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'''Divvy''' was the nickname used in [[R&D]] for an otherwise unnamed [[mechanic]]. 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. The term was first used for a group of cards in ''[[Invasion]]''.<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==
Among the original divvy cards, only <c>Fact or Fiction</c> has been reprinted. It further inspired two later cards, <c>Gifts Ungiven</c> and <c>Truth or Tale</c>.
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" 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]]'', and ''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]''. In each case, only one new divvy card has been printed at a time. The mechanic has never reappeared as a theme.
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>


[[Pile]]s have also been used for a pair of otherwise unrelated non-divvy cards, <c>Camoflauge</c> and <c>Whims of the Fates</c>.
[[Pile]]s have also been used for non-divvy cards: <c>Camouflage</c> and {{Card|Raging River}}


==Divvy cards==
==List of Divvy cards==
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* <c>Bend or Break</c>
*<c>Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths</c>
* <c>Death or Glory</c>
*<c>Bend or Break</c>
* <c>Do or Die</c>
*<c>Boneyard Parley</c>
* <c>Fact or Fiction</c>
*<c>Brilliant Ultimatum</c>
* <c>Fight or Flight</c>
*<c>Burning-Rune Demon</c>
* <c>Stand or Fall</c>
*<c>Choose Your Demise</c> ([[Scheme]])
* <c>Brilliant Ultimatum</c>
*<c>Covenant of Minds</c>
* <c>Epiphany at the Drownyard</c>
*<c>Death or Glory</c>
* <c>Jace, Architect of Thought</c>
*<c>Do or Die</c>
* <c>Liliana of the Veil</c>
*<c>Ecological Appreciation</c>
* <c>Phyrexian Portal</c>
*<c>Emergent Ultimatum</c>
* <c>Sphinx of Uthuun</c>
*<c>Epiphany at the Drownyard</c>
* <c>Steam Augury</c>
*<c>Fact or Fiction</c>
* <c>Truth or Tale</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>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>Realms Uncharted</c>
*<c>Sauron's Ransom</c>
*<c>Sphinx of Clear Skies</c>
*<c>Sphinx of Uthuun</c>
*<c>Split the Spoils</c>
*<c>A-Split the Spoils</c>
*<c>Stand or Fall</c>
*<c>Steam Augury</c>
*<c>Threats Undetected</c>
*<c>Truth or Tale</c>
*<c>Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign</c>
*<c>Whims of the Fates</c>
}}
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== Rules ==
==Rules==
{{CR|700.3}}
{{CR|700.3}}


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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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