Keywords

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Keywords or "keyword abilities" are words attached to rules text. Many abilities are explained in reminder text, which is recognized by being in parenthesis and italics directly following the keyword.

Example

Fear (This creature can’t be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

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Examples of common keyword abilities are:

The above-mentioned keyword abilities would rarely receive reminder text in an Expert Level expansion.

Keyword abilities are different from keyword actions, as they usually stand alone on a cards text without a period after them, except when there are multiple keywords together (in which case they are separated by commas. See Akroma, Angel of Wrath), or when they are referenced as part of an ability (say, ": This creature gains flying until end of turn.". See Sarcomite Myr).

Keyword abilties are also different from ability words, as the latter have no special rules meaning and no individual entries in the Comprehensive Rules.

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 '''Keywords''' or "'''keyword abilities'''" are words attached to rules text. Many abilities are explained in [[reminder text]], which is recognized by being in parenthesis and italics directly following the keyword.
-'''Keyword abilities''' are different from [[keyword actions]], as they usually stand alone on a cards text without a period after them, except when there are multiple keywords together (in which case they are separated by commas. See <c>Akroma, Angel of Wrath</c>), or when they are referenced as part of an ability (say, "{{2}}: This creature gains flying until end of turn.". See <c>Sarcomite Myr</c>).
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 The above-mentioned keyword abilities would rarely receive reminder text in an Expert Level expansion.
+Keyword abilities are different from [[keyword actions]], as they usually stand alone on a cards text without a period after them, except when there are multiple keywords together (in which case they are separated by commas. See <c>Akroma, Angel of Wrath</c>), or when they are referenced as part of an ability (say, "{{2}}: This creature gains flying until end of turn.". See <c>Sarcomite Myr</c>).
-As of November 2006, there are 57 different keyword abilities.
+Keyword abilties are also different from [[ability words]], as the latter have no special rules meaning and no individual entries in the [[Comprehensive Rules]].
 ==See also==
-*[[Ability word]]
 *[[Evergreen|Evergreen keywords]]
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_keywords "List of Magic: The Gathering keywords" on Wikipedia]

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