Talk:Assistance

Would like to open discussion on this one: there's no prose and is entirely made of a list. I note that YS attempted to regex a way to search it and didn't get a satisfying result. A big problem is in the definition, as the claim is that it's for tap abilities but the list includes a large amount of attack triggers, of which there are many that aren't listed that could qualify. Additionally, the strategic implications of adding toughness and whether it's instant speed make them play in their own category. That's the one thing I can consider writing here about in that it makes blocking a nightmare and is removed for the same reasons the samite healer damage prevention ability was. I've read a lot of MaRo articles, but I don't really recall him discussing this mechanic all that much, which makes it hard to write about and hence difficult to expand. A page that could absorb it is creature pumping. Shield (talk) 01:43, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

Yeah, I'd like a citation on this, and some demonstration that the nickname is notable. I would've guessed from the title that it had something to do with acceptable memory aids at tournaments. If we can't turn up further sources, merging to creature pumping is the obvious choice. Corveroth (talk) 02:08, 9 July 2025 (UTC)