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[[Vraska, Golgari Queen]] is a black and green gorgon Planeswalker, introduced in November 2018 along with the [[Guilds of Ravnica]] card set.
  
==Overview==
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She has average health, and deck limits with an unbalanced spread, focusing on Creatures. She has good mana gains in Black and Green and others neutral.
[[Vraska, Golgari Queen]] is a black and green gorgon Planeswalker, introduced in November 2018 along with the [[Guilds of Ravnica]] card set.
 
  
She has average health, average mana gains with a balanced spread, and average deck limits with a focus on Creatures.
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Her abilities have minor themes around life levels and support reinforcements, including gaining life and spending a reinforcement for minor card draw and mana, and creating an indestructible support {{Ability|Token}} which continues to {{Ability|Reinforce}} and cause the opponent to {{Ability|life loss|lose life}} according to its size.  She can also permanently degrade enemy creatures or supports.
  
Her abilities have minor themes around life levels and support reinforcements, including gaining life and spending a reinforcement for minor card draw and mana, and creating an indestructible support {{Ability|Token}} which continues to grow and cause the opponent to {{Ability|life loss|lose life}} according to its size. She can also permanently degrade enemy creatures or supports.
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Vraska is arguably the Planeswalker most impacted by Oktagon scrupulously separating damage and life loss. Used to be, the requirement to have a creature on board and for the opponent to have lost life were in most cases the same thing - now the player must build Lose Life cards into their deck to make her ultimate ability function at all. Not that it was all that great to start with: Chandra 3's ability does better damage, has no requirements, costs half as much Loyalty, and is a first ability, making room for better.
  
 
Vraska, Golgari Queen, sometimes called V2, is the second of two playable [[Planeswalkers]] in MtGPQ which embody Vraska at different points in her life.
 
Vraska, Golgari Queen, sometimes called V2, is the second of two playable [[Planeswalkers]] in MtGPQ which embody Vraska at different points in her life.
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| PW Level 2 = 20-35
 
| PW Level 2 = 20-35
 
| Loyalty 2 = 8
 
| Loyalty 2 = 8
| Effect 2 = Gain 4 life. Then, lose 2 {{Ability|reinforce|reinforcements}} and draw a card.
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| Effect 2 = Gain 4 life. <b>Then, lose 2 {{Ability|reinforce|reinforcements}} and draw a card.</b>
 
| PW Level 3 = 36-49
 
| PW Level 3 = 36-49
 
| Loyalty 3 = 7
 
| Loyalty 3 = 7
| Effect 3 = Gain 4 life. Then, lose a {{Ability|reinforce|reinforcement}} and draw a card.
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| Effect 3 = Gain 4 life. Then, lose <b>1</b> {{Ability|reinforce|reinforcement}} and draw a card.
 
| PW Level 4 = 50-60
 
| PW Level 4 = 50-60
 
| Loyalty 4 = 6
 
| Loyalty 4 = 6
| Effect 4 = Gain 4 life. Then, lose a {{Ability|reinforce|reinforcement}} and draw a card and gain 3 mana.
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| Effect 4 = Gain 4 life. Then, lose a {{Ability|reinforce|reinforcement}} and draw a card <b>and gain 3 mana</b>.
 
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{{Planeswalker Ability
 
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| PW Level 2 = 26-39
 
| PW Level 2 = 26-39
 
| Loyalty 2 = 12
 
| Loyalty 2 = 12
| Effect 2 = {{Ability|Undergrowth}} 6: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
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| Effect 2 = {{Ability|Undergrowth}} <b>6</b>: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
 
| PW Level 3 = 40-55
 
| PW Level 3 = 40-55
 
| Loyalty 3 = 12
 
| Loyalty 3 = 12
| Effect 3 = {{Ability|Undergrowth}} 8: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. If your opponent doesn't control a creature, an opposing nonland support loses X shield.
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| Effect 3 = {{Ability|Undergrowth}} <b>8</b>: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. <b>If your opponent doesn't control a creature, an opposing nonland support loses X shield.</b>
 
| PW Level 4 = 56-60
 
| PW Level 4 = 56-60
 
| Loyalty 4 = 9
 
| Loyalty 4 = 9
| Effect 4 = {{Ability|Undergrowth}} 12: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. If your opponent doesn't control a creature, an opposing nonland support loses X shield.
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| Effect 4 = {{Ability|Undergrowth}} <b>12</b>: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. If your opponent doesn't control a creature, an opposing nonland support loses X shield.
 
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{{Planeswalker Ability
 
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| PW Level 2 = 30-45
 
| PW Level 2 = 30-45
 
| Loyalty 2 = 18
 
| Loyalty 2 = 18
| Effect 2 = Create an Improved Golgari Assassins {{Ability|Token}} [with "Cannot be Destroyed or Exiled. At the end of your turn, if you control 1 or more creatures and if your opponent {{Ability|life loss|lost life}} this turn, {{Ability|reinforce}} this support and your opponent loses X life, where X is the number of reinforcements of this support."].
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| Effect 2 = Create an <b>Improved Golgari Assassins {{Ability|Token}}</b> [with "Cannot be Destroyed or Exiled. At the end of your turn, if you control 1 or more creatures and if your opponent {{Ability|life loss|lost life}} this turn, {{Ability|reinforce}} this support and your opponent loses X life, where X is the number of reinforcements of this support."].
 
| PW Level 3 = 46-59
 
| PW Level 3 = 46-59
| Loyalty 3 = 15
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| Loyalty 3 = <b>15</b>
 
| Effect 3 = Create an Improved Golgari Assassins {{Ability|Token}} [with "Cannot be Destroyed or Exiled. At the end of your turn, if you control 1 or more creatures and if your opponent {{Ability|life loss|lost life}} this turn, {{Ability|reinforce}} this support and your opponent loses X life, where X is the number of reinforcements of this support."].
 
| Effect 3 = Create an Improved Golgari Assassins {{Ability|Token}} [with "Cannot be Destroyed or Exiled. At the end of your turn, if you control 1 or more creatures and if your opponent {{Ability|life loss|lost life}} this turn, {{Ability|reinforce}} this support and your opponent loses X life, where X is the number of reinforcements of this support."].
 
| PW Level 4 = 60
 
| PW Level 4 = 60
| Loyalty 4 = 12
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| Loyalty 4 = <b>12</b>
 
| Effect 4 = Create an Improved Golgari Assassins {{Ability|Token}} [with "Cannot be Destroyed or Exiled. At the end of your turn, if you control 1 or more creatures and if your opponent {{Ability|life loss|lost life}} this turn, {{Ability|reinforce}} this support and your opponent loses X life, where X is the number of reinforcements of this support."].
 
| Effect 4 = Create an Improved Golgari Assassins {{Ability|Token}} [with "Cannot be Destroyed or Exiled. At the end of your turn, if you control 1 or more creatures and if your opponent {{Ability|life loss|lost life}} this turn, {{Ability|reinforce}} this support and your opponent loses X life, where X is the number of reinforcements of this support."].
 
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==Story==
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''"On [[Ixalan]], Vraska encountered [[Jace, Telepath Unbound|Jace Beleren]]—the Living Guildpact and a Planeswalker himself—and discovered the doom that [[Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh|Nicol Bolas]] planned to unleash on [[Guilds of Ravnica|Ravnica]].<br>Vraska asked Jace to hold on to her memories of him and Bolas's plans, resolving to live as a sleeper agent until the moment to return her memories, so she could retaliate against Nicol Bolas in defense of her home."''
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:<< [[Vraska, Relic Seeker#Story|Vraska, Relic Seeker's Story]]
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==Starting Deck==
 
==Starting Deck==
 
 
{{Deck List
 
{{Deck List
 
| Assassin's Trophy
 
| Assassin's Trophy
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| Wild Instincts
 
| Wild Instincts
 
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==Story==
 
<blockquote>''On [[Ixalan]], Vraska encountered [[Jace, Telepath Unbound|Jace Beleren]]—the Living Guildpact and a Planeswalker himself—and discovered the doom that [[Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh|Nicol Bolas]] planned to unleash on [[Guilds of Ravnica|Ravnica]].<br><br>Vraska asked Jace to hold on to her memories of him and Bolas's plans, resolving to live as a sleeper agent until the moment to return her memories, so she could retaliate against Nicol Bolas in defense of her home.''</blockquote>
 
  
 
{{Planeswalkers}}
 
{{Planeswalkers}}
 
[[Category:Planeswalkers]]
 
[[Category:Planeswalkers]]
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[[Category:Black]]
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[[Category:Green]]
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[[Category:Draw]]
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[[Category:Gain mana]]
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[[Category:Lose life]]
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[[Category:Reinforce]]
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[[Category:Reduce shield]]
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[[Category:Set ability]]
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[[Category:Weaken]]

Latest revision as of 22:11, 23 February 2023

Vraska, Golgari Queen
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Vraska2.png
Full Name Vraska, Golgari Queen
Aliases V2
Affinities BlackGreen
Origin set Guilds of Ravnica Guilds of Ravnica
Cost 650 Mana Crystals
Stats (max level)
Health 106
Deck limits Creatures 8  ·  Spells 6  ·  Supports 5
Mana bonuses Icon W.png 0 · Icon U.png 0 · Icon B.png+4 · Icon R.png 0 · Icon G.png+4
Leveling cost 160,720 Mana Runes
Planeswalkers   (Infobox · Data)
Planeswalker series
Vraska (gorgon)
Vraska, Relic Seeker V1 BlackGreen Vraska, Relic Seeker
Vraska, Golgari Queen V2 BlackGreen Vraska, Golgari Queen

Vraska, Golgari Queen is a black and green gorgon Planeswalker, introduced in November 2018 along with the Guilds of Ravnica card set.

She has average health, and deck limits with an unbalanced spread, focusing on Creatures. She has good mana gains in Black and Green and others neutral.

Her abilities have minor themes around life levels and support reinforcements, including gaining life and spending a reinforcement for minor card draw and mana, and creating an indestructible support TokenToken which continues to Reinforce and cause the opponent to lose life according to its size. She can also permanently degrade enemy creatures or supports.

Vraska is arguably the Planeswalker most impacted by Oktagon scrupulously separating damage and life loss. Used to be, the requirement to have a creature on board and for the opponent to have lost life were in most cases the same thing - now the player must build Lose Life cards into their deck to make her ultimate ability function at all. Not that it was all that great to start with: Chandra 3's ability does better damage, has no requirements, costs half as much Loyalty, and is a first ability, making room for better.

Vraska, Golgari Queen, sometimes called V2, is the second of two playable Planeswalkers in MtGPQ which embody Vraska at different points in her life.

Stats

Vraska, Golgari Queen - level 60
Mana bonus Deck limits Health Leveling cost
White 0 Blue 0 Black +4 Red 0 Green +4 Loyalty 0 Creatures  8 Spells  6 Supports  5 106 160,720 Mana Runes
All level details 1-60          Up-down-arrow-icon.png Click to
Level

cost

Mana bonus Deck limits Health Abilities
Icon W.png Icon U.png Icon B.png Icon R.png Icon G.png Icon L.png Creature-Icon.png Spell-Icon.png Support-Icon.png 1 2 3
1-5

1220Rune.png

-2 -2 +2 -2 +2 0 5 3 2 26 AbilityLev0.png AbilityLev0.png AbilityLev0.png
6 3 2
29
-2 -2 +2 -2 +3 0
32
6-10

4580Rune.png

AbilityLev1.png
35
6 4 2
38
AbilityLev1.png
11-15

9260Rune.png

41
-2 -2 +3 -2 +3 0
44
6 4 3
47
16-20

15640Rune.png

AbilityLev1.png
-2 -2 +3 -1 +3 0
50
AbilityLev2.png
21-25

23690Rune.png

53
7 4 3
56
-1 -2 +3 -1 +3 0
59
26-30

33380Rune.png

AbilityLev2.png
63
7 5 3
66
AbilityLev2.png
31-35

44660Rune.png

69
-1 0 +3 -1 +3 0
72
7 5 4
36-40

57530Rune.png

AbilityLev3.png
75
-1 0 +3 -1 +4 0
78
AbilityLev3.png
41-45

71960Rune.png

81
8 5 4
84
-1 0 +4 -1 +4 0
87
46-50

87920Rune.png

AbilityLev3.png
90
8 6 4
93
AbilityLev4.png
51-55

112320Rune.png

96
-1 0 +4 0 +4 0
8 6 5
99
56-60

160720Rune.png

AbilityLev4.png
102
0 0 +4 0 +4 0
106
AbilityLev4.png

Abilities

1: Rise to the Occasion
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 6-19 9 Gain 4 life.
AbilityLev2.png 20-35 8 Gain 4 life. Then, lose 2 reinforcements and draw a card.
AbilityLev3.png 36-49 7 Gain 4 life. Then, lose 1 reinforcement and draw a card.
AbilityLev4.png 50-60 6 Gain 4 life. Then, lose a reinforcement and draw a card and gain 3 mana.
2: Capital Punishment
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 10-25 12 Undergrowth 4: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
AbilityLev2.png 26-39 12 Undergrowth 6: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
AbilityLev3.png 40-55 12 Undergrowth 8: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. If your opponent doesn't control a creature, an opposing nonland support loses X shield.
AbilityLev4.png 56-60 9 Undergrowth 12: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. If your opponent doesn't control a creature, an opposing nonland support loses X shield.
3: Swarm of Assassins
Ability Level PW level Icon L.png Effect
AbilityLev1.png 16-29 18 Create a Golgari Assassins TokenToken [with 4 shield and "At the end of your turn, if you control 1 or more creatures and if your opponent lost life this turn, reinforce this support and your opponent loses X life, where X is the number of reinforcements of this support."].
AbilityLev2.png 30-45 18 Create an Improved Golgari Assassins TokenToken [with "Cannot be Destroyed or Exiled. At the end of your turn, if you control 1 or more creatures and if your opponent lost life this turn, reinforce this support and your opponent loses X life, where X is the number of reinforcements of this support."].
AbilityLev3.png 46-59 15 Create an Improved Golgari Assassins TokenToken [with "Cannot be Destroyed or Exiled. At the end of your turn, if you control 1 or more creatures and if your opponent lost life this turn, reinforce this support and your opponent loses X life, where X is the number of reinforcements of this support."].
AbilityLev4.png 60 12 Create an Improved Golgari Assassins TokenToken [with "Cannot be Destroyed or Exiled. At the end of your turn, if you control 1 or more creatures and if your opponent lost life this turn, reinforce this support and your opponent loses X life, where X is the number of reinforcements of this support."].


Story

"On Ixalan, Vraska encountered Jace Beleren—the Living Guildpact and a Planeswalker himself—and discovered the doom that Nicol Bolas planned to unleash on Ravnica.
Vraska asked Jace to hold on to her memories of him and Bolas's plans, resolving to live as a sleeper agent until the moment to return her memories, so she could retaliate against Nicol Bolas in defense of her home."

<< Vraska, Relic Seeker's Story

Starting Deck

Card name Type Cost Color Rarity Set 
Assassin's Trophy Spells 7 BlackGreen Rare Guilds of Ravnica GRN Legacy 
Golgari Raiders Creatures (2/2) 13 Green Uncommon Guilds of Ravnica GRN Legacy 
Rhizome Lurcher Creatures (2/2) 12 BlackGreen Common Guilds of Ravnica GRN Legacy 
Erstwhile Trooper Creatures (2/2) 8 BlackGreen Common Guilds of Ravnica GRN Legacy 
Undercity Uprising Spells 10 BlackGreen Common Guilds of Ravnica GRN Legacy 
Brawler's Plate Supports (3) 8 Colorless Uncommon Origins ORI 
Llanowar Wastes Supports (2) 8 Colorless Common Origins ORI 
Orchard Spirit Creatures (2/2) 6 Green Common Origins ORI 
Gnarlroot Trapper Creatures (1/1) 5 Black Common Origins ORI 
Wild Instincts Spells 8 Green Common Origins ORI