Keywords, Mechanics, and More. I've got them all in a list.
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Posted on Aug. 24, 2016, 6:55 p.m. by Eiti3
I am currently trying to figure out all the keywords, mechanics, and all that in MTG. So far, I've realized the list is super long and I think I've missed quite a few. Please look below and inform me on what I missed. When able, I will continually update the OP.
Things of Note:
434 Keyword List Incoming Show
Eon Counter (Magosi, the Waterveil), Filibuster Counter (Azor's Elocutors), Return (not sure if that counts), Token, Amplify, Target, +2/+2 Counter (Baron Sengir and some other card), -0/-1 Counter (Wall of Roots), +2/+0 Counter and +0/+2 Counter (Frankenstein's Monster), Cast, Planeswalker, Cleanup (Step), Draw the Game (Divine Intervention and something else), Graveyard Order (if that counts), Islandhome (though technically never keyworded), Bands with Others (different from banding), Lose (Coin Flip) (Mana Crypt)
August 24, 2016 7:33 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #4
shit man! good luck, i got nothing else to say. just, good job doing this.
August 24, 2016 7:50 p.m.
Thank you much Vasseer.
I'll be adding everything you listed save for, Islandhome and Lose (Coin Flip). I couldn't find anything for Islandhome, nor have I ever heard it before. The Lose (Coin Flip), would be under Flip [Coin]
August 24, 2016 8:05 p.m.
freakman13 says... #6
Islandhome is can't attack unless you control an Island. Do you have high flying listed?
August 24, 2016 8:12 p.m.
My apologies, please educate me; what is "high flying"?
And as far as I know, Islandhome is a player made term like Shock Lands and Ramping, where the word does not, in fact, ever appear on any actual cards. I'm looking for words that appear on cards. Maybe, I'll go edit that into the OP so nobody gets confused. However, I'm not saying you are.
August 24, 2016 8:16 p.m.
Landhome (Islandhome) was only actually printed as a keyword on a couple cards in 5th edition (and only that printing) but got errata like unblockable. (Dandan and Sea Serpent) but the effect is still used every now and then.
August 24, 2016 8:19 p.m.
But yes you can look at the 5th edition printings and they do actually have the word islandhome on them.
August 24, 2016 8:22 p.m.
freakman13 says... #10
High flying is can only block creatures with flying. Landhome was actually on cards as Vasseer notes.
August 24, 2016 8:23 p.m.
freakman13 says... #12
Bury, Bands with others, double agenda, bottom card (since you used top card), mana abilities. I'm sure I'm still missing some, but... hey.
August 24, 2016 8:39 p.m.
Just a quick one off the top of my head, some older cards have unique versions of +1/+1 counters that either give +1/+0 or +0/+1. Dwarven Armorer does both but there's also things like Coral Reef.
Amplify, which appears only in one set IIRC. Aven Warhawk. Basically just gives it bonus counters when it enters for each creature that shares a type.
August 24, 2016 8:39 p.m.
Ooh can't forget Spore Counters. Thelon of Havenwood can even make an entire edh deck based around them and there are tons of fungi creatures with the mechanic.
August 24, 2016 8:44 p.m.
I found Islandhome. Never saw it before, but seeing as it is on a card, why the hell not? However, I did search extensively for High Flying and came up with no results. If you are able to produce an image of a card, and/or link, that depicts the words "High Flying" I am more than happy to add it. Until then...
Ante. I never understood what Ante is. All I know is that it automatically removes it from your deck anyway... so... I'll look up rules later on Ante, but if you have free time, feel free to describe that to me as well.
Just added those Necrotize! Thank you much!
August 24, 2016 8:45 p.m.
freakman13 says... #17
Ante is only playable in casual, but it is a mechanic that is used to play for keeps. A random card from each players deck is put into the ante zone after determining turn order, but before drawing opening hands, then cards can add or remove cards from the ante zone based on their text. The winner keeps all cards in the ante zone.
August 24, 2016 8:49 p.m.
Cool beans! Saved myself some time to research. Thank you much freakman13
August 24, 2016 8:50 p.m.
freakman13 says... #19
I don't know if you want to use supertypes but World, Tribal, and Legendary all have mechanical baggage (and you already included Snow, which is just a marker). Also face-up / face-down and turning cards such.
August 24, 2016 8:54 p.m.
freakman13 says... #21
What's legend though? It became legendary and effectively doesn't exist (sorry about the nitpicking there, but it's just not like banding and bands with others, it's just the old name for something not a similar, but different thing)
August 24, 2016 9:06 p.m.
I guess that is an old card, but that is Oracle text which has not been errated since printing. Also Planeswalkers must abide by the Legend Rule, much like Legendary Creatures. Figured I could do it as a one trick pony.
August 24, 2016 9:10 p.m. Edited.
freakman13 says... #23
Ah, I just hadn't noticed you doing it that way anywhere else. The reason I would still suggest adding legendary is because, even if the legend rule doesn't apply, a lot of cards care if something is a legendary or nonlegendary permanent.
August 24, 2016 9:15 p.m.
True enough. Guess it would've been faster adding it rather than "bickering". No harm done.
August 24, 2016 9:16 p.m.
Planeswalker's follow the planeswalker rule not the legend rule (though I'm not certain it's actually called that) it's different in that it refers to subtypes rather than the cards' name (ie. Mirror Gallery doesn't affect pws). High flying is slang not a real game term.
August 24, 2016 9:18 p.m.
freakman13 says... #26
Sorry about the bickering. In exchange, I will offer Hideaway up as a peace offering mechanic, alongside Parley.
August 24, 2016 9:20 p.m.
freakman13 says... #27
Vasseer is correct about the planeswalker rule not being the legendary rule, and I realized the high flying bit once I looked at a couple old cards that have it's wording. It is so commonly called it that I had incorrectly thought that it was printed at one point in some place other than wizard dev files.
August 24, 2016 9:23 p.m.
Also Booster Pack and Deck (Archdemon of Paliano and Relentless Rats)
August 24, 2016 9:26 p.m.
All is well. I meant bickering as a friendly joke. All suggestions have been added!
August 24, 2016 9:32 p.m.
Are you sure you want to list every single different counter individually and not just "counter". Because if you know what a counter is then you kind of understand everything from Azors elecutors to Experiment One
August 25, 2016 2:06 a.m.
freakman13 says... #31
Good old filibuster counters, they win games, sometimes, ish.
August 25, 2016 2:52 a.m.
Well if the individual counters get out of hand, sure I will think about just reducing it all to Counter. Until then, this many isn't that much of a problem.
August 25, 2016 7:07 a.m.
Added Aura, Curse, and Equipment (derp). Thanks for all the previous help, and all future help is accepted!
August 25, 2016 4:01 p.m.
mtguser2000 says... #35
Hi
You should check the document i've published in this forum "custom rulebook". You will find a very similar list.
If you want another one to add to your list, i can tell that "band with other" is missing which differs from banding
August 25, 2016 11:46 p.m.
Could've sworn I added that before (was suggested before) but alas I must've forgot. All updated! Current count is 255.
August 26, 2016 7 a.m.
mtguser2000. I've read through your rulebook and I must say, it's pretty decent. I noticed you do have somewhat of a similar list and I applaud you on not only making the list, but writing what they do as well. So far, I've only wrote names.
Although, I did find some that I have forgotten! Keywords such as Emblem, Loyalty Counter, Turn, Battalion, Bloodrush, Cohort, Fateful Hour, Formidable, Kinship, Rally, Radiance, Sweep, Tempting Offer, Choose, Dash, Equip, Phasing, Replicate, Recover, Reinforce, Scavenge, Sunburst, Unleash, Abandoned, Ongoing, Scheme, Cast, Detain, Exchange, Plane, Scroll Counter, Planeswalk, Play, Proliferate, Set In Motion, Support, Vote, and changed Islandhome to Landhome. That's a decent 37 cards! Much appreciated!
One thing to note, and I don't know if you've fixed, but I notice that your Replicate explanation has two P's in the title of Replicate.
August 28, 2016 1:36 a.m.
mtguser2000 says... #38
Your welcome and much appreciate for your feedback. :)
Yes it is alot of text, had to search on the web, copy past and adjust to my liking. The only definition i had to wrote myself is Banding....the hardest one
Will fix it, word probably didnt show as an error since it is in a floating textbox so i never saw it. Ive seen few errata so far that i'm fixing from time to time..."for" that was suposed to be foe...removing "plane" from the 3rd textbox in the definition of pocket univers...etc..waiting for more feedback to make another version.
August 28, 2016 11:27 a.m.
mtguser2000 says... #39
Oh i was showing as an error...though that was the one at the end of the document. Fixed for next version
August 28, 2016 11:37 a.m.
Man, I remember when this list was just at 200, now it's well beyond 350 when I last counted. I keep adding daily. So I imagine I still need help, if anyone has time to spare.
August 31, 2016 4:49 p.m.
With Kaladesh spoilers, I've added:
And I think that should be all for Kaladesh, but if anything more comes, I won't bother anyone who has 'subbed' to this thread with another comment.
September 2, 2016 9:17 p.m.
Commander 2016:
If anyone is still subbed to this thread and/or randomly views it, would you like to see descriptions for each keyword I've listed or is the list fine in and of itself?
October 24, 2016 9:13 p.m.
mtguser2000 says... #43
Well, what was the purpose of the list? I though it was mostly a challenge.
Truth be told, the older the tread is, the more it gets push back down in the list and the chance that someone new to see it goes with it.
Adding a description to them would takes pages and pages...would that be of use, you could work on that wiki mtg website to keep it up to date...most of them are already there but sometime may need some revision
October 26, 2016 2:31 a.m.
mtguser2000 says... #44
Hey, i was thinking about that, if you want to point out what i should fix in my document, that would be great. Keywords section. I am in the process of building a new version of the document, new design, i think it will be much better visualy... and i'm about to start the glossary part 2 meaning the keywords...
Thanks
Shane.Allen says... #2
Keep up the good work, for this is a chore and quite a task. :)
August 24, 2016 7:31 p.m.