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| first = Streets of New Capenna
| first = Streets of New Capenna
| last = Alchemy: New Capenna
| last = Lord of the Rings Holiday Release
| reminder = Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, … (creatures)  
| reminder = Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, … (creatures)  
| stats = {{stats|W=4|R=5|G=6|M=1}}
| stats = {{stats|W=4|R=5|G=6|M=1}}
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Alliance is an ability word that highlights [[Triggered ability|triggered abilities]] that trigger whenever another creature [[enters the battlefield]] under your control. The effects differ per card.
Alliance is an ability word that highlights [[Triggered ability|triggered abilities]] that trigger whenever another creature [[enters the battlefield]] under your control. The effects differ per card.


In design, the mechanic was known as "Creaturefall" (as a ply on [[Landfall]]) and [[Mark Rosewater]] had been trying to find room for it since he had proposed it as the [[Selesnya]] mechanic in ''[[Guilds of Ravnica]]''. Effects that trigger whenever a creature you control [[enters the battlefield]].<ref name="Guild to Order 2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/guild-order-part-2-2018-09-17|Guild to Order, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 17, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Hitting 2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/hitting-streets-new-capenna-part-2-2022-04-11|Hitting the ''Streets of New Capenna'', Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 11, 2022}}</ref>
In design, the mechanic was known as "Creaturefall" (as a play on [[Landfall]]) and [[Mark Rosewater]] had been trying to find room for it since he had proposed it as the [[Selesnya]] mechanic in ''[[Guilds of Ravnica]]''. These effects trigger whenever a creature you control [[enters the battlefield]].<ref name="Guild to Order 2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/guild-order-part-2-2018-09-17|Guild to Order, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 17, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Hitting 2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/hitting-streets-new-capenna-part-2-2022-04-11|Hitting the ''Streets of New Capenna'', Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 11, 2022}}</ref> Designs in this space have been around in various forms (both players, "a" vs "another", nontoken, certain subtypes) since [[Tempest block|''Tempest'' block]], with two of the most enduring examples of {{Card|Soul Warden}} and {{Card|Intruder Alarm}}. Despite this, it has never been a major constituent of a format.
 
===History===
Alliance was used as a one-off on <c>Galadriel, Light of Valinor</c> from the ''[[Lord of the Rings Holiday Release]]''.


==Rulings==
==Rulings==

Latest revision as of 05:41, 1 September 2023

Alliance
Ability Word
Introduced Streets of New Capenna
Last used Lord of the Rings Holiday Release
Typical Text Alliance — Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, … (creatures)
Statistics
16 cards
{W} 25% {R} 31.3% {G} 37.5% {M} 6.3%
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keyword:"Alliance"
For other uses, see Alliance (disambiguation).

Alliance is an ability word introduced in Streets of New Capenna as the signature Cabaretti mechanic.[1][2]

Description

Alliance is the mechanic for the Cabaretti, the {R}{G}{W} family on New Capenna. Stylish and hedonistic, the Cabaretti are all about their connections.

Alliance is an ability word that highlights triggered abilities that trigger whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control. The effects differ per card.

In design, the mechanic was known as "Creaturefall" (as a play on Landfall) and Mark Rosewater had been trying to find room for it since he had proposed it as the Selesnya mechanic in Guilds of Ravnica. These effects trigger whenever a creature you control enters the battlefield.[3][4] Designs in this space have been around in various forms (both players, "a" vs "another", nontoken, certain subtypes) since Tempest block, with two of the most enduring examples of Soul Warden and Intruder Alarm. Despite this, it has never been a major constituent of a format.

History

Alliance was used as a one-off on Galadriel, Light of Valinor from the Lord of the Rings Holiday Release.

Rulings

  • If you control multiple creatures that each have an alliance ability and a creature enters the battlefield under your control, all of the alliance abilities trigger. Those abilities can be put on the stack in any order, and the last one to be put on the stack will be the first one to resolve.
  • If the entering creature itself has an enters-the-battlefield triggered ability, that ability gets thrown in the mix with all the alliance abilities.

Examples

Example

Devilish Valet {2}{R}
Creature — Devil Warrior
1/3
Trample, haste
Alliance — Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, double Devilish Valet’s power until end of turn.).

References

  1. Matt Tabak (April 7, 2022). "Streets of New Capenna Mechanics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Wizards of the Coast (April 20, 2022). "Streets of New Capenna Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Mark Rosewater (September 17, 2018). "Guild to Order, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Mark Rosewater (April 11, 2022). "Hitting the Streets of New Capenna, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.