Keyword Quandary
This creature does not tap when declared as an attacker.
Vigilance
You will be in DEBT to me if you can't remember the 4 qualities that "protection from" gives a permanent
Cant be:
-Dealt Damage, Equipped or Enchanted, Blocked or Targeted
The Khans really want a Kir thats covered in a thick black oil!
Tar-Kir!
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm//Dragon Tempest//Atarka, World Render//Tiamat//Utvara Hellkite
The Ur-Dragon
The Aetherspark
Aetherdrift (2025)
I'd like to look at the top X cards of my library. But I'd like some of them to go the graveyard. What mechanic might help me?
Surveil
The only zone in the game where an X value is not 0
What is the stack.
There is mold that is out of control in my fridge...
At least it got me a basic land.
What is a "rampant growth"
Goblin Warchief//Skirk Prospector//Impact Tremors//Goblin Bombardment//Skullclamp
Krenko, Mob Boss
Lightning Bolt
Alpha (1993)
The mechanic with the MOST banned cards across all formats.
Companion
Tarmogoyf famously was the first card to mention the planeswalker type in magic; long before any planeswalkers had ever seen print in the game. Atraxa, Grand Unifier did the same decades later by having rules text that mentioned this card type before any had seen print.
What are "battles"
There was a weird circular stain in the bottom of my 2 colourless shoes...
It was a "Sole" ring
Evolution Sage//Karn's Bastion//Thrummingbird//Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider//Tezzeret's Gambit
Atraxa, Praetors Voice
Orcish Bowmasters
Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle-Earth (2023)
There are 4 named mechanics that specifically reference "time counters" in their rules text.
"vanishing, suspend, time travel and this mechanic"
Impending
I have one copy of every different basic land card on the battlefield and then tap them all for mana. How much mana do I have? Ex. RNA forest is the same as ZNR forest.
12 (Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, Forest, Wastes. Snow-covered Plains, Snow-covered Island, Snow-covered Swamp, Snow-covered Mountain, Snow-covered Forest, Snow-covered Wastes)
So Daniel came over to play magic...
Then Carter came over to play magic...
Then Klondike came over to play magic...
I had three visits.
Herald of War//Seraph Sanctuary//Righteous Valkyrie//Lyra Dawnbringer//Resplendent Angel
Giada, Font of Hope
Kardur, Doomscourge
Kaldheim (2021)
So the creature spell you've cast doesn't have split second. My red elemental blast says "counter target red creature spell" and your creature has red mana in its casting cost. Why can't I target it to be countered?
Devoid
You can't have 5 copies of shock in your deck!
Yes I can if I'm playing one of these formats!
Limited (draft or sealed)
My knees tried to get into a gated community, but it didn't resolve.
They had a ne-gate
Gilded Goose//Farmer Cotton//Rapacious Guest//Mirkwood Bats//Tireless Provisioner
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit//Sam Loyal Attendant
Scalding Tarn
Zendikar (2009)