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===Search for Creatures===
===Search for Creatures===
[[Green]] is the [[primary]] color to tutor for creatures.<ref name="Color Pie 2017"/><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/160788498703/is-there-a-conscious-effort-in-rd-to-make-green|title=Is there a conscious effort in R&D to make green the best tutor color?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=May 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/160826794878/you-mentioned-that-green-is-the-best-creature|title=Isn't green also the best land tutoring color?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=May 19, 2017}}</ref> Sometimes it will even put them directly onto the battlefield. All colors have access to tutoring for specific creature types that are in their color. Red, for example, can tutor for [[Dragons]].
[[Green]] is the [[primary]] color to tutor for creatures.<ref name="Color Pie 2017"/><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/160788498703/is-there-a-conscious-effort-in-rd-to-make-green|title=Is there a conscious effort in R&D to make green the best tutor color?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=May 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Green">{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/160826794878/you-mentioned-that-green-is-the-best-creature|title=Isn't green also the best land tutoring color?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=May 19, 2017}}</ref> Sometimes it will even put them directly onto the battlefield. All colors have access to tutoring for specific creature types that are in their color. Red, for example, can tutor for [[Dragons]].


*<c title="“Ach! Hans, Run!”">“Ach! Hans, Run!”</c>
*<c title="“Ach! Hans, Run!”">“Ach! Hans, Run!”</c>
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====Colorless====
====Colorless====
*<c>Planar Portal</c>
*<c>Planar Portal</c>
*<c>Kuldotha Forgemaster</c>
*<c>Kuldotha Forgemaster</c>
*<c>Citanul Flute</c>
*<c>Citanul Flute</c>
*<c>Eye of Ugin</c>
*<c>Eye of Ugin</c>
*<c>Myr Turbine</c>
*<c>Myr Turbine</c>
*<c>Sunforger</c>
*<c>Sunforger</c>
*<c>Skyship Weatherlight</c>
*<c>Skyship Weatherlight</c>
*<c>Assembly Hall</c> - creature card
*<c>Assembly Hall</c> - creature card
*<c>Ring of Three Wishes</c>
*<c>Ring of Three Wishes</c>


====White====
====White====
*<c>Golden Wish</c>
*<c>Golden Wish</c>
*<c>Enlightened Tutor</c>
*<c>Enlightened Tutor</c>
*<c>Quest for the Holy Relic</c>
*<c>Quest for the Holy Relic</c>
*<c>Steelshaper Apprentice</c>
*<c>Steelshaper Apprentice</c>
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*<c>Stonehewer Giant</c>
*<c>Stonehewer Giant</c>
*<c>Taj-Nar Swordsmith</c>
*<c>Taj-Nar Swordsmith</c>
*<c>Academy Rector</c>
*<c>Academy Rector</c>
*<c>Enduring Ideal</c>
*<c>Enduring Ideal</c>
*<c>Idyllic Tutor</c>
*<c>Idyllic Tutor</c>
*<c>Lost Auramancers</c>
*<c>Lost Auramancers</c>
*<c>Auratouched Mage</c>
*<c>Auratouched Mage</c>
*<c>Tallowisp</c>
*<c>Tallowisp</c>
*<c>Three Dreams</c>
*<c>Three Dreams</c>
*<c>Totem-Guide Hartebeest</c>
*<c>Totem-Guide Hartebeest</c>
*<c>Ranger of Eos</c>
*<c>Ranger of Eos</c>
*<c>Recruiter of the Guard</c>
*<c>Recruiter of the Guard</c>
*<c>Amrou Scout</c>
*<c>Amrou Scout</c>
*<c>Defiant Falcon</c>
*<c>Defiant Falcon</c>
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*<c>Ramosian Sergeant</c>
*<c>Ramosian Sergeant</c>
*<c>Ramosian Sky Marshal</c>
*<c>Ramosian Sky Marshal</c>
*<c>Angel's Herald</c>
*<c>Angel's Herald</c>
*<c>Daru Cavalier</c>
*<c>Daru Cavalier</c>
*<c>Squadron Hawk</c>
*<c>Squadron Hawk</c>
*<c>Welkin Hawk</c>
*<c>Welkin Hawk</c>
*<c>Remembrance</c>
*<c>Remembrance</c>


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*<c>Long-Term Plans</c>
*<c>Long-Term Plans</c>
*<c>Parallel Thoughts</c>
*<c>Parallel Thoughts</c>
*<c>Dizzy Spell</c>
*<c>Dizzy Spell</c>
*<c>Drift of Phantasms</c>
*<c>Drift of Phantasms</c>
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*<c>Muddle the Mixture</c>
*<c>Muddle the Mixture</c>
*<c>Tolaria West</c>
*<c>Tolaria West</c>
*<c>Cunning Wish</c>
*<c>Cunning Wish</c>
*<c>Arcum Dagsson</c>
*<c>Arcum Dagsson</c>
*<c>Artificer's Intuition</c>
*<c>Artificer's Intuition</c>
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*<c>Treasure Mage</c>
*<c>Treasure Mage</c>
*<c>Trinket Mage</c>
*<c>Trinket Mage</c>
*<c>Higure, the Still Wind</c>
*<c>Higure, the Still Wind</c>
*<c>Seahunter</c>
*<c>Seahunter</c>
*<c>Vedalken Æthermage</c>
*<c>Vedalken Æthermage</c>
*<c>Merchant Scroll</c>
*<c>Merchant Scroll</c>
*<c>Kaho, Minamo Historian</c>
*<c>Kaho, Minamo Historian</c>
*<c>Trapmaker's Snare</c>
*<c>Trapmaker's Snare</c>
*<c>Personal Tutor</c>
*<c>Personal Tutor</c>
*<c>Mystical Tutor</c>
*<c>Mystical Tutor</c>
*<c>Mystical Teachings</c>
*<c>Mystical Teachings</c>
*<c>Eerie Procession</c>
*<c>Eerie Procession</c>
*<c>Screaming Seahawk</c>
*<c>Screaming Seahawk</c>
*<c>Sift through Sands</c>
*<c>Sift through Sands</c>
*<c>Sphinx's Herald</c>
*<c>Sphinx's Herald</c>
*<c>Mask of the Mimic</c>
*<c>Mask of the Mimic</c>
*<c>Acquire</c>
*<c>Acquire</c>
*<c>Bribery</c>
*<c>Bribery</c>
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*<c>Rune-Scarred Demon</c>
*<c>Rune-Scarred Demon</c>
*<c>Vampiric Tutor</c>
*<c>Vampiric Tutor</c>
*<c>Beseech the Queen</c>
*<c>Beseech the Queen</c>
*<c>Brainspoil</c>
*<c>Brainspoil</c>
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*<c>Night Dealings</c>
*<c>Night Dealings</c>
*<c>Shred Memory</c>
*<c>Shred Memory</c>
*<c>Death Wish</c>
*<c>Death Wish</c>
*<c>Bitterheart Witch</c>
*<c>Bitterheart Witch</c>
*<c>Curse of Misfortunes</c>
*<c>Curse of Misfortunes</c>
*<c>Buried Alive</c>
*<c>Buried Alive</c>
*<c>Corpse Connoisseur</c>
*<c>Corpse Connoisseur</c>
*<c>Fleshwrither</c>
*<c>Fleshwrither</c>
*<c>Blightspeaker</c>
*<c>Blightspeaker</c>
*<c>Bog Glider</c>
*<c>Bog Glider</c>
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*<c>Rathi Fiend</c>
*<c>Rathi Fiend</c>
*<c>Rathi Intimidator</c>
*<c>Rathi Intimidator</c>
*<c>Dark Supplicant</c>
*<c>Dark Supplicant</c>
*<c>Demon's Herald</c>
*<c>Demon's Herald</c>
*<c>Urborg Panther</c>
*<c>Urborg Panther</c>
*<c>Praetor's Grasp</c>
*<c>Praetor's Grasp</c>


====Red====
====Red====
*<c>Gamble</c>
*<c>Gamble</c>
*<c>Burning Wish</c>
*<c>Burning Wish</c>
*<c>Hoarding Dragon</c>
*<c>Hoarding Dragon</c>
*<c>Godo, Bandit Warlord</c>
*<c>Godo, Bandit Warlord</c>
*<c>Wild Research</c>
*<c>Wild Research</c>
*<c>Imperial Recruiter</c>
*<c>Imperial Recruiter</c>
*<c>Dragonstorm</c>
*<c>Dragonstorm</c>
*<c>Dwarven Recruiter</c>
*<c>Dwarven Recruiter</c>
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*<c>Moggcatcher</c>
*<c>Moggcatcher</c>
*<c>Zirilan of the Claw</c>
*<c>Zirilan of the Claw</c>
*<c>Avarax</c>
*<c>Avarax</c>
*<c>Dragon's Herald</c>
*<c>Dragon's Herald</c>
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*<c>Uncage the Menagerie</c>
*<c>Uncage the Menagerie</c>
*<c>Living Wish</c>
*<c>Living Wish</c>
*<c>Birthing Pod</c>
*<c>Birthing Pod</c>
*<c>Brutalizer Exarch</c>
*<c>Brutalizer Exarch</c>
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*<c>Wild Pair</c>
*<c>Wild Pair</c>
*<c>Worldly Tutor</c>
*<c>Worldly Tutor</c>
*<c>Green Sun's Zenith</c>
*<c>Green Sun's Zenith</c>
*<c>Natural Order</c>
*<c>Natural Order</c>
*<c>Summoner's Pact</c>
*<c>Summoner's Pact</c>
*<c>Elvish Harbinger</c>
*<c>Elvish Harbinger</c>
*<c>Nissa Revane</c>
*<c>Nissa Revane</c>
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*<c>Treefolk Harbinger</c>
*<c>Treefolk Harbinger</c>
*<c>Wirewood Herald</c>
*<c>Wirewood Herald</c>
*<c>Mwonvuli Beast Tracker</c>
*<c>Mwonvuli Beast Tracker</c>
*<c>Incoming!</c>
*<c>Incoming!</c>
*<c>Lifespinner</c>
*<c>Lifespinner</c>
*<c>Time of Need</c>
*<c>Time of Need</c>
*<c>Behemoth's Herald</c>
*<c>Behemoth's Herald</c>
*<c>Gigantiform</c>
*<c>Gigantiform</c>
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*<c>Pack Hunt</c>
*<c>Pack Hunt</c>
*<c>Skyshroud Sentinel</c>
*<c>Skyshroud Sentinel</c>
*<c>Bifurcate</c>
*<c>Bifurcate</c>
*<c>Doubling Chant</c>
*<c>Doubling Chant</c>
*<c>Verdant Succession</c>
*<c>Verdant Succession</c>


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====Green/White====
====Green/White====
*<c>Glittering Wish </c>
*<c>Glittering Wish </c>
*<c>Sterling Grove</c>
*<c>Sterling Grove</c>
*<c>Altar of Bone</c>
*<c>Altar of Bone</c>
*<c>Congregation at Dawn</c>
*<c>Congregation at Dawn</c>
*<c>Eladamri's Call</c>
*<c>Eladamri's Call</c>
*<c>Captain Sisay</c>
*<c>Captain Sisay</c>


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====White/Blue====
====White/Blue====
*<c>Sovereigns of Lost Alara</c>
*<c>Sovereigns of Lost Alara</c>
*<c>Isperia the Inscrutable</c>
*<c>Isperia the Inscrutable</c>


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*<c>Dimir Infiltrator</c>
*<c>Dimir Infiltrator</c>
*<c>Perplex</c>
*<c>Perplex</c>
*<c>Sphinx Summoner</c>
*<c>Sphinx Summoner</c>


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====All====
====All====
*<c>Conflux</c>
*<c>Conflux</c>
*<c>Scion of the Ur-Dragon</c>
*<c>Scion of the Ur-Dragon</c>
*<c>Sliver Overlord</c>
*<c>Sliver Overlord</c>


===Searching for Lands===
===Searching for Lands===
[[Green]], being one of the colors most closely associated with land and mana, is the best at tutoring for land. It occasionally will put them directly onto the battlefield. The other four colors are allowed to occasionally tutor for their own basic land type.<ref name="Color Pie 2017"/>
[[Green]], being one of the colors most closely associated with land and mana, is the best at tutoring for land.<ref name="Green"/> It occasionally will put them directly onto the battlefield. The other four colors are allowed to occasionally tutor for their own basic land type.<ref name="Color Pie 2017"/>
''See also [[Fetch lands]]''
''See also [[Fetch lands]]''
*<c>Crop Rotation</c> (Requires the sacrifice of a land as an additional cost)
*<c>Crop Rotation</c> (Requires the sacrifice of a land as an additional cost)

Revision as of 04:11, 26 June 2018

A Tutor is a spell which searches your library for another spell. Tutoring is primary in black.

Description

Usually a tutor searches for any spell but it can be limited to search for specific spell types. Black has the most tutor spells being capable of searching for any card. However it is surpassed by green when searching specifically for the card type creatures or (basic) lands. You do not have to find the card and put it in your library. If you do choose to find cards, you must reveal those cards to all players.

R&D has stopped creating tutoring keywords like transmute and transfigure.[1] They don’t like to do too much tutoring, as it can lead to repetition of play, where games play out too similarly. [2][3]

A special kind of tutor are the wishes, which may search for cards outside of the game.

Search from top N cards of library

To cut down on shuffling, R&D has started to do more effects where you "tutor" just from a handful of cards from the top of your library, usually four or five. Anything else that colors can do is what they can do here.[4][5][6]

Rules

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Types

Alpha had the card Demonic Tutor, which locked black in as the primary color to tutor for any type of card. Philosophically, blue is the better color to have this ability, but so far no changes have been made.[4]

Searching for cards with specific mana costs

See also: Transmute.

Search for any colored card

  • Conflux (a white card, a blue card, a black card, a red card, and a green card)

Search for a multicolored card

Search for a card with the same name as a card in your hand

Search for Artifacts

Blue is the primary color to get any type of artifact. White tends to focus on certain subsets such as Equipment and Vehicles.[4]

Search for an artifact creature

Search for an equipment

Search for Enchantments

White is the color that searches the library for enchantments.[4]

Search for an Aura

Search for a Curse

Search for Planeswalkers

Two cards have done this, and both have been white.[4]

Search for Creatures

Green is the primary color to tutor for creatures.[4][8][9] Sometimes it will even put them directly onto the battlefield. All colors have access to tutoring for specific creature types that are in their color. Red, for example, can tutor for Dragons.

Search for a Green creature

Dragon

Elf

Goblin

Mercenary

Merfolk

Rebel

Sliver

Miscellaneous

Search for creatures with specific abilities

Search for Instants

When tutoring, the two Instants and Sorceries are often put together and blue seeks them out.[4]

Search for a Trap

Search for a sorcery

Search for an instant or sorcery

Search for an instant or card with flash

Search for an Arcane card

Search for permanent types

Search for Legendary cards

Search for a legendary creature

Search for named cards

Search for a copy

These cards let you search for a card with the same name as another one. (These old cards have had errata removing the word "copy" since they're not copies in the usual sense.)

Search an opponent's Library

Searching by Color

Tutors by their color identity; as these were copied from the existing lists they're in a similar order in terms of functionality (ie: Any card, card with specific mana cost, etc.) This list excludes searching for lands (which, incidentally, are usually colorless).

Colorless

White

Blue

Black

Red

Green

Red/Green

Green/White

Green/Blue

Green/Black

White/Blue

Blue/Black

Green/White/Blue

White/Blue/Black

White/Blue/Green

Blue/Black/Red

All

Searching for Lands

Green, being one of the colors most closely associated with land and mana, is the best at tutoring for land.[9] It occasionally will put them directly onto the battlefield. The other four colors are allowed to occasionally tutor for their own basic land type.[4] See also Fetch lands

Search for Plains

Search for Island

Search for Swamp

Search for Mountain

Search for Forest

Any land with a basic land type

Search for a Snow land

Search for Gate

Search for any basic land

References

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