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Keywords

Every card is tagged with what it does. For each keyword a card either enables it — makes or is the thing — or rewards it, getting better when you have it. Two cards interact when one enables what the other rewards.

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Longer left: plenty of cards make it, so payoffs are the scarce part. Longer right: lots of payoffs, so stock up on enablers.

Themes

Strategies a deck can be built around.48 of 48

Small creaturese.g. Welcoming VampireCreatures with power 2 or less, and cards that reward them.10,125 enable173 reward Spellslingere.g. Mystical TutorInstants and sorceries, and cards that trigger when you cast them.7,691 enable1,018 reward Historice.g. Excalibur, Sword of EdenArtifacts, legendaries and Sagas, and cards that count them.8,535 enable60 reward Artifactse.g. Urza's SagaIs or makes artifacts, or rewards you for playing and controlling them.5,001 enable734 reward Legends mattere.g. Command TowerLegendary permanents, and cards that reward playing them.4,718 enable467 reward Blink & enter triggerse.g. Bojuka BogFlickers or bounces your own permanents to reuse enters-the-battlefield abilities.217 enable4,767 reward Power matterse.g. Garruk's UprisingCreatures with 4+ power, and cards that reward controlling them.4,755 enable228 reward Multiple spells per turne.g. FlusterstormCheap spells, and rewards for casting two or more in a turn.4,613 enable158 reward Graveyarde.g. ReanimateFills your own graveyard, or uses it as a resource (recursion, reanimation, flashback).2,113 enable2,610 reward Tokense.g. Doubling SeasonMakes tokens, or rewards you for making and having them.4,165 enable172 reward Enchantmentse.g. Hall of Heliod's GenerosityIs an enchantment, or rewards you for playing and controlling them.3,912 enable201 reward Partye.g. Champions from BeyondClerics, Rogues, Warriors and Wizards, and cards that count your party.3,857 enable48 reward +1/+1 counterse.g. Hardened ScalesPuts +1/+1 counters on creatures, or rewards creatures that have them.3,083 enable634 reward Creatures enteringe.g. Impact TremorsTriggers whenever a creature enters under your control, and ways to make that happen repeatedly.2,843 enable231 reward Big mana & X spellse.g. Blasphemous ActProduces a lot of mana, or has somewhere to sink it.426 enable2,496 reward Go widee.g. Garruk's UprisingBuilds a wide board of creatures, or scales with how many you control.1,308 enable1,445 reward Tap & untape.g. Birds of ParadiseUntaps your permanents, or has abilities worth untapping for.412 enable2,152 reward Lifegaine.g. Vito, Thorn of the Dusk RoseGains life, or triggers whenever you do.2,275 enable198 reward Draw matterse.g. Reliquary TowerDraws extra cards, or rewards you for drawing and holding them.2,006 enable311 reward Toughness matterse.g. Last March of the EntsHigh-toughness creatures and defenders, and cards that turn toughness into damage.1,812 enable103 reward Attack triggerse.g. Etali, Primal StormRewards attacking, and effects that give extra attacks or keep attackers alive.277 enable1,617 reward Sacrifice & death triggerse.g. Solemn SimulacrumSacrifice outlets, and cards that pay you when your creatures die or are sacrificed.601 enable1,127 reward Discard & lootinge.g. NecropotenceDiscards your own cards, or rewards you for doing so.1,533 enable173 reward Proliferate & counterse.g. Karn's BastionUses counters of any kind (loyalty, poison, charge, lore...), or adds more of them.1,491 enable159 reward Combat damage triggerse.g. Professional Face-BreakerTriggers on hitting a player, and the evasion that makes it happen.715 enable779 reward Copies & clonese.g. Etali, Primal StormCopies permanents; best with powerful targets and legends-rule workarounds.430 enable931 reward Aurase.g. Sram, Senior EdificerAuras, and cards that reward enchanted creatures.1,108 enable189 reward Outlawse.g. Laughing Jasper FlintAssassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues and Warlocks, and cards that reward them.1,264 enable20 reward Burn & pingerse.g. Twinflame TyrantDeals noncombat damage, or amplifies and rewards it.1,148 enable108 reward Top of librarye.g. Bolas's CitadelSets up the top of your library, or plays from it.775 enable231 reward Equipmente.g. Puresteel PaladinEquipment, and cards that reward equipped creatures.673 enable227 reward Landfall & extra landse.g. Tireless ProvisionerPuts extra lands into play, or triggers whenever a land enters.482 enable318 reward Life draine.g. Exquisite BloodMakes opponents lose life, or triggers when they do.663 enable42 reward Planeswalkerse.g. Mox AmberPlaneswalkers, and cards that protect and accelerate them.338 enable323 reward Play from exilee.g. Hoarding BroodlordExiles cards to play them later, or rewards casting from exile.513 enable71 reward Opponent discarde.g. Waste NotMakes opponents discard, or punishes them for it.480 enable34 reward Treasure tokense.g. Professional Face-BreakerMakes Treasure tokens, or rewards having and sacrificing them.394 enable32 reward Vehiclese.g. Tannuk, Memorial EnsignVehicles and Mounts, and the cards that crew and reward them.253 enable158 reward Mille.g. Breach the MultiverseMills opponents, or cares about cards in their graveyards.252 enable137 reward Sagase.g. Karn's BastionSagas, and cards that add lore counters or reward chapters.245 enable125 reward Food tokense.g. Peregrin TookMakes Food tokens, or rewards having and eating them.183 enable66 reward Poisone.g. Karn's BastionGives opponents poison counters, or rewards you once they have them.114 enable130 reward Energye.g. Guide of SoulsMakes energy counters, or spends them.129 enable106 reward Opponents drawinge.g. Smothering TitheMakes everyone draw, or punishes opponents for drawing.182 enable37 reward Snowe.g. Search for GlorySnow permanents, and cards that count them.113 enable99 reward Clue tokense.g. Tireless TrackerInvestigates, or rewards making and cracking Clues.179 enable28 reward Dungeons & initiativee.g. White Plume AdventurerVentures into the dungeon, or rewards completing one.61 enable18 reward Blood tokense.g. Voldaren Bloodcaster // Bloodbat SummonerMakes Blood tokens, or rewards having them.41 enable15 reward

Roles

What a card is for. Used to balance every deck we build.

Card advantage4,156Draws cards or otherwise generates card advantage.Removal3,293Answers a single opposing permanent.Ramp1,477Accelerates your mana: mana rocks, mana creatures and land search.Land1,296A land.Recursion654Gets cards back from your graveyard.Board wipe552Clears the board.Protection463Protects your permanents from removal.Counterspell429Counters spells.Tutor251Searches your library for a specific card.

Abilities

Evergreen keywords and ability words, and the cards that reward them.12 of 12

Creature types

Types with at least five cards that reward them. Being the type enables it.117 of 117

Human4,939 · 141 Warrior1,471 · 94 Wizard1,357 · 94 Soldier1,315 · 67 Spirit906 · 155 Zombie815 · 172 Elemental809 · 104 Elf781 · 121 Goblin671 · 154 Cleric746 · 53 Rogue707 · 47 Dragon555 · 164 Beast662 · 36 Knight637 · 57 Bird589 · 55 Phyrexian582 · 49 Vampire523 · 101 Shaman559 · 9 Merfolk419 · 77 Cat447 · 25 Horror443 · 17 Hero386 · 56 Angel387 · 42 Insect389 · 19 Artificer381 · 7 Construct360 · 23 Ally295 · 87 Scout375 · 6 Dinosaur304 · 72 Giant320 · 37 Demon311 · 44 Mutant303 · 24 Villain285 · 42 Eldrazi298 · 28 Sliver193 · 123 Pirate250 · 49 Wall242 · 56 Faerie261 · 33 Snake267 · 17 Golem257 · 19 Dwarf245 · 29 Robot248 · 21 Lizard256 · 12 Assassin234 · 31 Wolf211 · 45 Dog239 · 15 Spider219 · 33 Avatar243 · 5 Rat206 · 39 Berserker237 · 5 Orc186 · 50 Monk224 · 6 Treefolk192 · 32 Citizen208 · 14 Ninja191 · 26 Illusion197 · 17 Ogre204 · 5 Shapeshifter192 · 9 Minotaur183 · 17 Wurm195 · 5 Mercenary180 · 19 Plant181 · 14 Kithkin161 · 27 Werewolf147 · 39 God167 · 18 Detective168 · 11 Nightmare168 · 10 Turtle163 · 15 Squirrel144 · 33 Elephant171 · 5 Samurai152 · 24 Skeleton162 · 14 Frog155 · 20 Rebel157 · 17 Bear151 · 17 Sphinx159 · 5 Doctor110 · 40 Fungus139 · 11 Ooze140 · 10 Thopter142 · 8 Fish138 · 11 Officer141 · 7 Devil137 · 8 Hydra135 · 10 Serpent125 · 18 Bat130 · 12 Octopus121 · 15 Mount97 · 38 Horse128 · 6 Kavu125 · 8 Myr123 · 7 Halfling123 · 6 Griffin123 · 5 Klingon114 · 14 Alien121 · 5 Crab115 · 8 Elk111 · 6 Rabbit108 · 9 Kraken101 · 11 Ox103 · 6 Leviathan96 · 10 Otter94 · 11 Fractal98 · 6 Mouse94 · 10 Pest97 · 5 Thrull95 · 7 Gorgon96 · 5 Raccoon93 · 8 Eye77 · 22 Survivor87 · 5 Q69 · 21 Kobold81 · 8 Wraith81 · 7 Dalek76 · 5 Coward70 · 9 Zubera73 · 5 Cyberman70 · 7

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