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==Keyword Actions==
A '''keyword action''' is a word or words, usually, a verb, that substitutes for a piece of rules text.<ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/scry-and-keyword-actions-2007-05-18|Scry and Keyword Actions|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|May 18, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Even More R&D">{{DailyRef|making-magic/even-more-words-rd-2022-01-10|Even More Words From R&D|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 10, 2022}}</ref>  Many keywords are summarized in [[reminder text]], especially in [[core set]]s.
Normally when reading a Magic Card an english verb has its normal meaning. However, some verbs have special rules meaning. These are keyword actions.


The current keyword actions are:
Keyword ''actions'' are somewhat different from [[keyword ability|keyword ''abilities'']], and both are distinct from [[ability word]]s. Collectively, they are described as [[mechanic]]s.
* Attach
* Counter
* Regenerate
* Sacrifice
* Tap
* Scry
* Fateseal


According to a [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/af171 recent Magicthegathering.com article], a new keyword action will be introduced in Lorwyn.
[[Monstrosity]] is notable because it is the only keyword action that is not a verb.
 
==Rules==
{{CR|glossary|Keyword Action}}
{{KeyTOC|701|2}}
 
==See also==
*[[Ante]]
*[[Ban]]
*[[Bury]]
*[[Dies]]
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Mechanics|action|state=collapsed}}
{{CR Navbox|700}}
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 23 March 2023

A keyword action is a word or words, usually, a verb, that substitutes for a piece of rules text.[1][2] Many keywords are summarized in reminder text, especially in core sets.

Keyword actions are somewhat different from keyword abilities, and both are distinct from ability words. Collectively, they are described as mechanics.

Monstrosity is notable because it is the only keyword action that is not a verb.

Rules

From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

Keyword Action
A verb, such as “destroy” or “cast,” used as a game term rather than as its normal English meaning. See rule 701, “Keyword Actions.”

From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

See also

References

  1. Aaron Forsythe (May 18, 2007). "Scry and Keyword Actions". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Mark Rosewater (January 10, 2022). "Even More Words From R&D". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.