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'''Devotion''' is a mechanic introduced in ''[[Theros]]'', where it was connected to the [[god]] theme of the set. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/ld/276|Developing Devotion|[[Adam Prosak]]|December 06, 2013}}</ref> It appears as ''Devotion to [color]'' or ''Devotion to [color 1] and [color 2]'', where color is either [[white]], [[blue]], [[black]], [[red]] or [[green]]. Devotion to a color is defined as a numerical value that a player has, equal to the number of [[mana symbol]]s of the color(s) in the [[mana cost]]s of [[permanents]] he or she [[control]]s. There are cards that count devotion to each of the five colors, and they have many different effects based on that devotion. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/feature/therosmechanics|The Mechanics of Theros|magicthegathering.com Staff|September 02, 2013}}</ref> Devotion also featured in the rest of the [[Theros block]].
{{For|the [[counter (marker)|counter]] of the same name|Devotion counter}}
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| last = Modern Horizons 3
| text = Devotion to [color] (''Each [color] in the [[mana cost]]s of [[permanent]]s you control counts toward your devotion to [color].'')
| storm = 4
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'''Devotion''' is a mechanic introduced in ''[[Theros]]'', where it was connected to the [[god]] theme of the set.<ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/developing-devotion-2013-12-06|Developing Devotion|[[Adam Prosak]]|December 06, 2013}}</ref> It appears as "devotion to [color]" or "devotion to [color 1] and [color 2]", where color is any of [[white]], [[blue]], [[black]], [[red]], or [[green]].  
 
==Description==
Devotion to a color is defined as a numerical value that a player has, equal to the number of [[mana symbol]]s of the color(s) in the [[mana cost]]s of [[permanents]] they [[control]]. There are cards that count devotion to each of the five colors, and they have many different effects based on that devotion.<ref>{{DailyRef|mechanics-theros-2013-09-02|The Mechanics of Theros|magicthegathering.com Staff|September 02, 2013}}</ref>
 
Devotion is a mechanically tweaked version of [[chroma]] with a new name and flavor.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/theros-any-other-name-part-2-2013-09-09|A ''Theros'' By Any Other Name, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/i-second-devotion-2013-11-27|I Second That Devotion|[[Mark Rosewater]]|December 02, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/top-8-and-half-tales-2014-11-24|Top 8 and a Half Tales|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/lessons-learned-part-3|Lessons Learned, Part 3|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 22, 2023}}</ref>
 
===History===
The mechanic appeared throughout the [[Theros block]], and made a reappearancea in ''[[Theros Beyond Death]]''.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/theros-beyond-death-mechanics-2019-12-12|Theros Beyond Death Mechanics|[[Matt Tabak]]|December 12, 2019}}</ref> It was also used in ''[[Lost Caverns Commander]]'' and ''[[Modern Horizons 3]]''.


Devotion is a mechanically retweaked version of [[chroma]] with a new name and flavor. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/mm/264|A ''Theros'' By Any Other Name, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 9, 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/mm/276|I Second That Devotion|[[Mark Rosewater]]|December 02, 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/top-8-and-half-tales-2014-11-24|Top 8 and a Half Tales|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 24, 2014}}</ref> 
==Rules==
==Rules==
{{rules|text='''From the [[Comprehensive Rules]]''':
{{CR|glossary|Devotion}}
*'''700.5.''' A player’s devotion to [color] is equal to the number of mana symbols of that color among the mana costs of permanents that player controls. A player’s devotion to [color 1] and [color 2] is equal to the number of mana symbols among the mana costs of permanents that player controls that are [color 1], [color 2], or both colors.
{{CR|700.5}}
}}


==Rulings==
==Rulings==
* Numeric mana symbols ({{0}}, {{1}}, and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
*Numeric mana symbols ({{0}}, {{1}}, and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
* Devotion counts only mana symbols in your permanents' mana costs — the cost in the upper right corner of the card.  
*Devotion counts only mana symbols in your permanents' mana costs—the cost in the upper right corner of the card.  
* Mana symbols in [[text box]]es of permanents you control, such as [[activation cost]]s or the big mana symbols on [[basic lands]], do not count toward your devotion to any color.
*Mana symbols in [[text box]]es of permanents you control, such as [[activation cost]]s or the big mana symbols on [[basic land]]s, do not count toward your devotion to any color.
* Only colored mana symbols count; it doesn't matter how much a permanent costs to cast, just how much colored mana.  
*Only colored mana symbols count; it doesn't matter how much a permanent costs to cast, just how much colored mana.  
* If an activated ability or triggered ability has an effect that depends on your devotion to a color, you count the number of mana symbols of that color among the mana costs of permanents you control as the ability resolves. The permanent with that ability will be counted if it's still on the battlefield at that time.
*If an activated ability or triggered ability has an effect that depends on your devotion to a color, you count the number of mana symbols of that color among the mana costs of permanents you control as the ability resolves. The permanent with that ability will be counted if it's still on the battlefield at that time.
* [[Hybrid mana]] symbols, [[Hybrid mana#Monocolored Hybrid|monocolored hybrid]] mana symbols, and [[Phyrexian mana]] symbols do count toward your devotion to their colors.
*[[Hybrid mana]] symbols, [[Hybrid mana#Monocolored Hybrid|monocolored hybrid]] mana symbols, and [[Phyrexian mana]] symbols '''''do''''' count toward your devotion to their colors. A hybrid mana symbol adds one to your devotion to each of its colors and one to its combination of colors; it '''does not''' add two devotion to its combination of colors.
*Mana symbols on permanents with [[devoid]] still count; devotion just counts mana symbols, not the colors of the permanents themselves.


==Examples==
==Examples==
* A permanent that costs {{3}}{{B}} adds one to your devotion to black.
{{examples|<c>Gray Merchant of Asphodel</c> {{3}}{{B}}{{B}}<br>Creature {{-}} Zombie<br>2/4<br> When Gray Merchant of Asphodel enters the battlefield, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. ''(Each {{B}} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts towards your devotion to black.)''}}
* A permanent that costs {{R}}{{R}}{{R}} adds three to your devotion to red.
*A permanent that costs {{3}}{{B}} adds one to your devotion to black.
* A permanent that costs {{1}}{{G}}{{W}} adds one to your devotion to green and one to your devotion to white.
*A permanent that costs {{R}}{{R}}{{R}} adds three to your devotion to red.
* A permanent that costs {{rg}}{{rg}} adds two to your devotion to red, two to your devotion to green, or two to your devotion to red and green.[http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg%2Fdaily%2Ffeature%2Fjourneyintonyxmechanics#anchor7]
*A permanent that costs {{1}}{{G}}{{W}} adds one to your devotion to green, one to your devotion to white, and two to your devotion to green and white.
{{examples|text=''
*A permanent that costs {{R/G}}{{R/G}} adds two to your devotion to red, two to your devotion to green, and two (not four) to your devotion to red and green.<ref>{{DailyRef|mechanics-journey-nyx-2014-04-06|The Mechanics of Journey into Nyx|Kelly Digges|April 07, 2014}}</ref>
*<c>Gray Merchant of Asphodel</c> - {{3}}{{B}}{{B}}<br>Creature {{-}} Zombie<br>2/4<br> When Gray Merchant of Asphodel enters the battlefield, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {{B}} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts towards your devotion to black.)<br>''
}}


==Color percentages==
==Trivia==
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*<c>Bloodthirsty Ogre</c> and <c>Pious Kitsune</c> from ''[[Champions of Kamigawa]]'' use [[devotion counter]]s, which mechanically share no similarities with the devotion mechanic.
There is a total of 33 cards that involve devotion, which divide by color as such:
*<c>Increasing Devotion</c> from ''[[Dark Ascension]]'' was conceived before the Theros block and shares no mechanical similarities with the devotion mechanic.
*Multicolored = 30 %
*Devotion to [[colorless]] is supported by the rules, but is narrow and confusing.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/190189740948/would-devotion-to-colorless-with-the-c-mana|title=Would "Devotion to Colorless" with the C Mana symbol be hypothetically possible?|2020-01-10}}</ref>
*Black = 21 %
*Green = 19 %
*White = 9 %
*Blue = 9 %
*Red = 9 %
*Land = 3 %
</div>


==Trivia==
* <c>Bloodthirsty Ogre</c> and <c>Pious Kitsune</c> from ''[[Champions of Kamigawa]]'' use [[Counter (marker)/List of Counters#Devotion counter|Devotion counters]].
* <c>Increasing Devotion</c> from ''[[Dark Ascension]]'' was concepted before the Theros block and doesn't use the Devotion mechanic.
==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Miscellaneous mechanics]]
[[Category:Miscellaneous mechanics]]

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For the counter of the same name, see Devotion counter.
Devotion
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Mechanic
Introduced Theros
Last used Modern Horizons 3
Reminder Text Devotion to [color] (Each [color] in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to [color].)
Storm Scale 4[1]
Statistics
58 cards
{W} 13.8% {U} 12.1% {B} 20.7% {R} 8.6% {G} 19% {W/U} 1.7% {U/B} 1.7% {B/R} 1.7% {R/G} 3.4% {G/W} 1.7% {W/B} 3.4% {U/R} 1.7% {B/G} 1.7% {R/W} 1.7% {G/U} 1.7% {artifact symbol} 3.4% {land symbol} 1.7%
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fulloracle:"Devotion to"

Devotion is a mechanic introduced in Theros, where it was connected to the god theme of the set.[2] It appears as "devotion to [color]" or "devotion to [color 1] and [color 2]", where color is any of white, blue, black, red, or green.

Description

Devotion to a color is defined as a numerical value that a player has, equal to the number of mana symbols of the color(s) in the mana costs of permanents they control. There are cards that count devotion to each of the five colors, and they have many different effects based on that devotion.[3]

Devotion is a mechanically tweaked version of chroma with a new name and flavor.[4][5][6][7]

History

The mechanic appeared throughout the Theros block, and made a reappearancea in Theros Beyond Death.[8] It was also used in Lost Caverns Commander and Modern Horizons 3.

Rules

From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

Devotion
A numerical value a player has, equal to the number of mana symbols of a certain color among the mana costs of permanents that player controls. See rule 700.5.

From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

  • 700.5. A player’s devotion to [color] is equal to the number of mana symbols of that color among the mana costs of permanents that player controls. A player’s devotion to [color 1] and [color 2] is equal to the number of mana symbols among the mana costs of permanents that player controls that are [color 1], [color 2], or both colors.
    • 700.5a A player’s devotion to each color and combination of colors, taking into account any effects that modify devotion, is calculated after considering any copy, control, or text-changing effects but before any other effects that modify the characteristics of permanents. This is an exception to 613.10. See also rule 613, “Interaction of Continuous Effects.”

      Example: Altar of the Pantheon is an artifact with no colored mana in its cost and an ability that says “Your devotion to each color and each combination of colors is increased by one.” Purphoros, God of the Forge is a permanent mana cost {3}{R} and an ability that says “As long as your devotion to red is less than five, Purphoros isn’t a creature.” If a player controls both of these permanents and another permanent that costs {R}{R}{R}, that player’s devotion to red is calculated to be five before Purphoros’s type-changing effect is applied, and Purphoros is a creature.

Rulings

  • Numeric mana symbols ({0}, {1}, and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
  • Devotion counts only mana symbols in your permanents' mana costs—the cost in the upper right corner of the card.
  • Mana symbols in text boxes of permanents you control, such as activation costs or the big mana symbols on basic lands, do not count toward your devotion to any color.
  • Only colored mana symbols count; it doesn't matter how much a permanent costs to cast, just how much colored mana.
  • If an activated ability or triggered ability has an effect that depends on your devotion to a color, you count the number of mana symbols of that color among the mana costs of permanents you control as the ability resolves. The permanent with that ability will be counted if it's still on the battlefield at that time.
  • Hybrid mana symbols, monocolored hybrid mana symbols, and Phyrexian mana symbols do count toward your devotion to their colors. A hybrid mana symbol adds one to your devotion to each of its colors and one to its combination of colors; it does not add two devotion to its combination of colors.
  • Mana symbols on permanents with devoid still count; devotion just counts mana symbols, not the colors of the permanents themselves.

Examples

Example

Gray Merchant of Asphodel {3}{B}{B}
Creature — Zombie
2/4
When Gray Merchant of Asphodel enters the battlefield, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts towards your devotion to black.)

  • A permanent that costs {3}{B} adds one to your devotion to black.
  • A permanent that costs {R}{R}{R} adds three to your devotion to red.
  • A permanent that costs {1}{G}{W} adds one to your devotion to green, one to your devotion to white, and two to your devotion to green and white.
  • A permanent that costs {R/G}{R/G} adds two to your devotion to red, two to your devotion to green, and two (not four) to your devotion to red and green.[9]

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (2020-12-07). "Storm Scale: Theros and Theros Beyond Death". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Adam Prosak (December 06, 2013). "Developing Devotion". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ magicthegathering.com Staff (September 02, 2013). "The Mechanics of Theros". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 9, 2013). "A Theros By Any Other Name, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 02, 2013). "I Second That Devotion". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 24, 2014). "Top 8 and a Half Tales". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 22, 2023). "Lessons Learned, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ Matt Tabak (December 12, 2019). "Theros Beyond Death Mechanics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ Kelly Digges (April 07, 2014). "The Mechanics of Journey into Nyx". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. ↑ Mark Rosewater (2020-01-10). "Would "Devotion to Colorless" with the C Mana symbol be hypothetically possible?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
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