Card frames A card with only one color in its mana cost is simple, you use a simple mono-colored frame of the chosen color. If you are unsure on the order of the colored mana symbols, search up a real modern card of that color combination. In any mana cost, the generic mana symbol always comes first, then come the colored mana symbols. The "tap" symbol is also separated from the mana cost by a comma. "Put a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire you control." / "Search your library for a Gate card." Activated abilities and mana costs Whenever you begin another sentence in an activated ability, the first letter should be capitalized, like this: ", Tap an untapped creature you control: Add two mana of any one color." The part after the mana cost is an additional cost to activate the ability and the colon comes only after it. Wrong: " Gain 4 life." / Right: "You gain 4 life." Subtypes in the text box Whenever you refer to a creature type or another subtype in the textbox, the first letter should be capitalized. You always need to state who gains the life. Wrong: " Deal 2 damage to any target." / Right: "Shock deals 2 damage to any target." The other similar issue is with gaining life. Whenever you are talking about dealing damage in the textbox, you need to state the source - and it is pretty much always the card that talks about dealing the damage. Damage always has to have a source, let it be a spell or a permanent. Dealing damage and gaining life This is an issue, that I see all the time and please remember this - you as a player don't deal damage. You can't for example give a creature landfall. An ability word is unified only by the condition under which it triggers or is active. Landfall - Whenever a land enters the battlefield. Ability words can't be referred to by other cards and can't be granted. Ability words Ability words are written in italics, after them is a long dash, and then normal text. To get a text into italics, simply select it and then click on the "italics" button above. The reminder text for a keyword ability is in brackets and must be in italics. "Target creature gains lifelink until end of turn."), those words also don't begin with a capital letter ( wrong: " Target creature gains Lifelink until end of turn."). When using keyword abilities somewhere else in the textbox (e.g. The only ability that will begin with a capital letter is the first one of the list. "Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains trample until end of turn." "Creatures you control get +1/+0 and have haste." (on a permanent card) Keyword abilities Some creatures have one or more keyword abilities at the front. "Have" is used for keywords but on a static effect. "Scry 2."/"Crew 4") - Creatures' power and toughness and their modifiers (e.g ".unless you control a 1/1 creature."/"target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn."/"Each creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.") And then there are moments where you don't write it with a number, instead you use a numeral word: - Any amount of cards Wrong: " Draw 2 cards." / Right: "Draw two cards." Wrong: " Look at the top 5 cards of your library." / Right: "Look at the top five cards of your library." Wrong: " Discard 3 cards." / Right: "Discard three cards." Wrong: " Search your library for 2 land cards." / Right: "Search your library for two land cards." Get x Gain x Have Creatures "get" a modifier for their power/toughness and they "gain" a keyword ability for a limited duration. "Destroy target creature with converted mana cost 3 or less.") - Values of abilities (e.g. "You gain 3 life."/"Each opponent loses 1 life.") - Converted mana cost (e.g. "Shock deals 2 damage to any target.") - Amount of life (e.g. Using numbers in the textbox There are several instances, where you use a number in the textbox of a card: - Amount of damage (e.g. It's impossible to write everything out under every individual card, so from now on you can just send a link to this thread in case anyone needs to see it. This is not meant to offend anyone or brag, I'm rather trying to help. I'm creating this post to help everyone properly word their cards or to make the text look good, because I see a lot of mistakes repeated over and over.
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