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'''Chroma''' is an [[ability word]] first introduced in ''[[Eventide]].'' | {{Infobox ability | ||
| name = Chroma | |||
| first = Eventide | |||
| last = Eventide | |||
| reminder = … for each … mana symbol in those cards' mana costs. | |||
| stats = {{stats|R=3|G=2|W=2|B=1|U=1}} | |||
| storm = 10 | |||
| storm_ref = <ref name="scraperRef46">{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/95882465478/|title=Now that Devotion has been declared a success what's the...|2014-08-27}}</ref> | |||
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'''''Chroma''''' is an [[ability word]] first introduced in ''[[Eventide]].''<ref>{{DailyRef|serious-fun/crux-matter-2008-07-01|The Crux of the Matter|[[Kelly Digges]]|July 1, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/eventide-pool-2008-07-07|''Eventide'' Pool|[[Mark Rosewater]]|July 7, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|when-mana-symbols-attack-2008-07-04|When Mana Symbols Attack|[[Devin Low]]|July 4, 2008}}</ref> | |||
==Description== | |||
Cards with chroma require a count of the number of specific colored mana symbols on cards. This mechanic was first seen on <c>Phosphorescent Feast</c> in ''[[Future Sight]]'', but first named in ''Eventide'' which also saw a [[reprint]] of that card.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/future-sight-design-handoff-document-2021-05-17|''Future Sight'' Design Handoff Document|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 17, 2021}}</ref> | |||
Chroma was tweaked and reintroduced in the ''[[Theros]]'' [[block]] as [[devotion]], where it limits the counting to permanents.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/top-8-and-half-tales-2014-11-24|Top 8 and a Half Tales|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 24, 2014}}</ref> A version of Chroma without the ability word that references the stack appeared on {{Card|Managorger Phoenix}}. | |||
==Rulings== | ==Rulings== | ||
*Different chroma abilities have different effects and check different sets of cards or permanents. Read each card carefully. | *Different chroma abilities have different effects and check different sets of cards or permanents. Read each card carefully. | ||
* | *Chroma abilities check only mana costs, which are found in a card's upper right corner. They don't count mana symbols that appear in a card's text box. | ||
* | *Chroma abilities count hybrid mana symbols of the appropriate color. For example, a card with mana cost {{3}}{{U/R}}{{U/R}} has two red mana symbols in its mana cost. | ||
*Many | *Many chroma abilities check a set of permanents that includes the one with the chroma ability. For example, <c>Heartlash Cinder</c>'s chroma ability includes itself, so it'll get at least +1/+0. Similarly, <c>Primalcrux</c> (a {{G}}{{G}}{{G}}{{G}}{{G}}{{G}} creature with power and toughness each equal to the number of green mana symbols in the mana costs of permanents you control) will be at least 6/6 while it's in play. | ||
*Copy effects, such as <c>Spitting Image</c> and <c>Clone</c>, copy a permanent's mana cost (and all the mana symbols therein). A token that's a copy of a permanent will copy that permanent's mana cost, if that permanent has one, and will be counted for chroma abilities. | *Copy effects, such as <c>Spitting Image</c> and <c>Clone</c>, copy a permanent's mana cost (and all the mana symbols therein). A token that's a copy of a permanent will copy that permanent's mana cost, if that permanent has one, and will be counted for chroma abilities. | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
{{examples| | {{examples|<c>Light from Within</c> {{2}}{{W}}{{W}}<br>Enchantment<br>''Chroma'' {{-}} Each creature you control gets +1/+1 for each white mana symbol in its mana cost.}} | ||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
* Chroma was featured as [[rules card]] 3 of 8 in the ''[[Eventide]]'' set. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | *{{YouTubeRef|xj0_7-VLL-Y|A Planeswalker's Primer for Eventide 2: Chroma}} | ||
{{Mechanics|ability}} | |||
Latest revision as of 05:49, 10 August 2022
| Chroma | |
|---|---|
| Ability Word | |
| Introduced | Eventide |
| Last used | Eventide |
| Typical Text | Chroma — … for each … mana symbol in those cards' mana costs. |
| Storm Scale | 10[1] |
| Statistics |
9 cards  22.2%  11.1%  11.1%  33.3%  22.2% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| keyword:"Chroma" | |
Chroma is an ability word first introduced in Eventide.[2][3][4]
Description
Cards with chroma require a count of the number of specific colored mana symbols on cards. This mechanic was first seen on Phosphorescent Feast in Future Sight, but first named in Eventide which also saw a reprint of that card.[5]
Chroma was tweaked and reintroduced in the Theros block as devotion, where it limits the counting to permanents.[6] A version of Chroma without the ability word that references the stack appeared on Managorger Phoenix.
Rulings
- Different chroma abilities have different effects and check different sets of cards or permanents. Read each card carefully.
- Chroma abilities check only mana costs, which are found in a card's upper right corner. They don't count mana symbols that appear in a card's text box.
- Chroma abilities count hybrid mana symbols of the appropriate color. For example, a card with mana cost
has two red mana symbols in its mana cost. - Many chroma abilities check a set of permanents that includes the one with the chroma ability. For example, Heartlash Cinder's chroma ability includes itself, so it'll get at least +1/+0. Similarly, Primalcrux (a creature with power and toughness each equal to the number of green mana symbols in the mana costs of permanents you control) will be at least 6/6 while it's in play.
- Copy effects, such as Spitting Image and Clone, copy a permanent's mana cost (and all the mana symbols therein). A token that's a copy of a permanent will copy that permanent's mana cost, if that permanent has one, and will be counted for chroma abilities.
Examples
Example
Light from Within 
Enchantment
Chroma — Each creature you control gets +1/+1 for each white mana symbol in its mana cost.
Trivia
- Chroma was featured as rules card 3 of 8 in the Eventide set.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (2014-08-27). "Now that Devotion has been declared a success what's the...". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Kelly Digges (July 1, 2008). "The Crux of the Matter". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 7, 2008). "Eventide Pool". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Devin Low (July 4, 2008). "When Mana Symbols Attack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 17, 2021). "Future Sight Design Handoff Document". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 24, 2014). "Top 8 and a Half Tales". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
External links
- A Planeswalker's Primer for Eventide 2: Chroma (Video). YouTube.