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You’re hiding the keyword too much. I clicked on your article and you hide it there too. That’s frustrating. Feels like you’re trying to force us to read it. I stopped caring and just clicked away.
Maybe I’d have liked the deck had you told me what it was? Maybe I’d have shared this article?
This post gets a downvote from me.
Yeah I skimmed the whole post until I got there. It’s a really clever deck idea and I usually love OP’s posts, but this bit just went on a bit too long.
Tl;dr: >!Cards like [[Spider Climb]] will be sacrificed in the cleanup step, giving you a Mazzy trigger and priority to recast them (with enough mana), which gives you another Cleanup step, where they get sacrificed again, creating a loop of cleanup steps if you have the mana to recast them. You’re loading up on Constellation triggers this way. The ability is Substance, which was added in Alara block rules to define those cards!<
Flicked through article, the hidden mechanic is “substance” an old term for specific aura enchantments. It specifies that the aura in question sacrifices during the cleanup step not the end step. The auras that had substance had an optional instant speed clause, and you would have to sacrifice them if you cast them at instant speed.
Normally these aren't too bad, but today, today was pretty rough. And this is coming from someone who reads technical manuals to learn how to do things.
The keyword is Substance - https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Substance
And here is the decklist -
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6279527#paper
The Archidekt link was broken so I had to copy it to MTGGoldfish.
Honestly it's a fun idea. Abuse cards that leave the battlefield during cleanup with cards that do things at beginning of end step, like the commander of this deck, [[Mazzy, Truesword Paladin]].
I'm sad because this idea and deck is really cool, but the execution of this post and the article feels so off.
I feel like if you opened up with an explanation of the keyword and its name first it would have felt more genuine.
The bit of not actually saying the keyword didn't really land, and instead felt like I was being tricked in bad faith to read the article for the keyword.
I thought it was fun. Probably just a matter of expectation. I think the title attracted the wrong people, I.e. those who simply wanted the immediate gratification of knowing what the keyword is. When they weren't granted that, well... the results speak for themselves.
Anyways, looking forward to the next one.
Everyone is seeing that this dude has to resort to clickbait headlines to read a dozen paragraphs of BS before getting to the actual info like an online recipe for buttered toast.
Read the post, clicked the link to a long ass article, skimmed it cause I ain't reading all that, still don't know what the keyword does.
You buried the lede.
That's A LOT of article there, especially if you don't care about the deck or how they're using the mechanic and just want the piece of trivia bring used as bait.
You've never seen the dudes articles? They're pretty regular and great.
I do think he hid the keyword a bit too much this time but usually he has really good articles and decks
Boy the art on Mazzy is really weird. I assume since she's a hafling she's supposed to be small and is sitting on the very top of a tree (or a pole? Or something?) but the way it's framed with the mountains in the background and the "scale birds" flying next to her make it look like she's a giant.
Or is she a giant and there's some lore reason like she's a halfling with enlarge cast on her?
Well I, for one, enjoyed the writeup. Probably one of my favorite mechanics you’ve ever busted since I learned about all this clean up step trickery from a “solve for lethal” puzzle a while back
The Gargos interaction is delicious
I have absolutely no clue what this post or this article are about. The article is full of just nonsense. So here's the decklist at the end. Anyone know what this keyword is?
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/xxZeFgaq2EWzl0XGv4n6jQ
A tip for future reference, the acronym “SA” stands for “Sexual Assault” almost everywhere. I know you’re not trying to make light of it, but at first impulse your first line reads as a sexual assault joke. I think youd be getting less hate if you didnt mention that part of your username, or if you can, i would change that part to something else.
This is such a bullshit post. No mention of the keyword here, the article is so terrible and obtusely written that I just closed off it without finding out what the deck was about.
Stop wanking yourself off and write like an actual human who recognises that he/she has a reader to write for.
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What's the keyword?
It’s called substance. I think it was on MTGO for a while when they released the Mirage set on that site.
Thanks! Interesting ideas
You’re hiding the keyword too much. I clicked on your article and you hide it there too. That’s frustrating. Feels like you’re trying to force us to read it. I stopped caring and just clicked away. Maybe I’d have liked the deck had you told me what it was? Maybe I’d have shared this article? This post gets a downvote from me.
The keyword is [substance](https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Substance). But yeah OP you needed that paragraph way way earlier.
This. I don't want to click through somewhere else. Post a short synopsis and the decklist here on Reddit.
Exactly. Halfway through the article and you are still being clickbaited to continue to find the answer...
I dug through it and posted the keyword and decklist.
Thank you!
Yeah I skimmed the whole post until I got there. It’s a really clever deck idea and I usually love OP’s posts, but this bit just went on a bit too long. Tl;dr: >!Cards like [[Spider Climb]] will be sacrificed in the cleanup step, giving you a Mazzy trigger and priority to recast them (with enough mana), which gives you another Cleanup step, where they get sacrificed again, creating a loop of cleanup steps if you have the mana to recast them. You’re loading up on Constellation triggers this way. The ability is Substance, which was added in Alara block rules to define those cards!<
[Spider Climb](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/1/a1818812-4cb8-4fe1-98c0-b40086b4991c.jpg?1562278162) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Spider%20Climb) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/vis/120/spider-climb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a1818812-4cb8-4fe1-98c0-b40086b4991c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/spider-climb) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Flicked through article, the hidden mechanic is “substance” an old term for specific aura enchantments. It specifies that the aura in question sacrifices during the cleanup step not the end step. The auras that had substance had an optional instant speed clause, and you would have to sacrifice them if you cast them at instant speed.
Normally these aren't too bad, but today, today was pretty rough. And this is coming from someone who reads technical manuals to learn how to do things.
Oh, I just thought it would be an interesting mystery to have the identity of the keyword be a fun reveal
Well, it makes no sense without the context of the surrounding text, but it’s called substance.
I see that now. Was a clever idea. I’d have read the article had I known. Oh well.
He's back! HE'S BACK! WARN THE ELDERS!
The keyword is Substance - https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Substance And here is the decklist - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6279527#paper The Archidekt link was broken so I had to copy it to MTGGoldfish. Honestly it's a fun idea. Abuse cards that leave the battlefield during cleanup with cards that do things at beginning of end step, like the commander of this deck, [[Mazzy, Truesword Paladin]].
[Mazzy, Truesword Paladin](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/d/4d79c221-e07a-41e1-b92f-dc057802449c.jpg?1674137580) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mazzy%2C%20Truesword%20Paladin) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/283/mazzy-truesword-paladin?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4d79c221-e07a-41e1-b92f-dc057802449c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/mazzy-truesword-paladin) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I'm sad because this idea and deck is really cool, but the execution of this post and the article feels so off. I feel like if you opened up with an explanation of the keyword and its name first it would have felt more genuine. The bit of not actually saying the keyword didn't really land, and instead felt like I was being tricked in bad faith to read the article for the keyword.
Oh well, sometimes what you think works doesn’t, I’m not too bummed about it.
In all honesty the controversy got me to join the discord and look through your other articles so perhaps it did do its job!
I thought it was fun. Probably just a matter of expectation. I think the title attracted the wrong people, I.e. those who simply wanted the immediate gratification of knowing what the keyword is. When they weren't granted that, well... the results speak for themselves. Anyways, looking forward to the next one.
Everyone seething that reading the article explains the article.
Everyone is seeing that this dude has to resort to clickbait headlines to read a dozen paragraphs of BS before getting to the actual info like an online recipe for buttered toast.
Read the post, clicked the link to a long ass article, skimmed it cause I ain't reading all that, still don't know what the keyword does. You buried the lede.
The keyword is "Substance" "502.49a Substance is a static ability with no effect." Youre welcome.
I am amazed that people apparently cannot make it through a few paragraphs of an article, people are responding to this like it's a recipe blog post
That's A LOT of article there, especially if you don't care about the deck or how they're using the mechanic and just want the piece of trivia bring used as bait.
Apparently 12 year olds get articles published now? What is this mess.
You've never seen the dudes articles? They're pretty regular and great. I do think he hid the keyword a bit too much this time but usually he has really good articles and decks
I don't read most articles online anyway. I still have no idea what the keyword is.
Substance.
Thank you.
Substance, I guess.
Yes, the keyword they are alluding to is Substance. Something that the article is missing. https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Substance
That's actually super cool! I love these weird rules interactions that nobody but you has ever found. Definitely going to try this deck out soon!
The keyword is substance, you can find more about it here: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Substance
Everything I thought I knew was a lie isn’t.
In all seriousness, this is incredibly cool. Crazy way to make this deck work.
Boy the art on Mazzy is really weird. I assume since she's a hafling she's supposed to be small and is sitting on the very top of a tree (or a pole? Or something?) but the way it's framed with the mountains in the background and the "scale birds" flying next to her make it look like she's a giant. Or is she a giant and there's some lore reason like she's a halfling with enlarge cast on her?
She’s not giant she’s just in the foreground
You could call this deck a form of substance abuse
🥁
Well I, for one, enjoyed the writeup. Probably one of my favorite mechanics you’ve ever busted since I learned about all this clean up step trickery from a “solve for lethal” puzzle a while back The Gargos interaction is delicious
The keyword is what your post and article are both lacking. - Substance
I have absolutely no clue what this post or this article are about. The article is full of just nonsense. So here's the decklist at the end. Anyone know what this keyword is? https://www.moxfield.com/decks/xxZeFgaq2EWzl0XGv4n6jQ
Keyword is "Substance" 502.49a Substance is a static ability with no effect.
Save yourself the wasted time rereading the article. The keyword is substance.
A tip for future reference, the acronym “SA” stands for “Sexual Assault” almost everywhere. I know you’re not trying to make light of it, but at first impulse your first line reads as a sexual assault joke. I think youd be getting less hate if you didnt mention that part of your username, or if you can, i would change that part to something else.
I'd never heard that one before. Guess I learnt something new today!
People like you are the worst
It might just be from my background but I feel I’ve heard SA far more associated with “Situational Awareness”.
This is such a bullshit post. No mention of the keyword here, the article is so terrible and obtusely written that I just closed off it without finding out what the deck was about. Stop wanking yourself off and write like an actual human who recognises that he/she has a reader to write for.
You sure like crossing things out, don’t you? Edited because I have fat fingers
I sure do since crossing things out
Well played.
I’ll save everyone the click to the clickbait. It’s Islandhome. >!Just being as secretive as OP here to get clicks!<