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{{Infobox type |type=creature |stats={{stats|B=2|R=9|RG=1|M=1}} {{stats|Manticore creation|R=1|state=collapsed}} as of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]]'' }} {{Distinguish|Masticore}} {{TOCright}} '''Manticore''' is a [[creature type]] describing sentient, ill-tempered monsters with lion-like bodies, wings jutting from the shoulders, a [[scorpion]]'s tail, a [[human]] face, and a mouth filled with multiple rows of razor-sharp teeth.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/monster-menagerie-manticores-2014-02-07|Monster Menagerie: Manticores|Bonnie Bruenderman|February 07, 2014}}</ref> <c>Crimson Manticore</c> and {{card|Flailing Manticore|Mercadian Masques}} marked Manticores as red creatures, but little else mechanically links the eleven manticores of Magic. Most were winged, but Amonkhet had just as many that were ground-bound, and several had damage-dealing abilities or some of interpretation of the sort. ==Storyline== ===Amonkhet=== The Manticores of [[Amonkhet (plane)|Amonkhet]] are wingless, with the bodies and heads of great cats, spiked legs and a scorpion tail. They are used in the [[Trials of the Five Gods|trials of the five gods]] to test the inhabitants of Naktamun.<ref>[http://media.wizards.com/2017/downloads/magic/plane-shift_amonkhet.pdf Plane Shift: Amonkhet]</ref> <c title="Some">Manticore Eternal</c> were zombified and joined Bolas' army of [[Eternal]]s. ===Dominaria=== [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]n manticores have the wings of a [[bat]]. They are known to see every other creature than their own as food. A <c>crimson manticore</c> in the service of [[Geyadrone Dihada]] once attacked [[Dakkon Blackblade]] on [[Corondor]], and was killed. ===Mercadia=== In contrast to most Manticores, those on [[Mercadia]] have feathered wings. ===Theros=== Theran Manticores live in the far reaches of Theros, beyond [[leonin]] lands. A manticore has the body of a lion, a human-like head with many rows of teeth, and a deadly tail. [[Akros|Akroans]] say each manticore is the reincarnated spirit of a once-great warrior, part of an army slaughtered defending its homeland from [[archon]]s. The warriors were so full of life and valor that the [[god]]s intervened and transformed them into manticores.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/planeswalkers-guide-theros-part-3-2013-09-04|Planeswalker's Guide to Theros, Part 3|[[The Magic Creative Team]]|September 04, 2013}}</ref> It is said that [[Purphoros]] forged the manticore's tail from bronze, its teeth from silver, and its heart from hate.<ref>Flavor text for <c>Dreamstalker Manticore</c></ref> ===Zendikar=== Manticores like the <c>conquering manticore</c> are known to exist on [[Zendikar (plane)|the plane.]] These creatures are feared and always obeyed. ==Tokens== {{Manticore tokens|header=y}} ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Embalmed manticore.jpg|Embalmed Manticore ([[Zombie]] Manticore) from [[Amonkhet (plane)|Amonkhet]]. File:Invading Manticore.jpg|Eternal Manticore ([[Zombie]] Manticore) from [[Amonkhet (plane)|Amonkhet]]. File:Sawback Manticore.jpg|[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]. File:Crimson Manticore.jpg|[[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]. File:Flailing Manticore.jpg|[[Mercadia]]. File:Chromanticore.jpg|[[Nyxborn]] Manticore from [[Theros (plane)|Theros]]. File:ManticoreConcept.jpg|[[Theros (plane)|Theran]] Manticore concept by [[Steve Prescott]]. </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Creature types|Races}}
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