So Ling 素靈: Mechanics

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Whenever you spend five or more mana to cast a spell or activate an ability,: Used on 9 cards: Pentamage Wurm, Pentamage Rogue, Pentamage Wizard, Pentamage Herder, Pentacast Orgg, Pentamage Librarian, Pentamage Hellion, Pentamage Serpent, Pentamage Warrior
Fuse: You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand. Used on 8 cards: Pride // Prejudice, Curse // Bless, Bob // Weave, Judge // Executioner, Yang // Yin, Slave // Master, Vice // Virtue, Under // Over
Whenever you cast an Aura or Spirit spell,: Used on 7 cards: Spirit Enchantress, Honored Ancestor, Bartering Spirit, Demoralizing Ghost, Detaining Ghost, Seance Mediator, Spirit Debunker
Unharmed by : Prevent all damage that PARAM1 sources would deal to ~. Used on 0 cards:
({?} can be paid with either {2} or 2 life.): Used on 15 cards: Soul-tearing Wail, Gruesome Digestion, Demeaning Ghost, Inspired Strike, Bob // Weave, Anemia, Bob // Weave, Delighting Ghost, Ghastly Deal, Glamor, Esprit de Corps, Slave // Master, Spiritual Tutor, Life of Fatigue, Slave // Master
~ can't attack or block unless it's enchanted or equipped.: Used on 3 cards: Solat Golem, Divad Gnome, Yensid Gargoyle
Flanking: Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Used on 9 cards: Paaulong Lifesapper, Kamwong Charger, Paaulong Charger, Kwanlung Vigilante, Kamwong Ace, Kamwong Bombardier, Kwanlung Reverberator, Kwanlung Charger, Paaulong Bulldozer

Return mechanic from Mirage block. Wanted a creature mechanic and thought flanking with blue and green would feel cool, i.e. pair flanking with flying and trample. Also trying flanking triggers.

\1cycling \2: PARAM2, Discard ~: Search your library for a PARAM1 card, reveal it, put it in your hand, then shuffle your library. Used on 3 cards: Periodic Bird, Periodic Spider, Periodic Lizard
\1 Bicycling \2: PARAM2, Discard ~: Search your library for two PARAM1 cards, reveal them, put them in your hand, then shuffle your library. Used on 3 cards: Periodic Bird, Periodic Spider, Periodic Lizard

Double cycling

Manifest: When you discard this card, you may create PARAM1ASWORDS 1/1 Elemental creature token that is all colors with "Sacrifice this creature: Add one mana that is all colors." Used on 13 cards: Fast Effect, Heartbreak, Detach, Heart Burn, Path of Many, Misperceive, Isle of No Return, Fervent Strike, Inner Power, Natural Degradation, Wings of Inspiration, Summon Creature, Mental Collapse
Living aura: You may play this spell without choosing a target. As this Aura enters, if it is unattached to a creature, you may create a 0/0 white Essence creature token and attach this to it. Used on 11 cards: Unjust Law, Life of Danger, Avatar of Illuminance, Avatar of Darkness, Guardianship, Life of Fear, Lichhood, Life of Patience, Life of Vigilance, Life of Fatigue, Life of Pain

Aura spells with Living Aura do not have to target. If you choose a target, it resolves like any other Aura, that is, it enters attached to the target. If you don't choose a target, in that case, as it resolves, you may put a 0/0 token and attach the Aura to the token, but not another creature.

If the Living Aura enters play not as spell, then there are two cases. 1), it enters play attached to another creature or permanent (e.g. Sovereigns of Lost Alara ). In that case, you don't get a 0/0 token and don't get to attach it to the token. 2), it enters play unattached (e.g. Hypergenesis). In that case, you may choose to either A) put a 0/0 token and attach this Aura to it; or B) you may attach the Aura to another creature (the token is never created).

Obviously, Living Auras all should have Enchant creature and not other permanent types.




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}()]".