Sundering

The Sundering was the cataclysmic event that split Alara into the five Shards. It was caused centuries or millennia before the Mending by an ancient planeswalker who drained the plane of its mana, breaking it apart as a result.(2008). Shards of Alara Player's Guide. Wizards of the Coast.Doug Beyer & Jenna Helland (2008). A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara, Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 978-0786951246Jay Annelli (2022). Magic: The Gathering - The Visual Guide, DK. ISBN-13 978-0744061055.
The drain on Alara's mana shattered something deep in its metaphysical structure, causing it to undergo a radical planar refraction. Five shards formed, each without two of the five colors of Magic: Bant, Esper, Grixis, Jund, and Naya. In the ensuing chaos, Alara's kingdoms, notably Vithia, fell, and the archangel Asha sacrificed herself in a battle with the demon Malfegor.
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