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'''Divvy''' is an unnamed [[mechanic]] on cards that lets one [[player]] separate a number of cards into two [[pile]]s and then lets the other player chooses what to do with them. <ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/128508374948/hey-mark-today-is-my-21st-birthday-and-i-have-a|title=Could you tell me some unknown trivia about Fact or Fiction?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 06, 2015}}</ref>
'''Divvy''' is the [[slang|nickname]] used in [[R&D]] for an otherwise unnamed [[mechanic]] that was first used for a group of cards in ''[[Invasion]]''.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/41367763952/do-you-see-possible-to-reprint-fact-or-fiction-in|title=Do you see possible to reprint fact or fiction in a modern legal set?|January 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/128508374948/hey-mark-today-is-my-21st-birthday-and-i-have-a|title=Could you tell me some unknown trivia about Fact or Fiction?|September 06, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/commander-masters-storyteller-part-1|''Commander Masters'' Storyteller, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|July 17, 2023}}</ref> Divvy cards involve one or more players creating [[pile]]s from ("divvying up") some set of cards, and those players' opponents making a choice regarding those piles.


==Description==
==Description==
For example, <c>Death or Glory</c> is a sorcery that lets you divide all creature cards in your graveyard into two piles. Your opponent then decides which pile is removed from the game and which pile returns to play.  <c>Fact or Fiction</c> is the most popular of the divvy cards as you reveal the top five cards of your library, your opponent seperates them into two face-up piles and you decide which pile goes into your hand while the other pile goes into your graveyard.
Only <c>Fact or Fiction</c> has been reprinted among the original divvy cards. It further inspired two later cards, <c>Gifts Ungiven</c> and <c>Truth or Tale</c>.


Although the term "divvy cards" hadn't been coined yet, <c>Phyrexian Portal</c> from ''[[Alliances]]'' was the first. Six "divvy cards" were printed in ''[[Invasion]]'', one in ''[[Time Spiral]]'' and another one in ''[[Shards of Alara]]''. <c>Jace, Architect of Thought</c>, from ''[[Return to Ravnica]]'', has a second loyalty ability that is a divvy ability.
Although the term "divvy" hadn't yet been applied, <c>Phyrexian Portal</c> from ''[[Alliances]]'' is functionally a divvy card. In addition to those, divvy cards have been printed in ''[[Time Spiral]]'', ''[[Shards of Alara]]'', ''[[Magic 2012]]'', ''[[Innistrad]]'', ''[[Return to Ravnica]]'', ''[[Theros]]'', ''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]'' and ''[[Theros Beyond Death|Theros Beyond Death]]''. In each case, only one new divvy card has been printed at a time. The mechanic has never reappeared as a theme, but the mechanic will probably one day return.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/105935024973/have-we-seen-the-last-of-the-divvy-mechanic-do|title=Have we seen the last of the divvy mechanic?|December 23, 2014}}</ref>


==Rulings==
[[Pile]]s have also been used for non-divvy cards: <c>Camouflage</c> and {{Card|Raging River}}
*When cards are separated into piles, they don't leave the zone they're in (unless the effect says to move them to a different zone). For example, if a divvy card affects creatures in play, they don't leave play. No leaves-play or comes-into-play triggered abilities will trigger.
*The affected cards stay separated into piles only for the duration of the effect. Once the spell is done resolving, the cards' controller can mix them together again.


==Divvy cards==
==List of Divvy cards==
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*<c>Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths</c>
*<c>Bend or Break</c>
*<c>Bend or Break</c>
*<c>Boneyard Parley</c>
*<c>Brilliant Ultimatum</c>
*<c>Brilliant Ultimatum</c>
*<c>Burning-Rune Demon</c>
*<c>Choose Your Demise</c> ([[Scheme]])
*<c>Covenant of Minds</c>
*<c>Death or Glory</c>
*<c>Death or Glory</c>
*<c>Do or Die</c>
*<c>Do or Die</c>
*<c>Ecological Appreciation</c>
*<c>Emergent Ultimatum</c>
*<c>Epiphany at the Drownyard</c>
*<c>Epiphany at the Drownyard</c>
*<c>Fact or Fiction</c>
*<c>Fact or Fiction</c>
*<c>Fight or Flight</c>
*<c>Fight or Flight</c>
*<c>Fortune's Favor</c>
*<c>Gifts Ungiven</c>
*<c>Hostile Negotiations</c>
*<c>Intuition</c>
*<c>Jace, Architect of Thought</c>
*<c>Jace, Architect of Thought</c>
*<c>Liliana of the Veil</c>
*<c>Make an Example</c><ref>{{YouTubeRef|pXuSKuSK_0M|Did You Spot This Invasion Callback?|channel=[[Good Morning Magic]]|date=May 11, 2022}}</ref>
*<c>Manifold Insights</c>
*<c>Phyrexian Portal</c>
*<c>Phyrexian Portal</c>
*<c>Realms Uncharted</c>
*<c>Sauron's Ransom</c>
*<c>Sphinx of Clear Skies</c>
*<c>Sphinx of Uthuun</c>
*<c>Sphinx of Uthuun</c>
*<c>Split the Spoils</c>
*<c>A-Split the Spoils</c>
*<c>Stand or Fall</c>
*<c>Stand or Fall</c>
*<c>Steam Augury</c>
*<c>Steam Augury</c>
*<c>Threats Undetected</c>
*<c>Truth or Tale</c>
*<c>Truth or Tale</c>
*<c>Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign</c>
*<c>Whims of the Fates</c>
}}
==Rules==
{{CR|700.3}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:31, 24 July 2023

Divvy is the nickname used in R&D for an otherwise unnamed mechanic that was first used for a group of cards in Invasion.[1][2][3] Divvy cards involve one or more players creating piles from ("divvying up") some set of cards, and those players' opponents making a choice regarding those piles.

Description

Only Fact or Fiction has been reprinted among the original divvy cards. It further inspired two later cards, Gifts Ungiven and Truth or Tale.

Although the term "divvy" hadn't yet been applied, Phyrexian Portal from Alliances is functionally a divvy card. In addition to those, divvy cards have been printed in Time Spiral, Shards of Alara, Magic 2012, Innistrad, Return to Ravnica, Theros, Shadows over Innistrad and Theros Beyond Death. In each case, only one new divvy card has been printed at a time. The mechanic has never reappeared as a theme, but the mechanic will probably one day return.[4]

Piles have also been used for non-divvy cards: Camouflage and Raging River

List of Divvy cards

Rules

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

  • 700.3. Some effects cause objects to be temporarily grouped into piles.
    • 700.3a Each of the affected objects must be put into exactly one of those piles, unless the effect specifies otherwise.
    • 700.3b Each object in a pile is still an individual object. The pile is not an object.
    • 700.3c Objects grouped into piles don’t leave the zone they’re currently in. If cards in a graveyard are split into piles, the order of the graveyard must be maintained.

      Example: Fact or Fiction reads, “Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.” While an opponent is separating the revealed cards into piles, they’re still in their owner’s library. They don’t leave the library until they’re put into their owner’s hand or graveyard.

    • 700.3d A pile can contain zero or more objects.

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 24, 2013). "Do you see possible to reprint fact or fiction in a modern legal set?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 06, 2015). "Could you tell me some unknown trivia about Fact or Fiction?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  3. ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 17, 2023). "Commander Masters Storyteller, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 23, 2014). "Have we seen the last of the divvy mechanic?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  5. ↑ Did You Spot This Invasion Callback? (Video). Good Morning Magic. YouTube (May 11, 2022).
 
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