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'''Divvy''' is an unnamed [[mechanic]] on cards that lets one [[player]] separate a number of cards into two [[pile]]s and then lets the other player chooses what to do with them. <ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/128508374948/hey-mark-today-is-my-21st-birthday-and-i-have-a|title=Could you tell me some unknown trivia about Fact or Fiction?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 06, 2015}}</ref>   
'''Divvy''' was the nickname used in [[R&D]] for an otherwise unnamed [[mechanic]]. Divvy cards involve one or more players creating [[pile]]s from ("divvying up") some set of cards, and those players' opponents making a choice regarding those piles. The term was first used for a group of cards in ''[[Invasion]]''.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/128508374948/hey-mark-today-is-my-21st-birthday-and-i-have-a|title=Could you tell me some unknown trivia about Fact or Fiction?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=September 06, 2015}}</ref>   


==Description==
==Description==
For example, <c>Death or Glory</c> is a sorcery that lets you divide all creature cards in your graveyard into two piles. Your opponent then decides which pile is removed from the game and which pile returns to play.  <c>Fact or Fiction</c> is the most popular of the divvy cards as you reveal the top five cards of your library, your opponent seperates them into two face-up piles and you decide which pile goes into your hand while the other pile goes into your graveyard.
Among the original divvy cards, only <c>Fact or Fiction</c> has been reprinted. It further inspired two later cards, <c>Gifts Ungiven</c> and <c>Truth or Tale</c>.


Although the term "divvy cards" hadn't been coined yet, <c>Phyrexian Portal</c> from ''[[Alliances]]'' was the firstSix "divvy cards" were printed in ''[[Invasion]]'', one in ''[[Time Spiral]]'' and another one in ''[[Shards of Alara]]''. <c>Jace, Architect of Thought</c>, from ''[[Return to Ravnica]]'', has a second loyalty ability that is a divvy ability.
Although the term "divvy" hadn't yet been applied, <c>Phyrexian Portal</c> from ''[[Alliances]]'' is functionally a divvy cardIn addition to those, divvy cards have been printed in ''[[Time Spiral]]'', ''[[Shards of Alara]]'', ''[[Magic 2012]]'', ''[[Innistrad]]'', ''[[Return to Ravnica]]'', ''[[Theros]]'', and ''[[Shadows over Innistrad]]''. In each case, only one new divvy card has been printed at a time. The mechanic has never reappeared as a theme.


==Rulings==
[[Pile]]s have also been used for a pair of otherwise unrelated non-divvy cards, <c>Camoflauge</c> and <c>Whims of the Fates</c>.
*When cards are separated into piles, they don't leave the zone they're in (unless the effect says to move them to a different zone). For example, if a divvy card affects creatures in play, they don't leave play. No leaves-play or comes-into-play triggered abilities will trigger.
*The affected cards stay separated into piles only for the duration of the effect. Once the spell is done resolving, the cards' controller can mix them together again.


==Divvy cards==
==Divvy cards==
*<c>Bend or Break</c>
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*<c>Brilliant Ultimatum</c>
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*<c>Death or Glory</c>
==== ''Invasion'' cards: ====
*<c>Do or Die</c>
* <c>Bend or Break</c>
*<c>Epiphany at the Drownyard</c>
* <c>Death or Glory</c>
*<c>Fact or Fiction</c>
* <c>Do or Die</c>
*<c>Fight or Flight</c>
* <c>Fact or Fiction</c>
*<c>Jace, Architect of Thought</c>
* <c>Fight or Flight</c>
*<c>Phyrexian Portal</c>
* <c>Stand or Fall</c>
*<c>Sphinx of Uthuun</c>
}}
*<c>Stand or Fall</c>
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*<c>Steam Augury</c>
==== Other divvy cards: ====
*<c>Truth or Tale</c>
* <c>Brilliant Ultimatum</c>
* <c>Epiphany at the Drownyard</c>
* <c>Jace, Architect of Thought</c>
* <c>Liliana of the Veil</c>
* <c>Phyrexian Portal</c>
* <c>Sphinx of Uthuun</c>
* <c>Steam Augury</c>
* <c>Truth or Tale</c>
}}}}
 
== Rules ==
{{CR|700.3}}


==References==
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Revision as of 02:31, 14 January 2017

Divvy was the nickname used in R&D for an otherwise unnamed mechanic. Divvy cards involve one or more players creating piles from ("divvying up") some set of cards, and those players' opponents making a choice regarding those piles. The term was first used for a group of cards in Invasion.[1]

Description

Among the original divvy cards, only Fact or Fiction has been reprinted. It further inspired two later cards, Gifts Ungiven and Truth or Tale.

Although the term "divvy" hadn't yet been applied, Phyrexian Portal from Alliances is functionally a divvy card. In addition to those, divvy cards have been printed in Time Spiral, Shards of Alara, Magic 2012, Innistrad, Return to Ravnica, Theros, and Shadows over Innistrad. In each case, only one new divvy card has been printed at a time. The mechanic has never reappeared as a theme.

Piles have also been used for a pair of otherwise unrelated non-divvy cards, Camoflauge and Whims of the Fates.

Divvy cards

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Rules

From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

  • 700.3. Some effects cause objects to be temporarily grouped into piles.
    • 700.3a Each of the affected objects must be put into exactly one of those piles, unless the effect specifies otherwise.
    • 700.3b Each object in a pile is still an individual object. The pile is not an object.
    • 700.3c Objects grouped into piles don’t leave the zone they’re currently in. If cards in a graveyard are split into piles, the order of the graveyard must be maintained.

      Example: Fact or Fiction reads, “Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.” While an opponent is separating the revealed cards into piles, they’re still in their owner’s library. They don’t leave the library until they’re put into their owner’s hand or graveyard.

    • 700.3d A pile can contain zero or more objects.

References

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