Kindle is a slang term used by Magic R&D to describe the spells that look at the graveyard for other copies, getting increasingly stronger dependent on the number of those copies.[1][2] First seen on the eponymous Kindle, the effect was designed by Mark Rosewater to be a non-creature version of Plague Rats.[3] This design of card tends to appear at least once each time a cycle of common "collect them all" type cards are printed, such as in Magic Origins and Core Set 2020.
Spells with kindle[ | ]
In order of release:
- Kindle
- Accumulated Knowledge
- The "burst" cycle from Odyssey:
- Undead Servant
- Mirrored pair from Eldritch Moon:
- Compound Fracture
- Goblin Gathering
- Growth Cycle
- Frantic Inventory
- Ancestral Anger
Other "collectible" cards[ | ]
Other cycles[ | ]
- Symmetrical kindle cycle from Coldsnap:
- The Zubera from Kamigawa[4] - magnified effects for each Zubera that died that turn
- Common collectable cycle from Magic Origins:
- Cleric of the Forward Order - gain 2 life for each other copy controlled
- Faerie Miscreant - draws a card if another copy is on the battlefield
- Undead Servant - creates more Zombie tokens with each copy in the graveyard
- Infectious Bloodlust - tutors for another copy when enchanted creature dies
- Timberpack Wolf - gets +1/+1 for each other copy controlled
- Common collectible cycle from Core Set 2020:
- Battalion Foot Soldier- tutors for any number of copies when it enters the battlefield
- Faerie Miscreant
- Undead Servant
- Pack Mastiff - firebreathing that pumps all copies controlled
- Growth Cycle
Similar mechanics[ | ]
- All cards with intensity
- All cards with grandeur
- All cards that are relentless
- Many cards with myriad
Tutor effects[ | ]
- Daru Cavalier, Screeching Seahawk, Avarax, Embermage Goblin - tutors for one copy when it enters the battlefield
- Howling Wolf, Skyshroud Sentinel, Squadron Hawk - tutors for three other copies when it enters the battlefield
- Legion Conquistador, Battalion Foot Soldier, Gathering Throng - tutors for any number of copies when it enters the battlefield
- Whisper Squad, Elvish Clancaller, Llanowar Sentinel, Gigantiform - tutors for another copy onto the battlefield for mana
- Growth-Chamber Guardian - tutors for another copy when +1/+1 counters are placed
- Welkin Hawk, Wretched Throng - tutors for another copy when it dies
- Trustworthy Scout - exiles itself from the graveyard to tutor for another copy
- Legion Angel - tutors another copy from outside the game
- Arachnus Spinner - tutors copies of Arachnus Web
- Grand Master of Flowers - tutors copies of Monk of the Open Hand
- Nissa Revane - tutors copies of Nissa's Chosen
- Renowned Weaponsmith - tutors copies of Heart-Seeker Bow and Vial of Dragonfire
- Bogbrew Witch - tutors copies of Festering Newt and Bubbling Cauldron
Other effects[ | ]
- Groffskithur - returns another copy from the graveyard to the hand when blocked
- Myr Servitor - returns all other copies from the graveyard to the battlefield during the upkeep
- Demigod of Revenge - returns all other copies from the graveyard to the battlefield when cast
- Powerstone Shard - taps for more mana for each copy on the battlefield
- Plague Rats - power and toughness are equal to the number of copies controlled
- Charmed Stray, Baloth Packhunter - puts +1/+1 counter(s) to each other controlled copy when it enters the battlefield
- Gruff Triplets - puts +1/+1 counter(s) to each other controlled copy when a copy dies
- Blazing Effigy - deals 3 damage to target creature when it dies. This effect is magnified by "chaining" death triggers of Blazing Effigies off each other.
- Pardic Firecat and Diligent Farmhand[5] - increases Flame Burst and Muscle Burst counts respectively
- Stomping Slabs - deals 7 damage to any target if another copy is revealed in the top seven cards of the library
- Food Fight - activated ability deals one extra damage per copy
- Hedron Alignment - wins the game if the four copies are in four different zones
- Biovisionary - wins the game if four copies are controlled
References[ | ]
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 21, 2019). "More City Talk". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 29, 2012). "Will we ever see the "Do X plus copys in the grave yard" mechanic again?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 23, 2014). "Can you share what your favorite burn spell is, or trivia on a burn spell you had a hand in?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 20, 2019). "Can I get some sweet Zubera trivia?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 10, 2017). "Can I get some trivia for my favorite card: Diligent Farmhand?". Blogatog. Tumblr.