Utility card: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
>Yandere-sliver (re-categorisation per CFD, replaced: {{TumblrRef|author=Mark Rosewater|URL= → {{EzTumblr|url= (3), |tumblr-title=Blogatog| → | (3)) |
>Hunterofsalvation No edit summary |
||
| (4 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
An '''utility card''' is a [[card]] with a basic simple [[effect]]. They fill a universal function and can be done in every set.<ref>{{EzTumblr| | An '''utility card''' is a [[card]] with a basic simple [[effect]]. They fill a universal function and can be done in every set.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/93459026698/hey-mark-i-was-reading-the-gatherer-comments-for|title=People are STILL angry at Lotus Cobra being a Mythic Rare because it's a "utility card"|July 31, 2014}}</ref> | ||
[[Mark Rosewater]] defines an | [[Mark Rosewater]] defines an utility card as a card that serves a singular basic [[evergreen]] function, as opposed to a "build-around card".<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/146781131453/why-is-lotus-cobra-is-a-mythic-rare-when-it-is-a|title=Why is Lotus Cobra a mythic rare?|July 01, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/146792637633/how-do-you-define-an-utility-card|title=How do you define an utility card?|July 02, 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Bounce]] effects (e.g. <c>Unsummon</c>) | * [[Bounce]] effects (e.g. <c>Unsummon</c>) | ||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
* Enchantment and artifact removal (e.g. <c>Naturalize</c>) | * Enchantment and artifact removal (e.g. <c>Naturalize</c>) | ||
* [[Protection]] effects | * [[Protection]] effects | ||
* [[Power | * [[Power/toughness]] effects (e.g. <c>Giant Growth</c>) | ||
* [[Mana dork]]s (e.g. <c>Birds of Paradise</c>) | * [[Mana dork]]s (e.g. <c>Birds of Paradise</c>) | ||
* [[Fetch|Land fetching]] effects | * [[Fetch|Land fetching]] effects | ||
Latest revision as of 08:42, 26 June 2024
An utility card is a card with a basic simple effect. They fill a universal function and can be done in every set.[1]
Mark Rosewater defines an utility card as a card that serves a singular basic evergreen function, as opposed to a "build-around card".[2][3]
Examples
- Bounce effects (e.g. Unsummon)
- Counterspell (e.g. Counterspell)
- Creature removal (e.g. Murder)
- Damage dealing effects (e.g. Shock)
- Enchantment and artifact removal (e.g. Naturalize)
- Protection effects
- Power/toughness effects (e.g. Giant Growth)
- Mana dorks (e.g. Birds of Paradise)
- Land fetching effects
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 31, 2014). "People are STILL angry at Lotus Cobra being a Mythic Rare because it's a "utility card"". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 01, 2016). "Why is Lotus Cobra a mythic rare?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 02, 2016). "How do you define an utility card?". Blogatog. Tumblr.