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===Trinket text===
===Trinket text===
"Trinket text" is rules text on a card that is more for [[flavor]] than [[mechanic]]s.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/139270997613/where-did-the-term-trinket-text-come-from|title=Where did the term "trinket text" come from?|February 13, 2016}}</ref> [[Blocking|Can't be blocked]] by [[saproling]]s” (<c>Vindictive Mob</c>) is an example of trinket text.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/45406596668/how-often-in-a-set-do-you-like-to-use-trinket-text|title=How often in a set do you like to use trinket text?|March 15, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Even More R&D">{{DailyRef|making-magic/even-more-words-rd-2022-01-10|Even More Words From R&D|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 10, 2022}}</ref>
"Trinket text" is rules text on a card that is more for [[flavor]] than [[mechanic]]s.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/139270997613/where-did-the-term-trinket-text-come-from|title=Where did the term "trinket text" come from?|February 13, 2016}}</ref>  
 
====Examples====
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
!Card
!Trinket text
!Notes
|-
|<c>Eye Gouge</c>
|If it’s a Cyclops, destroy it.
|Cyclopes only have one eye.
|-
|<c>Gingerbrute</c>
|Except by creatures with haste.
|"You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!"
|-
|<c>Hundred-Handed One</c>
|It can block an additional ninety-nine creatures each combat.
|Making it a hundred.
|-
|<c>Vindictive Mob</c>
|[[Blocking|Can't be blocked]] by [[saproling]]s.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/45406596668/how-often-in-a-set-do-you-like-to-use-trinket-text|title=How often in a set do you like to use trinket text?|March 15, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Even More R&D">{{DailyRef|making-magic/even-more-words-rd-2022-01-10|Even More Words From R&D|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 10, 2022}}</ref>
|A mob can't be stopped by small creatures.
|-
|<c>Walk the Plank</c>
|Non-Merfolk creature
|Merfolk can breath under water.
|}


===Altering rules text===
===Altering rules text===

Revision as of 09:57, 15 September 2023

Rules text defines a card's abilities.

Description

Rules text is contained within the text box of a card and is not italicized like reminder text or flavor text.

Trinket text

"Trinket text" is rules text on a card that is more for flavor than mechanics.[1]

Examples

Card Trinket text Notes
Eye Gouge If it’s a Cyclops, destroy it. Cyclopes only have one eye.
Gingerbrute Except by creatures with haste. "You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!"
Hundred-Handed One It can block an additional ninety-nine creatures each combat. Making it a hundred.
Vindictive Mob Can't be blocked by saprolings.[2][3] A mob can't be stopped by small creatures.
Walk the Plank Non-Merfolk creature Merfolk can breath under water.

Altering rules text

Main article: Text-changing effect

Removing rules text

The keyword ability Cleave, introduced in Innistrad: Crimson Vow, can remove parts of the rules text of the card that features Cleave.

Rules

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

Rules Text
A characteristic that defines a card’s abilities. See rule 207.1.

References

  1. Mark Rosewater (February 13, 2016). "Where did the term "trinket text" come from?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  2. Mark Rosewater (March 15, 2013). "How often in a set do you like to use trinket text?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  3. Mark Rosewater (January 10, 2022). "Even More Words From R&D". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.