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| A '''Charm''' is a [[modal]] [[instant]] spell with three possible results of which one can be selected. Charms usually appear in horizontal [[cycle]]s.<ref name="SNC Charms">{{DailyRef|making-magic/word-streets-new-capenna-part-1-2022-04-18|Word on the ''Streets of New Capenna'', Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 18, 2022}}</ref>
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| ==Description==
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| So far there have been charms at common that cost a single colored mana, charms at uncommon that cost three different colored mana, and charms at uncommon costing two colored mana.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/investment-part-3-2012-09-17|Return on Investment, Part 3|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 17, 2012}}</ref> According to [[Mark Rosewater]] in 2014, players like these Charms and he was pretty sure they would see them again (knowing that they would appear in ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'').<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/93657395268/any-chance-well-see-charms-again-not-lucky-but-the|title=Any chance we'll see charms again?|August 03, 2014}}</ref> The multicolor modes are arranged in order of the mana cost, left-to-right, for each color's ability.
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| The term "Charm" came from the ''[[Mirage]]'' design team, referencing a fantasy term for a small object with tiny amounts of magic. The name has become a staple for this type of effect, but the names now imply a small magical effect rather than a magical object.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/maros-command-2015-04-13|Maro's Command|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 13, 2015}}</ref>
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| {{Card|Charming Prince}} from ''[[Throne of Eldraine]]'' and {{card|Charming Scoundrel}} from ''[[Wilds of Eldraine]]'', creatures with a trimodal [[Enters the battlefield|enters-the-battlefield]] ability, are nods to the charms.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/716343490454437888|title=Is CHARMing Prince an intentional reference to the 3 mode charm spells?|May 3, 2023}}</ref>
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| ==Charm cycles==
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| ! Cycle name !! {{W}} !! {{U}} !! {{B}} !! {{R}} !! {{G}}
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| | ''[[Mirage]]'' charms || <c>Ivory Charm</c> || <c>Sapphire Charm</c> || <c>Ebony Charm</c> || <c>Chaos Charm</c> || <c>Seedling Charm</c>
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| |rowspan="2"| ''[[Visions]]'' charms || <c>Hope Charm</c> || <c>Vision Charm</c> || <c>Funeral Charm</c> || <c>Hearth Charm</c> || <c>Emerald Charm</c>
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| |colspan="5"| <c>Funeral Charm</c> has been reprinted in the [[timeshifted]] portion of [[Time Spiral]] without its counterparts.
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| | ''[[Onslaught]]'' charms || <c>Piety Charm</c> || <c>Trickery Charm</c> || <c>Misery Charm</c> || <c>Fever Charm</c> || <c>Vitality Charm</c>
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| |rowspan="2"| ''[[Planar Chaos]]'' charms || <c>Dawn Charm</c> || <c>Piracy Charm</c> || <c>Midnight Charm</c> || <c>Fury Charm</c> || <c>Evolution Charm</c>
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| |colspan="5"| A cycle with exceptions as only Dawn, Fury, and Evolution Charm cost 1C, while Piracy Charm is a [[timeshifted]] [[mirrored pair]] to Funeral Charm.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/planar-chaos-charms-2007-02-06|''Planar Chaos'' Charms|[[Magic Arcana]]|February 6, 2007}}</ref> The first mode of each charm is an in-color pie effect, while the second mode is a less common ability still within that color and the third mode is off-color compared to the usual color pie (keeping with the modified color pie theme for ''Planar Chaos'').
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| |rowspan="2"| ''Archmaster'' charms || - || <c>Archmage's Charm</c> || - || - || <c>Archdruid's Charm</c>
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| |colspan="5"| A megacycle with a mana cost of CCC. Started with Archmage's Charm in [[Modern Horizons]] and continued with Archdruid's Charm in [[Murders at Karlov Manor]].
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| ! Cycle name !! {{mana|WU}} !! {{mana|UB}} !! {{mana|RB}} !! {{mana|RG}} !! {{mana|GW}}
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| |rowspan="2"| [[Return to Ravnica block]] charms || <c>Azorius Charm</c> || <c>Dimir Charm</c> || <c>Rakdos Charm</c> || <c>Gruul Charm</c> || <c>Selesnya Charm</c>
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| |colspan="5"|All guild charms were reprinted in their respective guild kit except for Simic. The third mode is a hybrid-mana option.
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| ! Cycle name !! {{mana|WB}} !! {{mana|UR}} !! {{mana|GB}} !! {{mana|RW}} !! {{mana|GU}}
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| |rowspan="2"| [[Return to Ravnica block]] charms || <c>Orzhov Charm</c> || <c>Izzet Charm</c> || <c>Golgari Charm</c> || <c>Boros Charm</c> || <c>Simic Charm</c>
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| |colspan="5"|All guild charms were reprinted in their respective guild kit except for Simic. The third mode is a hybrid-mana option.
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| ! Cycle name !! {{mana|WGU}} !! {{mana|WUB}} !! {{mana|RBU}} !! {{mana|RGB}} !! {{mana|RGW}}
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| |rowspan="2"| ''[[Planeshift]]'' charms || <c>Treva's Charm</c> || <c>Dromar's Charm</c> || <c>Crosis's Charm</c> || <c>Darigaaz's Charm</c> || <c>Rith's Charm</c>
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| |colspan="5"| Also called Dragon Charms as they are named after a cycle of legendary dragons.
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| | ''[[Shards of Alara]]'' charms || <c>Bant Charm</c> || <c>Esper Charm</c> || <c>Grixis Charm</c> || <c>Jund Charm</c> || <c>Naya Charm</c>
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| |''[[Streets of New Capenna]]'' charms<ref name="SNC Charms"/>
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| |<c>Brokers Charm</c>
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| |<c>Obscura Charm</c>
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| |<c>Maestros Charm</c>
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| |<c>Riveteers Charm</c>
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| |<c>Cabaretti Charm</c>
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| ! Cycle name !! {{mana|WBG}} !! {{mana|URW}} !! {{mana|GBU}} !! {{mana|RWB}} !! {{mana|GUR}}
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| |rowspan="2"| ''[[Khans of Tarkir]]'' charms || <c>Abzan Charm</c> || <c>Jeskai Charm</c> || <c>Sultai Charm</c> || <c>Mardu Charm</c> || <c>Temur Charm</c>
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| |colspan="5"| First cycle that uses the new bullet-point layout for modal spells.
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| ==Non-cycles==
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| ===Other charms===
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| {{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
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| *{{C}} {{card|Warping Wail|Oath of the Gatewatch}}<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/137059292923/why-did-you-make-a-2-mana-3-choice-instant|title=Why did you make a 2 mana, 3 choice instant without charm in the name?|January 10, 2016}}</ref>
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| *{{W}} {{Card|Blessed Alliance|Eldritch Moon}}
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| *{{W}} {{Card|Break Ties|Modern Horizons 2}}
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| *{{W}} {{Card|Collective Effort|Eldritch Moon}}
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| *{{W}} {{Card|Light of Hope|Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths}}
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| *{{U}} {{card|Archmage's Charm|Modern Horizons}}
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| *{{U}} {{Card|Inscription of Insight|Zendikar Rising}}
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| *{{U}} {{Card|Insidious Will|Kaladesh}}
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| *{{U}} {{card|Reverse the Polarity|Doctor Who}}
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| *{{B}} {{Card|Collective Brutality|Eldritch Moon}}
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| *{{B}} {{Card|Inscription of Ruin|Zendikar Rising}}
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| *{{B}} {{card|Sheoldred's Edict|Phyrexia: All Will Be One}}
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| *{{B}} {{card|Umezawa's Charm|Modern Horizons}}
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| *{{R}} {{Card|Collective Defiance|Eldritch Moon}}
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| *{{R}} {{Card|Savage Alliance|Eldritch Moon}}
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| *{{R}} {{card|Smash to Dust|Dominaria United}}
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| *{{G}} {{card|Growth Charm}} ([[Mystery Booster/Test cards]])
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| *{{G}} {{Card|Inscription of Abundance|Zendikar Rising}}
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| *{{G}} {{Card|Return to Nature|War of the Spark}}
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| *{{B/R}} {{card|Angrath's Rampage|War of the Spark}}
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| *{{R/G}} {{card|Hull Breach|Planeshift}}
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| *{{B/R}}{{W/B}} {{card|Evil Boros Charm}} ([[Mystery Booster/Test cards]])
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| ===Charm Creatures===
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| *{{W}} {{Card|Charming Prince|Throne of Eldraine}}
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| *{{W}} {{card|Dawnbringer Cleric|Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate}}
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| *{{W}} {{card|Ojutai Exemplars|Dragons of Tarkir}}
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| *{{U}} {{card|Aether Channeler|Dominaria United}}
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| *{{U}} {{card|Djinn of the Fountain|Dominaria United}}
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| *{{B}} {{card|Callous Bloodmage|Strixhaven: School of Mages}}
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| *{{B}} {{card|Lord Skitter's Butcher|Wilds of Eldraine}}
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| *{{R}} {{card|Charming Scoundrel|Wilds of Eldraine}}
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| *{{R}} {{card|Farid, Enterprising Scavenger|The Brothers' War Commander}}
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| *{{G}} {{card|Cleanup Crew|Streets of New Capenna}}
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| *{{G}} {{card|Elder Gargaroth|Core Set 2021}}
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| *{{G}} {{card|Gala Greeters|Streets of New Capenna}}
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| *{{G/W}} {{card|Knight of Autumn|Guilds of Ravnica}}
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| *{{U}}{{R}}{{W}} {{card|Gnostro, Voice of the Crags|Commander Legends}}
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| ==Playtest Charm Cycle==
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| ! Cycle name !! {{W}} !! {{U}} !! {{B}} !! {{R}} !! {{G}}
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| |rowspan="2"| ''[[Unknown Event]]'' charms || <c>Theros Charm</c> || <c>Ulgrotha Charm</c> || <c>Innistrad Charm</c> || <c>Tarkir Charm</c> || <c>Kamigawa Charm</c>
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| |colspan="5"| During the Unknown Event in Minneapolis, this cycle of charms were named for five different [[Planes]]. The modes of each charm were three different same-color spells that fit within the setting of each plane the charms are associated with. As [[playtest]] cards, these cards do not have any official printings.
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| [[Category:Magic slang]]
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| [[Category:Cards]]
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| [[Category:Miscellaneous mechanics]]
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