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Manaless Magic Variant

This form of magic is built around getting to play without going through the trouble of actually building a deck. (contrary to this sites objectives I know, but its fun and a great way to learn a new set).

To play all you need are an opponent and a stack of cards (preferably with all five colors represented) and NO land, period, not one land.

Shuffle your stack of cards and both players draws their hand of seven off the one stack (yes one stack you both use the same library). Here is where things really take a shift from normal magic, you may choose to play any spell in your hand as a land it will produce one mana of any color in its casting cost (i.e. a mons goblin raider would produce one red mana while an absorb would produce EITHER one white or one blue). Remember to keep your land seperate from your cards in play. Other than that the game plays the same, though obviously decking the opponent isn't a valid way to win anymore.

An example game: Jp is playing against Caine, Caine beats him in the roll off so gets the first turn. Both players draw seven cards. Caine decides to play Insolence (red creature enchantment) as a mountain and then taps it to play a mons goblin raider. He then ends his turn. JP draws a card off the stack and chooses to play a sterling grove (white green enchantment) as his land for the turn and taps it for a green mana to play a llanowar elf. He then ends his turn. Caine draws a card and chooses to play a cerphalid looter (blue creature) for his land. He then taps it to cast peek. Play continues and JP barely pulls out the win with a maniacal raged bird of paradise

Submitted by JPDragonX on 10/31/01.

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