Augment
| Augment | |
|---|---|
| Keyword Ability | |
| Type | Activated |
| Introduced | Unstable |
| Last used | Unsanctioned |
| Reminder Text | Augment [cost] (cost, Reveal this card from your hand: Combine it with target host. Augment only as a sorcery.) |
| Storm Scale | 8[1] |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
Augment is a silver-bordered keyword ability featured in Unstable and Unsanctioned. It is closely related to the Host supertype.[2][3][4] The cards with augment have their art one-sided to the right, leaving the right side without margin.
Description
When you pay the augment cost, you reveal the card from your hand and combine it with target host. Augment can only be played at sorcery speed. Augment creatures are all defined by having a color indicator, a stat increase in lieu of power and toughness, and a trigger condition that modifies the enters-the-battlefield ability that Hosts all have.
The augment ability can only be activated if the card with augment is in your hand. It's the only way to play the cards with augment because they don't have a casting cost. The activation includes revealing the card with augment as part of the cost. When activated, the card is combined with a host creature you control. If there is no legal target when resolving the ability, then the card with augment returns to the player's hand.[5]
Like Meld, Augment was inspired by the unpublished Link-mechanic.
Creature cards with augment have a layout without a border on their right.[2] Instead, a vertical metal bar finishes off the art, much like the one that runs through the middle of the host creatures. Creatures with augment lack a mana cost and use a color indicator.
Host/Augment is relatively close to making it into black border.[6] The most distinctive mechanical oddity is the text-changing effect that replaces an enters-the-battlefield trigger with a different one.
Rulings
- Augment cards are creature cards with a mana value of 0.[7]
- An augmented host functions as a singular creature.[8]
Trivia
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (2019-05-30). "What is the storm scale rating of Augment and Host?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (November 20, 2017). "The Un-Ending Saga, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 22, 2017). "Unstable FAQAWASLFAQPAFTIDAWABIAJTBT". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 25, 2020). "Unsanctioned FAQ". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Matt Tabak (November 13, 2017). "Unstable Mechanics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 26, 2025). "What silver bordered design or mechanic do you feel is the closest to making it into black border?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 16, 2017). "Regarding augment cards, how do they interact with cards like Ranger of Eos and recruiter of the guard?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 16, 2017). "Once you augment a creature card, does it function like an aura or as one larger creature?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 03, 2018). "What five things from silver border would you like to bring to black border?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 03, 2018). "Is Suture the playtest name of Augment?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
