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
Split Second
702.61 Keyword Ability
702.61a
Split second is a static ability that functions only while the spell with split second is on the stack. “Split second” means “As long as this spell is on the stack, players can’t cast other spells or activate abilities that aren’t mana abilities.”
702.61b
Players may activate mana abilities and take special actions while a spell with split second is on the stack. Triggered abilities trigger and are put on the stack as normal while a spell with split second is on the stack.
702.61c
Multiple instances of split second on the same spell are redundant.