The Story of Niv-Mizzet | Ravnica | MTG Lore
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- Опубликовано: 17 июл 2024
- Learn the lore of Niv-Mizzet, parun of the Izzet League and Living Guildpact on the plane of Ravnica in Magic: The Gathering's Multiverse. The dragon's tale spans centuries and his story is integral to the future of Ravnica and MTG. Let me know your thoughts on Niv-Mizzet and suggestions for future videos in the comments. Until next time, go forth and explore the lore!
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References:
MTG story archive:
magic.wizards.com/en/story
Ravnica Cycle of Books:
/ ravnica
War of the Spark Ravnica and Forsaken:
/ war-of-the-spark
The Art of MTG Ravnica:
/ the-art-of-magic
Niv-Mizzet, the Fountainhead:
magic.wizards.com/en/articles...
Niv-Mizzet, No Longer Just Izzet
magic.wizards.com/en/articles...
The Gathering Storm:
/ the-gathering-storm
Music Credits:
Intro/Outro by Alex Wakim alexwakim.com/about/
Background Music-
Beautiful Oblivion by Scott Buckley | / scottbuckley
Filaments by Scott Buckley | / scottbuckley
Time Stamps:
Intro- 0:00
Beginnings- 7:21
Parun- 12:43
Dragon Reborn- 28:04
Outro- 46:36
“This video is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.” 
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Niv-Mizzet: why do I hear boss music?
Nicol Bolas: why do 'I' hear boss music?
10/10
Call an ambulance... but not for me!
Dragon on Dragon crime
Listen closely, what your about to witness is called a “Scaley Moment”.
This comment wins. I... didn't know there was a competition, uh, doesn't matter. Win.
Nichol:"I thought you died!"
Niv:"Yes, but I got Better!"
I love Niv-Mizzet the lizard wizard, my favorite recent card is Niv-Mizzet parum
He is a pretty dope dragon
Same. One of my pet decks uses him as a centre piece.
Just built a card draw free sorcery play deck with him as a commander it’s so cool
As an official Izzet League representation, this video is the greatest piece of content created in the Multiverse. Excellent job!
Appreciate it, glad to be endorsed by the Izzet League!
Niv-Mizzet indeed is so close to being another Bolas, even having most of Bolas' colors in his base form, however I don't expect him to become a new threat but as a more direct counterpart to Bolas. While Bolas lost everything in pursuit of power to satisfy his own ego, Niv rose to power after embracing the complex care he has for Ravinca as a whole. I also do think Niv's opinion of planeswalkers will continue to sour overtime as his reign as living guildpact and Jace's reign are compared and contrasted, maybe even to the point of forsakeing becoming a planeswalker out of pride, as unlike Jace, he will actually be there for Ravinca. Of course I might be focusing on his red side over his blue side too much.
I do not think he was ever close being another Bolas. While his arrogance and plan making did rival Bolas’s, Niv never felt the need to prove it to anybody.
He knows himself to be the smartest being on Ravnica and possibly in the Multiverse. His pride is too great to be influenced by the darker aspects of black.
@@lucassmith7770
I don't know about that. He killed all the other dragons on the plane that he saw as competition... that's Bolas' original plan from his early years.
@@draxthemsklonst Bolas wanted the subjugation of all. Mizzet saw his own kind as a threat, but once done with them he formed a legitimate(for him) bond with his guild.
He hasn’t reached the paranoia that Bolas has, which keeps him from fearing those around him and lashing out.
I have faith that niv will be a capable and fair living guildpact when it counts. That said, his ego will not go away and I still think he will be somewhat self centered.
@@lucassmith7770 bro, thats a genocide. niv did a genocide. thats pretty evil if you ask anyone. all he needs is a desire for a larger influence and he's the new super villian of mtg. any writer could make that happen pretty easily with his ego.
Props to Niv for being the only monster in dnd to have a 30 int.
Why only 30? Ps i dont play d&d😅❤
@@nilshaukeholtfester919830 is the highest a stat can be in D&D, and you can count the number of creatures with a 30 stat on your fingers. Player characters typically can’t exceed 20 unless they’re specific classes at max level, or have powerful and essentially one-time use items. An average person has stats of 10 across the board. 30 in D&D is essentially saying unrivaled genius.
@@nicholasbrzoska6171an 18 is a top scientist a 20 is like Albert Eisenstein after that you start getting into the range only achievable by magic, 24 would be the equivalent of a group of the smartest people in the world all brainstorming together and a 30 is bordering on omniscience
Well, he is make believe, so...
@@roachdoggjr1940No you
niv is by far my fave character in magic his whole story is so deep and converluted and it just adds up just like a red/blue alined person should and I never get tired of hearing about him. Hopefully one day he returns as a planeswalker maybe in the next ravnica
Isn’t he dead from war of the spark? Just like Gideon. Dead. I totally agree though!! Bring Niv back!!! He’s the only commander I’ll make in red blue cause I don’t play red but I’ll play any and all versions of Niv
@@stevendefeo8424 Might want to finish reading all the War of the Spark lore before you say that lol
@@henrymccoy2306 man if you could finish that book congratulations I could not. I thought I read somewhere Niv Mizzet had his first battle and lost. Came back and won but was still dead or whatever.
That book was written basically for children and I just couldn’t follow the story anymore. I was even on a cruise with my wife to Mexico and I still couldn’t read it on a dam boat it was so bad. Vacation is relaxing!! That book didn’t help with that
@@stevendefeo8424 Niv Was Revived as the Living Guild Pact of Ravnica
I think I was recommended this channel a month ago and I've watched you blow up since then. Just wanted to congratulate you before the comments are full.
Same here, enjoy the content.
Any chance you know some woodwards in tennessee?
Thank you and thanks for the support! It's been very exciting to see the growth and I hope to continue to make great content for you to enjoy
I would like to think that Niv would try to be a good guardian of Ravnica.
I would also love to see a longer video specifically about Ugin. There is not a lot of lore videos out there for him that is current. Or at least I cannot find them.
Great Video!
I like that a planebound being is able to do something important for a change.
He's the reason i gathered Ravinca Cards in the first place.. his guild furthermore dragged me into Ravinca as i love the way the Izzet Guild would act and work .. adding the fact that he would help defeating Bolas is also a BIG thing for me and cemented my alignment to the Izzet Guild even more ^^
I love Red and Blue Mana Spells, i like crazy idears and wild experiments conducted to find the best ways to serve the city in it's defence ... I'm a proud Mage of the Izzet Guild! ^^
Here from Reddit. Very cool video! I just finished running a Ravnica DnD campaign and Niv was a featured NPC. I had a lot of fun playing as him.
Anyhoo. I'm subbing, thanks for sharing your content!
Awesome, sounds super fun and thanks for the support!
That is awesome lore
Thank you for this! Niv-Mizzet is my favorite MTG character, and you have produced a video worthy of the Firemind! A true "Elder" Dragon!
"Don't just have an idea - have all of them." "(Z->)90° - (E-N²W)90°t=1"
You know , Now i finally get that quote. :)
Niv Mizzet indeed is number 1.
10 out of 10, would watch all videos in the channel
Seriously, it's awesome that you take the time to create a video nearly an hour long, sharing the lore of MTG. Thank you.
I love sharing the passion with you all, glad you enjoy it
Another incredibly well done video! I don't even really play MTG, but this kind of storytelling is so engaging.
Thanks so much, happy to hear you liked it!
Happy to see Niv get his own video after seeing him in the Bolas one, I hope they make more cards featuring the reborn living guildpact
I'm quite cheerful about it too
He is now Niv-Mizzet, Supreme. He got his wish.
I've just started watching your channel here. I have to say, very well done so far. As someone who simply does not have time to follow up on these stories, it's awesome you've dedicated a chunk of your own personal time to share the wonderful world of Magic and other fantasy lore with us.
I have to say though, I am disappointed slightly you seemed to omit two of my favorite pieces of the War of the Spark story.
1)During The Gathering Storm, Ral's Project Lightning Bug was done to track these energy phenomenon, but he kept the the truth about Planeswalkers specifically away from Niv-Mizzet. Silly little Ral believed himself to be the first Planeswalker the more than millenia old Dragon had ever met, and decided Mizzet would be too angry at the possibilty of worlds and knowledge beyond his reach. They had a talk, I wish Niv-Mizzet was more condescending on the child.
2)As Nicol Bolas took his first steps onto the plane of Ravnica, Niv-Mizzet did indeed launch an all-out assault on him, but one of the plans he had prepared for this moment was setting booby traps all over the city. Pockets of stored magical energies that he had readied to blast him all at once. This initial salvo of explosive damage didn't, obviously, succeed at halting Bolas' plans, but it was a perfect example of how a highly intelligent *Dracogenius* would plan for an impending invasion led by someone so powerful. Especially given Niv's extermination of other dragons on *His* Ravnica.
Niv is a pompous ass sometimes, but he's never really been evil like Bolas was. I hope he resist the temptation and makes for a good guardian of Ravnica. Great videos btw man
Dang that was amazing, i recently build a niv mizzet parun deck.
and this makes it much more fun to play it, this is amazing lore
Appreciate it and glad to hear the videos enrich your own experience!
Bolas and Niv are my favorite characters, so the videos on them have been fantastic!!
Love to hear it! They are some of my favorites as well. I'd love to see Niv ascend to planeswalker
@@TheLorebrarians that would be spectacular! It would be interesting to see what he does with the power. He’s arrogant, but not Bolas. I think he would act more like Azor, but instead of Law and Order he would pursue personal power (since he believes he’s superior to everyone anyway). Something halfway between the two above planeswalkers, but without the indiscriminate killing😂
Do you think Bolas will return? And if so, how, and when?
These videos are So. Good. I've always loved MTG lore and these videos make me realize how MTG is a living, breathing, incredible multiverse. Completely new understanding and appreciation for The Firemind. THANK YOU!!
I love these videos so much. They have a sense of depth without being cringey and really have helped me expand my knowledge of Magic lore a lot.
Also, Niv-Mizzet, Parun is an old favorite Commander of mine. Big shouts to the big boi.
I'm glad they're informative and entertaining! Niv is a classic
I can tell that you had a lot of fun making this video for Niv-Mizzet. You told the story perfectly and did a fantastic job at showing us all just how amazing of a character Niv-Mizzet is. Though I haven’t watched all of your videos I believe this one will always be my favorite for telling the story of one of the most important characters in MTG history. Thank you for making this amazing video for Niv-Mizzet and I hope maybe one day you can tell us the amazing story of the planeswalker Tezzeret and the mighty Jaya Ballard. But this isn’t about them. It’s about the mighty and heroic Niv-Mizzet. Thanks again for telling the story for the possibly the greatest Dragon in all of MTG history.
Thank you and I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it. Niv is one of my favorite characters and I wanted to do him justice. I hope to get to other characters and dive deeply into their stories in the future
Found your channel through Nicol Bolas video, now i'm so glad that you made one about niv mizzet, since it's my favorite mtg character.
Your content quality is amazing. I love the way you narrate and organize the story and also how you use the cards and flavor texts to illustrate the events.
Congratulations man, I really wish all sucess for you with the channel.
Thank you and so glad you found the channel and enjoy the content!
Niv Reborn is one of my commanders and he's AWESOME! It's a blink deck, often blinking him for 2-4 cards each turn :o
Sounds like a super fun deck!
If Niv Mizzet becomes a Planeswalker and stays red and blue then I’m absolutely adding him to my deck.
Great video, I needed lore for a Ravnica D&D campaign, and this rundown of Niv really helped!
Really well written and spoken script and story. Thank you!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love Niv-Mizzet love the deck i built around him. Love the video you made I leaned more about my favorite character/cards
I love seeing jace poop up in these videos he seems to always find his way into alot of the lore, mono blue for life!
Niv reborn is my favorite 5 color card so this makes me happy
Izzet is my favorite guild, and Niv Mizzet is my favorite MTG spirit animal.
Loved this story, I am a Niv-Mizzet's biggest fan with a deck build for it!
Great video, keep up the great work!
Well have you ever thought about applying to you local Izzet League Foundry
I've been running a Ravnica D&D campaign (set after the War of the Spark) and this has been an invaluable resource for my world building and plot spinning. Video: liked. Channel: subbed. Bell: SMASHED.
Thanks for the support, glad you enjoy the content!
In my DnD game, after the invasion, I had Niv reverse engineer the Immortal Sun so that it repelled all planeswalkers from Ravnica instead of locking them there. Then he went about trying to fabricate his own spark. After two years of trying, he finally concedes that he can’t do it. Ironically, this admission of inability angers him so much that it actually ignites his spark! However, as this happens, a wave of energy from the Firemind erupts across the whole plain igniting a mini-spark in every person on the plain. Because of the immortal sun, everyone is propelled to a random plain for several minutes. Realising what he’d done and now incredibly powerful, Niv uses all of his energy and spark to reach across the multiverse, remove the mini sparks he had created and then send everyone back to Ravnica. In doing this, he dies. This leaves Ravnica once again without a Guildpact and with the loss of hundreds of thousands who happened to die during the event.
I mean several minutes are enough to die if you get sent to planes such as Ikoria
That's awesome! :D
Dude's so angry he can't Planeswalk... He Planeswalks...
*Chef's Kiss, good sir.*
And actually, more I think about it, that really mirrors how Nicol Bolas' spark ignites too.
In Modern Horizons 2, it is alluded in a card that the Izzet are working on their own version of an aether portal. I believe the card says they are on attempt 836.
These videos are so freaking epic, thanks for taking the time to choose the cards you show here, it's really awesome!
AWESOME!! i love the long form videos you really capture the emotions and story of each character! i hope you continue to see other main character lore videos. I would love to learn about Urza as a suggestion
Urza's Saga will probably be the next major project, so hopefully in a month or so!
This is an incredible video! Thanks so much!
Remember us when you are famous! We were here first! Never forget the OG fans
Haha thank you, and I'll never forget the support! It's why I make content
Just found this channel through my brother and I love it! I love Niv Mizzet and I enjoy the character Although I have to admit when you mention that Niv named the guild izzet because he is a narcissist, I laughed quietly in Rakdos.
Welcome to the channel and your brother sounds like an awesome dude! Haha yeah, rakdos definitely takes the cake
Just found your channel and binged everything, great content man. Excited to see where it goes
Welcome to the channel, glad you found it
I hope that one day we get a Niv Mizzet planeswalker card
I got into magic by the time that return to ravnica came out. i remember i bought my first box and on the first booster he came out. I saw him and fell for the dragon instantly. so much that i used to run a standard deck with him in it. i was proud that i got to win a few games with it even though i was a novice at the time. Today i have a niv mizzet parun and reborn commander deck.
He is such an iconic and cool character, sounds like you have some great decks
Fantastic video - listened to it while playing out my Niv-Mizzet, Parun CMDR deck and making changes. Gotta be my favorite character in all of MTG, second only to Nicol Bolas. Guess I'll be watching that video next!
Great Video, can’t wait for the next character lore video. So many to choose.
Your vids are great and you seem very well read, id love a long form vid on Yawgmoth and the first Phyrexian War! Keep up the good work
Thanks I appreciate it! The phyrexians will make an appearance in the coming months for sure
Great video! I'm pretty new to MTG, and your channel has really gotten me into the lore
Awesome, MTG lore is interesting but a bit convoluted at times. Glad you enjoy!
Amazing channel and content. Keep it up!
Your channel is gonna blow up man! And i can't wait to see it!
Man it’s been so nice to see you grow, I started watching when you posted the nevinyrral
I appreciate all the support the channel has been receiving
Bravo. That's something guys. Loved it!
Subscribed at instant speed! ;)
Thanks for the support!
this is amazing love the lore of each magic the gathering ages.. I'm more interested in the slivers, the brothers war and the whole onslaught saga
Well I have good news for you, working on a script for Urza's Saga right now!
epic! Glad i just discovered this channel.
I been waiting last couple of days for this !
Wonderful video. Thank you.
Man i can´t wait for a Urza and Mishra Video with the new set around them, if you will ever do one. Binged watched/listen a lot of stuff of yours. Really cool. I really like the feel of a audio book that i get from your videos (but with art)! If i would have one wish or tip or whatever you would call it maybe some sound effects would be cool (fighting sounds, fire, laughing this kind of stuff) though i think that would be a lot of work so it´s only a wish i guess. :D
Vary good! Can't wait to see more like it
It blows my mind that this channel is so little. The production and the quality are so high you would expect to see another 0 at the end of the subs number.
You are on the road to greatness my dude! keep up the good work ❤️
As a suggestion, may I add: what about a serie explaining al the different iterations of single planeswalkers? Like, the lore following all the changes happening to Chandra, or Ajani, or Jace. I feel it would be very interesting.
(Sorry for possible potato English)
Thank you, making steady progress toward channel growth! That is a great suggestion and I plan to return to my planeswalker profile series soon, Jace and Liliana have been suggested a lot
@@TheLorebrarians my man, you don't understand what your channel has become to me. During my shifts at work I have nothing but speed metal and your videos in my playlist 😂 I must have listened to the last 2 videos (Nicol bolas and Niv mizzet) at least 4 times each. Love your work and your passion, I hope to see you grow even more!
Another great movie better than anything than Hollywood make.
Great channel great execution great video
Yet another great video.
You are doing the elder gods work here.
May they be praised
such an underrated channel! Nice video
Thanks, glad you enjoyed!
Great video, well done!
Aww thanks for the heart! Keep it up! I'm watching all of your videos!
just amazing congratulations
I can just say: Amazing, new Sub for this video.
Thanks for the support and welcome to the channel
Always a favorite commander of some of my edh decks
Super awesome. Great story telling! Do Liliana next, please! My wife would appreciate it.
One of my favorite characters in cards. When Niv-Mizzet, Parun was printed, I had to make a deck around it, even if it was not a very competitive one.
How about Slivers? With their extinctiions and resurrections and stuff, i only just recently read up on them and i was impressed
They've been on my list of topics for a while, hopefully I can cover them soon
great video and if you read the new comic then you know just how much closer he is to being planes shifter( or whatever you'd call a non-planeswalker who travels between planes). also trying not to spoil if you haven't read it yet.
I've not read it yet, I'll have to check it out
If you remember your study series, could you do "A study in Ferocity" for Hydras?
Thanks for the suggestion, I do hope to return to the series soon. Maybe between the innistrad sets
Amazing video and channel. Congrats. Please do a brothers war video! Mishra and Urza history!
Thanks for the suggestion!
Props to niv for being the last of the original paruns.
There are only a few fairly specific characters that I really care about storyline wise. Niv-mizit is one. Ajani, Dak Faeden, Karn, Nicole Bolas, and a few others are on the list but many of the characters are not even Planeswalkers but simply specifically named characters. Many of the characters I have the most attachment to are either because they have a great story attached to them or they have a great design. Some of the characters are something along the lines of I wish I could simply go to them and wrap them up in a massive hug and simply make all of their ills go away.
Great Video!
He's similar to Neloth of House Telvanni, from The Elder Scrolls:
An arrogant, pretentious prick to anyone and everyone but with the skills and knowledge to back it up. My favorite kind of wizard.
You know, I've been playing MTG non-stop for 12 years and I am fan of the lore. And yet, I wasn't aware of half the things this video explains.
First of, hat's off to you, excellent video.
2nd; here's a novel concept: Maybe instead of pumping money into foils, WotC/Hasbro could, and here me out on this, produce something like a series, or maybe a show, to expand their universe and tell the epic lore of their game to a much wider audience than a card game alone ever could.
I know, crazy idea right?
They are coming up with a series on Netflix in 2022
My man, your voice is like buttered honey dripped with opium. I hope you get a career in radio/voice acting
I think it would be cool if Niv found a way to mantle the Ur Dragon.
I have recently gotten into mtg through mtg arena and I had no idea there was all this lore connected to the cards. This was written and performed and explained beautifully. I'm definitely gonna do some deep diving into all of this lore! Any recommendations on where to start on learning about all of this?
Welcome to the channel and to MTG! It's a great game with rich, interesting lore and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. There's no right way to approach the lore, but it can get convoluted at times. Wizards has a story archive that releases small stories tied to sets which is a good place to start. I recommend finding a character or plane that you love and learn all you can about it, then slowly build up from there. The MTG wiki is a great resource. Have fun and hope to see you in the comments of future videos!
Just discover the channel, nice content, you earn a sub, good info
Appreciate it, and welcome to the channel!
My Plane. My colors. My Guild. Enjoy the video Ravnicans
this is cool
It would be so awesome if they make him a planeswalker so we have have a legal 5 color walker.
Please, Wizards; allow Niv-Mizzet to become a Plainswalker. And please bring him back to new storylines. Perhaps Niv’s character can be one that leads the audience to feel even more for him and allow him to gain knowledge to the extent where his ego gets to face a boundary that cannot be passed without experiencing love, empathy, compassion… kinda like Vegeta in DBZ but he’s still a badass and from time to time has to wrestle with the Heart and the egoic intelligence that is the Mind in general.
It would be absolutely awesome if Niv finds a way to become a planeswalker and we would have the first 5 colored planeswalker (a feat that even Bolas didn't achieve)
I feel like defeating an elder dragon makes you an elder dragon right? Anyways, great video 👍
I could be wrong, but I think he is already canonically older than Tarkir's elder dragons.
Niv-Mizzet is so vain, he probably thinks this video is about him.
How did this only have one like? Absolutely underrated comment!
Niv Mizzet of the vail!
so cool
Thanks
I just found this channel. Your voice reminds of the Veritasium channel guy
You know, I can kinda hear it too. Welcome to the channel
Cover the members of the Gatewatch next.
Niv-Mizzet is my daddy, and he's here to protect... Meeee
Niv-samaaaaaaa!
I bet someone enjoyed those Japanese planes walker cards from war of the spark
This last part about Nim dying and coming back, what is the source?