Four-faced
Four-faced | |
---|---|
Keyword Ability | |
Type | Activated |
Introduced | Mystery Booster |
Last used | Mystery Booster |
Reminder Text | Four-faced (Whenever this becomes tapped, move it to the next stage, or to stage 1 if it’s at stage 4.) |
Statistics |
1 card 100% |
Scryfall Search | |
fulloracle:"Four-faced" |
Four-faced is a keyword ability featured on a test card in the Mystery Booster set.[1] A four-sided creature has four stages with different characteristics, and advances through stages whenever it is tapped. It is inspired by Double-faced cards, but has elements of the Level up mechanic and Sagas in the way it moves through multiple stages.
It is unclear from the test card how a four-faced creature would be configured on an actual card. The test card uses a layout very similar to the Level up mechanic, which ironically had been met with mixed reactions due to the layout.[2][3] A few months before Mystery Booster was released, Mark Rosewater speculated that something similar to "triple-faced cards" found in the Duel Masters trading card game would eventually be done in Magic, but not soon.[4]
Example
Example
Loopy Lobster
Creature — Lobster
?/?
Four-faced (Whenever this becomes tapped, move it to the next stage, or to stage 1 if it’s at stage 4.)
Stage 1 — (1/4)
Stage 2 — (4/1) Evolve
Stage 3 — (2/4) : Loopy Lobster gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
Stage 4 — (4/4) Vigilance. : Draw two cards.
Rulings
- A permanent with four-faced starts at stage 1.
- If Loopy Lobster somehow enters the battlefield tapped, it will still be at stage 1.
- If an object becomes a copy of a permanent with four-faced, that object remains at the stage it was. If it wasn't at a stage, it's at stage 1.
- A creature card with four-faced that isn't on the battlefield is a 0/0 creature.
- Activating Loopy Lobster's stage 3 ability creates an effect that lasts even if it moves to stage 4 during that turn.
References
- ↑ Eli Shiffrin (November 11, 2019). "Mystery Booster Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 07, 2015). "How was Level Up received?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 07, 2015). "Do you think that the mechanic has any chance of returning?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 02, 2019). "What are your thoughts on the triple-faced cards...". Blogatog. Tumblr.