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'''Assemble''' is a [[keyword action]] introduced in ''[[Future Sight]]'' and related to [[Contraption]]s. <ref name="Mechanics">{{NewRef|card-preview/unstable-mechanics-2017-11-13|''Unstable'' Mechanics|[[Matt Tabak]]|November 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/un-ending-saga-part-2-2017-11-13|The Un-Ending Saga, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 13, 2017}}</ref>
 
==Description==
Assemble a Contraption means putting the top card of your [[Contraption deck]] face up onto on of your three [[sprockets]].
 
==History==
It was stated that this mechanic and [[Contraption]]s were meant as a joke.<ref>{{NewRef|latest-developments/are-you-future-2007-05-04|Are You From the Future?|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|May 4, 2007}}</ref> Forsythe's statement ensured that players wanted it and they've bugged [[Mark Rosewater]] about it ever since. Thus, Rosewater vowed to figure out contraptions' design before he would retire.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/149590856433/maro-good-evening-new-to-tumbler-first-posting|title=What are contraptions?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=August 28, 2016}}</ref>
 
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==Rulings==
* If a card instruct you or a creature you control to assemble a Contraption, but your Contraption deck is empty, then nothing happens.
 
==Example==
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*<c>Steamflogger of the Month</c> - {{3}}{{R}}{{R}}<br>Creature {{-}} Goblin Rigger<br>3/3<br>When Steamflogger of the Month enters the battlefield, it assembles a Contraption for each Contraption you control. ''(To assemble a Contraption, put the top card of your Contraption deck face up onto one of your sprockets.)''
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==References==
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Revision as of 18:55, 14 November 2017

Assemble
Keyword Action
Introduced Future Sight
Last used Unstable
Reminder Text Assemble (To assemble a Contraption, put the top card of your Contraption deck face up onto one of your sprockets.)
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keyword:"Assemble"

Assemble is a keyword action introduced in Future Sight and related to Contraptions. [1][2]

Description

Assemble a Contraption means putting the top card of your Contraption deck face up onto on of your three sprockets.

History

It was stated that this mechanic and Contraptions were meant as a joke.[3] Forsythe's statement ensured that players wanted it and they've bugged Mark Rosewater about it ever since. Thus, Rosewater vowed to figure out contraptions' design before he would retire.[4]

Rulings

  • If a card instruct you or a creature you control to assemble a Contraption, but your Contraption deck is empty, then nothing happens.

Example

References

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