Chroma
| Chroma | |
|---|---|
| Ability Word | |
| Introduced | Eventide |
| Last used | Eventide |
| Typical Text | Chroma — … for each … mana symbol in those cards' mana costs. |
| Statistics |
9 cards  22.2%  11.1%  11.1%  33.3%  22.2% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| keyword:"Chroma" | |
Chroma is an ability word first introduced in Eventide.[1][2][3]
Description
Cards with chroma require a count of the number of specific colored mana symbols on cards. This mechanic was first seen on Phosphorescent Feast in Future Sight, but first named in Eventide which also saw a reprint of that card.[4]
Chroma was tweaked and reintroduced in the Theros block as devotion, where it limits the counting to permanents.[5] A version of Chroma without the ability word that references the stack appeared on Managorger Phoenix.
Rulings
- Different chroma abilities have different effects and check different sets of cards or permanents. Read each card carefully.
- Chroma abilities check only mana costs, which are found in a card's upper right corner. They don't count mana symbols that appear in a card's text box.
- Chroma abilities count hybrid mana symbols of the appropriate color. For example, a card with mana cost
has two red mana symbols in its mana cost. - Many chroma abilities check a set of permanents that includes the one with the chroma ability. For example, Heartlash Cinder's chroma ability includes itself, so it'll get at least +1/+0. Similarly, Primalcrux (a creature with power and toughness each equal to the number of green mana symbols in the mana costs of permanents you control) will be at least 6/6 while it's in play.
- Copy effects, such as Spitting Image and Clone, copy a permanent's mana cost (and all the mana symbols therein). A token that's a copy of a permanent will copy that permanent's mana cost, if that permanent has one, and will be counted for chroma abilities.
Examples
Example
Light from Within 
Enchantment
Chroma — Each creature you control gets +1/+1 for each white mana symbol in its mana cost.
Trivia
- Chroma was featured as rules card 3 of 8 in the Eventide set.
References
- ↑ Kelly Digges (July 1, 2008). "The Crux of the Matter". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 7, 2008). "Eventide Pool". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Devin Low (July 4, 2008). "When Mana Symbols Attack". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 17, 2021). "Future Sight Design Handoff Document". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 24, 2014). "Top 8 and a Half Tales". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
External links
- A Planeswalker's Primer for Eventide 2: Chroma (Video). YouTube.