Boros Legion

The Boros Legion is one of the ten guilds of Ravnica, the city-wide setting of *Magic: The Gathering*. It combines red and white mana, expressing its conviction that peace must be defended through decisive action. Unlike the Azorius Senate, which writes laws, the Boros maintains soldiers and officers who confront threats in the streets. Its ranks include the Wojek, a police force associated with the guild, as well as skyknights who patrol above the city.

Razia, a firemane angel, founded the Legion and signed the original Guildpact, the magical agreement that defined the roles of Ravnica’s ten guilds. Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion, became its headquarters. After Razia’s era, leadership passed to Feather, another angel. Aurelia later took command; she is the Legion’s guildmaster in the *Return to Ravnica* and *Guilds of Ravnica* eras. These named leaders matter to the guild’s story because its authority is not merely ceremonial: Boros angels lead troops into battle.

The Legion’s ideals are visible in its internal tension. It seeks justice and public safety, but its readiness to use force can put it at odds with other Ravnicans. Its relationship with the Azorius is especially revealing. Both guilds care about order, yet Boros action can outrun Azorius procedure. The distinction gives the Legion a role beyond that of a conventional army: its members serve as protectors and enforcers in a city where rival guilds have competing ideas of what protection means.

The organization has appeared in several Ravnica-focused card sets, and its game mechanics reflect its methods. In 2005’s *Ravnica: City of Guilds*, Boros cards used radiance, an ability that could extend an effect to other permanents sharing a color with its target. In *Gatecrash*, battalion abilities rewarded attacking with a creature alongside at least two others. In *Guilds of Ravnica*, mentor let a stronger attacking creature place a +1/+1 counter on a weaker attacker. Battalion and mentor make coordinated assaults and the development of fellow fighters part of the Legion’s identity in play.

Among its recognizable figures and cards are Aurelia, the Warleader; Tajic, a Boros soldier and champion; and Lightning Helix, an instant associated with the guild’s red-white combination. During the *War of the Spark* storyline, Aurelia and the Legion fought against Nicol Bolas’s invasion of Ravnica. That conflict placed the guild’s long-standing promise to defend the city against a threat to Ravnica itself.