Alliterative
| Alliterative | |
|---|---|
| Mechanic | |
| Introduced | Unfinity |
| Last used | Unfinity |
| Reminder Text | (Anything with two or more capitalized words in its name that begin with the same letter is alliterative.) |
| Statistics |
1 card  100% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| fulloracle:"Alliterative" | |
Alliterative is an acorn term used introduced in Unfinity. It only appears on the card Treacherous Trapezist.
Description
According to the Magic rules, card name is alliterative when two or more capitalized words in their name begin with the same letter. This definition doesn’t match the English definition, but it is easier to track and identify.[1][2]
Alliterative is supported in other languages. As long as words with capital letters in the card title start with the same letter, it will work.[3] If there is no capitalization, just use starting letters.[4]
Rulings
- In Un- games, the name of a card is the actual printed card name, not the card's Oracle text or its name in a language other than the one used on the card.[5]
- In Un- games, a token's name will be in the same language as the the source that created the token.
- An alliterative spell or creature can have other words in its name, capitalized or not, as long as it has two or more capitalized words that begin with the same letter.
- The two two or more capitalized words don't need to be adjacent to one another for the card to count as Alliterative.
- Alliteration usually refers to the repetition of sounds at the beginnings of words but Magic Alliterative does not follow this rule. Questionable Cuisine is not alliterative while Celestial Crusader is.
Example
Example
Treacherous Trapezist 
Creature — Porcupine Performer
2/3
Flying
Whenever you cast an alliterative spell, scry 2. (Anything with two or more capitalized words in its name that begin with the same letter is alliterative.)
Other alliterative creatures you control have flying.
External links
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 24, 2022). "Should the reminder text of Treacherous Trapezist be treated as hard rules for alliteration, or just as a basic reminder?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 24, 2022). "Alliteration means that a group of words start with the same sound. Often this means the same letter, but not always.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 23, 2022). "Do alliterations support other languages?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 24, 2022). "Unfortunately, Spanish, French and German don't capitalize most words in a Magic card like English does.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater and Jess Dunks (October 7, 2022). "Unfinity Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
