Teammate
In a Magic multiplayer game between teams, a player's teammates are the other players on their team. The most popular sanctioned multiplayer format that has players on teams is Two-Headed Giant.
Cards referencing a player's teammates have appeared in the Unglued, Unstable, Future Sight, and most notably, Battlebond expansions.
The first cards to reference a teammate came in Unglued, relegated to silver-border, as the rules didn't yet support the concept. Imperial Mask, from Future Sight[1], was the only one to exist in black border for 9 years, until the release of the surge mechanic in Oath of the Gatewatch. A Two-Headed Giant-focused supplementary set Battlebond was released on June 8, 2018, featuring 14 cards referencing either teams or teammates.
From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- Teammate
- In a multiplayer game between teams, a player’s teammates are the other players on their team. See rule 102.3.
From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- 102.3. In a multiplayer game between teams, a player’s teammates are the other players on their team, and the player’s opponents are all players not on their team.
In Professional play, many Magic players also work with a team of some sort, to brew new decks and playtest[2] them.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 10, 2020). "Back to the Future Sight, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Gavin Verhey (November 16, 2017). "Getting Ahead". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.