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The "rally" mechanic was first introduced in the Battle for Zendikar set, and is a keyword given to the abilities of allies from the original Zendikar set. A creature with a rally ability triggers whenever an ally enters the battlefield under their control and gives some kind of bonus to all of that player's creatures, even non-ally creatures.
The Zendikar block is a Magic: The Gathering block consisting of the sets Zendikar (October 2, 2009), [1] Worldwake (February 5, 2010), [2] Rise of the Eldrazi (April 23, 2010). [3] The eponymous setting is a vast, untamed wilderness, whose few bastions of civilization exist primarily for outfitting treasure-seeking expeditions to distant locales.
Magic can be played in various formats; each format provides additional rules for deck construction and gameplay, with many confining the pool of permitted cards to those released in a specified group of Magic card sets. There are two main categories mandated by the Wizards Play Network (WPN): Tournament and Casual. [6]
The following mechanics appear in all sets of the Theros block: Enchantment Creature and Enchantment Artifact: Cards that are affected by anything that affects enchantments and anything that affects their other type. In addition to having the Enchantment type printed, they are also distinguished by a new starry background representing Nyx. [11]
Converge: Converge is a keyword found on instants, sorceries, creatures and enchantments, and again is found solely on Zendikari-themed cards. Cards with this keyword gain additional effects, or have their effect become stronger, based on how many colors of mana are used to cast them.
Previously, enchantments that were played on other permanents were called "local enchantments" and were printed with the type "Enchant creature", "Enchant land", etc. With the Champions of Kamigawa set, Wizards of the Coast made an effort to simplify the type line, which had contained rules interactions that were not written on the card.
Magic: The Gathering (colloquially known as Magic or MTG) is a tabletop and digital collectible card game created by Richard Garfield. [1] Released in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast , Magic was the first trading card game and had approximately fifty million players as of February 2023 [update] .
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths is a Magic: The Gathering expansion set. It is not part of block. The sets development codename is "Cricket", and its expansion code is IKO. [1] The set was released on April 17, 2020 in Asia and on May 15, 2020 in the rest of the world. [2]