#general tazri

[sylvan-librarian]

Oath of the Gatewatch (2016)

[magic-the-girlbossing]

Syr Gwyn vs. General Tazri

Magic: The Girlbossing Round 1, Match 24

[mtg-cards-hourly]

General Tazri

Artist: Chris Rahn TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

[markrosewater]

I’ve noticed General Tazri, Najeela the Blade-Blossom, and now Ezio D’auditoire are all single-color legends that provide benefits to a creature type (Ally, Warrior, and Assassin) and have a WUBRG activated ability. Was that intentional?

We didn't accidentally put a five color activation on them if that's what you're asking. : )

[incorrect-mtg]

A two-part story I posted via Twitter Threads

She did not expect her next meeting with a member of the Gatewatch to be by randomly seeing them in her streets.

"Jace!" she called out "Long time no see! What brings you to Zendikar?"

His answering grimace was unexpected.

"General Tazri" he said "I…bring news about Gideon."

The following conversation left her tired and emotionally drained.

She closed her eyes, focusing on the image Jace had magically shared with her, of the statue they had built in his honor.

"I'll talk to some people" she said "they'll be happy to build a matching one here."

"You know he'd probably hate that, right?" Jace said with a humorless chuckle "not that it stopped us from doing it."

"If he didn't want us to built statues in his honor" Tazri replied, shrugging "then he should have thought first before becoming Zendikar's hero."

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Over the following years, Jace became a regular — although infrequent — presence at Sea Gate. He'd come by, theyd sit down for a drink and update each other on the going-ons of Zendikar specifically and the multiverse as a whole.

And then, shortly before the invasion, it stops. She figures that the Gatewatch is far too busy dealing with the fallout of a whole new brand of horror from beyond the stars for a friendly visit. Her schedule is certainly full.

And then one day she hears Chandra Nalaar shouting her name and she knows she lost another friend.

The pyromancer looks, on one hand, exactly like the bright young woman that burned two Eldrazi titans to ashes. On the other, she looks older beyond her years, a tiredness in her eyes that wasn't there last time they saw each other. It's a look she sees all too often on Zendikar.

She takes Chandra to the same place she'd go to with Jace and they exchange tales. The pyromancer might not have Jace's telepathy, but she is an eager storyteller all her own and soon she is updated on the entire mess that was the Phyrexian Invasion everywhere else.

As their conversation winds down, she declares "Well, guess we will need to build another statue. Next to Gideon's."

"You know he'd probably hate that, right?" Chandra says, unwittingly echoing Jace's past words.

"I'd assume so" she replies "But here's the thing, Chandra – all of you are heroes of Zendikar. I'm sure there are already multiple statues of each of you all over the plane." she takes a sip of her drink and continues "and by the gods I would build a whole plaza in your honor. So if you don't want a statue yourself, stay alive. Got it?"

A moment of silence.

"Also drop by every now and then. I don't want to associate the sight of you with death." she finishes, taking another sip.

Chandra laughs before replying "Sure. When we find a path here, I'll convince Nissa we should get a house close by, how about that?"

[ask-the-praetors]

To Sheoldred and Urabrask:

If Elesh Norn were to be defeated and destroyed in the soon-to-come full-fledged Phyrexian Invasion by the remaining Gatewatch and their anti-Phyrexian allies, what do you expect they will make of you? The Gatewatch view themselves as heroes, and I doubt that they would dare to kill a foe that they had but so recently found themselves on the "same side" as them, especially if that foe was not posing an immediate lethal threat.

The Gatewatch's battles with Nicol Bolas and the Eldrazi demonstrate that they seem to take joy in the idea of the imprisonment of the leaders of their enemies, whether on the moon or on the Meditation plane. Do you believe that they would try to lock each of you up as soon as Elesh Norn is no longer a threat in this scenario? Even this would surely, one would expect, strike them as hypocritical given how effective your efforts have been at destabilizing her regime, without which it is reasonable to think this defeat of Elesh Norn would not have been possible?

Do you think that perhaps they, like General Tazri in her war against the Eldrazi, simply "no longer have the luxury of choosing [their] comrades"? It seems as though the vampires of Zendikar ended up unpunished for what the Gatewatch surely viewed, for the most part, as villainous and immoral. Might the Gatewatch let you survive unpunished as well?

Or do you suspect they simply hope that Elesh Norn, or even Tezzeret, will do "the dirty work" of killing you for them?

I lack the liberty of pondering these questions. My people and I are desperate, and we must--regrettably--seek the alliance of any parties possible to secure our freedom.

If they are fool enough to attempt imprisoning me as thanks for my people's help, my fire will burn as bright for them as it does for Norn.

-U

Oh, ha! Of course they'll turn on us, silly. That's the way people work. That's how all real power works. That's why we simply backstab them first.

-S

[danco110]

The angel and vampire hovered above the camp, staring each other down. The other explorers merely resumed their business, indifferent to the clash of good and evil above them.

“I don’t know why Tazri hired you, monster,” Linvala growled.

“Likewise,” Zagras hissed, through a fanged grin. “I don’t care if you are the general’s pet chicken. Favoritism does you no favors out here.”

“Nor do your vulturous ways!”

Linvala raised her staff, which began to glow with holy light. Zagras flexed his claws, and the smoke cloud trailing behind him turned dark as night.

“Would you two settle down?”

Both Linvala and Zagras were seized by their boots, and dragged to the ground with an unceremonious thud. Before either could recover, they were then pulled up painfully by their ears, and brought to eye level with a snarling Tazri.

“Er…General Tazri!” Linvala greeted weakly. “I was just…”

“Trying to run me out of camp,” Zagras finished for the angel.

“I saw,” Tazri nodded. “And you, Zagras, were about to bite into our party’s only air support. Besides yourself, of course, though there’s surely no conflict of interests there at all.”

“Er…right.”

Zagras broke eye contact with Tazri, unable to meet her gaze. The general heaved a heavy sigh in response.

“Linvala, you’re going to apologize to Zagras.”

“But-”

“You’re going. To apologize. To Zagras.”

Linvala grimaced, but did as she was told. “My…apologies, Zagras.”

Tazri nodded. “All right. Now, Zagras, you’re going to apologize to-”

“No way. I won’t…uh…”

Zagras fell silent as he watched Tazri’s mouth set in a thin line.

“Sorry, Linvala.”

Seemingly satisfied, Tazri spoke.

“I don’t care whether you two get along. We’re stuck together. Unless either of you would care to head home...alone?”

Linvala and Zagras turned to grimace at the perilous path behind them, fraught with reaching brambles and low ceilings that had already proven a nightmare for the two fliers.

“…We’ll get along,” the pair sighed in unison.

“Good!” Tazri chimed happily.

[Adventuring party road trip, Tazri trying to keep her adopted angel and vampire children from killing each other.]

[lunchthemagic]

2023-05-19 game 2

Landon - Rayne, Academy Chancellor

Dakota - Osgir, the Reconstructor

Travis - Duke Ulder Ravengard

Dan - General Tazri

Allies gave me a shot at getting my first LtM win, but Travis left early and Dakota piloted Duke to the victory. Stealing and saccing my important allies each turn slowly grinded out the victory for Duke :(

[antique-symbolism]

4 and 24 for magic asks!

4. Favorite card(s)?

Olivia Voldaren and General Tazri (because favourite characters), Edgar Markov (because there's a very sentimental story behind how I acquired the card), Stensia Masquerade and Shark Typhoon (love to use these in my decks), and Wedding Ring (because I think it's very funny to act like I'm proposing to someone at the table every time I play it).

24. Have you read any of the Magic novels? If so, which ones?

I read Sundered Bond and it's the reason I hate Lukka so, so, so much.

[dailymtgflavortext]

"Let the vampires join us. In this war, we no longer have the luxury of choosing our comrades." —General Tazri, allied commander

-Bloodbond Vampire

[magic-the-girlbossing]

Zacama vs. General Tazri

Magic: The Girlbossing Round 2, Match 12

[mtg-cards-hourly]

It That Heralds the End

"At first we ignored the little ones. By the time we realized our error, it was too late." —General Tazri, allied commander

Artist: Alex Konstad TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

[markrosewater]

I will ask this for people who got ticked from this

Why didn't “Tazri, Stalwart Survivor” have the “Ally” type since the two previous tazri's had the Ally type.

Only General Tazri was an Ally. Tazri, Beacon of Unity mentions "Ally" in its rules text, but she's a Human Warrior.

[incorrect-mtg]

Flavor Text Highlights - Oath of the Gatewatch

<- Previous Set | Next Set ->

Cool - Mighty Leap

“We may have lost faith in our gods, but we are far from losing faith in ourselves.” —Munda, ambush leader

Funny - Hedron Crawler

“It’s endearing, in a mystical, pointy sort of way.” —General Tazri, allied commander

Worldbuilding - Call the Gatewatch

“I’ve heard it said that a Planeswalker is someone who can always run from danger. But Gideon’s right: we’re also the ones who can choose to stay.” —Jace Beleren

Emotional - Relentless Hunter

“I swore to take one head for each member of my family they killed. My task is nowhere near its end.”

<- Previous Set | Next Set ->

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Magic: the Gathering - 3D Card Alter

3D General Tazri card alter created by the very talented redditor CardAlive using 10 separately layered Tazri cards (Oath of the Gatewatch set, illustrated by Chris Rahn).

[danco110]

“Zagras! Linvala!” Tazri quickly leapt into action, interposing herself between the warring vampire and angel. “What are you doing? We’re about to embark on an expedition. Stop fighting!”

“Not a chance!” Zagras hissed. “I work alone. She’ll just slow me down. I will not work with her.”

“Likewise!” Linvala shouted in a magically amplified voice. “I’d rather not awake with a dagger in my back.”

“Oh, the gratitude for saving your life!”

“Silence!” The halo around Tazri’s neck grew brighter, silencing the others. “So, here is what is going to happen. Zagras, you are going to work alongside Linvala.”

“But-”

“Linvala, you will work alongside Zagras.”

“But-”

“Is that clear?” The light from Tazri’s halo was almost blinding, now. Both Zagras and Linvala averted their eyes.

“Fine! Okay, I get it!”

“Very well, General! I defer to you! Just stop with the glowing!”

Finally, the light dimmed, and Tazri smiled at her friends. “See? Now, was that really that hard?”

“Yes,” Zagras and Linvala growled at each other.

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[Opinions are mixed, but I love the party mechanic. I built commander decks for Zagras, Linvala, and Tazri!]