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[[File:LEA Elemental Blasts.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Elemental Blasts, an early mirrored pair from ''[[Alpha]]''.]] | [[File:LEA Elemental Blasts.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Elemental Blasts, an early mirrored pair from ''[[Alpha]]''.]] | ||
''' | '''Pairs''', in ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', are any two cards that are more often than not featured in the same set and share a number of characteristics, such as card [[name]]s, [[mana cost]]s, [[rarity|rarities]], [[card type]]s (and, if applicable, [[creature type]] and [[power/toughness]]), and [[ability|abilities]] or effects. Matched pairs or mirrored pairs are two specific kinds of pairs. Sometimes cards that are connected by a theme, especially in art or flavor text, are called a pair without sharing gameplay characteristics. | ||
==Matched pairs== | ==Matched pairs== | ||
A '''matched pair''' is a pair of cards that are of the same color and | A '''matched pair''' is a pair of cards that are of the same color, and that have abilities referring to different enemy colors, or to different allied colors. Less commonly, the first card may refer to two other colors while the second refers to the other two remaining colors. Examples of matched pairs include <c>Disciple of Grace</c> and <c>Disciple of Law</c> as well as <c>Withering Gaze</c> and <c>Baleful Stare</c>.<ref>{{DailyRef|those-withering-and-baleful-eyes-2005-07-25|Those Withering and Baleful Eyes|Magic Arcana|July 25, 2005}}</ref> | ||
"Matched pair" is sometimes used more broadly to refer to any kind of paired or related cards, such as cards with similar effects that contrast in ways other than color, or to mirrored pairs.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/july-2010-update-bulletin-2010-07-14|July 2010 Update Bulletin|Mark L. Gottlieb|July 14, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/revenge-ask-wizards-2011-08-15|Revenge of Ask Wizards|magicthegathering.com Staff|August 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/picking-pieces-2002-11-28|Picking the Pieces|[[Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar]]|November 28, 2002}}</ref> | |||
==Mirrored pairs== | ==Mirrored pairs== | ||
A '''mirrored pair''' is a pair of cards that are of different colors, often being of enemy colors and featuring color-based abilities that are inverted in the other card of the mirrored pairing.<ref>{{DailyRef| | A '''mirrored pair''' is a pair of cards that are of different colors, often being of enemy colors and featuring color-based abilities that are inverted in the other card of the mirrored pairing.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/dissension-design-documented-2006-05-08|''Dissension'' Design Documented|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|May 8, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/cards-magic-2013-part-1-2012-07-05|The Cards of ''Magic 2013'', Part 1|[[Zac Hill]]|July 6, 2012}}</ref> Examples of mirrored pairs include <c>White Knight</c> and <c>Black Knight</c>, which is amongst the most iconic mirrored pairs in ''Magic'';<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/white-hat-versus-oiled-mustache-round-thirteen-2006-07-06|White Hat Versus Oiled Mustache, Round Thirteen|[[Mike Flores]]|July 6, 2006}}</ref> <c>Holy Strength</c> and <c>Unholy Strength</c>; <c>Blue Elemental Blast</c> and <c>Red Elemental Blast</c>; and [[Planar Chaos/Trivia#Timeshifted references|timeshifted cards]] of ''[[Planar Chaos]]'' and the original cards to which they pay homage. | ||
[[R&D]] calls mirrored cards "'''reflections'''". Nowadays they appear at a much lower rate than in early ''Magic''.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/164959395973/are-opposite-cards-like-knight-of-gloryknight|title=Are "opposite" cards like Knight of Glory/Knight of Infamy still a thing?|September 04, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/wilds-blue-yonder-part-2|Wilds Blue Yonder, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 18, 2023}}</ref> | |||
==Meld pairs== | |||
A '''meld pair''' is a pair of [[meld card]]s which can [[meld]] into a single [[creature]]. Since two cards of a meld pair do not need to share any [[characteristic]]s, they are not pairs in the traditional sense. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Cycle]] | |||
*[[Partner with]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:13, 21 September 2023
Pairs, in Magic: The Gathering, are any two cards that are more often than not featured in the same set and share a number of characteristics, such as card names, mana costs, rarities, card types (and, if applicable, creature type and power/toughness), and abilities or effects. Matched pairs or mirrored pairs are two specific kinds of pairs. Sometimes cards that are connected by a theme, especially in art or flavor text, are called a pair without sharing gameplay characteristics.
Matched pairs
A matched pair is a pair of cards that are of the same color, and that have abilities referring to different enemy colors, or to different allied colors. Less commonly, the first card may refer to two other colors while the second refers to the other two remaining colors. Examples of matched pairs include Disciple of Grace and Disciple of Law as well as Withering Gaze and Baleful Stare.[1]
"Matched pair" is sometimes used more broadly to refer to any kind of paired or related cards, such as cards with similar effects that contrast in ways other than color, or to mirrored pairs.[2][3][4]
Mirrored pairs
A mirrored pair is a pair of cards that are of different colors, often being of enemy colors and featuring color-based abilities that are inverted in the other card of the mirrored pairing.[5][6] Examples of mirrored pairs include White Knight and Black Knight, which is amongst the most iconic mirrored pairs in Magic;[7] Holy Strength and Unholy Strength; Blue Elemental Blast and Red Elemental Blast; and timeshifted cards of Planar Chaos and the original cards to which they pay homage.
R&D calls mirrored cards "reflections". Nowadays they appear at a much lower rate than in early Magic.[8][9]
Meld pairs
A meld pair is a pair of meld cards which can meld into a single creature. Since two cards of a meld pair do not need to share any characteristics, they are not pairs in the traditional sense.
See also
References
- ↑ Magic Arcana (July 25, 2005). "Those Withering and Baleful Eyes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark L. Gottlieb (July 14, 2010). "July 2010 Update Bulletin". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ magicthegathering.com Staff (August 15, 2011). "Revenge of Ask Wizards". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar (November 28, 2002). "Picking the Pieces". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Aaron Forsythe (May 8, 2006). "Dissension Design Documented". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Zac Hill (July 6, 2012). "The Cards of Magic 2013, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mike Flores (July 6, 2006). "White Hat Versus Oiled Mustache, Round Thirteen". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 04, 2017). "Are "opposite" cards like Knight of Glory/Knight of Infamy still a thing?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 18, 2023). "Wilds Blue Yonder, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.