{"id":12015,"date":"2026-01-20T09:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mizoutcg.fr\/mtglore\/les-tenebres-the-dark\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:23:31","slug":"les-tenebres-the-dark","status":"publish","type":"lore","link":"https:\/\/mizoutcg.fr\/en\/mtglore\/les-tenebres-the-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 9: The Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

The Golgothian Sylex has detonated.<\/strong> The Brothers' War is over, but its consequences are only beginning. The skies of Dominaria darken, temperatures plunge, and fear drives the survivors toward superstition and violence.<\/p>\n\n

This episode marks the beginning of the Ice Age<\/strong> \u2014 a dark period when magic is persecuted, empires crumble, and Dominaria sinks into chaos.<\/p>\n\n[lore_illustration \n url=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/s5n2t79q9icq\/3R0Z1CZcKm9l9t6K5rxFhi\/e68f3be6a5c3f7e8f8f8f8f8f8f8f8f8\/magic-dominaria.jpg\" \n alt=\"Dominaria plunged into darkness after the Brothers' War\" \n caption=\"The Dark Age: a world scarred by war, where the light slowly fades. Art: Wizards of the Coast\"\n]\n\n

The Aftermath of the War<\/h2>\n\n

The detonation of the Golgothian Sylex<\/strong> had not only destroyed Argoth and killed millions. It had wounded Dominaria itself, hurling so much dust and debris into the atmosphere that the sun struggled to pierce the clouds.<\/p>\n\n

\"Dark<\/a>
Dark rituals multiplied in the shadows, far from the eyes of the Church of Tal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Each winter was colder than the last. Harvests dwindled. The kingdoms that had survived the war discovered they could not survive the peace.<\/p>\n\n

On Terisiare<\/strong>, the continent that had been the heart of the war, the great nations collapsed into rival city-states. Refugees wandered the frozen roads, searching for food and shelter.<\/p>\n\n

The Church of Tal<\/h2>\n\n

In this chaos, one institution emerged as the dominant force: the Church of Tal<\/strong>. Its priests preached that the war had been a divine punishment \u2014 that Urza's and Mishra's artifices, like magic itself, were abominations.<\/p>\n\n

\"Preacher\"<\/a>
The preachers of the Church of Tal converted through words... or through force.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The Church decreed the prohibition of all magic<\/strong> and all artifice<\/strong>. Mages were hunted down, tried as heretics, and burned at the stake. Artifacts were confiscated and destroyed.<\/p>\n\n

For many, this purge was justified. Wasn't it magic that had destroyed the world? Wasn't it artifice that had caused so many deaths? The Church offered simple answers to terrifying questions.<\/p>\n\n

The Persecution of Mages<\/h3>\n\n

Mages who refused to abandon their art went into hiding. They practiced in secret, passing on their knowledge in the shadows, always under the threat of being denounced.<\/p>\n\n

\"Witch<\/a>
The Church's witch hunters relentlessly tracked down those who practiced the forbidden arts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Without being able to share their discoveries freely, many mages perished while experimenting alone. Mana burn<\/strong> \u2014 a deadly overload of magical energy \u2014 claimed as many victims as the Church's executioners.<\/p>\n\n

It was in this context that the figure who would become one of the greatest archmages in Dominaria's history was born.<\/p>\n\n

Jodah, the Eternal Archmage<\/h2>\n\n

Jodah<\/strong> was a young man gifted in magic, living in an era that punished that gift with death. When the Church's Inquisitors hunted him, he was forced to flee.<\/p>\n\n

\"Jodah,<\/a>
Jodah would live for millennia thanks to the Mirror of Kagrim, witness to every era to come.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

His flight led him to the ruins of the Conclave of Mages<\/strong> \u2014 an ancient fortress where the last practitioners of magic had taken refuge. But the Conclave hid secrets far darker than its residents imagined.<\/p>\n\n

Ith and Mairsil<\/h3>\n\n

Beneath the Conclave, in a cage that nullified all magic, was imprisoned Ith<\/strong> \u2014 the former High Archmage of the Conclave. His own apprentice, Mairsil the Pretender<\/strong>, had betrayed him and usurped his position.<\/p>\n\n

\"Mairsil,<\/a>
Mairsil had betrayed his master for one reason: he believed Ith held a secret of Urza's.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Mairsil kept his former master alive for one reason alone: he was convinced that Ith knew a secret of Urza's<\/strong> \u2014 perhaps the location of a powerful artifact, or a forgotten magical formula.<\/p>\n\n

Jodah, guided by mysterious visions, discovered Ith's prison and tried to free him. But at the very moment Ith escaped, the Church of Tal launched an assault on the Conclave.<\/p>\n\n

The chaos that followed completely destroyed the fortress. Ith, his mind shattered by years of captivity, unleashed his rage on everyone he encountered. Mairsil perished in the flames he himself had ignited. And Jodah fled once more.<\/p>\n\n

The Fall of Sarpadia<\/h2>\n\n

While Terisiare sank into fanaticism, another continent was undergoing its own apocalypse. Sarpadia<\/strong>, far from the center of the Brothers' War, had not been spared its consequences.<\/p>\n\n

\"Thrull\"<\/a>
The Thrulls, created as servants, turned against their masters of the Order of the Ebon Hand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The cooling climate hit Sarpadia just as hard as Terisiare. And every empire on this continent found itself facing an existential threat:<\/p>\n\n