A few have been confirmed, but a lot are still unknown or in heavy speculation. Not a lot has been released by Wizards concerning which voice actors voice which character. The Voice Actors TableĪ quick sidenote before you scroll down to the list of voice actors. Usually, this manifests into beings that are either legendary or planeswalkers as they’re our eyes and ears on the plane and story. But a rule of thumb is whoever gets a voice is sure to be important for the story. The most logical approach is that the storyline dictates who gets a voice and who doesn’t. And in other cases, they’re some of the most well-known legendary creatures of the game like Rakdos the Defiler. In some cases, the newly-introduced characters are planeswalkers-to-be, like Samut, the Tested. In short, legendary creatures also enjoy a voice over from time to time when the story calls for it.
Next to planeswalkers there are various legendary humans, angels, and demons that have gotten a voice. Many of them already have since MTGA was released, but with the amount already in existence, there are a few that still need to get a voice, so to speak. You can safely assume that every existing and newly-found planeswalker will get a voice over as we go from plane to plane. Serum Visions | Illustration by Dan Scott Story-driven need is, in my opinion, the most flexible and natural way for Wizards to incorporate them into their vision. Keep in mind that no hard data is available on the exacts, it’s just following logic and assumptions. If we’re heading to another War-of-the-Spark-type setting, though, more than six seems only reasonable. Using this logic, it seems you can expect between three and six voices per set. It’s usually a number of planeswalkers traveling together in search of something and interaction will be had with someone (or a few someones) on the plane that they’re visiting.
More voice actors would be appropriate to breathe more life into the story. For instance, War of the Spark featured a lot of planeswalkers that were doing something crucial for the story. The way the story is told as we hop from plane to plane is the best dictator of what’s needed. Most likely is that there is no “set number” of voice overs each set. Is there a handbook that they use? Once again, not much is known about this (read: nothing), but I’ll have a gander at it anyway. Now let’s get into how many voice actors WotC needs. Either this or they might’ve had contact with a voice actor from a previous engagement or introduction. But I feel it’s safe to assume that the most logical route would be to contact an agency or several of them. In my research I couldn’t find any official sources confirming how Wizards find their talent for doing voice over work. WotC can contact them and get recommendations on who will be right for the job. If you’re well known enough, then having your own website might be all you need.īefore you get to that stage, though, you’ll most likely have to start at an agency that specializes in voice overs. By this I mean that they’re a well-known name in the voice over industry with lots of previous work in other video games. A few big ones out there like SBV, WME, and Atlas Talent Agency include some of the voice actors used in Arena.Īnother way for Wizards to scout for voice actors is by their name. Just like “regular” actors, voice actors are often part of an agency. Shalai, Voice of Plenty | Illustration by Victor Adame Minguez
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