| Shinka | |
|---|---|
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| Information | |
| Plane | Kamigawa |
| Part of | Sokenzan |
| Status | Unknown |
| Card art | art:"Shinka" |
Shinka (SHIN-kah;[1] Japanese:
Description
There is a discrepancy between Shinka's portrayal on the cards and in the books.
Books
In the books, Shinka was a cave-dwelling of the o-bakemono Hidetsugu, where the ogre shaman lived, performed his rituals, worshipped his master, and trained his apprentices. In front of the cave, the ogre placed rows of heads on spikes, a warning sign for the people wanting to disrupt his business.
Cards
On the cards, Shinka Keep is a skull-lined citadel high in the mountains.[2] The ogres built Shinka a thousand years before the Kami War as a monument to the malevolent oni they worshipped. Local sanzoku (mountain bandits) claimed that its mortar was made from the ground bones of the ogres’ victims. Within Shinka’s fire-lit corridors, the ogre mages practice blood magic to summon the demons of the spirit world.
Gallery
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Map of Kamigawa
In-game references
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References
- ↑ Magic Arcana (September 14, 2004). "A Kamigawa Glossary, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ (2004). Champions of Kamigawa Player's Guide. Wizards of the Coast.