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'''Split cards''' are [[Magic]] [[card]]s with two card faces. A split card is literally "split" into two separate cards each with its own card name, art, [[Mana|mana cost]], text, etc. In any zone except [[the stack]], a split card has two sets of characteristics; while it's on the stack, it only has the characteristics of the half being played. This provides many interesting interactions with cards that create effects based on converted mana cost. For example, if <c>Dark Confidant</c> reveals a split card, you would lose life equal to the total converted mana cost of both sides. However, <c>Venarian Glimmer</c> needs only be set to the smaller converted mana cost, not the combined converted mana cost. | '''Split cards''' are [[Magic]] [[card]]s with two card faces. A split card is literally "split" into two separate cards each with its own card name, art, [[Mana|mana cost]], text, etc. In any zone except [[the stack]], a split card has two sets of characteristics; while it's on the stack, it only has the characteristics of the half being played. This provides many interesting interactions with cards that create effects based on converted mana cost. For example, if <c>Dark Confidant</c> reveals a split card, you would lose life equal to the total converted mana cost of both sides. However, <c>Venarian Glimmer</c> needs only be set to the smaller converted mana cost, not the combined converted mana cost. | ||
They were introduced in the [[Invasion block]], where each side was from a different [[color]]. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr7|Split Decisions|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 11, 2002}}</ref> In ''[[Dissension]]'' each half was a [[multicolored]] card from a different [[Guilds of Ravnica|guild]]. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr224|Split (Odds &) Ends|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 17, 2006}}</ref> In ''[[Planar Chaos]]'', split cards were introduced where both sides were the same color (all split cards in PC are [[red]]). | They were introduced in the [[Invasion block]], where each side was from a different [[color]]. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr7|Split Decisions|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 11, 2002}}</ref> In ''[[Dissension]]'' each half was a [[multicolored]] card from a different [[Guilds of Ravnica|guild]]. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr224|Split (Odds &) Ends|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 17, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/af116|The Truth about Split Cards|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|April 28, 2006}}</ref> In ''[[Planar Chaos]]'', split cards were introduced where both sides were the same color (all split cards in PC are [[red]]). | ||
''[[Dragon's Maze]]'' introduced split cards with [[Fuse]], an ability that lets you play ''both'' halves as one spell. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/mm/243|A Maze-ing Grace, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 15, 2013}}</ref> | ''[[Dragon's Maze]]'' introduced split cards with [[Fuse]], an ability that lets you play ''both'' halves as one spell. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/mm/243|A Maze-ing Grace, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 15, 2013}}</ref> | ||
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Template:Navigation CR Split cards are Magic cards with two card faces. A split card is literally "split" into two separate cards each with its own card name, art, mana cost, text, etc. In any zone except the stack, a split card has two sets of characteristics; while it's on the stack, it only has the characteristics of the half being played. This provides many interesting interactions with cards that create effects based on converted mana cost. For example, if Dark Confidant reveals a split card, you would lose life equal to the total converted mana cost of both sides. However, Venarian Glimmer needs only be set to the smaller converted mana cost, not the combined converted mana cost.
They were introduced in the Invasion block, where each side was from a different color. [1] In Dissension each half was a multicolored card from a different guild. [2][3] In Planar Chaos, split cards were introduced where both sides were the same color (all split cards in PC are red).
Dragon's Maze introduced split cards with Fuse, an ability that lets you play both halves as one spell. [4]
Rules
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Notable split cards
- Fire/Ice - Legacy threshold decks
- Research/Development - Vintage decks
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 11, 2002). "Split Decisions". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 17, 2006). "Split (Odds &) Ends". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Aaron Forsythe (April 28, 2006). "The Truth about Split Cards". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 15, 2013). "A Maze-ing Grace, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.