List of obsolete terminology
Some types of cards, supertypes, subtypes or mechanics have been removed or changed either because of flavor reasons or rules modifications.
Obsolete card types
- Enchant Artifact
- Enchant Creature
- Enchant Dead Creature
- Enchant Land
- Enchant World
- Interrupt
- Mana source
- Summon
Obsolete artifact supertypes
Obsolete subtypes (creature/tribal)
- Abomination
- Aboroth
- Aesthir
- Aladdin
- Albatross
- Alchemist
- Ali-Baba
- Ali-from-Cairo
- Alligator
- Ambush-Party
- Ancestor
- Anemone
- Ant
- Anteater
- Archaeologist
- Asp
- Autocrat
- Avenger
- Avizoa
- Ball-Lightning
- Bandit
- Banshee
- Barishi
- Bee
- Behemoth
- Being
- Blinking-Spirit
- Bodyguard
- Brother
- Brownie
- Bull
- Bureaucrat
- Butterfly
- Caravan
- Carnivore
- Carriage
- Caterpillar
- Cavalry
- Cave-People
- Cheetah
- Chicken
- Child
- Clamfolk
- Clone
- Cobra
- Constable
- Cow
- Crusader
- Dandân
- Dead
- Dervish
- Designer
- Devouring-Deep
- Dinosaur
- Dog
- Donkey
- Doppelganger
- Dragonfly
- Drill-Sergeant
- Eater
- Eel
- Effigy
- Egg
- El-Hajjâj
- Enchantress
- Entity
- Erne
- Essence
- Evil-Eye
- Exorcist
- Expansion-Symbol
- Falcon
- Fallen
- Farmer
- Fiend
- Flying-Man
- Folk of An-Havva
- Force
- Frostbeast
- Fungusaur
- Gaea's-Avenger
- Gaea's Liege
- Gamer
- Gatekeeper
- General
- Ghost
- Ghoul
- Gorilla
- Gorilla-Pack
- Guardian
- Gus
- Gypsy
- Harlequin
- Hell's Caretaker
- Heretic
- Hero
- Hipparion
- Hippopotamus
- Hornet
- Horseman
- Hunter
- Infernal-Denizen
- Inquisitor
- Island-Fish
- Jackal
- Keeper
- Kelp
- King
- Lady-of-Proper-Etiquette
- Legend
- Legionnaire
- Lemure
- Leper
- Lichenthrope
- Lion
- Lord
- Lord of Atlantis
- Lurker
- Lycanthrope
- Mage
- Maiden
- Mammoth
- Marid
- Master
- Medusa
- Lost-Soul
- Mana-Bird
- Mantis
- Martyr
- Meerkat
- Merchant
- Mime
- Mindsucker
- Minor
- Miracle-Worker
- Mist
- Mob
- Mold-Demon
- Monkey
- Mosquito
- Monster
- Mummy
- Murk-Dweller
- Nameless-Race
- Nature-Spirit
- Narwhal
- Necrosavant
- Nekrataal
- Niall-Silvain
- Night-Stalker
- Noble
- Paladin
- Paratrooper
- Peacekeeper
- Penguin
- People-of-the-Woods
- Phantasm
- Pig
- Pigeon
- Pikemen
- Pixie-Queen
- Poison-Snake
- Poltergeist
- Pony
- Preacher
- Priest
- Pyknite
- Python
- Rag-Man
- Raider
- Ranger
- Rider
- Robber
- Roc
- Rock-Sled
- Rooster
- Rukh
- Sage
- Scavenger
- Scavenger-Folk
- Shadow
- Shark
- Ship
- Shyft
- Sindbad
- Singing-Tree
- Sister
- Smith
- Sorcerer
- Sorceress
- Speaker
- Sprite
- Spuzzem
- Spy
- Squire
- Stangg-Twin
- Strider
- Swarm
- Tactician
- Tarpan
- Taskmaster
- Teddy
- Thief
- The-Biggest-Baddest-Nastiest-Scariest-Creature-You'll-Ever-See
- Thundermare
- Tiger
- Titan
- Toad
- Tombspawn
- Tortoise
- Townsfolk
- Tracker
- Twin
- Uncle-Istvan
- Undead
- Viper
- Villain
- Vulture
- Waiter
- Walking-Dead
- War-Rider
- Warthog
- Wasp
- Whippoorwill
- Wight
- Wiitigo
- Wildcat
- Wildebeest
- Will-O'-The-Wisp
- Witch
- Wirefly
- Wolverine-Pack
- Wolves-of-the-Hunt
- Wood
- Wretched
- Wyvern
Obsolete keywords
Some keywords still exist but got replaced by better concepts and will therefore probably never be reprinted.
- Fading, replaced by Vanishing
- Fear, replaced by Intimidate, replaced by Menace as black/red evergreen evasion ability.
- Shroud, replaced by Hexproof
- Regenerate, replaced by Indestructible (until end of turn) [1]
Obsolete concepts
- Batches, replaced by the the stack.
- Bury, replaced by destroy and sacrifice
- Damage using the stack
- Mana burn
- Mana cost symbols
and 
, only used in Unglued - Carrying mana over to an other phase
- Phase abilities. Some older cards used the phrase “during [phase], [action]. Replaced with abilities that trigger at the beginning of a step or phase.
- Phased-out zone, replaced with the phased-out status
- Indestructible (as in "is indestructible"), became a keyword ability with the same name ("has indestructible").
Obsolete terminology
- "Caster", replaced by "controller"
- "Casting cost", replaced by "mana cost"
- "In-play zone", replaced by "battlefield"
- "Comes into play", replaced by "enters the battlefield"
- "Leaves play", replaced by "leaves the battlefield"
- "Remove(d) from the game", replaced by "exile(d)".
- "Unblockable", replaced by "can't be blocked".
Obsolete counters
- +0/+1 counter
- +0/+2 counter
- +1/+0 counter
- +1/+2 counter
- +2/+0 counter
- +2/+2 counter
- -0/-1 counter
- -0/-2 counter
- -1/-0 counter
- -2/-1 counter
- -2/-2 counter
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