The Way of Kings: Mechanics

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Antagonize: Whenever a creature card in a graveyard becomes the target of a spell or ability, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Used on 6 cards: Narak Hate-Blades, Parshendi Line-Breakers, Warform Crushers, Enraged Spearmen, Paragons of Narak, Warform Ravagers

This is a Listener (Parshendi) mechanic. It represents the Parshendi's extreme reaction to disturbing bodies of the dead. It is a {b}{r} mechanic.

Devout: Used on 9 cards: Ardent of Sincerity, Brightlord Field-Marshal, Mentor of Callings, Devotary Priest, Diligent Servant, Ardent of Purity, Arbiter of Denial, Village Surgeon, Darkeyed Spearman

This comes in the format: Devout - As long as you control an enchantment, [Effect]

This is a {g}{w} mechanic

Invest: Put a charge counter on target permanent. Used on 6 cards: Shellpiercer Grandbow, Stormfather's Wrath, Stormlight Infusion, Bygone Strength, Glimpse the Stormfather, Glyph of Justice
Bestow: If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature. Used on 3 cards: Resplendent Gloryspren, Ancient Wisdomspren, Syl, Honorspren

This is a spren mechanic, mostly found on {w} & {u}. It represents their magical nature.

fateseal: To fateseal N, look at the top N cards of an opponent's library, put any number of them on the bottom of that library in any order, and put the rest on top of that library in any order. Used on 1 cards: Agent of Sadeas

Note: This is a {u} & {b} mechanic.

Formshift: Whenever you put a counter on a permanent, you may transform this permanent. Used on 17 cards: Plateau Cremcutters, Chasm Ambushers, Shen, Dullform Worker, Warform Crushers, Nimbleform Recruits, Enraged Arrowslingers, Quiescent Painters, Chanting Defenders, Keepers of Songs, Grim Protectors, Docile Parshmen, Stormseat Cultivator, Breaker of Bones, Scholar of Rythms, Fleetfoot Lookout, Master of Songs, Rhythmshaper

A {g}{r} mechanic, this represents the ability of Parshendi to change their forms.




In card text or details pages, write the mechanic's code name (playtest name) between square brackets, like "[Crittercast]", "[Bushido 1]" or "[Delay 4 {2}{R}{R}]". It will be expanded to the mechanic's name plus reminder text, such as "Suspend 4 – {2}{r}{r}. (Rather than cast this spell from your hand,...)"
To expand a mechanic's name but not its reminder text, include parentheses at the end of the square brackets: "[Crittercast()]", "[Delay 9 {R}()]".