Akiri

**Akiri**, **Aki** to her friends, is a legendary Kor warrior and ally from Zendikar. She is arguably the greatest line-slinger on Zendikar, blazing new trails and surviving falls that would prove fatal to anyone else.

## History

### Evading the Eldrazi

Akiri once guided a Kor band of soldiers, but she struck out on her own after an Eldrazi attack killed her comrades. After the awakening of Ulamog, she used her line-slinging expertise to safeguard travelers from the Eldrazi Titan. Among them was the merfolk Zareth San whom Akiri saved during the destruction of Sea Gate and who eventually became her lover and trusted friend. Death wouldn't catch Akiri off-guard (or so she thought.) She believed preparation and self-reliance were the keys to survival in a hostile world, and they kept her alive for a while. Even in a fight with the serpent Verazol.

### Sea Gate Expeditionary House

After the defeat of the Eldrazi, Akiri left the soldiering business and found herself involved with the reconstruction of Sea Gate. She fell in with a party of adventurers who struck forth in search of rare materials needed to complete the city. Connecting with Zareth San and other adventurers helped her open up once more, and her desire to fend for herself slowly became a desire to protect those closest to her. Sea Gate completed, she became a member of the Sea Gate Expeditionary House. She, Zareth San, Kaza, and Orah were hired to travel with Nahiri to the Murasa Skyclave to find the Lithoform Core.

At Murasa, Kaza and Orah were accidentally separated from their friends. The remaining members of the party found the Lithoform Core that Nahiri quickly used to defeat an attacking elemental, but which also killed Zareth San in the blast. Realizing the power of the artifact threatened life itself, Akiri threatened to drop the Core over the edge of the floating ruin. With her lithomancy, Nahiri used a hedron to paralyze Akiri, and then took back the artifact, and pushed Akiri over the edge.

After a long fall, Akiri was saved by Nissa Revane and Jace Beleren who had been making their way up to the Skyclave on a thorn ladder. Before returning to the ground, they witnessed Nahiri leaving the Skyclave. Jace determined that Nahiri was going to the Singing City, and Nissa immediately left the party behind to pursue the lithomancer. Jace didn't know the way and asked for help. Akiri was distrustful of the mythical "walkers" but decided to guide Jace to the Singing City anyway. In return, he pointed out the location of Kaza and Orah to her.

### March of the Machine

After Zendikar became a target in New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse, Tazri had a Halo-infused vision. She sent Akiri, Linvala, Kaza, and Orah to Emeria, where they witnessed the return of the compleated Nahiri. Joined by Tazri, the party attacked the planeswalker in the heart of Emeria's transformed Skyclave. Though Nahiri at first gained the upper hand with ease, the fight turned as the angels of New Capenna entered the Multiverse and gave angels everywhere access to Halo. With Linvala's newfound strength, and Tazri's halo, the party managed to break Nahiri loose from the reformed Hedron network and knock her from her feet. As they escaped, they witnessed the Skyclave breaking and crashing to the ground with Nahiri still inside.

## Gallery

* Akiri, Line Slinger
* Akiri and Zareth San
* Nahiri, Zareth San, and Akiri.
* Akiri reaches the Lithoform chamber.
* Nahiri pushes Akiri over the edge.
* Storyboards for Nahiri, Akiri, and Zareth San's expedition for the Lithoform Core.

## Trivia

* Akiri appears in the trailer for Zendikar Rising.

## In-game references

Represented in:

* Akiri, Fearless Voyager
* Akiri, Line Slinger

Quoted or referred to:

* Kor Castigator
* Kozilek's Pathfinder
* Needleverge Pathway
* Pillarverge Pathway
* Silent Skimmer
* Skyclave Shadowcat

## References

1. ↑ Magic Creative Team (October 26, 2016). "It's Time to Talk Commander (2016 Edition)". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
2. ↑ ***a*** ***b*** A. T. Greenblatt (September 9, 2020). "Episode 2: Race to the Murasa Skyclave". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
3. ↑ Ari Zirulnik (September 15, 2020). "The Legends of *Zendikar Rising*". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
4. ↑ ***a*** ***b*** ***c*** A. T. Greenblatt (March 27, 2023). "*March of the Machine* - Zendikar: Battles in the Field and in the Mind". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
5. ↑ Miguel Lopez (September 4, 2020). "Red Route". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
6. ↑ Miguel Lopez (September 10, 2020). "The Magosi Steps". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
7. ↑ Zendikar Rising Official Trailer (Video). *Magic: The Gathering*. YouTube (September 1, 2020).
8. ↑ A. T. Greenblatt (September 16, 2020). "Episode 3: The Dangerous Climb, The Long Fall". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
9. ↑ A. T. Greenblatt (September 23, 2020). "Episode 4: Of Haunting Songs and Whispered Warnings". *magicthegathering.com*. Wizards of the Coast.
10. ↑ Zendikar Rising Official Trailer – Magic: The Gathering (Video). *Magic: The Gathering*. YouTube (September 1, 2020).