Transform is a keyword action that appears on the all of the double-faced cards and . Transform is not a keyword ability, as the word itself does not signify the entire ability; rather, it is a keyword action like cast, exchange and exile. When a creature transforms, it turns over. Its base characteristics are those […]
Category: Keywords
Lifelink is not cumulative.
Giving a creature the lifelink ability more than once will not do anything more than if it had the ability once. The ability is not cumulative and creatures that have the ability more than once will not cause their controller to gain more life than the damage dealt. For example, gives a targeted creature +2/+2 […]
How Fight works.
Fight is a keyword action that covers a concept that has been around for awhile. It means that two creatures each deal damage to each other equal to their power. Its pretty straight forward, and the word ‘fight’ is a lot shorter than saying something like “these two creatures deal damage to each other equal […]
How Morbid works.
Morbid is an new ability word introduced in Innistrad. Ability words used to connect abilities but without putting specific rules that govern the ability in the comprehensive rules. Everything you need to know about how Morbid works appears on each card. Morbid abilities can be static, triggered or activated and they can continuous, one-shot or […]
How Flashback works
Flashback, a keyword ability that appears on instant and sorceries, is making its third trip back to Magic expansions tomorrow when Innistrad is released. To get you prepared for the prerelease here are some general rules on how Flashback works. Flashback is actually two different static abilities. The first creates an alternate play cost and […]
What ‘cast’ means
Casting a spell means to take a card (and sometimes a copy of a card) from the zone that it is in and put it on the stack, pay all necessary costs and wait for it to resolve and affect the game. Cast was initially an informal term and the official phrase was to ‘play […]
How Storm works.
Storm is a keyword ability that first appeared in Scourge and made a return visit in Time Spiral block. Storm is also a triggered ability that triggers when a spell with storm is cast. This trigger will go on the stack on top of the spell itself and it will resolve first. When this trigger […]
What discard means.
Discard is not a keyword ability like Trample or Flying, however it is a keyword in that it is defined in the comprehensive rules. In Magic it means to take a card in your hand put it in your graveyard. (Discarding means similar things in other games.) Unless specified the person that is discarding a […]
How Enchant X works
Enchantments with the subtype of aura, which used to be called local enchantments, all have a keyword ability of enchant. This was changed when 9th Edition of the base set was released. Prior to the change, the type line of these cards read ‘Enchant X.’ They were still enchantments, but they were considered to be […]