Magic the Gathering: Theros #1

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The Multiverse—a boundless expanse of worlds, each different from the last. These worlds, called planes, differ as widely as the imagination. All planes are connected by the substance of the Multiverse itself: the Æther, called the Blind Eternities by Planeswalkers—the only beings who ever see it. With their ability to cross the Blind Eternities from one plane onto another, Planeswalkers are some of the only beings with the ability to explore the vastness of the Multiverse and the wonders that it holds.

In the City of Ravnica, a metropolis so vast that its name has long since become synonymous with an entire plane, Dack Fayden stopped the evil Sifa Grent from igniting another Guild War. Now, Dack resumes his life as a thief in Ravnica...

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