Gearseeker Serpent

Keywords Outside of Standard

New • 15 Aug 2021 • Asked by needlerfanpudge • 35 Comments

I understand not wanting to put nonevergreen keywords in set as they go through Standard. However, would it make sense to grant them the keywords when they're only legal in formats outside of that? For a non Consider example, Gearseeker Serpent would gain Affinity for Artifacts.

That gets into a larger question: how often do we want cards to function in a way that the written card doesn’t tell you?
Affinity Artifacts Format Legality Gearseeker Serpent Keywords Serpent Standard

Pseudo-Mechanics Rule

New • 23 Mar 2017 • Asked by thelifeofanoodle • 23 Comments

About the "pseudo-mechanic" question(s). I interpreted it more along the lines of Gearseeker Serpent's ability being pseudo-affinity than improvise.

The rule with this is if there is just one or two cards that do something that was ability worded in another set, we don’t use the ability word.
Ability Words Affinity Gearseeker Serpent Improvise Mechanics Rules Serpent

Affinity Keyword Future

New • 14 Dec 2016 • Asked by pelirrojo-93 • 34 Comments

Just a quick question about a keyword I didn't see in the article Monday: Will affinity ever make a reappearance or will it only be worded out like on Gearseeker Serpent?

Affinity could make a return although I believe when we next see it keyworded it won’t be Affinity for Artifacts but some other subset.
Affinity Artifacts Gearseeker Serpent Keywords Serpent

Affinity for Artifacts

New • 17 Sep 2016 • Asked by chilliaxe-blog • 42 Comments

Hi Mark! Just wondering how you managed to get Gearseeker Serpent into Kaladesh. I thought affinity for artifacts was a 10 on the storm scale :O

One card is not a whole mechanic.
Affinity Artifacts Gearseeker Serpent Humor Kaladesh Keyword Abilities Mechanics Serpent Storm Scale

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