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A mechanic is considered parasitic when it only interacts with other things in a particular set rather than the rest of ''[[Magic]]''. Examples are [[horsemanship]] and [[splice]]<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/71496618699/where-is-horsemanship-on-the-storm-scale-i-know|title=Where is Horsemanship on the Storm scale?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=December 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/135068776683/i-am-worried-that-c-as-a-mana-cost-will-end-up|title=I am worried that C as a mana cost will end up being a parasitic thing|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=December 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/135071129868/it-seems-like-people-constantly-misunderstand-what|title=It seems like people constantly misunderstand what counts as parasitic or not.|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=December 12, 2015}}</ref> | A mechanic is considered parasitic when it only interacts with other things in a particular set rather than the rest of ''[[Magic]]''. Examples are [[horsemanship]] and [[splice]].<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/71496618699/where-is-horsemanship-on-the-storm-scale-i-know|title=Where is Horsemanship on the Storm scale?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=December 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/135068776683/i-am-worried-that-c-as-a-mana-cost-will-end-up|title=I am worried that C as a mana cost will end up being a parasitic thing|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=December 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/135071129868/it-seems-like-people-constantly-misunderstand-what|title=It seems like people constantly misunderstand what counts as parasitic or not.|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=December 12, 2015}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 08:35, 8 September 2016
A mechanic is a card ability that can be used on multiple cards. The word mechanic has no meaning in the Comprehensive Rules, it's merely a design concept.[1]
Categories
Mechanics can be categorized as:
- Keywords or "keyword abilities": words attached to rules text, that represent an ability that is constant. They come with reminder text, except if they are evergreen.
- Keyword actions: verbs that have a special rules meaning. Sometimes reminder text summarizes their meanings.
- Ability words are words that group cards that have a common functionality and do not imply any particular rules.
- Mechanics that are not clearly classified
- Mechanics that were considered, but never officially released
- Obsolete or deprecated mechanics
Parasitic
A mechanic is considered parasitic when it only interacts with other things in a particular set rather than the rest of Magic. Examples are horsemanship and splice.[2][3][4]
Linear
R&D talks about things being “linear” in that they dictate other cards mechanically. Colorless matters is very linear in that it dictates having cards to provide the colorless mana.[5]
- “Anti-linear” means the opposite. The more cards with the same mechanic you have, it gets worse. Examples are atogs, processors, delve and heroic.[6][7]
Modular
Modular design elements are not dependent on other design elements.
References
- ↑ Template:NewRef
- ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (December 29, 2013). "". Tumblr.
- ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (December 12, 2015). "". Tumblr.
- ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (December 12, 2015). "". Tumblr.
- ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (December 12, 2015). "". Tumblr.
- ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (December 12, 2015). "". Tumblr.
- ↑ Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (January 03, 2016). "". Tumblr.