Ripple

This page is about a keyword that has not yet been released, and as such some information may change.

Ripple is a triggered ability that, so far, has been revealed to appear on instants[1]. It works by triggering when a player plays a spell with ripple, the triggered ability then lets a player reveal a given number of cards from the top of his or her library, and play all cards revealed with the same name as the card the triggered the ability.

It is entirely possible that it can appear on all types of cards. (The card types are artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, and sorcery.)

Cards with ripple will be released in the upcoming set Coldsnap, in july 2006.

Speculative entry in the Comprehensive Rules per July 2006:

• 502.5X. Ripple
  • 502.5Xa Ripple is a keyword the represents a triggered ability that functions while the spell is on the stack. "Ripple N" means "When you play this spell, you may reveal the top N cards of your library. You may play any revealed cards with the same name as this spell without paying their mana costs. put the rest on the bottom of your library.
  • 502.5Xb If a spell has multiple instances of ripple, each triggers seperately.

(Where X depends on the number of keywords released in Coldsnap.)

Examples

• Surging Flame - {1}{R}
  Instant
  Ripple 4 (When you play this spell, you may reveal the top four cards of your library. You may play any revealed cards with the same name as this spell without paying their mana costs. Put the rest on the bottm of your library.)
  Surging Flame deals 2 damage to target creature or player.