Mix-and-match

Mix-and-match cards are cards that have two or more different named mechanics on them.

Normally when R&D talks about mix-and-match, they don't focus on cards with multiple evergreen keywords, as that's just something every set does. The more interesting mix-and-match cards are ones where neither mechanic is evergreen. These are hard to do because it requires having two mechanics in the same set that can work together on the same card.

The first such printed mix-and-match cards appeared in Future Sight. They also appeared in Modern Horizons and Modern Horizons 2.

List of Mix-and-match cards

Card	Set	Mechanic 1	Mechanic 2	Purpose
Arcbound Slasher	Modern Horizons 2	Modular	Riot	The +1/+1 counter ability from Modular can be extended further with Riot.
Ardent Plea	Alara Reborn	Cascade	Exalted	Cascade gives the Exalted-granting enchantment extra function.
Bannerhide Krushok	Modern Horizons 2	Reinforce	Scavenge	Reinforce then Scavenge to increase the amount of +1/+1 counters given.
Bogardan Lancer	Future Sight	Bloodthirst	Flanking	Bloodthirst making the own creature stronger and Flanking to make opposing creatures weaker.
Cutthroat il-Dal	Future Sight	Hellbent	Shadow	Hellbent allows controller to toggle evasion and blocking of Shadow creatures.
Ethersworn Sphinx	Modern Horizons 2	Affinity	Cascade	Affinity to cheapen the costly creature for a strong Cascade effect.
Feaster of Fools	Modern Horizons	Convoke	Devour	Devouring the Convoked creatures.
Gathan Raiders	Future Sight	Hellbent	Morph	Morph cost discards a card to reach Hellbent.
Gibbering Descent	Future Sight	Hellbent	Madness	Cast the card via Madness to reach Hellbent.
Haze of Rage	Future Sight	Storm	Buyback	Up the Storm count with Buyback.
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis	Modern Horizons	Convoke	Delve	Alternate ways to cast a creature that can't be cast normally.
Ichor Slick	Future Sight	Cycling	Madness	Madness to cast the card while Cycling.
Kavu Primarch	Future Sight	Kicker	Convoke	Convoke to pay Kicker.
Knight of Sursi	Future Sight	Flying	Flanking	An extra hurdle for creatures who can block creatures with Flying.
Marshaling Cry	Future Sight	Cycling	Flashback	Flashback the card after Cycling it.
Molten Disaster	Future Sight	Kicker	Split second	Kicker to achieve Split Second.
Mystic Speculation	Future Sight	Scry	Buyback	Buyback to Scry repeatedly.
Oketra's Attendant	Amonkhet	Cycling	Embalm	Embalm to cast the creature after Cycling it.
Ravaging Riftwurm	Future Sight	Kicker	Vanishing	Kicker to add counters for Vanishing.
Spirit en-Dal	Future Sight	Shadow	Forecast	Forecast to give Shadow as evasion or panic effect.
Sprout Swarm	Future Sight	Buyback	Convoke	Convoke to pay Buyback.
Thornweald Archer	Future Sight	Deathtouch	Reach	Reach to hit flying creatures with Deathtouch.
Throes of Chaos	Modern Horizons	Cascade	Retrace	Retrace to Cascade repeatedly.
Timeless Dragon	Modern Horizons 2	Plainscycling	Eternalize	After Plainscycling for a Plains, Eternalize Timeless Dragon from the graveyard.
Viral Drake	New Phyrexia	Proliferate	Infect	After hitting a player with Infect, Proliferate the player's poison counters.
Viscera Dragger	Shards of Alara	Cycling	Unearth	Unearth the creature after Cycling it.