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==Enchantments that grant just Flying==
==Enchantments that grant just Flying==
One creature
One creature
*<c>Flight</c> {{u}}
*<c>Flight</c> {{U}}
*<c>Shimmering Wings</c> {{u}}
*<c>Shimmering Wings</c> {{U}}
*<c>Arcanum Wings</c> {{1}}{{u}}
*<c>Arcanum Wings</c> {{1}}{{U}}
*<c>Buoyancy</c> {{1}}{{u}}
*<c>Buoyancy</c> {{1}}{{U}}
*<c>Crown of Ascension</c> {{1}}{{u}}
*<c>Crown of Ascension</c> {{1}}{{U}}
*<c>Dragon Wings</c> {{1}}{{u}}
*<c>Dragon Wings</c> {{1}}{{U}}
*<c>Illuminated Wings</c> {{1}}{{u}}
*<c>Illuminated Wings</c> {{1}}{{U}}
*<c>Launch</c> {{1}}{{u}}
*<c>Launch</c> {{1}}{{U}}
*<c>Phantom Wings</c> {{1}}{{u}}
*<c>Phantom Wings</c> {{1}}{{U}}
*<c>Flight of Fancy</c> {{3}}{{u}}
*<c>Flight of Fancy</c> {{3}}{{U}}


All your creatures
All your creatures
*<c>Levitation</c> {{2}}{{u}}{{u}}
*<c>Levitation</c> {{2}}{{U}}{{U}}
==Pseudo-flying==
==Pseudo-flying==
Some creatures without flying can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach. [[Mark Rosewater]] is not a fan of this design.<ref>{{EzTumblr|url=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/157302982863/what-is-the-point-of-pseudo-flying-creatures-like|title=What is the point of pseudo-flying creatures like Signal Pest and Orchard Spirit?|date=February 16, 2017}}</ref>  
Some creatures without flying can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach. [[Mark Rosewater]] is not a fan of this design.<ref>{{EzTumblr|url=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/157302982863/what-is-the-point-of-pseudo-flying-creatures-like|title=What is the point of pseudo-flying creatures like Signal Pest and Orchard Spirit?|date=February 16, 2017}}</ref>  

Revision as of 19:13, 20 March 2019

Flying
Keyword Ability
Type Evasion
Introduced Alpha
Last used Evergreen
Reminder Text Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying and/or reach.)
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keyword:"Flying"

Flying is an evergreen evasion ability that makes creatures without flying unable to block creatures with flying. It has been in Magic since the original Alpha set.[1][2] It was the first mechanic that Richard Garfield designed for the game.[3]

Description

Flying appears on over 1,000 different cards and is scattered wildly on the color wheel, mostly being found on blue and white cards, and to a lesser extent in black and red.[4] Green rarely has flying creatures, but is the best color at destroying them (e.g. Hurricane, Plummet).[4] There are a number of creature types that almost always have flying, such as Angels, Birds, Sphinxes, Dragons, and Griffins (each of these generally being creatures with wings).

Rules

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Examples

Enchantments that grant just Flying

One creature

All your creatures

Pseudo-flying

Some creatures without flying can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach. Mark Rosewater is not a fan of this design.[5]

Tunneling

Some creatures without flying can't be blocked by creatures with flying. This is a red ability, and is nicknamed "Tunneling"[6]

See also

References

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  6. [[Lua error in Module:EzTumblr at line 40: Malformed URL.]]. "[{{{1}}} What color is "can't be blocked by creatures with flying"?]". Lua error in Module:EzTumblr at line 50: Malformed URL.. Tumblr.

External links

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