Game Rant

  • Magic: The Gathering's newest novel, War of the Spark: Forsaken, is out now. 1 / 8

  • It is receiving an overwhelmingly negative response, in part due to its depiction of Chandra. 2 / 8

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  • Chandra is a female Planeswalker that has been in a romantic relationship with Nissa. 3 / 8

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  • Nissa is another female Planeswalker, and Forsaken suggests that their love was only “platonic.” 4 / 8

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  • It is further suggested that Chandra’s romantic interests have always been for males primarily. 5 / 8

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  • For many fans, this all feels like an unwanted retcon to a character that they love. 6 / 8

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  • These fans point to past MTG novels to counter what is described in Forsaken. 7 / 8

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  • Some of these fans would like Wizards of the Coast to declare Forsaken noncanonical. 8 / 8