Golgari Swarm

Lore & Background

The Golgari Swarm is one of the ten guilds of Ravnica, aligned with black and green mana. The source describes the Golgari as having a domain in the dark undercity, which is the domain of the Devkarin elves. There, Jarad and the rest run the city with necromancy and hunting skill. The guild is led by Savra, the leader of the Golgari Devkarin elves, who is a main character in the novel. Savra tries to take over her guild and resurrect the necromancer Svogthir. The Golgari, along with House Dimir, almost destroy the core of Selesnyan civilization during the events of the first Ravnica novel. The guild's color combination is black and green, and its keyword mechanic from the Ravnica block is Dredge, which allows cards to be returned from the graveyard to their owner's hand by skipping a draw and putting cards from the top of the library into the graveyard.

In Their Own Story

In the Ravnica novel, the Golgari Swarm is led by Savra, the leader of the Golgari Devkarin elves. Along with House Dimir, the Golgari almost destroy the core of Selesnyan civilization. Savra tries to take over her guild and resurrect the necromancer Svogthir, throwing all the characters into a huge war. The dark undercity is the domain of the Devkarin elves, where Jarad and the rest run the city with necromancy and hunting skill. The skies above are policed by Boros angels, and the Selesnya keep passageways clear with the Ledev, a group of paramilitary soldiers who defend the right of free travel. Fonn, an elite Ledev, guards her priest friend while he travels to the decimillenial celebrations, but an explosion tears through the city and kills him, flings Fonn into Jarad's arms, and causes a lot of trouble for Agrus Kos, a Wojek officer in the Boros Legion.

Reader's Guide

The Golgari Swarm is one of the ten guilds of Ravnica, aligned with black and green mana. Their domain is the dark undercity, which is the domain of the Devkarin elves. There, they run the city with necromancy and hunting skill. The guild's leader is Savra, the leader of the Golgari Devkarin elves, who is a main character in the novel. Savra tries to take over her guild and resurrect the necromancer Svogthir. The Golgari, along with House Dimir, almost destroy the core of Selesnyan civilization. The guild's keyword mechanic from the Ravnica block is Dredge, which allows cards to be returned from the graveyard to their owner's hand by skipping a draw and putting cards from the top of the library into the graveyard. The Golgari are one of the ten guilds that each specialize in two colors of magic and have specific jobs in the city to stretch limited resources and maintain order, including by banning war completely.

Did You Know?

• The Golgari Swarm is one of the ten guilds of Ravnica, aligned with black and green mana.
• The Golgari, along with House Dimir, almost destroy the core of Selesnyan civilization in the first Ravnica novel.
• Savra, the leader of the Golgari Devkarin elves, tries to take over her guild and resurrect the necromancer Svogthir.
• The Golgari's domain is the dark undercity, where the Devkarin elves run the city with necromancy and hunting skill.
• The Golgari's keyword mechanic from the Ravnica block is Dredge, which allows cards to be returned from the graveyard to their owner's hand by skipping a draw and putting cards from the top of the library into the graveyard.