Magic: The Gathering - Who Is Urza?

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There have been many characters that have come and gone since the inception of Magic: The Gathering's story. Many of them are from MTG's pre-Mending era in the story, but one of the most important characters is Urza.

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Urza was a Planeswalker who was a major part of several significant events that occurred across the Multiverse. Urza played a very large role during the Phyrexian invasions in Dominaria, as well as being one-half of the brothers from The Brothers' War. Urza has a long and very storied history, being one of the most important characters in the early days of this universe.

Urza was born on the first day in the year 0 AR (Argivian Reckoning, the calendar years Dominaria uses), with his younger brother, Mishra, being born on the last day of the year to the family of Argive. Their mother died when they were young. After their father became sick, the two were sent off to Tocasia, where they would serve as her students.

Urza, Mishra, and Tocasia would all go on archaeological digs in the old ruins of the Thran Empire, an ancient civilization that used to rule the area. While helping Tocasia with the excavations, the brothers would have a few discoveries of their own. One of these was the Ornithopter, a device created out of old Thran devices to be more efficient and combat-capable.

The most important discovery the brothers would make was the Caves Of Koilos. There were many old Thran artifacts scattered inside of it, but the most important thing there was a sealed portal to the plane Phyrexia. It was there the two brothers discovered that the seal was being held by a Thran artifact known as a powerstone.

Both Urza and Mishra wanted the stone for