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The fictional multiverse of [[Magic: The Gathering]] has many characters. This alphabetic list includes characters who appear in flavor-text on the cards, in games, comics or short stories as well as minor characters from the novels. Major characters have their own entry.

MTG characters: A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

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A poet (Card: Underworld Dreams) He is quite famous in the real world.

Radiant

see [[Radiant (Magic: The Gathering)]] Radiant was the archangel that took over Serra's realm after she left. Radiant, resolute in her belief that the realm was perfect, used military force and brutality to keep it pure of Phyrexian taint. In the end her zeal put her at odds with Serra herself and added to the tragedy when the realm was collapsed.

Raganorn

An archaeologist (Card: Murk Dwellers)

Raghib

Once a student of El-Hajjaj and betrothed to Nailah. During her quest to achieve power through the fusion of the five Taysirs, Nailah cursed Raghib with incurable leprosy and banished him. He was found by the Dervish and Nomad Taysirs, to whom he explained Nailah's plan.

Ragnar

A legendary barbarian ([[Legends (Magic: The Gathering)|Legends]])

Rakdos

Rakdos, the Defiler, is a demonlord who leads his own cult. He employs mainly goblins and minotaurs, and seeks to create chaos and anguish in the streets of Ravnica. His interpretation of a "good time" is usually all about crushing some little human. (Ravnica)

Raksha Golden Cub

A legendary leonin kha on Mirrodin

Ramirez DePietro

A flamboyant pirate and shapeshifter too. ([[Legends (Magic: The Gathering)|Legends]]; Assassin’s Blade)

Ramos

A dragon engine transported to Mercadia during the Sylex blast of the Brothers' War.

Ramses Overdark

A legend, main character of the book The Assassin's Blade. read more about him in the BOOKS section of wizards.com. ([[Legends (Magic: The Gathering)|Legends]])

Rana

Suq’Ata market fool ([[Mirage (Magic: The Gathering)|Mirage]])

Rashida Scalebane

Zhalfirin dragon¬hunter. As an idle young daughter of a wealthy family, she grew up quickly when several dragons send by Kaervek and Jolrael incinerated her village, leaving her the sole survivor. She swore to wipe dragons from Ja¬muura and took the name Scalebane after the family heirloom - a banesword. Rashida became a Zhalfirin hero, leading an army of commoners. She has slayed more than a dozen dragons, turning their hides into armor for her warriors. Driven by dreams and visions send by Teferi she united with the other leaders of Jamuura to rescue Mangara. For this mission, she was accompanied by an elite guard (Scalebane’s Elite: Kulinda, Jerran and Forena). The amber prison proved to be guarded by the Panther warrior Purraj and a number of foul creatures. Rashida saw the she and her troops were losing, so she donned a dragon mask to imbue her with superhuman strength and speed. After defeating Kaervek’s forces in a dizzying attack she sank to the ground, stunned and horrified at what she had to become in order to succeed.

Rashka the Slayer

A legendary vampirehunter ([[Homelands (Magic: The Gathering)|Homelands]])

Rasputin Dreamweaver

A legend, though there is nothing known about him ([[Legends (Magic: The Gathering)|Legends]])

Ratepe

A young dominarian recruited by Xantcha, Urza's Phyrexian assistant. Xantcha sought out Ratepe in order to impersonate Mishra, Urza's long dead brother. Urza was becoming increasing obsessed and guilt ridden over his role in his brother's death. So much so that he was abandoning his defense of Dominaria in the hopes of finding a way to undo his brother's death. Xantcha brought Ratepe, posing as Mishra, to Urza in the hopes of alleviating some of his guilt and allowing him to focus on defeating the Phyrexians. Thanks to Xancha's coaching and Ratepe's ability to hear Urza's Weakstone singing to him, Ratepe was able to help shock Urza out of his guilt. He continued to help Urza and eventually became Xantcha's lover. Both Ratepe and Xantcha were killed when Urza fought the Phyrexian Demon Gix in Koilos.

Ravi

A Planeswalker who ended the war between the Tolgath and the Elder Ones by sounding the Apocalypse Chime and by that almost destroyed Ulgrotha. She locked herself unwillingly away in a (Phyrexian?) Vault. Centuries later, old and raving mad, she was freed by Baron Sengir. He adopted her as a part of his unconventional family, dubbing Ravi "Grandmother Sengir".

Ravidel

A wilder planeswalker, untrained and dangerous.

Originated on Azoria, one of the twelve worlds of the Shard. Dragonfriend of Rhuell the chromium dragon. Mentored and later betrayed by Faralyn. Killed by Tevesh Szat and Leshrac and resurrected by Kristina of the woods.

In his wrath he became a wargod and battlemage. Swore revenge on Kristina for resurrecting him. Later he was mentored by [[Taysir (Magic: The Gathering)|Taysir]] and became ruler of Stonehaven in Corondor. In The year 1 according to the Mages in Minorad he disturbed the Summit of Minorad. He threatened to destroy the world with the Golgothian Sylex. As the leader of the Summit Kristina surrendered. After the Mages promised not to interfere with Ravidel they were banned from Minorad, so that the city could go on undisturbed for almost 1300 years.

Exactly 1276 years later Ravidel broke his promise, he returned and destroyed the city and western Corondor in search for the moxes which would help him to recall his master Taysir. He then was almost defeated by the shadowmage Jared Carthalion. He traced Liana who had the moxes but she managed to give them to Jared before she died. Jared then destroyed the Golgothian Sylex. But Ravidel regains the moxes and uses them to recall Taysir (and Daria?) (comics).

Later he battled Sandruu on an unnamed plane, then had a proposed free-for-all with the Minotaur planeswalker and other powerful entities after summoning them with his Mox Beacon. (Magic: Battlemage).

Rayne

Chancellor of the Tolarian Academy. Wife of Barrin, mother of Hanna. She was killed by Greel during the war between Jamuraa and Keld. (Urza’s Destiny)

Razia

Boros Archangel. Parun of the Boros guild, she is a firm believer in law and wishes all of Ravnica to live in harmony, even if blood must be spilled. (Ravnica)

Rebbec

A Thran ruler, wife of Glacian. Yawgmoth was enamored of her, but she exiled him after he grew power hungry and lust-driven.

Reod Dai

A mercenary (Card: Goblin War Drums)

Restela

An Alaborn Marshal ([[Portal Second Age (Magic: the Gathering)|Portal Second Age]])

Reveka

Female Sea-dwarven wizard savant, Head of the wizard’s school of the Homelands. She sought to establish treaties between Aysen and Sengir in a desperate effort to save her school from the flames of war. ([[Homelands (Magic: The Gathering)|Homelands]])

Reya Dawnbringer

During the collapse of Serra's Realm, a number of angels followed Urza's request and had an exodus from the plane. Reya was considered one of the angels who escaped ([[Invasion (Magic: The Gathering)|Invasion]])

Reyhan

A Samite alchemist ([[Homelands (Magic: The Gathering)|Homelands]])

Rhirhok

A goblin archer on Jamuura ([[Mirage (Magic: The Gathering)|Mirage]])

Rhuell, the Chromium Dragon

see Chromium

Rith the Awakener

Rith is the Primeval dragon of Yavimaya. Ever since she awakened she was held captive by the treefolk there. Instead of blowing fire, vines and saprolings spill from her mouth. ([[Invasion (Magic: The Gathering)|Invasion]])

Riven Turnbull

A notorious terrorist ([[Legends (Magic: The Gathering)|Legends]])

Robar

Erstwhile leader of the Robaran Mercenaries ([[Legends (Magic: The Gathering)|Legends]])

Rofellos of Llanowar

An elf, Llanowar emissary in Yavimaya. He was trained in the art of maro-sorcery by Multani and his classmates included Gerrard and Mirri. Much to Multani's chagrin, Rofellos gleefully tutored Yavimaya's elves on the rudest and most vulgar words spoken in Llanowar. (Urza’s Destiny). Rofellos formed part of the Weatherlight crew but was killed during the first fight with Gallowbraid and Morinfen, while trying to protect Crovax's family's estate,

Rohgahh of Kher Keep

The lord of Kher Keep and commander of the kobolds. ([[Legends (Magic: The Gathering)|Legends]])

Rokun

A black dragon killed by Darigaaz ([[Invasion (Magic: The Gathering)|Invasion]])

Rorix Bladewing

A legendary dragon who wished to rekindle his Shivan heritage by participating in the Grand Coliseum.

Somehow, Rorix died and became reanimated as a zombie to serve the Cabal. [[Onslaught (Magic: The Gathering|Onslaught]])

Rubinia Soulsinger

A legendary female merfolk, maybe a siren ([[Legends (Magic: The Gathering)|Legends]])

Rusko

A clock maker in Kroog, the Capital of Yotia. He apprenticed Urza as a young man, and helped him gain Kayla bin-Kroog's hand in marriage. It is not known what happened to him when Kroog was destroyed by the Fallji.

Ruya

Zhalfirin Archer (Card: Longbow Archer)

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