MTG Keyword Rules — Comprehensive Rules Glossary
Look up keyword abilities and keyword actions from the Magic: The Gathering Comprehensive Rules
A
- Abandon [701.33]
- Absorb [702.64]
- Activate [701.2]
- Adapt [701.46]
- Affinity [702.41]
- Afflict [702.130]
- Afterlife [702.135]
- Aftermath [702.127]
- Airbend [701.65]
- Amass [701.47]
- Amplify [702.38]
- Annihilator [702.86]
- Ascend [702.131]
- Assemble [701.45]
- Assist [702.132]
- Attach [701.3]
- Aura Swap [702.65]
- Awaken [702.113]
B
C
- Cascade [702.85]
- Cast [701.5]
- Casualty [702.153]
- Champion [702.72]
- Changeling [702.73]
- Cipher [702.99]
- Clash [701.30]
- Cleave [702.148]
- Cloak [701.58]
- Collect Evidence [701.59]
- Companion [702.139]
- Compleated [702.150]
- Connive [701.50]
- Conspire [702.78]
- Convert [701.28]
- Convoke [702.51]
- Counter [701.6]
- Craft [702.167]
- Create [701.7]
- Crew [702.122]
- Cumulative Upkeep [702.24]
- Cycling [702.29]
D
- Dash [702.109]
- Daybound and Nightbound [702.145]
- Deathtouch [702.2]
- Decayed [702.147]
- Defender [702.3]
- Delve [702.66]
- Demonstrate [702.144]
- Destroy [701.8]
- Detain [701.35]
- Dethrone [702.105]
- Devoid [702.114]
- Devour [702.82]
- Discard [701.9]
- Discover [701.57]
- Disguise [702.168]
- Disturb [702.146]
- Double [701.10]
- Double Strike [702.4]
- Dredge [702.52]
E
- Earthbend [701.66]
- Echo [702.30]
- Embalm [702.128]
- Emerge [702.119]
- Enchant [702.5]
- Encore [702.141]
- Endure [701.63]
- Enlist [702.154]
- Entwine [702.42]
- Epic [702.50]
- Equip [702.6]
- Escalate [702.120]
- Escape [702.138]
- Eternalize [702.129]
- Evoke [702.74]
- Evolve [702.100]
- Exalted [702.83]
- Exchange [701.12]
- Exert [701.43]
- Exhaust [702.177]
- Exile [701.13]
- Exploit [702.110]
- Explore [701.44]
- Extort [702.101]
F
- Fabricate [702.123]
- Face a Villainous Choice [701.55]
- Fading [702.32]
- Fateseal [701.29]
- Fear [702.36]
- Fight [701.14]
- Firebending [702.189]
- First Strike [702.7]
- Flanking [702.25]
- Flash [702.8]
- Flashback [702.34]
- Flying [702.9]
- For Mirrodin! [702.163]
- Forage [701.61]
- Forecast [702.57]
- Foretell [702.143]
- Fortify [702.67]
- Freerunning [702.173]
- Frenzy [702.68]
- Fuse [702.102]
H
I
L
M
- Madness [702.35]
- Manifest [701.40]
- Manifest Dread [701.62]
- Max Speed [702.178]
- Mayhem [702.187]
- Meld [701.42]
- Melee [702.121]
- Menace [702.111]
- Mentor [702.134]
- Mill [701.17]
- Miracle [702.94]
- Mobilize [702.181]
- Modular [702.43]
- Monstrosity [701.37]
- More Than Meets the Eye [702.162]
- Morph [702.37]
- Mutate [702.140]
- Myriad [702.116]
O
P
R
- Rampage [702.23]
- Ravenous [702.156]
- Reach [702.17]
- Read Ahead [702.155]
- Rebound [702.88]
- Reconfigure [702.151]
- Recover [702.59]
- Regenerate [701.19]
- Reinforce [702.77]
- Renown [702.112]
- Replicate [702.56]
- Retrace [702.81]
- Reveal [701.20]
- Riot [702.136]
- Ripple [702.60]
- Roll to Visit Your Attractions [701.52]
S
- Sacrifice [701.21]
- Saddle [702.171]
- Scavenge [702.97]
- Scry [701.22]
- Search [701.23]
- Set in Motion [701.32]
- Shadow [702.28]
- Shroud [702.18]
- Shuffle [701.24]
- Skulk [702.118]
- Sneak [702.190]
- Solved [702.169]
- Soulbond [702.95]
- Soulshift [702.46]
- Space Sculptor [702.158]
- Spectacle [702.137]
- Splice [702.47]
- Split Second [702.61]
- Spree [702.172]
- Squad [702.157]
- Start Your Engines! [702.179]
- Station [702.184]
- Storm [702.40]
- Sunburst [702.44]
- Support [701.41]
- Surge [702.117]
- Surveil [701.25]
- Suspect [701.60]
- Suspend [702.62]
T
V
Sneak
702.190 Keyword Ability
702.190a
Sneak is a keyword that represents a static ability that functions while the spell with sneak is on the stack. “Sneak [cost]” means “Any time you could cast an instant during your declare blockers step, you may cast this spell by paying [cost] and returning an unblocked creature you control to its owner’s hand rather than paying this spell’s mana cost.”
702.190b
A permanent spell whose sneak cost was paid enters the battlefield tapped and attacking (see rule 506.3a). It will be attacking the same player, planeswalker, or battle as the creature that was returned to its owner’s hand to pay the sneak cost of the spell that became that permanent.