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Dark Horse and Wizards of the Coast are releasing a previously unpublished MAGIC: THE GATHERING story from Theros Beyond Death. MAGIC THE GATHERING: Untold Stories - Elspeth hails from writer Dan Watters, artist Owen Gieni, colorist Hilary Jenkins, and letterer Clayton Cowles.

"Elspeth is dead. But her story is not yet over.

The sun god Heliod, having grown envious of his champion, struck her down to the underworld. There, she is forced to relive the worst moments of her life for all eternity. But Elspeth does not submit to despair—she emerges from each conflict a greater hero than before. And for a great hero like Elspeth, what is death but another challenge to overcome?" (Dark Horse)

MAGIC THE GATHERING: Untold Stories - Elspeth #1 (of 4) goes on sale on September 10, 2025. The debut issue sports covers by Owen Gieni, Vincenzo Riccardi, and Anna Steinbauer.

My VTMB player characters and their end game stats

Melee Gangrel Anarch. She was my first playthrough and it was hard. Didn't knew much about the game. For Gangrel, just brawl is waaaaay better than melee.

Had to dance a lot to maintain humanity. With her 'I will get the job done, but in my way (brute force)' kind of attitude, was inefficient as hell in doing quests and gained few experience points. But it was great game experience without spoilers.

Ranged Malkavian Personal path. Enjoyed this run the most. Malkavian conversation options and NPC reactions were so refreshing. Decent persuasion/haggle +Obfuscate(easy sneaking quests) +dealing good damage with guns + insightful conversations --> Easy & fun game

Thaumaturgy (aided with guns) Tremere Camarilla. Easiest run overall.

Turned out even with Unofficial patch plus, Thaumaturgy is quite strong. Spamming Blood strikes usually gets the job done. With experiences of previous runs and the power of VTMB wiki combined, he did every quests optimally. Also tried a bit of seduction options.

+ also did Clan quest mod run as Gangrel Anarch again but this time, efficiently. Did every quests in experience maximizing way for the 'perfect brawl build'.

Stats with Bloodbuff 3+Protean 5+ Fortitude 5+Animalism 5(Free the Beast Within) on. OP as hell. Claws damage potential up to 54 and practically bulletproof. Entering the Society of Leopold church was the hardest part throughout the game (enemies with grenade?) then it just got easier and easier.

Also got Celerity by conversation with Beckett with maxed out disciplines. Literally ripped end-game bosses with bare hands.

hooray for blue charmander!

You don't deserve me at my best