Evergreen
The term "evergreen", as in the context of "an evergreen keyword", refers to keywords that can be used in any set.[1] As the core set has always been the place for new players to start, as of Eighth Edition it was decided to include reminder text with the evergreen creature keywords.[2]
Current evergreen keywords
Former evergreen keywords
| Keyword | Found in | First used in | First keyworded in | First core set | First core set as a keyword | Last used in | Supplanted by |
Cards in core sets with this |
Cards in all sets with this |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banding | White | Alpha | Alpha | Alpha | Alpha | Weatherlight | 12 | 41 | |
| Fear | Black | Alpha | Onslaught | Alpha | Eighth Edition | Alara Reborn | Intimidate | 4 | 77 |
| Shroud | Blue, Green | Legends | Future Sight | Fifth Edition | Tenth Edition | Mirrodin Besieged | Hexproof | 8 | 116 |
| Intimidate | Black, Red | Zendikar | Zendikar | Magic 2010 | Magic 2010 | Commander 2014 | Menace | 6 | 31 |
| Landwalk | White (Plainswalk) Blue (Islandwalk) Black (Swampwalk) Red (Mountainwalk) Green (Forestwalk) |
Alpha | Alpha | Alpha | Alpha | Khans of Tarkir | 44 | 186 | |
| Protection | All colors against their enemy, White | Alpha | Alpha | Alpha | Alpha | Modern Masters 2015 | 25 | 273 |
Evergreen keywords by color
- White: Banding, Double Strike, First Strike, Flash, Flying, Lifelink, Plainswalk, Protection, Vigilance
- Blue: Flash, Flying, Hexproof, Islandwalk, Protection, Shroud
- Black: Deathtouch, Fear, First Strike, Intimidate, Lifelink, Regeneration, Swampwalk
- Red: Haste, Double strike, First Strike, Intimidate, Mountainwalk, Trample
- Green: Deathtouch, Flash, Forestwalk, Haste, Hexproof, Reach, Regeneration, Shroud, Trample, Vigilance
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 18, 2007). "Keyword Play". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 05, 2013). "Twenty Things That Were Going To Kill Magic". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Template:NewRef