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| text = This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.
| text = This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.
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Daunt is considered to have a little of the game play of [[trample]], with fewer words and a template that's much easier to understand.<ref name="Lucky"/><ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/151334157603/in-yesterdays-column-you-mentioned-that-daunt|title= Are we one day going to lose trample as an Evergreen keyword?|October 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/151349454268/i-like-daunt-a-lot-flavourful-effective-and-can|title= I think it is a good mechanic, but not worth replacing Trample.|October 4, 2016}}</ref>
Daunt is considered to have a little of the game play of [[trample]], with fewer words and a template that's much easier to understand.<ref name="Lucky"/><ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/151334157603/in-yesterdays-column-you-mentioned-that-daunt|title= Are we one day going to lose trample as an Evergreen keyword?|October 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/151349454268/i-like-daunt-a-lot-flavourful-effective-and-can|title= I think it is a good mechanic, but not worth replacing Trample.|October 4, 2016}}</ref>


The [[blocking]] [[restriction]] was first printed on ''[[Magic 2015]]'s'' <c>Scuttling Doom Engine</c>. As an experiment, it was also featured on several cards in ''[[Kaladesh]]'' and ''[[Amonkhet]]''.<ref name="Lucky"/><ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/151320442643/mark-theres-a-small-error-in-your-kaladesh|title=You forgot about Demolition Stomper|October 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/160377047763/another-question-after-putting-daunt-in|title=Is Daunt a mechanic we can expect to see more of in the future?|May 6, 2017}}</ref>
Prior to Daunt, an attempt was made to give Green and Red another form of evasion. "Unblockable by lesser power" was used sporadically since [[Guildpact]], but the design space is small and plays poorly; only eight cards were printed with this ability, all in green. Red received two cards with "unblockable by 1 power or less" on <c>Hero of Oxid Ridge</c> and <c>War-Name Aspirant</c>.
 
The [[blocking]] [[restriction]] was first printed on ''[[Magic 2015]]'s'' <c>Scuttling Doom Engine</c>. As an experiment, it was also featured on several cards in ''[[Kaladesh]]'' and ''[[Amonkhet]]''.<ref name="Lucky"/><ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/151320442643/mark-theres-a-small-error-in-your-kaladesh|title=You forgot about Demolition Stomper|October 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/160377047763/another-question-after-putting-daunt-in|title=Is Daunt a mechanic we can expect to see more of in the future?|May 6, 2017}}</ref> The power level is generally higher than most common keywords, so since then it remains unnamed and used only in one or two cards a set, if at all.


==Cards with Daunt==
==Cards with Daunt==
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*<c>Questing Beast</c>
*<c>Questing Beast</c>
*<c>Ravenous Slime</c>
*<c>Ravenous Slime</c>
*<c>Rhonas's Stalwart</c> as an activated ability
*<c>Rhonas's Stalwart</c> as an [[exert]] ability
*<c>Scuttling Doom Engine</c>
*<c>Scuttling Doom Engine</c>
*<c>Steel Leaf Champion</c>
*<c>Steel Leaf Champion</c>


==Cards granting Daunt==
==Cards granting Daunt==
*<c>Ghirapur Guide</c>
*<c>Ghirapur Guide</c> - activated ability
*<c>Mournwillow</c> - triggered ability, Daunt for all creatures


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:14, 27 April 2020

Daunt
Mechanic
Introduced Magic 2015
Last used Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
Reminder Text This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.
Statistics
15 cards
{G} 73.3% {R/G} 6.7% {artifact symbol} 20%
Scryfall Search
fulloracle:"can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less"

Daunt is R&D slang term used for "can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less".[1] It is primary in green.[2]

Daunt is considered to have a little of the game play of trample, with fewer words and a template that's much easier to understand.[1][3][4]

Prior to Daunt, an attempt was made to give Green and Red another form of evasion. "Unblockable by lesser power" was used sporadically since Guildpact, but the design space is small and plays poorly; only eight cards were printed with this ability, all in green. Red received two cards with "unblockable by 1 power or less" on Hero of Oxid Ridge and War-Name Aspirant.

The blocking restriction was first printed on Magic 2015's Scuttling Doom Engine. As an experiment, it was also featured on several cards in Kaladesh and Amonkhet.[1][5][6] The power level is generally higher than most common keywords, so since then it remains unnamed and used only in one or two cards a set, if at all.

Cards with Daunt

Cards granting Daunt

References