relatively spared it. Now, while the ancient capitals lay in ruins, Otaria was becoming the new beating heart of the world.<\/p>\n\n

Three main factions vied for control of the continent:<\/p>\n\n