Grind
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| Grind | |
|---|---|
| Mechanic | |
| Introduced | Gatecrash |
| Last used | The Lord of the Rings |
Grind is an unused keyword and informal term for a variation of the milling mechanic which puts cards from a library into the graveyard until a specified number of land cards are put there.[1][2] It was originally designed as the Dimir mechanic for Gatecrash.[3] The mechanic was used without the keyword on several cards.[4]
While the actions a player takes when grinding appear to resemble those of mill, the specific rules of the mill keyword means it is inaccurate to say "mill cards until you mill a land."
List of grind spells
Creatures
- Balustrade Spy
— when this enters the battlefield, target player, reveals a land card - Consuming Aberration
— whenever you cast a spell, each opponent, reveals a land card - Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker — a player dealt damage by this creature, reveals four land cards
- Undercity Informer
— 
, sacrifice a creature: target player, reveals a land card - Sméagol, Helpful Guide
— whenever Tempted; target opponent, reveals a land and puts that land under your control
Equipment
- Trepanation Blade — Equip - Whenever equipped creature attacks, defending player, reveals a land card; The creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each card revealed.
Sorceries
- Destroy the Evidence
— destroy target land; its controller, reveals a land card. - Mind Funeral — target opponent, reveals four land cards
- Mind Grind
— each opponent, reveals X land cards
Psuedo-Grind
- Curse of Unbinding
— enchanted player, reveal a creature. - Gamekeeper — when Gamekeeper dies, reveal a creature.
- Helm of Obedience — target opponent, mill a creature or X cards
- Hermit Druid — controller reveals a basic land, it goes to hand
- Oath of Druids — upkeep of player with fewer creatures, reveal a creature.
- Spoils of the Vault — caster, reveal a chosen card name.
- Telemin Performance — target opponent, reveal a creature.
- Thought Dissector — target opponent, reveal an artifact or X cards
- Tunnel Vision
— target player, only if they reveal a named card
References
- ↑ Mark Gottlieb (December 31, 2012). "Gatecrash Diaries". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 7, 2013). "Gatecrashing the Party, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 27, 2016). "Can you share anything about Cipher?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 23, 2015). "Do you have any trivia on Consuming Aberration?". Blogatog. Tumblr.