| Perpetually | |
|---|---|
| Keyword Ability | |
| Type | Static |
| Introduced | Jumpstart: Historic Horizons |
| Last used | Jumpstart: Historic Horizons |
| Reminder Text | Perpetually |
| Statistics |
10 cards  20%  30%  30%  20% |
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Perpetually is a designed-for-digital, MTG Arena-specific, mechanic introduced in Jumpstart: Historic Horizons.[1][2]
Description
Perpetually modifies a specific card permanently, even as it enters other zones of play.
For example, Davriel’s Withering 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). Alternatively, 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. While this is an effect that can more reasonably be tracked with paper cards, it becomes substantially simpler in a digital space.
Example
Example
Ethereal Grasp 
Instant
1/1
Tap target creature. That creature perpetually gains “This creature doesn’t untap during your untap step” and “
: Untap this creature.”
References
- ↑ Tom Marks (July 26, 2021). "Exclusive: MTG Arena’s Jumpstart: Historic Horizons Set Will Add Digital-Only Cards, Full Details Revealed". IGN.com.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (July 26, 2021). "What Is MTG Arena's Jumpstart: Historic Horizons?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.