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'''Mental Magic''' is an unsanctioned [[Casual#Mental Magic|variant format]] in which a [[card]] can be played as any card in the game with the same exact [[Mana|mana cost]]. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature129|Mental Magic: The Beginning|[[Mike Flores]]|February 11, 2003}}</ref> For example, <c>Scathe Zombies</c> can be used as <c>Unhinge</c>, <c>Stinkweed Imp</c>, <c>Looming Shade</c>, or even <c>Yawgmoth's Will</c>. However, once a card has been named by any player, it can not be named again during that game. In addition, any card may be played, face down as a "Utopia," a basic land which can produce any [[color]] of mana. As the format is unsanctioned and definitively [[casual]], exact rules change from group to group {{-}} groups must decide on their own banned lists, on whether Utopias count as "<c>Plains</c>-<c>Island</c>-<c>Swamp</c>-<c>Mountain</c>-<c>Forest</c>"'s, etc. | '''Mental Magic''' is an unsanctioned [[Casual#Mental Magic|variant format]] in which a [[card]] can be played as any card in the game with the same exact [[Mana|mana cost]]. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature129|Mental Magic: The Beginning|[[Mike Flores]]|February 11, 2003}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature132|Mental Magic: Basic Strategy|[[Mike Flores]]|February 19, 2003}}</ref> For example, <c>Scathe Zombies</c> can be used as <c>Unhinge</c>, <c>Stinkweed Imp</c>, <c>Looming Shade</c>, or even <c>Yawgmoth's Will</c>. However, once a card has been named by any player, it can not be named again during that game. In addition, any card may be played, face down as a "Utopia," a basic land which can produce any [[color]] of mana. As the format is unsanctioned and definitively [[casual]], exact rules change from group to group {{-}} groups must decide on their own banned lists, on whether Utopias count as "<c>Plains</c>-<c>Island</c>-<c>Swamp</c>-<c>Mountain</c>-<c>Forest</c>"'s, etc. | ||
<c>Richard Garfield, Ph.D.</c>, a card from the [[Unhinged]] joke-set, allows its controller (only) to play as though he or she were in a match of Mental Magic. This references Garfield's hand in the creation and development of Mental Magic. | <c>Richard Garfield, Ph.D.</c>, a card from the [[Unhinged]] joke-set, allows its controller (only) to play as though he or she were in a match of Mental Magic. This references Garfield's hand in the creation and development of Mental Magic. | ||
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Mental Magic is an unsanctioned variant format in which a card can be played as any card in the game with the same exact mana cost. [1] [2] For example, Scathe Zombies can be used as Unhinge, Stinkweed Imp, Looming Shade, or even Yawgmoth's Will. However, once a card has been named by any player, it can not be named again during that game. In addition, any card may be played, face down as a "Utopia," a basic land which can produce any color of mana. As the format is unsanctioned and definitively casual, exact rules change from group to group — groups must decide on their own banned lists, on whether Utopias count as "Plains-Island-Swamp-Mountain-Forest"'s, etc.
Richard Garfield, Ph.D., a card from the Unhinged joke-set, allows its controller (only) to play as though he or she were in a match of Mental Magic. This references Garfield's hand in the creation and development of Mental Magic.
References
- ↑ Mike Flores (February 11, 2003). "Mental Magic: The Beginning". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mike Flores (February 19, 2003). "Mental Magic: Basic Strategy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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