Along with Magic comes a whole onslaught of terms to figure out. Here is a list of them laid out for you!
Color Combinations
Ravnica Guild Names/Dual Color Combos
{W}{U} - Azorius: Bureaucracy, taxing, keywords - Forecast/Detain
{U}{B} - Dimir (secret underground group): Secret control, keywords - Transmute/Cipher
{B}{R} - Rakdos: Mayem, Reckless, keywords - Hellbent/Unleash
{R}{G} - Gruul: Big Beats, keywords - Bloodthirst/Bloodrush
{G}{W} - Selensnya: Unity & Harmony, Tokens, keywords - Convoke/Populate
{W}{B} - Orzhov: Bleeding, ghosts, keywords - Haunt/Extort
{U}{R} - Izzet: Inventors, Mad Scientists, keywords - Replicate/Overload
{B}{G} - Golgari: Cycle of Life, keywords - Dredge/Scavenge
{R}{W} - Boros: Righteous Military, keywords - Radiance/Batallion
{U}{G} - Simic: Biological Scientists, keywords - Graft/Evolve
Alara Shards/Allied Three Color Combinations
{G}{W}{U} - Bant
{W}{U}{B} - Esper
{U}{B}{R} - Grixis
{B}{R}{G} - Jund
{R}{G}{W} - Naya
Wedge Colors (one color and its two 'enemy' colors)
{W}{R}{B} - Mardu/Ugly/Brick/PMS/Borzhov/Dega
{U}{R}{G} - Temur/RUG/Ceta
{B}{G}{W} - Abzan/Junk/Necra
{R}{W}{U} - Jeskai/U.S.A./Raka
{G}{U}{B} - Sultai/BUG/Ana
General Terms
Bleed = Loss of life either over time or recursive ({Blood Artist})
Board Wipe/Sweep/Wrath = Destroying all creatures on the battlefield ({Wrath of God}, {Day of Judgment}, etc)
Bounce = To return a card to its owner's hand (see: {Unsummon})
Broken = A card with a ridiculously good ability for a low cost (basically any of the Power 9)
Burn = Direct damage spells ({Shock}, {Lightning Bolt}, etc)
CMC = Converted Mana Cost
Chump Block/Chump = To block a big creature with a smaller creature to prevent you from taking damage
Counters = Any spell that counters other spells ({Counterspell}, {Spell Snare}, etc)
Crack = Term used to show that you are activating a fetch land ({Misty Rainforest})
Denials = Cards that prevent your opponent from using an aspect of their deck ({Iona, Shield of Emeria}, {Psychic Venom}, etc)
Drain = An effect that gives a creature -X/-X ({Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief}) or to describe effects like {Corrupt}
ETB = Enters The Battlefield (mostly used to describe effects such as {Thragtusk}'s)
Evasive = Any creature with Unblockable, Cannot be blocked, or Protection from Whatever ({Invisible Stalker}, {Progenitus}, etc)
Flicker = Describes the card {Flicker}'s effect
Floating Mana = Mana in the mana pool that is still unused (seen with {Omnath, Locus of Mana} and similar effects)
Fog = Prevent all damage dealt to you ({Fog}, {Safe Passage}, etc)
Goldfishing = Playing a deck against an imaginary opponent to see how long it takes a deck to deal lethal damage
Grip = Your hand
Jank = Something that is pretty powerful, but usually unplayable ({Door to Nothingness}, {Battle of Wits})
Kingmaker = In multiplayer, to make a different player win the game
Kung-Fu Grip/God Keep = Excellent or perfect hand (usually your starting hand)
Loop = When something occurs until a player stops it (3 {Oblivion Ring}s out at once, targeting each other)
Mill = Directly removing cards from a player's library ({Millstone}, {Mind Grind}, etc)
Moxen = The five "Mox" cards in the Power 9
Permission = Responsive spells that force your opponent to ask permission to play anything ({Mana Leak})
Ping = Dealing a small amount of damage, usually one, to creatures or players
Power 9 = What are considered to be the 9 most powerful cards in MtG ({Black Lotus}, {Mox Pearl}, {Mox Jet}, {Mox Emerald}, {Mox Sapphire}, {Mox Ruby}, {Ancestral Recall}, {Time Walk}, {Timetwister})
Ramp = Using cards to get more than the standard amount of mana per turn ({Rampant Growth}, {Llanowar Elves}, etc)
Recursion = Permanents and spells coming back from the graveyard
Removal = Card that kills/destroys other permanents ({Doom Blade}, {Wrath of God}, {Murder}, etc)
Scoop = To take your hand and scoop up your permanents, indicating that you concede
Splash = Adding a small amount of a color to a deck for specific purposes
Strictly Better = Term used to compare cards that are nearly identical, but one more is favorable (i.e. {Lightning Bolt} vs. {Shock})
Tempo = Term used when a player is able to play more/stronger cards in a shorter period of time due to efficient resource allocation
Top Decking = Drawing into a card when you need it (illustrated with Miracle cards like {Terminus})
Uncracked = A fetch land ({Misty Rainforest}) that has been left on the table instead of activated is considered "uncracked"
Deck Types
Burn = Decks utilizing burn spells to reduce their opponent's life total
Control = Decks (generally using blue) that focus on counter magic and denial
Eggs = Decks that utilize various different artifacts (eggs) that you "crack" to create a giant combo utilizing cards with {Second Sunrise}-esque effects
Flash = Decks that utilize instants and creatures with flash that can be played on the opponent's turn.
Midrange = Field and card advantages with cards that give at least a 2 for one ability ({Thragtusk}, {Huntmaster of the Fells}, {Restoration Angel})
Mill = Decks that reduce their opponent's library count to 0
Pillow Fort = A deck that builds a "fort" that attempts to completely stop their opponent from winning
Pod = Refers to decks utilizing the card {Birthing Pod}
RDW = Red Deck Wins; Uses mono red aggro to win before the opponent is given much reaction time
Superfriends = A deck that relies heavily on the use of Planeswalkers to secure the win
Voltron = A deck utilising one creature, using Auras and Equipments to enhance that creatures potency. E.g. {Zur, the Enchanter}, {Thraximunder}
Tribal = Decks using almost nothing but one creature type (Elves, Goblins, etc)
Formats
# Headed Giant = Multiplayer team games with # being the number of players per team (generally two)
EDH/Commander = Format where players have 100 card decks and can only have one of each card and one general, or commander, who counts as the 100th card (has a ban list)
Legacy = All sets are legal (has a ban list)
Limited = Draft and sealed (usually done with new sets)
Modern = All cards from 8th Edition to present (has a ban list)
Standard = The last two blocks and the core sets released after them
Vintage = Similar to Legacy, but with a restricted list (This means that only one copy of a card is allowed per deck, including sideboard) as well as a banned list.
General Forum-Speak
ISO = Stands for "In Search Of." You'll see that around the trade section
Bump = Bump up my post! People use this to "bump" their post back up to the top of the board
Borzhov is becoming widely accepted as te name for {W}{R}{B}
Or Germany
Nazi flag colors.
For deck types: tempo, because I still have no idea what that means lol
And flash decks such as uw flash.
This style primarily uses instants or creatures with flash to play on the enemy turn for a mana advantage.
(Or the infamous hulk flash deck, just winning before they can think whether to mulligan or not)
Cant forget flash decks now.
Quote from: Potticus on June 11, 2013, 10:22:17 AM
Quote from: Kaleo42 on June 11, 2013, 05:46:50 AM
Borzhov is becoming widely accepted as te name for {W}{R}{B}
I've heard Brew a few times.
I heard dega was the right one
Quote from: Crisys on June 11, 2013, 04:35:48 PM
For deck types: tempo, because I still have no idea what that means lol
Tempo is a term used when a player is able to play more/stronger cards in a shorter period of time due to efficient resource allocation. There are different forms of Tempo: ramping (mana acceleration), resource denial (land destruction, discard, permission), or simply being efficient. If you're able to play a 1-drop on turn 1, then a 2-drop on turn 2, ect, ect. You've hit a tempo. It's just like the Musical equivilant - tempo is the speed or pace of a given piece. In game terms it's basically your ability to push the speed/pace of the game.
{Path to Exile} is a card that gives up Tempo - while it may seem obvious that you remove their creature, you also give them a land when they normally wouldn't have played one. Giving your opponents more resources is usually a bad thing. {Swords to Plowshares} does not give up tempo - because the amount of life you have is actually irrelevant, the goal of the game is to bring your opponent to 0.
Quote from: Potticus on June 12, 2013, 11:43:21 AM
Wrathing is a very common term for board wipes. Players just refer to {wrath of god}
Don't forget thu curly brackets!
Quote from: Mlerner12 on June 14, 2013, 12:37:53 AM
Quote from: Potticus on June 12, 2013, 11:43:21 AM
Wrathing is a very common term for board wipes. Players just refer to {wrath of god}
Don't forget thu curly brackets!
Why would someone dislike this? Maybe people just don't like me....
Sorry.
I still think people here don't like me
Quote from: Mlerner12 on June 15, 2013, 11:08:47 AM
I still think people here don't like me
Nah man, you're good. Some people just have fragile egos.
It's tough to be a new guy in a forum. You need to learn the ins and outs, as well as every individual poster's attitudes and peeves. Being new always tends make you feel like an outcast. Don't worry! Just keep chatting, and you'll be more and more comfortable with everyone with every post.
Thanks, I think I'm starting to figure out the generals of people.
Quote from: Mlerner12 on June 15, 2013, 11:08:47 AM
I still think people here don't like me
i can relate...:-\
Quote from: Mikefrompluto on June 15, 2013, 12:29:21 PM
Quote from: Mlerner12 on June 15, 2013, 11:08:47 AM
I still think people here don't like me
Nah man, you're good. Some people just have fragile egos.
👆👆👆👆👆
Can this not be the thread for this conversation? For the sake of sharing information...
I spilled some Rakdos on my izzet deck, what do I do? (I added two {Rakdos Cackler}s, a {Splatter Thug}, and a {Cryptborn Horror}) do you think this is a bad combination or will these cheap attackers come in handy for my spell heavy lighting slingers?
They won't mix well... Like LANb and sheep... If you find a card that merges the two together, tell me what...
😎
IZZET?
Yeah, I went there. DEAL WITH IT
{I} will {substitute} a {Blistercoil Weird} for {Rakdos Cackler}
(I {am} writing {in} Izzet)
Please post your deck building questions in their respective boards or in the MtG Discussion rather than here ;)
._. ok.
Can we add home brew to deck types?
Quote from: Millionlittlee on July 15, 2013, 08:36:43 PM
Can we add home brew to deck types?
No. It's a type of building not an overwhelming archetype. All of my decks are homebrew but can be otherwise catagorized.
Quote from: Kaleo42 on July 15, 2013, 09:35:05 PM
Quote from: Millionlittlee on July 15, 2013, 08:36:43 PM
Can we add home brew to deck types?
No. It's a type of building not an overwhelming archetype. All of my decks are homebrew but can be otherwise catagorized.
Ok
Super friends?
Amazing job on this list, Silent!
Quote from: Spikepit on July 18, 2013, 06:10:41 PM
Amazing job on this list, Silent!
wow it's spike pit :D
Yeah he's "back"
I haven't quite seen him after that. :(
Quote from: FlickerYourOwnIdentity on July 20, 2013, 11:07:19 AM
Yeah he's "back"
I haven't quite seen him after that. :(
hope he becomes active again soon!
We're too busy playing Clash of Clans together ;)
Quote from: Piotr on July 20, 2013, 04:52:42 PM
We're too busy playing Clash of Clans together ;)
What moderators do behind closed doors :)
I was always around, just all the hard work was being effectively done while I was sleeping in Aus.
Quote from: Spikepit on July 21, 2013, 08:12:22 AM
I was always around, just all the hard work was being effectively done while I was sleeping in Aus.
oh ok ...
What's the color combonation for Red, Green, and spaggeti
This thread really helped me thanks
Eggs: A deck type that uses a series of artifacts called "eggs".Why? Because you "crack" them to generate mana for insane combos.
Quote from: Mlerner12 on June 14, 2013, 03:58:29 PM
Quote from: Mlerner12 on June 14, 2013, 12:37:53 AM
Quote from: Potticus on June 12, 2013, 11:43:21 AM
Wrathing is a very common term for board wipes. Players just refer to {wrath of god}
Don't forget thu curly brackets!
Why would someone dislike this? Maybe people just don't like me....
Conclusion: yes. I got a dislike for that post months ago. WOOW. 😆
Quote from: Mlerner12 on July 25, 2013, 10:40:35 PM
I AM GETTING SO FRICKIN JARMA TROLLED. A DECK DOES NOT DESERVE -!!!
(Sighs) sorry, I just am getting frustrated at everything today.
Stay on target.
Right... I need a new phone. I get too frustrated 😆
Deck type: Eggs. Can't forgetEggs. nd I heard Aristocrats was the {R}{W}{B} name...
Nope. Thats why Junk aristocrats is a thing. Aristocrats refers to the sacking dudes {cartel aristocrat} and {falkenrath aristocrat}.
Quote from: Silent1236 on June 11, 2013, 02:25:50 AM
Along with Magic comes a whole onslaught of terms to figure out. Here is a list of them laid out for you!
Color Combinations
Ravnica Guild Names/Dual Color Combos
{W}{U} - Azorius: Bureaucracy, taxing, keywords - Forecast/Detain
{U}{B} - Dimir (secret underground group): Secret control, keywords - Transmute/Cipher
{B}{R} - Rakdos: Mayem, Reckless, keywords - Hellbent/Unleash
{R}{G} - Gruul: Big Beats, keywords - Bloodthirst/Bloodrush
{G}{W} - Selensnya: Unity & Harmony, Tokens, keywords - Convoke/Populate
{W}{B} - Orzhov: Bleeding, ghosts, keywords - Haunt/Extort
{U}{R} - Izzet: Inventors, Mad Scientists, keywords - Replicate/Overload
{B}{G} - Golgari: Cycle of Life, keywords - Dredge/Scavenge
{R}{W} - Boros: Righteous Military, keywords - Radiance/Batallion
{U}{G} - Simic: Biological Scientists, keywords - Graft/Evolve
Alara Shards/Allied Three Color Combinations
{G}{W}{U} - Bant
{W}{U}{B} - Esper
{U}{B}{R} - Grixis
{B}{R}{G} - Jund
{R}{G}{W} - Naya
Wedge Colors (one color and its two 'enemy' colors)
{W}{R}{B} - Ugly/Brick/PMS/Borzhov/Dega
{U}{R}{G} - RUG/Ceta
{B}{G}{W} - Junk/Necra
{R}{W}{U} - U.S.A./Raka
{G}{U}{B} - BUG/Ana
General Terms
Bleed = Loss of life either over time or recursive ({Blood Artist})
Board Wipe/Sweep/Wrath = Destroying all creatures on the battlefield ({Wrath of God}, {Day of Judgment}, etc)
Bounce = To return a card to its owner's hand (see: {Unsummon})
Broken = A card with a ridiculously good ability for a low cost (basically any of the Power 9)
Burn = Direct damage spells ({Shock}, {Lightning Bolt}, etc)
CMC = Converted Mana Cost
Chump Block/Chump = To block a big creature with a smaller creature to prevent you from taking damage
Counters = Any spell that counters other spells ({Counterspell}, {Spell Snare}, etc)
Denials = Cards that prevent your opponent from using an aspect of their deck ({Iona, Shield of Emeria}, {Psychic Venom}, etc)
Drain = An effect that gives a creature -X/-X ({Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief}) or to describe effects like {Corrupt}
ETB = Enters The Battlefield (mostly used to describe effects such as {Thragtusk}'s)
Evasive = Any creature with Unblockable, Cannot be blocked, or Protection from Whatever ({Invisible Stalker}, {Progenitus}, etc)
Flicker = Describes the card {Flicker}'s effect
Floating Mana = Mana in the mana pool that is still unused (seen with {Omnath, Locus of Mana} and similar effects)
Fog = Prevent all damage dealt to you ({Fog}, {Safe Passage}, etc)
Goldfishing = Playing a deck against an imaginary opponent to see how long it takes a deck to deal lethal damage
Grip = Your hand
Jank = Something that is pretty powerful, but usually unplayable ({Door to Nothingness}, {Battle of Wits})
Kingmaker = In multiplayer, to make a different player win the game
Kung-Fu Grip/God Keep = Excellent or perfect hand (usually your starting hand)
Loop = When something occurs until a player stops it (3 {Oblivion Ring}s out at once, targeting each other)
Mill = Directly removing cards from a player's library ({Millstone}, {Mind Grind}, etc)
Moxen = The five "Mox" cards in the Power 9
Permission = Responsive spells that force your opponent to ask permission to play anything ({Mana Leak})
Ping = Dealing a small amount of damage, usually one, to creatures or players
Power 9 = What are considered to be the 9 most powerful cards in MtG ({Black Lotus}, {Mox Opal}, {Mox Jet}, {Mox Emerald}, {Mox Sapphire}, {Mox Ruby}, {Ancestral Recall}, {Time Walk}, {Timetwister})
Ramp = Using cards to get more than the standard amount of mana per turn ({Rampant Growth}, {Llanowar Elves}, etc)
Recursion = Permanents and spells coming back from the graveyard
Removal = Card that kills/destroys other permanents ({Doom Blade}, {Wrath of God}, {Murder}, etc)
Scoop = To take your hand and scoop up your permanents, indicating that you concede
Splash = Adding a small amount of a color to a deck for specific purposes
Strictly Better = Term used to compare cards that are nearly identical, but one more is favorable (i.e. {Lightning Bolt} vs. {Shock})
Tempo = Term used when a player is able to play more/stronger cards in a shorter period of time due to efficient resource allocation
Top Decking = Drawing into a card when you need it (illustrated with Miracle cards like {Terminus})
Deck Types
Burn = Decks utilizing burn spells to reduce their opponent's life total
Control = Decks (generally using blue) that focus on counter magic and denial
Flash = Decks that utilize instants and creatures with flash that can be played on the opponent's turn.
Midrange = Field and card advantages with cards that give at least a 2 for one ability ({Thragtusk}, {Huntmaster of the Fells}, {Restoration Angel})
Mill = Decks that reduce their opponent's library count to 0
Pod = Refers to decks utilizing the card {Birthing Pod}
RDW = Red Deck Wins; Uses mono red aggro to win before the opponent is given much reaction time
Tribal = Decks using almost nothing but one creature type (Elves, Goblins, etc)
Formats
# Headed Giant = Multiplayer team games with # being the number of players
EDH/Commander = Format where players have 100 card decks and can only have one of each card and one general, or commander, who counts as the 100th card (has a ban list)
Legacy = All sets are legal (has a ban list)
Limited = Draft and sealed (usually done with new sets)
Modern = All cards from 8th Edition to present (has a ban list)
Standard = The last two blocks and the core sets released after them
Vintage = Similar to Legacy, but with a restricted list (This means that only one copy of a card is allowed per deck, including sideboard) as well as a banned list.
Oh jeez I just found this now!?
What's bump???
Do you mean when someone posts "bump"? That's just a way to move a post to the top of the section so more people see it.
Quote from: YumiBug on July 30, 2013, 08:55:42 AM
What's bump???
B.U.M.P
Boost Up My Post
Thats what i was told anyway...
Lol
Maybe add junk to the list?
Good idea
Quote from: EvACiDe on August 11, 2013, 12:26:21 AM
Maybe add junk to the list?
Already is! It's by the {G}{B}{W} bit :)
Maybe add Pillow Fort to the list?
Edit: and possibly "Crack" and "Uncracked"
Crack-when you use an ability that forces you to sacrifice the permanent for a benefit. Very popular term within the Eggs archetype. Ex. {Verdant Catacombs}, {Executioner's Capsule}
Uncracked-a permanent, whose whole purpose it to sacrifice it for a benefit (or "crack" it), is left on the battlefield without the ability being used. Ex. If you played a Turn 1 {Misty Rainforest} and left it there until Turn 3 or longer
There's still no Eggs :(
Quote from: elandt on October 30, 2013, 02:05:55 PM
Power 9 does not include {Mox Opal}! The five "Moxen" in Power 9 are: {Mox Jet}, {Mox Emerald}, {Mox Sapphire}, {Mox Ruby}, and {Mox Pearl}.
As is should not. Opal is very weak by comparison.
Quote from: Kaleo42 on October 30, 2013, 06:49:08 PM
Quote from: elandt on October 30, 2013, 02:05:55 PM
Power 9 does not include {Mox Opal}! The five "Moxen" in Power 9 are: {Mox Jet}, {Mox Emerald}, {Mox Sapphire}, {Mox Ruby}, and {Mox Pearl}.
As is should not. Opal is very weak by comparison.
Also they were made nearly a decade apart :P
What's this ISO thing I keep seeing in the trade sub-board? Another term I think might need explaining.
Quote from: xStrayKnightx on October 30, 2013, 09:04:43 PM
What's this ISO thing I keep seeing in the trade sub-board? Another term I think might need explaining.
In Search Of
Quote from: xStrayKnightx on October 30, 2013, 09:04:43 PM
What's this ISO thing I keep seeing in the trade sub-board? Another term I think might need explaining.
In Search Of.
MLerner won by 3 seconds lol!!
Quote from: elandt on October 30, 2013, 10:01:14 PM
Quote from: Mlerner12 on October 30, 2013, 06:50:58 PM
Quote from: Kaleo42 on October 30, 2013, 06:49:08 PM
Quote from: elandt on October 30, 2013, 02:05:55 PM
Power 9 does not include {Mox Opal}! The five "Moxen" in Power 9 are: {Mox Jet}, {Mox Emerald}, {Mox Sapphire}, {Mox Ruby}, and {Mox Pearl}.
As is should not. Opal is very weak by comparison.
Also they were made nearly a decade apart :P
I was disappointed that such an obvious mistake was in a terms to know post...and worse, it took over 4 months for the mistake to be noticed.
Ah now i see whats going on. If no one else has fixxed it when I get off work then Ill fix it.
Quote from: Kaleo42 on October 30, 2013, 11:08:16 PM
Quote from: elandt on October 30, 2013, 10:01:14 PM
Quote from: Mlerner12 on October 30, 2013, 06:50:58 PM
Quote from: Kaleo42 on October 30, 2013, 06:49:08 PM
Quote from: elandt on October 30, 2013, 02:05:55 PM
Power 9 does not include {Mox Opal}! The five "Moxen" in Power 9 are: {Mox Jet}, {Mox Emerald}, {Mox Sapphire}, {Mox Ruby}, and {Mox Pearl}.
As is should not. Opal is very weak by comparison.
Also they were made nearly a decade apart :P
I was disappointed that such an obvious mistake was in a terms to know post...and worse, it took over 4 months for the mistake to be noticed.
Ah now i see whats going on. If no one else has fixxed it when I get off work then Ill fix it.
Haha dammit. I do that every time. Opals and pearls are totally the same thing, right?? :D Thanks for keeping up on this, guys! I've been slacking since I posted this :(
What does "Rock" mean? I have often found it associated with BG decks ?_?
Quote from: Siol on November 28, 2013, 09:23:29 AM
What does "Rock" mean? I have often found it associated with BG decks ?_?
Rock (or "The Rock", named after the pro wrestler) is midrange deck that would specialize in disruption, alongside solid removal and efficient creatures. Often times it makes use of an extensive sideboard plan.
Eggs is back!
So a "The Rock" deck is not always a BG deck, isn't it?
On the whole, yes, but not specifically.
What are the terms like RUG, Junk and the rest of the wedges actually supposed to mean? I figured that RUG and BUG are red/blue/green and black/blue/green...
Why junk for white, green and black ? D:
Someone should update the wedge names
Bant looks like a nice control deck or usa
Maybe change the Wedge names down to just two terms apiece now?
{R}{W}{B} = Dega/Mardu, for example.