Ongoing

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Ongoing
Supertype
Introduced Archenemy
Last used Duskmourn Commander
Rules Ongoing scheme cards remain in the command zone until they are abandoned.
Scryfall Statistics

Ongoing is a supertype introduced in Archenemy on Schemes.

Description

Schemes with the supertype ongoing remain in play until a particular condition is met that requires the archenemy to abandon it. It debuted in Archenemy and later re-appeared in Archenemy: Nicol Bolas and Duskmourn Commander.

In-game references

Represented in:

Rules

From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (September 19, 2025—Marvel's Spider-Man)

Ongoing
A supertype that appears only on scheme cards. See rule 205.4, “Supertypes.”

From the Comprehensive Rules (September 19, 2025—Marvel's Spider-Man)

  • 205.4h Any scheme card with the supertype “ongoing” is exempt from the state-based action for schemes (see rule 704.6e).

From the Comprehensive Rules (September 19, 2025—Marvel's Spider-Man)

  • 904.11. Once an ongoing scheme card is set in motion, it remains face up in the command zone until an ability causes it to be abandoned (see rule 701.33).

From the Comprehensive Rules (September 19, 2025—Marvel's Spider-Man)

  • 701.25a To “surveil N” means to look at the top N cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.