List of Magic: The Gathering characters: S

The fictional multiverse of the Wizards of the Coast Magic: The Gathering trading card game, introduced in 1993, has many characters. This alphabetic list includes characters to which the flavor text on the cards is attributed or who are mentioned in it, along with those referred in related games, novels, comics or short stories.

Saburo

Could not be saved by his samurai. (Cards: Indebted Samurai)

Sachi

Sachi, Daughter of Seshiro is a snake shaman on Kamigawa. (Cards: Sachi, Daughter of Seshiro, Orochi Ranger)

Saffi Eriksdotter

A night gate-guard at a remote Kjeldoran village. Killed when a Lhurgoyf attacked in search of its eggs. Speaker of Magic's most famous last words, "Ach, Hans run. It's the Lhurgoyf!" In Time Spiral, Saffi was shifted to the future from moments before her death. (Cards: Lhurgoyf, Saffi Eriksdotter)

Saffiyah

A sorceress on the planes of Rabiah. (card: Flying Men)

Saint Bayul

See Bayul

Sakashima

An infamous master of disguise, known as "The Impostor". His talents seemed to have originated during his youth in an orphanage. (Card: Sakashima the Impostor) (Kamigawa)

Sakiko

Sakiko, Mother of Summer is a legendary Snake Shaman on Kamigawa.(Card: Sakiko, Mother of Summer)

Sandruu

An Anaba minotaur summoned to the Homelands by Feroz, destined to become a planeswalker. After Feroz started the Wizard School of the Floating Isle, Sandruu became the most promising student. After he learned to walk the planes he met Kristina of the Woods, and they fell in love. Their blossoming love was witnessed by Taysir and his servant Ravidel. The jealous Taysir, who had his eye on Kristina himself, followed Sandruu to the Homelands. After a fight he banished Sandruu to another plane, where he was destined to battle with Ravidel, who sought revenge on Kristina for his resurrection. (Magic: Battlemage).

Sarkhan Vol

Sarkhan Vol is a planeswalker skilled in draconic shamanism, and uses red, green and black mana (Jund colors). He hails from a plane in which warlords fight for their territories in unending war. On this plane, dragons are long gone, hunted to extinction for glory and sport. Sarkhan was part of an order that worshipped the dragons as gods for they are the ultimate display of power.

During a deep trance, he was visited by an ancient dragon-spirit, and in that moment, his spark ignited. He set out to find a better understanding of the dragon-spirit and discovered that there were other planes than his. He sought a plane that he could look a dragon in the eye, and find a dragon worth serving.

After many years, he found the plane of Jund, a shard of Alara, that was ruled by dragons. It was there that he would attempt to find his new image of perfection, a dragon worthy of his worship. While on his plane, he once met Ajani, who had crossed over from Naya after his brother's death; Sarkhan taught him to unleash the passion and fury of red mana.

Shortly after he meets Rakka Mar; who introduces him to her master, Nicol Bolas. Sarkhan Vol pledges his services to the Dragon.

Later he is given an order from Nicol Bolas to keep watch over the Eye of Ugin on Zendikar. Eventually he gets caught in a battle between Jace Beleren and Chandra Nalaar. The three of them together open the Eye and release the Eldrazi.

Believing he had failed he returns to his master expecting severe punishment for his failure to guard the eye, which he does not receive.

(Cards: Sarkhan Vol, Sarkhan the Mad)

Sarsour

A soldier caught in a sandstorm (Card: Sandstorm)

Sarya Haasendel

Dwarven Captain of Sarpadia (Fallen Empires)

Sasaya

Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant is a legendary snake monk on Kamigawa. (Card: Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant)

Sash

An "unman," or two-dimensional semi-sentient mobile escape gateway created by Ixidor in his own image. After Ixidor's defeat, Sash was one of three remaining unmen left without their creator to control them. He paired up with another unman and the two decided to explore Otaria by themselves. Initially taking on the name "Stick" due to the stretched, overly tall outline he soon developed, he eventually began to call himself "Sash" after he and his companion, Waistcoat, attempted to enter high society disguised heavily in fancy clothing. After numerous misadventures, including spending time as cockroaches in the service of the Cabal Patriarch, Sash and Waistcoat became unofficial guides and sidekicks to Karona. Their magical nature rendered them apparently immune to the hypnotic effect she had on other creatures. While they sympathised with her troubles and sought to make her enemies understand her predicament, they eventually saw the necessity of ending her existence and were able to stab her through the back with Kamahl's sword.

Savra

A Devkarin elf of the Golgari Guild on Ravnica. She entered into a plot with the Szadek, the Dimir Guildmaster, to free the Golgari Guild's long-imprisoned Parun (founder), Svogthir, and overthrow the Golgari Guildmasters, the Sisters of Stone Death. She then betrayed Svogthir to become the Golgari Guildmaster herself. Following Szadek's plans, she then declared war on the Boros Guild and led the Golgari against their guildhouse. However, she was later betrayed herself by Szadek and killed. She was succeeded as Guildmaster by her brother, Jared. (Card: Savra, Queen of the Golgari) (Ravnica).

Seizan

A legendary demon spirit on Kamigawa. (Card: Seizan, Perverter of Truth)

Sekki

Sekki, Seasons' Guide is a legendary spirit on Kamigawa. (Cards: Sekki, Seasons' Guide)

Selenia

A guardian angel, originally hailing from Serra's plane and lost to Phyrexia during an attack. She's next seen as the guardian angel of the family of Crovax. When Volrath attacked Crovax's home, Crovax summoned her from her sigiled artifact to defeat his minions. He later fell in love with her and freed her from her bind of servitude, but she vanished. After a second attack, Crovax joined the Weatherlight to find her. As the Weatherlight arrived in Rath to rescue its captain, Sisay, they were immediately attacked by Volrath’s own ship, the Predator. Through her link with Crovax, the dark angel Selenia had led the warship to the Weatherlight. As the battle raged Crovax finally glimpsed Selenia, diving in and out of combat. He realised that Selenia now served Volrath. He didn’t know that Selenia, whose very creation equipped her with the empathic link to Crovax, despised Greven and Volrath and would choose to be with Crovax if she could, but she couldn’t question Volrath’s commands. The Predator succeeded in downing the Weatherlight, but the crew survived and repaired the ship. After sneaking into the Stronghold, Gerrard, Mirri and Crovax set out on foot to find Sisay but were attacked by Selenia. Crovax wildly flailed his sword at Selenia, weeping for all he had lost. Sobbing, she defended, deliberately allowing one of Crovax's wild swings to strike home. She exploded in a burst of black-and-white mana that swirled around Crovax and forced its way into his body. Selenia's destiny was then fulfilled, and Crovax's curse was set in motion. (Tempest, Stronghold). During the Invasion block she is brought back by Crovax as the Apocalypse angel. She again was killed by the Weatherlight crew.

In an alternate timeline seen in Planar Chaos, it is Mirri who lands the fatal blow and who receives the curse as a result.

Sengir

Name of a race of vampires in the multiverse similar to the Nosferatu breed. Sengir Vampires are said to be descendants of the legendary Baron Sengir on Dominaria and Ulgrotha.

Senka

Left her home colony on Kamigawa to found a new one. (Card: Seed the Land)

Serra

Main article: Serra (Magic: The Gathering)

Seshiro

Seshiro the Anointed is a legendary snake monk on Kamigawa, father of Sachi and Sosuke. (Cards: Seshiro the Anointed, Nature's Will)

Seton

A legendary centaur druid, the protector of the Krosan forest on Otaria and a friend of Kamahl. Seton watched over Jeska after Kamahl injured her with his Mirari-imbued sword. During this time, Braids surprised and killed Seton and took Jeska to the Cabal. (Card: Seton, Krosan Protector) (Odyssey)

Sevti Mukul

Author of The Fall of Alsoor (Card: Diabolic Machine)

Shadimir

Person in one of Afari’s Tales (Card: Meddle)

Shahrazad

Famous story-teller from the planes of Rabiah. She was a young woman who told tales-within-tales in order to keep her husband the king from killing her. For 1001 nights, she left the king wanting to hear the rest of the story. (Arabian Nights) (Card: Shahrazad)

Shandlar

Sir Shandlar is the legendary founder of the Eberyn militia (Legends)

Shannan

Pupil at the Conclave of Mages during The Dark

Shauku

Endbringer. A Femeref vampire and isolationist mistress of Aku. She considered herself masterless and free to do what ever she wanted, especially in terms of life and death. She had several minions and servants that did her bidding throughout Jamuraa. (Mirage)

Shesul Fass

A faerie bard (Cards: Force of Nature, Elder Druid)

Shidako

Shidako, Broodmistress is a legendary snake snaman on Kamigawa. (Card: Shidako, Broodmistress)

Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked

A legendary Demon Spirit on Kamigawa. (Card: Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked)

Shirei

Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker is a legendary spirit on Kamigawa. (Card: Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker)

Shiro

Survivor of a magical attack. (Card: Kagemaro's Clutch)

Shisato

Shisato, Whispering Hunter is a legendary snake warrior on Kamigawa. (Card: Shisato, Whispering Hunter)

Shizuko

Shizuko, Caller of Autumn is a legendary snake shaman on Kamigawa. (Card: Shizuko, Caller of Autumn)

Sidain of Savaen

An elf during The Dark (Card: Savaen Elves)

Silvos

A rogue elemental on Otaria, born out of the Mirari. Initially without a purpose, he found his calling in the Grand Coliseum. It is assumed that he was part of Kamahl's Krosan Army that went to the Coliseum to retrieve Phage, Kamahl's sister. (Card: Silvos, Rogue Elemental) (Onslaught)

Sima

A female representative of the City of Shadows, during The Dark. Her real name was Mireille.

Sindbad

A sailor on the planes of Rabiah. For seven voyages, Sindbad had many adventures. (Arabian Nights)

Sirislav

A Dimir spy on Ravnica. (Cards: Vedalken Dismisser, Wizened Snitches)

Sirus Renn

An Esper human mage of Alara and the leader of the Seekers of Carmot. He wields the incredible magic power enhancing by Etherium, and the ability to clockworking the time dimension, making him almost invincible even when dueling with a planeswalker. He is killed by Nicol Bolas.

Sisay

Femeref captain of the flying ship Weatherlight. She aided Scalebane’s Elite in the rescue of Mangara. To a few regular and trusted passengers, she gives a small and unusual gold ring, a sign to the other regulars of her trust in this person. Sisay knew of Gerrard's responsibility to take up his heritage and guided him from the start. While Sisay raced to challenge the Lord of the Wastes, however, Gerrard went off to chase separate adventures. In his place, Sisay traveled all over Dominaria to find the Legacy, a collection of artifacts capable of destroying the Lord of the Wastes and his evil overlord-servants, the Evincars. She is guided by the Thran Tome, a book capable of locating the missing artifacts. She was later captured by Volrath as a way of luring Gerrard to Rath. By the time she was rescued, Gerrard had come to terms with his destiny and stayed as commander of the Weatherlight with Sisay as captain. Sisay survives the destruction of the Weatherlight during the Apocalypse. (Card: Captain Sisay)

Sister Betje

see Betje

Siti

A goatherd in one of Afari’s Tales (Card: Mtenda Lion)

Sitrik

A Phyrexian birth priest (Urza’s Saga)

Sivitri Scarzam

A legendary female dragontamer. Nemesis of Sol´Kannar. Both want the control of the land of Urborg (Legends)

Skavius Slan

After the Wizard’s War the wizard Azar’s body had been emptied of both the spirits of Azar and Lim-Dûl, but it had been exposed to far too much magic to lie still. Now numbered among the undead, it rose of its own accord and stepped in to command the Black Guild of Shandalar, taking the name Lichlord Skavius Slan.(Microprose video game))

Skellum

Dementia Summoner and mentor of Chainer. He frequently pointed out that he wore a funny hat, which he used to enhance his summoning magic. Was Chainers mentor and trained him in the ways of casting and dementai training. After being seen as an obstacle by the Cabal First, was forced into the pits against Teroh and a small force of Order soldiers and a druid and her wolf monkeys. He was killed after visiting Chainer in his thoughts telling him to learn from his death. His death was the trigger in sending Chainer over the edge.(Torment)

Skotov

A basket vendor of Ravnica's Tin Street. (Card: Storm Herd

Slobad

A goblin artificer from Mirrodin. He is an outcast from his own tribe. A friend of Raksha, he helped to build the defenses of Taj Nar but wisely included some gaps for his own use. He found and repaired Bosh in the Mephidross Swamp. He meets Glissa when he rescues her from a damaged Leveler and travels with her as attempts to evade Memnarch in his quest for her planeswalker "spark." He is later captured and wired into Memnarch's computer systems in order to manage them while Memnarch hibernates. When Memnarch's attempt to ascend destroys both him and Glissa (thanks to interference from Slobad), the "spark" seeks out a new host. Slobad is the closest thing to living on Mirrodin at this point, so it enters him and restores him to his body. He is immediately approached by Karn, the planeswalker who created Mirrodin, who informs him that the only way to restore his friends to life would be to expend the spark completely. Slobad does so. (Mirrodin)

Sneed

A goblin barkwright in a Planar Chaos alternate timeline. (Card: Bog Serpent)

Snod

A goblin barkwright and partner to Sneed in a Planar Chaos alternate timeline. Eaten by a Bog Serpent.

Snow-Fur

A Kitsune poet in Kamigawa. (Card: Kami of Old Stone)

Sol’Kanar

Swamp King. A forest elemental and legendary ruler of the House of Khone. Sol'Kanar was corrupted by Geyadrone Dihada, and later forced to fight her enemy, Dakkon Blackblade. (Comics / Legends) (Card: Sol'Kanar the Swamp King)

Soll

Captain of the Serafina (Card: Drowned)

Soramaro

Soramaro, First to Dream is a legendary spirit on Kamigawa. (Cards: Soramaro, First to Dream, Descendent of Soramaro)

Soraya

Falconer who speaks with the hunters of the air, as do all of her family line (Homelands)

Sorgus

Author of the Chronicles of the Quarum Plains (Card: Quarum Trench Gnomes) Wise up!

Sorin Markov

Sorin Markov is a vampire and a master of sangromancy, a dark corner of black mana specialization. With this blood magic he can drain the lifeforce of other beings, place curses on enemies, and even possess the minds of others.

With the exception of the elder dragon Nicol Bolas, the vampire Sorin Markov is older than all other planeswalkers, in fact older than all of them combined. His multiple millennia have brought him detachment and easy confidence. Unlike Bolas, Sorin doesn't concern himself with gathering power or control. He is content to follow his whims, even when those whims are cruel or deadly.

Sorin is well traveled and well heeled. Having seen hundreds of planes over thousands of years, he has become a sort of bon vivant, seeking novelty and new diversions. But despite his fundamentally hedonistic nature, Sorin does feel the pull of more lasting concerns, and over his long life this tendency has resulted in an arcane schedule of engagements and forays to far-flung planes. As a result Sorin is a busy man, planeswalking frequently to pursue concerns known only to him. Sorin always seems to have business elsewhere.

One such commitment involves the plane of Zendikar. Long ago Sorin cooperated with two other planeswalkers to complete a ritual that would alter Zendikar forever. The three agreed that if the results of their ritual were ever to be disturbed, all three would return to Zendikar. And although Sorin has held up his end of the agreement, he now finds himself alone on the plane with no sign of his former cohorts. For now he must keep the nature of their work to himself, lest he endanger himself and the plane even more. (Zendikar)

Sorin's homeplane is the plane of Innistrad, which is featured in both the set and block named Innistrad (codenamed Shake). The second set in the Innistrad block, Dark Ascension (codenamed "Rattle") (http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/761), will have Sorin return to his homeplane.

Sorine Relicbane

Soldevi heritic, adversary of Arcum Dagson. He protested the research and development of magical artifacts by the Soldevi machinists (Ice Age).

Sosuke

Sosuke, Son of Seshiro is a legendary orochi warrior in Kamigawa. (Card: Sosuke, Son of Seshiro)

Spirit of the Night

A terrible demon spirit that seemed part cat, part unspeakable horror. Killer of the Femeref Council of Voices. Only the Breathstealers guild is said to possess both the knowledge and the desire to summon this dreaded being.

Split-Tail

Stole a bundle of scrolls from the Minamo school. (Card: Nezumi Bone-Reader).

Squee

A goblin mentioned in a Jamuraan goblin nursery rhyme/war chant. Squee is a common name among goblins of that region. (Card: Relentless Assault).

Squee of the Weatherlight

Goblin cabin boy aboard the Weatherlight. Sneaky and smart (even by more than the standards of a goblin), Squee was loyal to Gerrard, but this loyalty was overshadowed by his much stronger loyalty to the abducted Sisay. Although his main duties are cleaning and cooking, in emergencies he has been called on to take the Weatherlight's aft cannon, with surprising success. On Mercadia, where intelligent goblins pull the strings of politics, Squee was able to use his influence to ensure the safety of the Weatherlight and her crew. In a subsequent battle above the city, Squee's cannon skills are responsible for downing Volrath's ship. During the Phyrexian Invasion, Squee was captured along with Gerrard and killed by Crovax. To everyone's surprise, Squee regenerated; he had apparently gained immortality, or more accurately an unlimited ability to return from death. Crovax believed Yawgmoth granted Squee's immortality, assuming he was being given an unkillable torture victim as a reward, and orders Ertai to take him away while he deals with Gerrard. En route, Ertai wears himself out killing Squee repeatedly and has to recharge himself in a mana generator. A confused and delirious Squee accidentally overloads the machine, destroying Ertai. Squee is later rescued from the Stronghold along with Gerrard. Despite drowning, he survives the sinking of the Weatherlight at the end of the Apocalypse Invasion. (Card: Squee, Goblin Nabob)

Stabwhisker

A legendary rat shaman on Kamigawa. (Card: Stabwhisker the Odious)

Stangg

A legendary person, able to twin himself. (Legends) (Card: Stangg)

Starcryst

A guildlord on Shandalar (Microprose video game))

Starke of Rath

A human rogue in the service of Volrath, who keeps his daughter Takara captive on Rath. Before becoming Volrath's minion, Starke was already the pathetic minion who brought Volrath to Rath in the first place. He betrayed Sisay to Volrath as part of a bargain to free his daughter, but Volrath broke the deal. During a battle at Crovax's family home, Starke turned on his master, Maraxus, and allowed Gerrard to win the fight. Starke then finished Maraxus off himself before the warlord could tell Gerrard who he was. As the only available native of Rath (as pointed out by Crovax), he pledged his services to Gerrard as the Weatherlight’s guide to Volrath’s realm, hoping that they could rescue Takara along with Sisay. Once inside the Stronghold, they find Takara in a cell near Sisay's, but she's out of control and blinds Starke in a scuffle before she comes to her senses. The mission complete, they return to the Weatherlight and flee to Mercadia, where the crew are separated upon arrival. Starke and Takara are brought to the Magistrate's tower alone. There, "Takara" reveals who she really is: The shapeshifting Volrath, master of the Mercadians. Volrath calmly slits Starke's throat. (Rath and Storm)

Steinar Icefist

A Balduvian shaman who summoned spirits for war (Cards: Snow Devil, Storm Spirit)

Stonebrow

A Krosan centaur warrior, who rose to the title of Protector after Seton's death. During Kamahl's reign as the Fist of Krosa, Stonebrow acted as his second-in-command for the forest's mutant army. After the battle involving the Cabal, Akroma's, and Krosa's forces, Stonebrow was one the soldiers converted to Akroma's new religion and became her second-in-command. Following the death of Karona, he once again became Kamahl's friend. Stonebrow was time-shifted to Rift-Era Dominaria in the Time Spiral set. (Card: Stonebrow, Krosan Hero)

Stumphobbler Thuj

Orcish captain of a cannoneer squad made up of Crispy and Scarback. (Card: Orcish Cannonade)

Suka

An ogre matron. Her power is great but only on Tuesday. (Card: Ogre Enforcer)

Suleiman

A king on the planes of Rabiah. Master of winds and demons, enemy of Efreets and Djinns (Arabian Nights)

Sunastian Falconer

A legendary swordman and sorcerer (Legends)

Svania Trul

Short-lived novice Civic Wayfinder of Ravnica. (Card: Perilous Forays)

Svar

A signaler of Ravnica's Boros League. (Card: Flame-Kin War Scout)

Svogthir

The original parun of the Golgari, cast down by Sisters of Stone Death and imprisoned deep beneath the Guildhouse. After centuries pass, he is freed by Savra to defeat the Sisters, but is immediately betrayed by the elf who assumes the throne herself. Later, upon Savra's defeat, he possesses her body and enters into an alliance with Momor Vig to bring the city under Simic control. He is finally defeated by Agrus Kos. (Ravnica)

Svyelun

Vodalian Goddess, early Vodalians worshipped her as Goddess of the Pearl Moon, later she became a more abstract figure (Fallen Empires)

Sythia

A Shanodin Dryad, ambassador in Llanowar (Duelist online)

Szadek

The Parun and Guildmaster of the Dimir. An eldritch vampire and master spy, who some say predated even the guilds themselves. He rules House Dimir from the shadows, waiting with immortal patience for an opportunity to grasp ultimate power.

The role of the House Dimir in the Guildpact is to test its strength through constant opposition. When Agrus Kos arrested Szadek during his attack on the Selesnya Guild, Szadek was rendered unable to fulfil his duties and the Guildpact was broken as a result. Szadek then worked together with Augustin IV to destroy the Guildpact, a goal both of them desired. (Ravnica)

While imprisoned, Augustin had Szadek executed, but retained his services as a ghost, and sent him to destroy the Angels of the Boros Legion. In the book of Dissension Szadek proves to have been successful, and the return of Sunhome (now a wreck containing hundreds of dead angels) to Ravnica allows Szadek to return as well. Once Agrus breaks his bond to Augustin Szadek attacks and kills the Grand Arbiter. Following these events, Szadek becomes permanently based in the Ghost Quarter to build up his power base, and Agrus is sent by the Boros to police him. (Card: Szadek, Lord of Secrets)