This is a story about desire. It is desire for power, desire for companionship, desire for approval, desire for discovery, and everyone is racing to get what they want first.
[15] For centuries, the untamed jungles of
Ixalan have hidden a coveted secret:
Orazca, the city of gold, which houses a mysterious artifact, the
Immortal Sun. But no secret can remain undiscovered, and no treasure can be taken uncontested.
[16] The
dinosaur riding warriors of the
Sun Empire and the
merfolk shamans of the rival
River Heralds are met by the
vampire conquistadores of the
Legion of Dusk and the
pirates of the
Brazen Coalition.
[15][17]
Vraska poses as a pirate on the high seas, while
Jace Beleren is stranded on the plane with loss of all his memories.
The cards that represent the
Story Spotlights in
Ixalan are:
Ixalan's Binding,
Vraska's Contempt,
River's Rebuke,
Thaumatic Compass //
Spires of Orazca, and
Perilous Voyage.