MTG Keyword Rules — Comprehensive Rules Glossary
Look up keyword abilities and keyword actions from the Magic: The Gathering Comprehensive Rules
A
- Abandon [701.33]
- Absorb [702.64]
- Activate [701.2]
- Adapt [701.46]
- Affinity [702.41]
- Afflict [702.130]
- Afterlife [702.135]
- Aftermath [702.127]
- Airbend [701.65]
- Amass [701.47]
- Amplify [702.38]
- Annihilator [702.86]
- Ascend [702.131]
- Assemble [701.45]
- Assist [702.132]
- Attach [701.3]
- Aura Swap [702.65]
- Awaken [702.113]
B
C
- Cascade [702.85]
- Cast [701.5]
- Casualty [702.153]
- Champion [702.72]
- Changeling [702.73]
- Cipher [702.99]
- Clash [701.30]
- Cleave [702.148]
- Cloak [701.58]
- Collect Evidence [701.59]
- Companion [702.139]
- Compleated [702.150]
- Connive [701.50]
- Conspire [702.78]
- Convert [701.28]
- Convoke [702.51]
- Counter [701.6]
- Craft [702.167]
- Create [701.7]
- Crew [702.122]
- Cumulative Upkeep [702.24]
- Cycling [702.29]
D
- Dash [702.109]
- Daybound and Nightbound [702.145]
- Deathtouch [702.2]
- Decayed [702.147]
- Defender [702.3]
- Delve [702.66]
- Demonstrate [702.144]
- Destroy [701.8]
- Detain [701.35]
- Dethrone [702.105]
- Devoid [702.114]
- Devour [702.82]
- Discard [701.9]
- Discover [701.57]
- Disguise [702.168]
- Disturb [702.146]
- Double [701.10]
- Double Strike [702.4]
- Dredge [702.52]
E
- Earthbend [701.66]
- Echo [702.30]
- Embalm [702.128]
- Emerge [702.119]
- Enchant [702.5]
- Encore [702.141]
- Endure [701.63]
- Enlist [702.154]
- Entwine [702.42]
- Epic [702.50]
- Equip [702.6]
- Escalate [702.120]
- Escape [702.138]
- Eternalize [702.129]
- Evoke [702.74]
- Evolve [702.100]
- Exalted [702.83]
- Exchange [701.12]
- Exert [701.43]
- Exhaust [702.177]
- Exile [701.13]
- Exploit [702.110]
- Explore [701.44]
- Extort [702.101]
F
- Fabricate [702.123]
- Face a Villainous Choice [701.55]
- Fading [702.32]
- Fateseal [701.29]
- Fear [702.36]
- Fight [701.14]
- Firebending [702.189]
- First Strike [702.7]
- Flanking [702.25]
- Flash [702.8]
- Flashback [702.34]
- Flying [702.9]
- For Mirrodin! [702.163]
- Forage [701.61]
- Forecast [702.57]
- Foretell [702.143]
- Fortify [702.67]
- Freerunning [702.173]
- Frenzy [702.68]
- Fuse [702.102]
H
I
L
M
- Madness [702.35]
- Manifest [701.40]
- Manifest Dread [701.62]
- Max Speed [702.178]
- Mayhem [702.187]
- Meld [701.42]
- Melee [702.121]
- Menace [702.111]
- Mentor [702.134]
- Mill [701.17]
- Miracle [702.94]
- Mobilize [702.181]
- Modular [702.43]
- Monstrosity [701.37]
- More Than Meets the Eye [702.162]
- Morph [702.37]
- Mutate [702.140]
- Myriad [702.116]
O
P
R
- Rampage [702.23]
- Ravenous [702.156]
- Reach [702.17]
- Read Ahead [702.155]
- Rebound [702.88]
- Reconfigure [702.151]
- Recover [702.59]
- Regenerate [701.19]
- Reinforce [702.77]
- Renown [702.112]
- Replicate [702.56]
- Retrace [702.81]
- Reveal [701.20]
- Riot [702.136]
- Ripple [702.60]
- Roll to Visit Your Attractions [701.52]
S
- Sacrifice [701.21]
- Saddle [702.171]
- Scavenge [702.97]
- Scry [701.22]
- Search [701.23]
- Set in Motion [701.32]
- Shadow [702.28]
- Shroud [702.18]
- Shuffle [701.24]
- Skulk [702.118]
- Sneak [702.190]
- Solved [702.169]
- Soulbond [702.95]
- Soulshift [702.46]
- Space Sculptor [702.158]
- Spectacle [702.137]
- Splice [702.47]
- Split Second [702.61]
- Spree [702.172]
- Squad [702.157]
- Start Your Engines! [702.179]
- Station [702.184]
- Storm [702.40]
- Sunburst [702.44]
- Support [701.41]
- Surge [702.117]
- Surveil [701.25]
- Suspect [701.60]
- Suspend [702.62]
T
V
Ward
702.21 Keyword Ability
702.21a
Ward is a triggered ability. Ward [cost] means “Whenever this permanent becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless that player pays [cost].”
702.21b
Some ward abilities include an X in their cost and state what X is equal to. This value is determined at the time the ability resolves, not locked in as the ability triggers.