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''[[Dragon's Maze]]'' introduced split cards with [[Fuse]], an ability that lets you play ''both'' halves as one spell.<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/maze-ing-grace-part-2-2013-04-15|A Maze-ing Grace, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 15, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Amonkhet]]'' added split cards with [[Aftermath]], an ability that lets you play the 'bottom' part from the [[graveyard]].<ref>{{NewRef|feature/amonkhet-mechanics-2017-04-03|Amonkhet Mechanics|[[Matt Tabak]]|April 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|card-preview/five-trials-2017-04-04|Five Trials|[[Ethan Fleischer]]|April 4, 2017}}</ref> Split cards with aftermath have a new frame treatment — the half you can cast from your hand is oriented the same as other cards you'd cast from your hand, while the half you can cast from your graveyard is a traditional split card half. This frame treatment is for your convenience and has no rules significance.
''[[Dragon's Maze]]'' introduced split cards with [[Fuse]], an ability that lets you play ''both'' halves as one spell.<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/maze-ing-grace-part-2-2013-04-15|A Maze-ing Grace, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 15, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Amonkhet]]'' added split cards with [[Aftermath]], an ability that lets you play the 'bottom' part from the [[graveyard]].<ref>{{NewRef|feature/amonkhet-mechanics-2017-04-03|Amonkhet Mechanics|[[Matt Tabak]]|April 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|card-preview/five-trials-2017-04-04|Five Trials|[[Ethan Fleischer]]|April 4, 2017}}</ref> Split cards with aftermath have a new frame treatment — the half you can cast from your hand is oriented the same as other cards you'd cast from your hand, while the half you can cast from your graveyard is a traditional split card half. This frame treatment is for your convenience and has no rules significance.


Regular split cards are named with a ”__________ and __________“ convention while Aftermath cards use a ”__________ to __________“ convention.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/159174592333/is-the-naming-convention-for-the-new-aftermath|title=Is the naming convention for the new aftermath cards still and (Fire and Ice) or has it changed?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=April 03, 2017}}</ref>
Split cards returned again in ''[[GUilds of Ravnica]]''. Each one focuses on a single guild, with a smallish [[hybrid mana]] effect as one half and a bigger, [[multicolor]] [[mana]] [[effect]] as the other.<ref>[https://twitter.com/omnidoug/status/1039321101971542018 Doug Beyer on Twitter]</ref><ref>{{NewRef|card-preview/guilds-ravnica-split-cards-2018-09-10|Guilds of Ravnica Split Cards|Corbin Hosler|September 10, 2018}}</ref> The art of the rares focuses on the two major characters (legendary creatures or planeswalkers) in that guild, one personality per side. The card halves have alliterative names, starting with the same three letters.
 
===Naming convention===
Regular split cards are named with a ”__________ and __________“ convention while Aftermath cards use a ”__________ to __________“ convention.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/159174592333/is-the-naming-convention-for-the-new-aftermath|title=Is the naming convention for the new aftermath cards still and (Fire and Ice) or has it changed?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=April 03, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/177984504623/how-do-you-say-the-new-split-cards-names-there|title=How do you say the new Split cards names?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 11, 2018}}</ref>


==Rules==
==Rules==

Revision as of 15:12, 13 September 2018

Split card: Odds and Ends

Split cards are Magic cards with two card faces on the front side. A split card is literally "split" into two separate cards each with its own card name, art, mana cost, text, etc.

Description

The Fuse mechanic allows to play both halves at the same time.

In any zone except the stack, a split card has the combination of both 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.

Split cards are considered to be deciduous.[1]

History

Split cards were introduced in the Invasion block, where each half was from a different color.[2] In Dissension each half was a multicolored card from a different guild.[3][4] Planar Chaos had split cards were introduced where both halves were the same color (all split cards in PC are red).

After the introduction of split cards, Unhinged featured Who/What/When/Where/Why which resembled a split card with five different effects.

Dragon's Maze introduced split cards with Fuse, an ability that lets you play both halves as one spell.[5] Amonkhet added split cards with Aftermath, an ability that lets you play the 'bottom' part from the graveyard.[6][7] Split cards with aftermath have a new frame treatment — the half you can cast from your hand is oriented the same as other cards you'd cast from your hand, while the half you can cast from your graveyard is a traditional split card half. This frame treatment is for your convenience and has no rules significance.

Split cards returned again in GUilds of Ravnica. Each one focuses on a single guild, with a smallish hybrid mana effect as one half and a bigger, multicolor mana effect as the other.[8][9] The art of the rares focuses on the two major characters (legendary creatures or planeswalkers) in that guild, one personality per side. The card halves have alliterative names, starting with the same three letters.

Naming convention

Regular split cards are named with a ”__________ and __________“ convention while Aftermath cards use a ”__________ to __________“ convention.[10][11]

Rules

The bottom half of Amonkhet split cards is turned sideways for easy use out of the graveyard

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Rulings

  • With Amonkhet, the converted mana cost (CMC) of split cards were simplified.[12] The CMC of a split card is always the combination of both halves except on the stack. On the stack, only the half which is actually cast is considered for color and CMC. Formerly, a split card would have two separate costs and a total converted mana cost of the sum of those two separate costs. This would allow for interactions such as Isochron Scepter and Fire // Ice for repeatable direct damage or card draw.

Notable split cards

See also

References

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  11. ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (September 11, 2018). "". Tumblr.
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