Spiritcraft
- For the theme deck, see Spiritcraft (deck).
| Spiritcraft | |
|---|---|
| Mechanic | |
| Introduced | Champions of Kamigawa |
| Last used | Saviors of Kamigawa |
| Text | Whenever you cast a spirit or arcane spell, … |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
Spiritcraft is the unofficial name of a mechanic utilized on cards from the Kamigawa block that have triggered effects whenever a spirit or arcane spell is played. It has been noted by Wizards that they wish it had been used officially as an ability word.[1]
In Betrayers of Kamigawa, many spiritcraft abilities created ki counters.
The mechanic was a precursor to kindred and batching, in that it attempts to connect two disparate elements under a single umbrella.
Examples
The text in square brackets is not on the card itself, but is used to denote where the ability word would have been placed.
Example
Thief of Hope 
Creature — Spirit
2/2
[Spiritcraft — ] Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Soulshift 2 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 2 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 22, 2006). "Would you give them "spiritcraft" or something that might be more flavorful?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12.