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Since every other guild participates to some extent in the
establishment and sustenance of the civilization that the
Gruul despise, the Gruul look down on all other guilds as
soft, corrupt, or downright abhorrent.
ENEMIES AND ALLIES
Azorius. "Civilization is a disease, and the Azorius are its
By standing in opposition to the civilized ways of the plague bearers. Once they are destroyed, Ravnica will
other guiJds, the Gruul Clans have made it practically reclaim its primal essence."
impossible to establish alliances with those guilds. Boros. "Puppets who are all too eager to kneel at the feet
Similar to the Golgari, Selesnya, and S imic, the Gruul of their angel handlers."
respect nature and maintain a close relationship with Dimir. "Skulkers, whisperers, and back-stabbers! They are
animals-in the Gruul's case, the monstrous beasts that an infestation of roaches. If they remain in the shadows,
stalk the rubble and ruins. But the Gruul would just as they will be crushed beneath the rubble of a city that we
soon smash the sewers, gardens, and laboratories of bring down on their heads. If they face us in open battle,
those other guilds than cooperate with them in an effort well, then we'll have a good laugh."
to establish nature as a larger presence within the city. Golgari. "Hermits and under-dwellers. They see that civili-
Because they see all of the remaining guilds as cogs zation must be brought to its knees, but they just want
in the vast machine of civilization, the Gruul tailor their to replace it with another of their design."
tactics toward breaking the machine, rather than direct- lzzet. "Like us, they respect the powerful. But they seek it
ing their attacks at any particular guild. Any guild can in their gadgets and try to contain it in jars."
be the target of Gruul aggression, as the opportunity Orzhov. "The schemers of the Orzhov are the festering
arises. The fiercest assaults often come against the wound on a limb that must be hacked away. They amass
guilds that take it upon themselves to combat the Gruul, their power by preying on the weak, so how powerful
primarily the Boros and Azorius. can they be?"
In certain circumstances, such as when some night- Rakdos. "The guild of fools. They waste their potential on
acts of mockery while the real work of razing the city
marish horror rears its head in the heart of a rubblebelt,
remains undone."
you and your clan could accept the help of members of
Selesnya. "The Selesnya would coddle a wolf, teach it to
another guild in putting an end to the danger. Or, when
fetch sticks, and call it a dog. We prefer to starve the
the schemes of other guilds pit one clan against another, wolf, let it hunt for its food, and make it a stronger wolf."
there might be some benefit to you and your clan in co- Simic. "The Simic enjoy twisting nature, but they will not
operating with those efforts. But your truest allies are enjoy it when nature twists back."
other members of your clan.

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