Mechanics field guide

Every keyword, ability word, and rules mechanic Magic has printed, grouped the way the Comprehensive Rules group them. Pick one for its rules and a grid of cards that use it.

Formats

Casting

Additional Costs — Non-Mana Costs

Sweep Conspire Casualty N Bargain Collect Evidence N Forage Gift a [something] Behold [a quality]

Additional Costs — Binary

Kicker [cost] Spree Tiered Buyback [cost] Entwine [cost] Offspring [cost]

Additional Costs — Variable

Multikicker [cost] Replicate [cost] Escalate [cost] Strive Squad [cost] Ravenous

Alternate Costs — Increased/Reduced Effect

Plot Impending N—[cost] Suspend N—[cost] Warp [cost] Evoke [cost] Prototype [cost/P/T] Awaken N—[cost] Dash [cost] Blitz [cost] Overload [cost] Bestow [cost] Mutate [cost] Cleave [cost] Adventure Split Cards / Fuse Omen More Than Meets the Eye [cost] Modal Double-Faced Cards

Face-Down Cards

Morph Megamorph Manifest / Manifest Dread Foretell [cost] Disguise [cost] Cloak

Variable Cost Reduction

Affinity for [type] Undaunted

Situational Reduced Costs

Surge [cost] Prowl [cost] Spectacle [cost]

Alternatives to Mana

Offering Convoke Improvise Delve Assist Emerge [cost] Phyrexian Mana / Compleated Web-Slinging / Enweb Waterbend [cost] Sneak

Timing

Flash Split Second Addendum

Mana Spent to Cast

Adamant Sunburst Converge

When You Cast This

Storm Ripple N Cascade Gravestorm Demonstrate Radiance

Delayed Re-Cast

Epic Rebound Cipher Paradigm

Combat

Can / Can't Attack

Defender Haste

Evasion

Landwalk Horsemanship Flying / Reach Shadow Fear Intimidate Menace / Suspected Skulk

Attacking Triggers — Add +1/+1 Counter

Dethrone Mentor Training

Attacking Triggers — Increase Power/Toughness

Exalted Battle Cry Enlist Melee

Attacking Triggers — Conditional

Battalion Pack Tactics

Attacking Triggers — Other

Provoke Annihilator N Myriad Mobilize N Firebending N

Blocking / Not Blocking

Frenzy N Flanking Bushido N Rampage N Afflict N

Saboteur Abilities

Poisonous N Toxic N Renown N Ingest

End of Combat

Decayed

Combat Rules Modification

Double Strike First Strike Trample Vigilance Banding Space Sculptor

Actions

Tokens — Token Types

Investigate / Clue Incubate / Incubator Treasure Gold Food Powerstone Map Junk Lander Mutagen

Tokens — Token Actions

Populate Amass [Type] N Living Weapon For Mirrodin! Job Select

Change Sides

Meld Transform Flip

Distribute Counters

Bolster N Support N Endure N Proliferate Time Travel Earthbend N Blight N

Temporary Removal

Exert Detain Goad Airbend

Top of Library Manipulation

Scry N Fateseal N Clash Explore Surveil N Connive N Parley

Outside the Game

Companion Learn

New Components

Initiative Venture into the Dungeon / Undercity Day / Night / Daybound / Nightbound Ascend Monarch Attraction Contraption / Assemble The Ring Tempts You Start Your Engines!

Multiplayer / Opponent

Vote Council's Dilemma Join Forces Tempting Offer Will of the Council Villainous Choice

Cast Spells

Discover N

Hand Abilities — Discard for Alternate Effect

Cycling [cost] Transmute [cost] Channel [cost] Reinforce N—[cost] Bloodrush [cost] Typecycling (e.g. Islandcycling, Basic Landcycling)

Hand Abilities — Play at Specific Time

Madness [cost] Mayhem [cost] Ninjutsu [cost] Miracle [cost]

Hand Abilities — Repeatable

Splice onto [Type] Forecast — [cost]: [Effect]

Cast from Graveyard — Once

Jump-Start Flashback [cost] Harmonize [cost] Embalm [cost] Eternalize [cost] Unearth [cost] Encore [cost] Scavenge [cost] Renew [cost] Disturb [cost] Aftermath

Cast from Graveyard — Repeatedly

Retrace Escape — [cost], Exile N other cards from your graveyard

Return from Graveyard

Dredge N Recover [cost]

Battlefield — Unified Cost/Situation

Cohort Boast — [Cost]: [Effect] Grandeur — Discard another card named [Cardname]: [Effect] Saddle N Exhaust — [Cost]: [Effect] Power-up — [Cost]: [Effect] Prepared

Battlefield — Swap Out

Aura Swap [cost] Transfigure [cost]

Battlefield — Improve This Permanent

Monstrosity N Adapt N Level Up [cost] Outlast [cost] Craft with [materials] [cost]

Battlefield — Change Types

Reconfigure [cost]

Basic Actions

Activate Cast Play Create

Movement Between Zones

Counter Destroy Draw Discard Exile Mill Sacrifice Ante

Manipulating Permanents

Attach Double Exchange Tap Untap

Library Manipulation

Shuffle Search

Information

Reveal

Creature Related Actions

Fight

Conditions

Variables

Devotion Party Chroma Domain Undergrowth Fathomless Descent Vivid

Thresholds — Battlefield

Coven Metalcraft Ferocious Formidable

Thresholds — Graveyard

Delirium Spell Mastery Threshold Descent 4 / Descent 8

Thresholds — Event Occurred this Turn

Morbid Raid Revolt Celebration Descend Expend N Void Infusion

Thresholds — Other

Hellbent Fateful Hour Corrupted

Batching

Historic Modified Commit a Crime Outlaw

Triggers

This Enters the Battlefield — Exile Card

Hideaway N Imprint

This Enters the Battlefield — Remove Creature

Champion a [Type] Exploit

This Enters the Battlefield — Other

Partner With [Name]

ETB with Counters — If Conditions are Met

Amplify N Bloodthirst N

ETB with Counters — As a Choice

Devour N Tribute N Fabricate N Riot Unleash Backup N

Other Creatures ETB

Graft N Evolve Soulbond Rally Alliance

Other Permanents ETB

Constellation Landfall Eerie

You Cast a Spell

Extort Prowess Magecraft Flurry Paradox Opus Repartee Increment

Start of Turn — Negative

Cumulative Upkeep [cost] Phasing Echo [cost] Fading N Vanishing N

Start of Turn — Positive

Kinship

This Dies

Modular N Soulshift N Haunt Persist Undying Afterlife N

Unique Triggers

Enrage Inspired Heroic Valiant Gotcha Survival

Protect Permanents

Protect Permanents — From Targeting

Hexproof Shroud Ward [cost]

Protect Permanents — From Destruction

Indestructible Totem Armor Regenerate

Protect Permanents — From Damage

Absorb N

Protect Permanents — From a Few Things

Protection from [quality]

Damage Modification

Deathtouch Lifelink Wither Infect

Counters

Counters — Permanents

+1/+1 counter -1/-1 counter Stun counter Shield counter Stickers/Tickets Finality counter

Counters — Players

Energy counter Experience counter Rad counter Poison counter

Mechanics field guide

Formats

Commander Format Mechanics

Planechase

Archenemy

Conspiracy Draft

Casting

Additional Costs — Non-Mana Costs

Additional Costs — Binary

Additional Costs — Variable

Alternate Costs — Increased/Reduced Effect

Face-Down Cards

Variable Cost Reduction

Situational Reduced Costs

Alternatives to Mana

Timing

Mana Spent to Cast

When You Cast This

Delayed Re-Cast

Combat

Can / Can't Attack

Evasion

Attacking Triggers — Add +1/+1 Counter

Attacking Triggers — Increase Power/Toughness

Attacking Triggers — Conditional

Attacking Triggers — Other

Blocking / Not Blocking

Saboteur Abilities

End of Combat

Combat Rules Modification

Actions

Tokens — Token Types

Tokens — Token Actions

Change Sides

Distribute Counters

Temporary Removal

Top of Library Manipulation

Outside the Game

New Components

Multiplayer / Opponent

Cast Spells

Hand Abilities — Discard for Alternate Effect

Hand Abilities — Play at Specific Time

Hand Abilities — Repeatable

Cast from Graveyard — Once

Cast from Graveyard — Repeatedly

Return from Graveyard

Battlefield — Unified Cost/Situation

Battlefield — Swap Out

Battlefield — Improve This Permanent

Battlefield — Change Types

Basic Actions

Movement Between Zones

Manipulating Permanents

Library Manipulation

Information

Creature Related Actions

Conditions

Variables

Thresholds — Battlefield

Thresholds — Graveyard

Thresholds — Event Occurred this Turn

Thresholds — Other

Batching

Triggers

This Enters the Battlefield — Exile Card

This Enters the Battlefield — Remove Creature

This Enters the Battlefield — Other

ETB with Counters — If Conditions are Met

ETB with Counters — As a Choice

Other Creatures ETB

Other Permanents ETB

You Cast a Spell

Start of Turn — Negative

Start of Turn — Positive

This Dies

Unique Triggers

Protect Permanents

Protect Permanents — From Targeting

Protect Permanents — From Destruction