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While this is an effect that can more reasonably be tracked with paper cards, it becomes substantially simpler in a digital space. That could be a card like Davriel’s Withering, which perpetually gives a creature -1/-2 – if that card reduces a creature to 0 toughness or less and sends it to the graveyard, for example, the debuff will remain in effect even if a player is able to bring it back to battlefield (causing it to immediately die again).Īlternatively, Lumbering Lightshield can perpetually increase the casting cost of a card in your opponent’s hand by one colorless mana – the affected card then maintains that increase whether it’s cast from hand or somewhere else, like from the graveyard with Flashback or from exile with Foretell. The next mechanic is called “ Perpetually,” which modifies a specific card permanently, even as it enters other zones of play. Certain cards (like Manor Guardian, visible in the gallery above) will allow you to seek a card with specific criteria, randomly pulling one from your library that meets that criteria without shuffling afterward – something that couldn’t happen at the tabletop without a player manually looking through their deck. The first of these mechanics is called “ Seek,” which is a digital twist on a tutor effect. Jumpstart: Historic Horizons' Digital-First Mechanics Explained These cards will include three new mechanics with “digital-first” designs that cannot not be replicated in paper Magic. While a majority of the cards in Historic Horizons will be reprints – most of which are new to Arena, including many cards from both the first and second Modern Horizons sets – the 31 brand new cards will be exclusive to Arena’s digital platform. Similar to the original Jumpstart, Historic Horizons cards can be added to your collection either by using wildcards or by participating in a timed event (ending September 9) in which you pick two themed packs from a possible 46, combine them into a single deck, and then compete against other players.