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| <c>Alaborn Zealot</c> | | <c>Alaborn Zealot</c> | ||
| <c>Loyal Sentry</c> | | <c>Loyal Sentry</c> | ||
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| <c>Ambuscade</c> | |||
| <c>Huatli's Final Strike</c> | |||
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| <c>Anaconda</c> | | <c>Anaconda</c> | ||
| <c>Wild Ox</c><br><c>Zodiac Ox</c> | | <c>Wild Ox</c><br><c>Zodiac Ox</c> | ||
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| <c>Angel of Light</c> | | <c>Angel of Light</c> | ||
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| <c>Leaf Dancer</c> | | <c>Leaf Dancer</c> | ||
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| <c>Cave of Temptation</c> | |||
| <c>Captivating Cave</c> | |||
|Captivating Cave has the subtype [[Cave]]. | |||
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| <c>Coastal Tower</c> | | <c>Coastal Tower</c> | ||
| <c>Azorius Guildgate</c><br><c>Meandering River</c> | | <c>Azorius Guildgate</c><br><c>Meandering River</c> | ||
| The guildgate has the subtype | | The guildgate has the subtype [[Gate]]. | ||
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| <c>Cranial Extraction</c> | | <c>Cranial Extraction</c> | ||
| <c>Memoricide</c> | | <c>Memoricide</c> | ||
| Memoricide differs both in the removal of the | | Memoricide differs both in the removal of the [[Arcane]] subtype and in that Cranial Extraction searches for all, whereas Memoricide searches for any copies of the card. | ||
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| <c>Devoted Hero</c> | | <c>Devoted Hero</c> | ||
| <c>Volunteer Militia</c><br><c>Sanctuary Cat</c> | | <c>Volunteer Militia</c><br><c>Sanctuary Cat</c> | ||
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| <c>Divine Arrow</c> | |||
| <c>Cosmium Blast</c><br/><c>Gideon's Reproach</c><br/><c>Wanderer's Intervention</c> | |||
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| <c>Elfhame Palace</c> | | <c>Elfhame Palace</c> | ||
| <c>Selesnya Guildgate</c><br><c>Tranquil Expanse</c> | | <c>Selesnya Guildgate</c><br><c>Tranquil Expanse</c> | ||
| The guildgate has the subtype | | The guildgate has the subtype [[Gate]]. | ||
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| <c>Kodama's Reach</c> | | <c>Kodama's Reach</c> | ||
| <c>Cultivate</c> | | <c>Cultivate</c> | ||
| Cultivate removes the | | Cultivate removes the [[Arcane]] subtype. | ||
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| <c>Lord of Atlantis</c> | | <c>Lord of Atlantis</c> | ||
| <c>Master of the Pearl Trident</c> | | <c>Master of the Pearl Trident</c> | ||
| Lord of Atlantis affects all Merfolk while Master of the Pearl Trident only affects ones you control. | | Lord of Atlantis affects all [[Merfolk]] while Master of the Pearl Trident only affects ones you control. | ||
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| <c>Pongify</c> | | <c>Pongify</c> | ||
| <c>Rapid Hybridization</c> | | <c>Rapid Hybridization</c> | ||
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| <c>Predator's Strike</c> | |||
| <c>Staggering Size</c> | |||
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| <c>Rupture Spire</c> | | <c>Rupture Spire</c> | ||
| <c>Gateway Plaza</c><br><c>Transguild Promenade</c> | | <c>Gateway Plaza</c><br><c>Transguild Promenade</c> | ||
| Gateway Plaza has subtype | | Gateway Plaza has subtype [[Gate]]. | ||
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| <c>Salt Marsh</c> | | <c>Salt Marsh</c> | ||
| <c>Dimir Guildgate</c><br><c>Submerged Boneyard</c> | | <c>Dimir Guildgate</c><br><c>Submerged Boneyard</c> | ||
| The guildgate has the subtype | | The guildgate has the subtype [[Gate]]. | ||
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| <c>Shimmering Grotto</c> | | <c>Shimmering Grotto</c> | ||
| <c>Unknown Shores</c><br><c>Painted Bluffs</c> | | <c>Unknown Shores</c><br><c>Painted Bluffs</c> | ||
|Painted Bluffs has the subtype | |Painted Bluffs has the subtype [[Desert]]. | ||
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| <c>Shire Terrace</c> | |||
| <c>Promising Vein</c> | |||
|Promising Vein has the subtype [[Cave]]. | |||
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| <c>Shivan Oasis</c> | | <c>Shivan Oasis</c> | ||
| <c>Gruul Guildgate</c><br><c>Timber Gorge</c> | | <c>Gruul Guildgate</c><br><c>Timber Gorge</c> | ||
| The guildgate has the subtype | | The guildgate has the subtype [[Gate]]. | ||
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| <c>Siege Mastodon</c> | | <c>Siege Mastodon</c> | ||
| <c>Thraben Purebloods</c><br><c>Great-Horn Krushok</c> | | <c>Thraben Purebloods</c><br><c>Great-Horn Krushok</c> | ||
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| <c>Sift</c> | |||
| <c>Ancestral Reminiscence</c> | |||
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| <c>Stronghold Taskmaster</c> | | <c>Stronghold Taskmaster</c> | ||
| <c>Urborg Shambler</c> | | <c>Urborg Shambler</c> | ||
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| <c>Sudden Breakthrough</c> | |||
| <c>Ancestors' Aid</c> | |||
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| <c>Urborg Volcano</c> | | <c>Urborg Volcano</c> | ||
| <c>Rakdos Guildgate</c><br><c>Cinder Barrens</c> | | <c>Rakdos Guildgate</c><br><c>Cinder Barrens</c> | ||
| The guildgate has the subtype | | The guildgate has the subtype [[Gate]]. | ||
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| <c>Wings of the Cosmos</c> | |||
| <c>Acrobatic Leap </c><br/><c>Escape from Orthanc</c> | |||
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Revision as of 20:30, 22 November 2023
Functional reprint cards serve the exact same function as the card they resemble except for the name, of course.
Unlike strict reprints, a functional reprint only needs identical mana cost, power/toughness and rules text.[1][2] Subtypes may differ as long as it's not mechanically relevant to the card.[3] Cards which are functional identical except for mana cost are called colorshifted.
This usually has little effect on the game, hence their consideration as a kind of reprint. Functional reprints do not often emulate powerful cards, as they effectively allow some constructed formats access to more than four copies of the same card. Many functional reprints are either of vanilla creatures (creatures with no abilities), or occurred in the Portal sets. Functional reprints are often used to give a new block- or set-themed flavor to a card that plays an important role in defining a particular color.[4]
References
- ↑ Aaron Forsythe (August 6, 2004). "That Card Again". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (April 18, 2003). "Something Old, Something New". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 10, 2022). "Even More Words From R&D". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (April 12, 2005). "Context is Everything". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.