Sundering
Facts
Classification
Era
Unknown, but Rift Era at the latest
Placement
Location
Alara
People
Notable people
Asha , Malfegor , Sedris , Unknown ancient planeswalker
Other
Affiliations
Vithians
Outcome
Fracturing of Alara into the five shards - Bant , Esper , Grixis , Jund and Naya ;; Fall of Vithia and death of Asha
The Sundering was the cataclysmic event that split Alara into the five Shards. It was caused centuries or millennia before the Mending by an ancient planeswalker who drained the plane of its mana, breaking it apart as a result.
The drain on Alara's mana shattered something deep in its metaphysical structure, causing it to undergo a radical planar refraction. Five shards formed, each without two of the five colors of Magic: Bant, Esper, Grixis, Jund, and Naya. In the ensuing chaos, Alara's kingdoms, notably Vithia, fell, and the archangel Asha sacrificed herself in a battle with the demon Malfegor.