Eternalize is a keyword ability in Magic: The Gathering that allows you to create a token copy of a creature card from your graveyard, except the token is a black Zombie, has base power and toughness 4/4 and has eternalize’s activation cost. This ability can be activated only when the card is in the graveyard…

Equip is a keyword ability in Magic: The Gathering, found on Artifact – Equipment cards. It represents an action to attach the Equipment to a target creature you control for a specified cost. This action can only be performed any time you could cast a sorcery. Utility in Gameplay and Deck Building In deck building,…

Enchant is a keyword ability in Magic: The Gathering found primarily on Aura cards. It defines what an Aura can be attached to. When an Aura spell with Enchant is cast, you must target something that matches the enchantment’s criteria (e.g., Enchant creature, Enchant land). Utility in Gameplay and Deck Building In deck building, Auras…

Embalm is a keyword ability in Magic: The Gathering found on some creature cards. It allows you to pay a specified cost and exile the creature card from your graveyard to create a token that’s a copy of that creature, except it’s a white Zombie in addition to its other types. Utility in Gameplay and…

Double Strike is a keyword ability in Magic: The Gathering that allows a creature to deal both first strike and regular combat damage. This means a creature with a double strike will deal damage during the first strike combat damage step and again during the regular combat damage step. Utility in Gameplay and Deck Building…

Defender is a keyword ability in Magic: The Gathering that restricts a creature from attacking. Creatures with Defender are primarily designed for defensive roles. Utility in Gameplay and Deck Building In deck building, Defender creatures can be a core part of a strategy focused on defense and controlling the board, or they can complement other…

Deathtouch is a keyword ability in Magic: The Gathering that means any amount of damage dealt by a creature with deathtouch to another creature is enough to destroy it. This is irrespective of the amount of damage or the toughness of the creature receiving the damage. Utility in Gameplay and Deck Building In deck building,…

The Cycling ability in Magic: The Gathering allows you to pay a specific cost and discard the card from your hand to draw a new card. This ability can be used at any time you could cast an instant. Utility in Gameplay and Deck Building In deck building, including cards with Cycling can offer versatility…

The Crew ability in Magic: The Gathering is associated with Vehicle cards. To use Crew, you tap any number of creatures you control with total power equal to or greater than the Vehicle’s crew number. This action turns the Vehicle into an artifact creature until the end of the turn. Utility in Gameplay and Deck…

The Convoke ability in Magic: The Gathering allows you to tap your creatures to help cast spells. Each creature you tap while casting a spell with Convoke can pay for one mana of the creature’s color or one colorless mana. This can be used in addition to other mana you pay for the spell. Utility…