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'''Helper cards''' or '''player aids''' are [[card]]s that don't go into a [[deck]] but are used by [[player]]s as a tool to help them with gameplay. Examples of a helper card or player aid would be [[token]]s, [[emblem]]s, the [[Daybound and Nightbound]] [[double-faced card]], or the [[monarch]].<ref name="Even More R&D">{{DailyRef|making-magic/even-more-words-rd-2022-01-10|Even More Words From R&D|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 10, 2022}}</ref> Most recent helper cards feature an H in the [[information below the text box]] instead of the rarity indicator.
A '''helper card''' is an optional substitute for a [[double-faced card]], introduced with ''[[Zendikar Rising]]''.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/zendikar-rising-mechanics-2020-09-01|Zendikar Rising Mechanics|[[Matt Tabak]]|September 1, 2020}}</ref> On the front side you can write, the back side is a regular [[card back]].  


==Description==
==Examples==
When playing with double-faced cards, either the traditional [[transform]]ing ones or [[modal double-faced card]]s, it's important that your cards are indistinguishable from one another. To accomplish this, you can use either opaque [[sleeve]]s, helper cards, or both.
* a [[substitute card]] for [[double-faced card]]s
 
* Any [[marker]] that helps keeping track of [[designation]]s
To use a helper card, you must have the actual double-faced card in your possession. Write down the [[card name|name]] of the [[card]] you're representing, along with any other information visible on the actual card. You can't use helper cards to jot down sideboarding notes, or anything not found on the card. During the game, if the card is in a public [[zone]], swap in the real card. If it's in a hidden zone, use the helper card.
**<c>City's Blessing</c>
**<c>The Monarch</c>
**<c>Day</c> and <c>Night</c>
**<c>Acorn Stash</c> {{A}} ([[Silver-bordered]])
**<c>Energy Reserve</c> {{E}}
**<c>Experience</c>
**<c>Poison Counter</c> {{P}}
**<c>On an Adventure</c> ([[Exile]]) {{-}} [[Adventure]]
**<c>Companion</c> ([[Sideboard]]) {{-}} [[Companion]]
**<c>Foretell</c> ([[Exile]]) {{-}} [[Foretell]]
**<c>Plot</c> (Exile) {{-}} [[Plot]]
**[[Suspected]]
**[[Solved Case]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 23:39, 5 April 2024

Helper cards or player aids are cards that don't go into a deck but are used by players as a tool to help them with gameplay. Examples of a helper card or player aid would be tokens, emblems, the Daybound and Nightbound double-faced card, or the monarch.[1] Most recent helper cards feature an H in the information below the text box instead of the rarity indicator.

Examples

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 10, 2022). "Even More Words From R&D". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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