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Does something useful the moment it arrives: an ability, which players shorten to . You keep that effect even if the card is removed straight afterwards, which is why these pair so well with cards that make them enter again. Solemn Simulacrum, The One Ring

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A tag is one thing a card does, on its own, in a vacuum. Tags are the building blocks archetypes are made of.

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Enter the BattlefieldThe moment a permanent arrives on the battlefield. Many cards have an ability that triggers right then, often written "when this enters". Players shorten it to "ETB".Open the full glossaryETB (short for Enter the Battlefield)The moment a permanent arrives on the battlefield. Many cards have an ability that triggers right then, often written "when this enters". Players shorten it to "ETB".Open the full glossaryFlickerBriefly exiling a permanent and returning it to the battlefield straight away. It re-triggers anything that happens when the permanent enters, and can rescue it from removal.Open the full glossary