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{{Infobox action
{{Infobox action
| first = Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
| first = Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
| last = Alchemy: The Brothers' War
| last = Alchemy: Thunder Junction
| reminder = To seek a card, put one at random from your library into your hand.
| reminder = To seek a card, put one at random from your library into your hand.
| search = seeks?\s
| stats = {{stats|C=1|W=8|U=14|B=7|R=8|G=11|WU=3|UB=2|BR=1|RG=2|UR=2|BG=1|GU=3|M=4|A=3|L=5}}
| enclose = /
| stats = {{stats|W=5|U=10|B=4|R=6|G=11|WU=2|BG=2|BR=1|RG=2|GU=1|UR=2|M=2|C=2|A=1|L=1}}
}}
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'''Seek''' is a [[designed-for-digital]], ''[[MTG Arena]]''-specific [[keyword action]] introduced in ''[[Jumpstart: Historic Horizons]]''.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/jumpstart-historic-horizons-spoilers-mtg-arena-digital-only-card-reveal-details?utm_source=facebook|title=Exclusive: MTG Arena’s Jumpstart: Historic Horizons Set Will Add Digital-Only Cards, Full Details Revealed|author=Tom Marks|date=July 26, 2021|publisher=IGN.com}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/what-mtg-arenas-jumpstart-historic-horizons-2021-07-26|What Is MTG Arena's Jumpstart: Historic Horizons?|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|July 26, 2021}}</ref> When an effect causes a player to take this action, the game will automatically choose a random card meeting specified criteria from the [[library]], and put it into their [[hand]].
'''Seek''' is a [[designed-for-digital]], ''[[MTG Arena]]''-specific [[keyword action]] introduced in ''[[Jumpstart: Historic Horizons]]''.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/jumpstart-historic-horizons-spoilers-mtg-arena-digital-only-card-reveal-details?utm_source=facebook|title=Exclusive: MTG Arena’s Jumpstart: Historic Horizons Set Will Add Digital-Only Cards, Full Details Revealed|author=Tom Marks|date=July 26, 2021|publisher=IGN.com}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/what-mtg-arenas-jumpstart-historic-horizons-2021-07-26|What Is MTG Arena's Jumpstart: Historic Horizons?|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|July 26, 2021}}</ref> When an effect causes a player to take this action, the game will automatically choose a random card meeting specified criteria from the [[library]], and put it into their [[hand]].
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Seek is a digital twist on a [[tutor]] effect. Certain cards allow you to seek a card with specific criteria, [[random]]ly pulling one from your [[library]] that meets that criteria without [[shuffling]] afterward – something that couldn’t happen at the tabletop without a player manually looking through their deck. While the reminder text is phrased traditionally as an instruction for the player to carry out, in fact, the game will resolve the effect automatically, and will not show the player the cards it randomly chose from, or any other cards in the library.
Seek is a digital twist on a [[tutor]] effect. Certain cards allow you to seek a card with specific criteria, [[random]]ly pulling one from your [[library]] that meets that criteria without [[shuffling]] afterward – something that couldn’t happen at the tabletop without a player manually looking through their deck. While the reminder text is phrased traditionally as an instruction for the player to carry out, in fact, the game will resolve the effect automatically, and will not show the player the cards it randomly chose from, or any other cards in the library.


Currently, seek isn't part of the [[Comprehensive Rules]].<ref>{{TwitterRef|WotC_Matt|1422254769289134081|author=[[Matt Tabak]]|title=The Comp Rules aren’t being updated to explicitly support the Arena-only cards at this time.|date=August 2, 2021}}</ref>
The conditions for seek dictate how much on the scale of tutoring compared to drawing the action becomes - in fact, one card ({{card|Choice of Fortunes}}) uses seek as a way to bypass library manipulation but is otherwise the same as drawing cards. One of the most popular conditions is seeking nonland cards, which is a step up compared to drawing cards as it guarantees a castable spell.


==Abilities similar to seek==
==Rules==
Several other digital-only abilities randomly choose cards from libraries but don't use the Seek keyword or operate quite the same. {{Card|Geist of Regret}} has a variant where the chosen cards go to the graveyard rather than the hand. {{Card|Clone Crafter}} effectively seeks from the opponent's library, although it [[conjure]]s a copy of the chosen card rather than removing it from their library.
Seek is not included as part of the [[Comprehensive Rules]].<ref>{{TwitterRef|WotC_Matt|1422254769289134081|author=[[Matt Tabak]]|title=The Comp Rules aren’t being updated to explicitly support the Arena-only cards at this time.|date=August 2, 2021}}</ref> It operates according to the programmed rules of ''Magic: The Gathering Arena''.  


==Example==
==Example==
{{examples|<c>Manor Guardian</c> {{2}}{{B}}<br>Creature {{-}} Demon<br>4/3<br>When Manor Guardian dies, each player seeks a nonland card with mana value 2 or less.}}
{{examples|<c>Manor Guardian</c> {{2}}{{B}}<br>Creature {{-}} Demon<br>4/3<br>When Manor Guardian dies, each player seeks a nonland card with mana value 2 or less.}}
==Abilities similar to seek==
Several other digital-only abilities randomly choose cards from libraries but don't use the Seek keyword or operate quite the same.
{| class="fandom-table"
|+
!'''Card'''
!'''Library'''
!'''Puts it...'''
!'''Quality'''
|-
|{{Card|Vinesoul Spider}}
|Owner's
|Graveyard
|Lands
|-
|{{Card|Geist of Regret}}
|Owner's
|Graveyard
|Instant and sorcery
|-
|{{card|Junkyard Scrapper}}
|Owner's
|Exile
|Artifact
|-
|{{Card|Clone Crafter}}
|Opponent's
|Duplicate into owner's hand
|Creature
|-
|{{Card|Fragment Reality}}
|Opponent's
|Under their control
|Creature
|-
|{{card|Better Offer}}
|Opponent's
|Under your control
|Creature
|-
|{{card|Undercity Plunder}}
|Opponent's
|Duplicate into owner's hand
|Anything
|-
|{{card|Rahilda, Wanted Cutthroat}}
|Opponent's
|Exile
|Nonland
|}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 04:51, 15 May 2024

Seek
Keyword Action
Introduced Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
Last used Alchemy: Thunder Junction
Reminder Text Seek (To seek a card, put one at random from your library into your hand.)
Statistics
75 cards
{C} 1.3% {W} 10.7% {U} 18.7% {B} 9.3% {R} 10.7% {G} 14.7% {W/U} 4% {U/B} 2.7% {B/R} 1.3% {R/G} 2.7% {U/R} 2.7% {B/G} 1.3% {G/U} 4% {M} 5.3% {artifact symbol} 4% {land symbol} 6.7%
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keyword:"Seek"

Seek is a designed-for-digital, MTG Arena-specific keyword action introduced in Jumpstart: Historic Horizons.[1][2] When an effect causes a player to take this action, the game will automatically choose a random card meeting specified criteria from the library, and put it into their hand.

Description

Seek is a digital twist on a tutor effect. Certain cards allow you to seek a card with specific criteria, randomly pulling one from your library that meets that criteria without shuffling afterward – something that couldn’t happen at the tabletop without a player manually looking through their deck. While the reminder text is phrased traditionally as an instruction for the player to carry out, in fact, the game will resolve the effect automatically, and will not show the player the cards it randomly chose from, or any other cards in the library.

The conditions for seek dictate how much on the scale of tutoring compared to drawing the action becomes - in fact, one card (Choice of Fortunes) uses seek as a way to bypass library manipulation but is otherwise the same as drawing cards. One of the most popular conditions is seeking nonland cards, which is a step up compared to drawing cards as it guarantees a castable spell.

Rules

Seek is not included as part of the Comprehensive Rules.[3] It operates according to the programmed rules of Magic: The Gathering Arena.

Example

Example

Manor Guardian {2}{B}
Creature — Demon
4/3
When Manor Guardian dies, each player seeks a nonland card with mana value 2 or less.

Abilities similar to seek

Several other digital-only abilities randomly choose cards from libraries but don't use the Seek keyword or operate quite the same.

Card Library Puts it... Quality
Vinesoul Spider Owner's Graveyard Lands
Geist of Regret Owner's Graveyard Instant and sorcery
Junkyard Scrapper Owner's Exile Artifact
Clone Crafter Opponent's Duplicate into owner's hand Creature
Fragment Reality Opponent's Under their control Creature
Better Offer Opponent's Under your control Creature
Undercity Plunder Opponent's Duplicate into owner's hand Anything
Rahilda, Wanted Cutthroat Opponent's Exile Nonland

References

  1. ↑ Tom Marks (July 26, 2021). "Exclusive: MTG Arena’s Jumpstart: Historic Horizons Set Will Add Digital-Only Cards, Full Details Revealed". IGN.com.
  2. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (July 26, 2021). "What Is MTG Arena's Jumpstart: Historic Horizons?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Matt Tabak (August 2, 2021). "The Comp Rules aren’t being updated to explicitly support the Arena-only cards at this time.". Twitter.
 
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