Effect	Definition
Alt Win Con	Provides an alternate win condition in the literal sense, such as Laboratory Maniac and Approach of the Second Sun.
Alternately Cast	Has an alternate casting cost, such as Force of Will, Elder Deep Fiend, and Fireblast. Does not include things that change its casting cost, like Emrakul, the Promised End; Myr Enforcer; and Fireball.
Attacks Trigger	Has a trigger when it attacks. Includes cards like Geist of Saint Traft; Primeval Titan; and Skysovereign, Consul Flagship. Doesn't include Exert creatures yet, but will soon.
Bounce	Returns at least one permanent to its owner's hand, such as Unsummon, Cryptic Command, and Reflector Mage. Does not include spells like Commit and Oust.
Card Draw	Literally draws a card (or multiple cards), such as Serum Visions; Brainstorm; and Jace, Vryn's Prodigy. Includes Investigate and Cycling cards (like Thraben Inspector and Censor). Does not include cards that adds a card from the library to your hand, like Dark Confidant and Expedition Map.
Cast Trigger (other)	Has a trigger when other cards are cast, such as Sram, Senior Edificer; Sanctum of Ugin; and Chalice of the Void.
Cast Trigger (self)	Has a tigger when it is cast, such as Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger; Bruna, the Fading Light; and Demigod of Revenge.
Control Magic	Gains control of a permanent, such as Mind Control, Lay Claim, and Dack Fayden. Also includes temporary control effects like Act of Treason and Insurrection.
Cost-Reduction	Reduces the costs of spells, but not including itself. Examples include Goblin Electromancer, Oath of Ajani, and Heartless Summoning.
Cost-Tax	Increase s the costs of spells, but not including itself. Examples include Thalia, Guardian of Thraben; Lodestone Golem; and Geist-Fueled Scarecrow.
Counterspell	Counters a spell, like Mana Leak, Counterbalance, and Disallow.
Damage Prevention	Reduces the amount of damage that would be dealt, such as Burrenton Forge-Tender, Eiganjo Castle, and Fog.
Deck Manipulation	Allows you to change the order of cards in your library with some control (ie. not milling), such as Preordain, Ancient Stirrings, and Duskwatch Recruiter.
Dies Trigger (other)	Triggers when a permanent (not itself) goes to the graveyard, such as Blood Artist, Searing Blood, and Disciple of the Vault.
Dies Trigger (self)	Triggers when it dies, such as Kitchen Finks, Blood Artist, and Voice of Resurgence.
Direct Damage	Deals damage to a player, such as Lava Spike, Hurricane, and Eidolon of the Great Revel. Does not include life loss like Bump in the Night.
Discard Outlet	Allows you to discard a card, such as Key to the City, Desolate Lighthouse, and Thoughtseize (as it targets a player).
Energy Payoff	Allows you to pay energy, such as Aetherworks Marvel, Harnessed Lightning, and Aether Hub.
Energy Source	Produces energy, such as Servant of the Conduit, Glimmer of Genius, and Attune with the Aether.
ETB trigger (other)	Triggers when something else enters the battlefield, such as Eldrazi Mimic, Jaddi Offshoot, and Authority of the Consuls.
ETB trigger (self)	Triggers when it enters the battlefield, such as Manglehorn, Oath of Nissa, and Thought-Knot Seer.
Evasive	Has an ability that allows it to deal damage to the opponent through some resistance (such as Flying, Trample, or Islandwalk).
Flashy	Can be cast at any time, by either being an Instant or having Flash.
Free	Can be cast without any mana, or spells that give you back mana once they resolve. Examples include Gitaxian Probe, Dark Ritual, Cloud of Faeries, and Daze.
Graveyard Hate	Moves cards out of the graveyard or disrupts them in some other way, such as Grafdigger's Cage, Rest in Peace, Memory's Journey, and Ground Seal.
Hand Disruption	Removes cards from an opponent's hand, such as Duress, Wheel of Fate, and Karn Liberated.
Hybrid	Has hybrid mana in its text box or mana cost, such as Kitchen Finks, Warden of the First Tree, and Cascade Bluffs.
Land Destruction	Reduces the number of lands on the battlefield, such as Stone Rain, Crumble to Dust, and Armageddon.
Lifegain	Causes you to gain life, either directly or with an ability such as lifelink or extort. Examples include Baneslayer Angel, Timely Reinforcements, and Magister Sphinx.
Lord	A permanent that gives at least some of your creatures a bonus, such as Elvish Archdruid; Gideon, Ally of Zendikar; and Signal Pest.
Mana	Produces mana, such as Llanowar Elves and Mind Stone.
Mana Source: B	Produces black mana, such as Swamp, Elves of Deep Shadow, and Blackcleave Cliffs.
Mana Source: C	Produces colorless mana, such as Wastes and Hedron Archive.
Mana Source: G	Produces green mana, such as Forest and Terrarion.
Mana Source: R	Produces red mana, such as Mountain and Rite of Flame.
Mana Source: U	Produces blue mana, such as Island and Tezzeret the Schemer.
Mana Source: W	Produces white mana, such as Plains and Lotus Petal.
Mill (opp)	Reduces an opponent's library size, such as Tome Scour; Jace, Memory Adept; and Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger.
Mill (self)	Puts cards from your library into your graveyard, such as Golgari Thug, Hedron Crab, and Mesmeric Orb.
Modal	Has modes upon casting, such as Collective Brutality, Cryptic Command, and Golgari Charm.
Permanent	Is either a land, planeswalker, creature, enchantment, or artifact.
Phyrexian	Has phyrexian mana in its textbox or its mana cost, such as Spellskite, Birthing Pod, and Dismember.
Reanimation	Returns a card from the graveyard to the battlefield, such as Reanimate; Liliana, Death's Majesty; and Obzedat's Aid.
Removal: Artifact	Kills artifacts. Examples include Kolaghan's Command, Leonin Relic-Warder, and Engineered Explosives.
Removal: Creature	Kills creatures. Examples include Wrath of God, Grasp of Darkness, Swords to Plowshares, and Oblivion Stone.
Removal: Enchantment	Kills enchantments. Examples include Naturalize, Oblivion Ring, and Deicide.
Removal: Planeswalker	Kills planeswalkers, either explicitly (such as Ruinous Path and Dreadbore) or through direct damage (see Direct Damage).
Sacrifice Outlet	Allows you to sacrifice a creature, such as Viscera Seer, Start // Finish, and Smothering Abomination.
Token Maker	Creates tokens, such as Gideon, Ally of Zendikar; Young Pyromancer; and Beast Within.
Trick	An instant or card with flash (see Flashy) that gives a creature you control a power / toughness boost, or a combat-related keyword (like First Strike, Indestructible, or Flying) or hexproof. Examples include Blossoming Defense, Archangel Avacyn, and Rattlechains.
Tutor	Searches your library for a card. Examples include Rampant Growth, Arid Mesa, and Muddle the Mixture.
Utility Land	A land that has a non-mana ability, such as Misty Rainforest, Wandering Fumarole, and Fetid Pools.
Vanilla	A creature without any text, such as Goblin Piker, Hill Giant, and Colossapede.