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'''WUBRG''' (/'''woo'''-berg/, from the phonetic transcription of the mana symbols {{w}}{{u}}{{b}}{{r}}{{g}}) is a term used for one of each colored mana; [[white]], [[blue]], [[black]], [[red]], and [[green]].<ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/mm/24|Party of Five|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 2, 2009}}</ref>  
'''WUBRG''' (/wu'bɜːɹg/, from the phonetic transcription of the mana symbols {{mana|WUBRG}}) is a term used for one of each colored mana; [[white]], [[blue]], [[black]], [[red]], and [[green]].<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/party-five-2009-01-29|Party of Five|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 2, 2009}}</ref>  


==Cards requiring WUBRG to play==
==Cards with WUBRG mana cost==
There are 17 creature cards and 4 sorcery cards with {{w}}{{u}}{{b}}{{r}}{{g}} in their casting cost. 14 of the creature cards are [[legendary]]. <c title="Who/What/When/Where/Why">Why (Who/What/When/Where/Why)</c> is a five-color instant card, but has only one color when cast.  
There are only a few cards with {{mana|WUBRG}} [[mana cost]]. Most of them are [[legendary]].  
<c>Transguild Courier</c> is an omni-colored card, but costs colorless mana ({{4}}) to play. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/arcana/1064|The Gold Artifact|[[Magic Arcana]]|April 25, 2006}}</ref>
*<c>Who/What/When/Where/Why</c> is a five-color instant card, but only has one color when cast.
*<c>Transguild Courier</c> and <c>Sphinx of the Guildpact</c> are five-colored cards, but cost generic mana to play.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/gold-artifact-2006-04-25|The Gold Artifact|[[Magic Arcana]]|April 25, 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621092810/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/gold-artifact-2006-04-25|archivedate=January 21, 2022}}</ref> <c>Fallaji Wayfarer</c> has a similar ability, but its mana cost also includes green mana.
*<c>Awaken the Maelstrom</c> and <c>O-Kagachi Made Manifest</c> are the [[Double-faced card#Modal double-faced cards|back faces]] of cards that cost WUBRG to cast and are themselves five-colored.


===Creatures===
===Creatures===
* <c>1996 World Champion</c> (only one copy of this card exists)
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* <c>Atogatog</c>
*<c>1996 World Champion</c> (only one copy of this card exists)
* <c>Child of Alara</c>
*<c>Atogatog</c>
* <c>Chromanticore</c>
*<c>Child of Alara</c>
* <c>Cromat</c>
*<c>Chromanticore</c>
* <c>Fusion Elemental</c>
*<c>Cromat</c>
* <c>Horde of Notions</c>
*<c>Fusion Elemental</c>
* <c>Karona, False God</c>
*<c>Garth One-Eye</c>
* <c>Maelstrom Archangel</c>
*<c>Horde of Notions</c>
* <c>Progenitus</c>
*<c>Jodah, the Unifier</c>
* <c>Reaper King</c> (casting cost can also be paid with {{2}} instead of each missing color)
*<c>Karona, False God</c>
* <c>Scion of the Ur-Dragon</c>
*<c>Maelstrom Archangel</c>
* <c>Sliver Hivelord</c>
*{{card|Nira, Hellkite Duelist|Heroes of the Realm|PHTR}}
* <c>Sliver Legion</c>
*<c>Niv-Mizzet Reborn</c>
* <c>Sliver Overlord</c>
*<c>Niv-Mizzet, Supreme</c>
* <c>Sliver Queen</c>
*<c>Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact</c>
*<c>O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami</c>
*<c>Omnath, Locus of All</c>
*<c>Primeval Spawn</c>
*<c>Progenitus</c>
*<c>Reaper King</c> (uses monocolor hybrid i.e. pay {{2}} or a color)
*<c>Rukarumel, Biologist</c>
*<c>Scion of the Ur-Dragon</c>
*{{card|Slivdrazi Monstrosity|Mystery Booster}}
*<c>Sliver Gravemother</c>
*<c>Sliver Hivelord</c>
*<c>Sliver Legion</c>
*<c>Sliver Overlord</c>
*<c>Sliver Queen</c>
*<c>The First Sliver</c>
*<c>The Ur-Dragon</c>
*<c>Tiamat</c>
*<c>Tom Bombadil</c>
*<c>Two-Headed Hellkite</c>
}}
 
===Instants===
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*<c>Unite the Coalition</c>
}}
 
===Battles===
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*<c>Invasion of Alara</c>
}}


===Sorceries===
===Sorceries===
* <c>Coalition Victory</c>
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* <c>Conflux</c>
*<c>Begin the Invasion</c>
* <c>Last Stand</c>
*<c>Coalition Victory</c>
* <c>Maelstrom Nexus</c>
*<c>Conflux</c>
*<c>Iridian Maelstrom</c>
*<c>Last Stand</c>
*<c>Meeting of the Five</c>
}}


===Enchantments===
===Enchantments===
* <c>Genju of the Realm</c>
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*<c>Genju of the Realm</c>
*<c>Maelstrom Nexus</c>
*<c>Sanctum of All</c>
*<c>The Kami War</c>
*<c>The Prismatic Bridge</c> ([[Double-faced card#Modal double-faced cards|back face]] of <c>Esika, God of the Tree</c>)
*{{card|Wizard from Beyond|Heroes of the Realm|PH22}}
}}


==Cards that add WUBRG to your [[mana pool]]==
===Planeswalkers===
There are 6 cards that can add {{w}}{{u}}{{b}}{{r}}{{g}} to your mana pool:
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*{{card|Ersta, Friend to All|Heroes of the Realm|PH21}}
*<c>Jared Carthalion</c>
*{{card|Urza, Academy Headmaster|Unstable|UST}}
}}


* <c>Bloom Tender</c> (if you control permanents in all colors)
==Cards that add WUBRG==
* <c>Channel the Suns</c>
Some cards can add {{mana|WUBRG}}.
* <c>Composite Golem</c>
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* <c>Crystal Quarry</c>
*{{card|Andrios, Roaming Explorer|Heroes of the Realm|PH21}}
* <c>Kaleidostone</c>
*<c>Bloom Tender</c> (if you control permanents in all colors)
* <c>Krosa</c>
*<c>Cascading Cataracts</c>
*<c>Channel the Suns</c>
*<c>Codie, Vociferous Codex</c>
*<c>Composite Golem</c>
*<c>Crystal Quarry</c>
*<c>Faeburrow Elder</c> (if you control permanents in all colors)
*<c>Jegantha, the Wellspring</c> (cannot be spent as generic mana)
*<c>Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile</c>
*<c>Kaleidostone</c>
*{{card|Krosa||MOC}} (Only when [[chaos ensues]])
*<c>Leyline Immersion</c> (Add five mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast spells)
*<c>Meeting of the Five</c>
*<c>Opening Ceremony</c> (plus {{C}})
*{{card|Rainbow Dash|Secret Lair Drop Series: Ponies: The Galloping 2 - Extra Life 2023|SLD}} {{-}} only if you're 100% cool.
*<c>Ramos, Dragon Engine</c>
*<c>Timeless Lotus</c>
}}


==Cards with WUBRG as an [[activation cost]]==
==Cards that reduce costs by WUBRG==
There are 7 cards that require {{w}}{{u}}{{b}}{{r}}{{g}} to activate an ability:
*<c>Morophon, the Boundless</c> {{-}} Only for creature spells of the chosen type.
*{{card|Vorthos, Steward of Myth|Unfinity|UNF}} {{-}} Only for cards with the ''Magic'' character named in its first ability.


* <c>Door to Nothingness</c>
==Cards with WUBRG activation cost==
* <c>Dragonsoul Knight</c>
Some cards require {{mana|WUBRG}} to [[activation cost|activate]] an [[activated ability|ability]].
* <c>Etched Monstrosity</c>
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* <c>Fleshformer</c>
*<c>Chamber Sentry</c>
* <c>Horde of Notions</c>
*<c>Courier's Briefcase</c>
* <c>Legacy Weapon</c>
*<c>Door to Nothingness</c>
* <c>Paragon of the Amesha</c>
*<c>Dragonsoul Knight</c>
*<c>Etched Monstrosity</c>
*<c>Ezio Auditore da Firenze</c>
*{{card|Fabled Path of Searo Point|Heroes of the Realm|PH19}}
*<c>Fleshformer</c>
*<c>General Tazri</c>
*<c>Golos, Tireless Pilgrim</c>
*<c>Go-Shintai of Life's Origin</c>
*<c>Horde of Notions</c>
*<c>Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa</c>
*<c>Legacy Weapon</c>
*<c>Najeela, the Blade-Blossom</c>
*<c>Paragon of the Amesha</c>
*<c>Path To The World Tree</c>
*{{card|Princess Twilight Sparkle|Ponies: The Galloping|PTG}}
*<c>Prism Array</c>
*<c>Sisay, Weatherlight Captain</c>
*<c>Tazri, Stalwart Survivor</c>
*<c>Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch</c>
*<c>Widespread Thieving</c> {{-}} [[Triggered ability]]
*<c>The World Tree</c>
}}


==Cards that allow you to play WUBRG instead of their mana cost==
Some have multiple [[activated ability|abilities]] which require {{mana|WUBRG}} to activate them all.
The "bringers" cycle from [[Fifth Dawn]] allows you to play {{w}}{{u}}{{b}}{{r}}{{g}} instead of their considerably higher mana costs:
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*<c>Kenrith, the Returned King</c> {{-}} Has one ability of each color
*<c>Obelisk of Alara</c> {{-}} Has one ability of each color
*<c>Cromat</c> {{-}} Has one ability of each enemy color pairing.
}}


* <c>Bringer of the Black Dawn</c>
==Cards with WUBRG replacement cost==
* <c>Bringer of the Blue Dawn</c>
*The [[Bringer]] cycle from ''[[Fifth Dawn]]'' allows you to pay {{mana|WUBRG}} to cast them instead of their considerably higher mana costs.
* <c>Bringer of the Green Dawn</c>
**<c>Bringer of the Black Dawn</c>
* <c>Bringer of the Red Dawn</c>
**<c>Bringer of the Blue Dawn</c>
* <c>Bringer of the White Dawn</c>
**<c>Bringer of the Green Dawn</c>
**<c>Bringer of the Red Dawn</c>
**<c>Bringer of the White Dawn</c>
*<c>Worldheart Phoenix</c> can be cast from your graveyard by paying {{mana|WUBRG}}.
*<c>Fist of Suns</c> and <c>Jodah, Archmage Eternal</c> allow you to pay {{mana|WUBRG}} instead of any spell's mana cost.
*{{card|Etched Oracle Avatar||PMOA}} (''[[Magic Online]]'' [[Vanguard (card type)|Vanguard]]) allows you to pay {{mana|WUBRG}} instead of any spell's mana cost.


<c>Worldheart Phoenix</c> can be played from your graveyard by paying {{w}}{{u}}{{b}}{{r}}{{g}}.
==See also==
*[[Multicolored]]


Finally, <c>Fist of Suns</c> allows you to pay {{w}}{{u}}{{b}}{{r}}{{g}} instead of any spell's mana cost.
==See also==
* [[Multicolored]]
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:36, 12 April 2024

WUBRG (/wu'bɜːɹg/, from the phonetic transcription of the mana symbols {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}) is a term used for one of each colored mana; white, blue, black, red, and green.[1]

Cards with WUBRG mana cost

There are only a few cards with {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} mana cost. Most of them are legendary.

Creatures

Instants

Battles

Sorceries

Enchantments

Planeswalkers

Cards that add WUBRG

Some cards can add {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}.

Cards that reduce costs by WUBRG

Cards with WUBRG activation cost

Some cards require {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} to activate an ability.

Some have multiple abilities which require {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} to activate them all.

Cards with WUBRG replacement cost

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 2, 2009). "Party of Five". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Magic Arcana (April 25, 2006). "The Gold Artifact". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022.
Monocolored
Multicolored ({M})
See also
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