A resource in Magic is a supply of something that a player has and can use when it is needed to play and to get closer to however they intend to win the game. Resources are spent to pay costs, usually when casting spells and activating abilities.
The following resources can be identified:
- Mana
- Energy
- Life
- cards in Hand
- Cards in the Library
- Cards in the Contraption deck
- Cards in the Graveyard
- Permanents in play
- Time
