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An '''utility card''' is a card with a basic simple [[effect]]. They fill a universal function and can be done in every set. <ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/93459026698/hey-mark-i-was-reading-the-gatherer-comments-for|title=People are STILL angry at Lotus Cobra being a Mythic Rare because it's a "utility card"|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=July 31, 2014}}</ref> | An '''utility card''' is a [[card]] with a basic simple [[effect]]. They fill a universal function and can be done in every set. <ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/93459026698/hey-mark-i-was-reading-the-gatherer-comments-for|title=People are STILL angry at Lotus Cobra being a Mythic Rare because it's a "utility card"|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=July 31, 2014}}</ref> | ||
[[Mark Rosewater]] defines an uitlity card as a card that serves a singular basic [[evergreen]] function. <ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/146781131453/why-is-lotus-cobra-is-a-mythic-rare-when-it-is-a|title=Why is Lotus Cobra is a mythic rare?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=July 01, 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/146792637633/how-do-you-define-an-utility-card|title=How do you define an utility card?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=July 02, 2016}}</ref> | |||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
* [[Bounce]] effects (e.g. <c>Unsummon</c>) | * [[Bounce]] effects (e.g. <c>Unsummon</c>) | ||
* Creature [[removal]] | * [[Counterspell]] (e.g. <c>Counterspell</c>) | ||
* Creature [[removal]](e.g. <c>Murder</c>) | |||
* [[Damage]] dealing effects (e.g. <c>Shock</c>) | |||
* Enchantment and artifact removal (e.g. <c>Naturalize</c>) | * Enchantment and artifact removal (e.g. <c>Naturalize</c>) | ||
* [[Protection]] effects | * [[Protection]] effects | ||
* [[Power and Toughness]] effects | * [[Power and Toughness]] effects (e.g. <c>Giant Growth</c>) | ||
* [[Mana dork]]s (e.g. <c>Birds of Paradise</c>) | * [[Mana dork]]s (e.g. <c>Birds of Paradise</c>) | ||
* | * [[Fetch|Land fetching]] effects | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 03:52, 15 July 2016
An utility card is a card with a basic simple effect. They fill a universal function and can be done in every set. [1]
Mark Rosewater defines an uitlity card as a card that serves a singular basic evergreen function. [2] [3]
Examples
- Bounce effects (e.g. Unsummon)
- Counterspell (e.g. Counterspell)
- Creature removal(e.g. Murder)
- Damage dealing effects (e.g. Shock)
- Enchantment and artifact removal (e.g. Naturalize)
- Protection effects
- Power and Toughness effects (e.g. Giant Growth)
- Mana dorks (e.g. Birds of Paradise)
- Land fetching effects
References
- ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (July 31, 2014). "". Tumblr.
- ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (July 01, 2016). "". Tumblr.
- ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (July 02, 2016). "". Tumblr.