Sinecure

Sinecure
Keyword Ability
Type	Static
Introduced	Mystery Booster 2
Last used	Mystery Booster 2
Reminder Text	Sinecure (this creature can occupy a space two spaces higher on the Monk Track than its power.)
Statistics	1 card 100%
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keyword:"Sinecure"

Sinecure is a keyword ability introduced on the 2024 Mystery Booster 2 test card Abbot of the Sacred Meeple. It is possibly resticted to monks, and maybe clerics.

Description

A sinecure (/ˈsɪnɪkjʊər/ or /ˈsaɪnɪkjʊər/; from the Latin sine, 'without', and cura, 'care') is an office, carrying a salary or otherwise generating income, that requires or involves little or no responsibility, labour, or active service.

A creature can occupy a space two spaces higher on the Monk Track than its power.

Example

Example

Sliver of Hope
Creature — Human Monk
2/2
Sinecure (This creature can occupy a space two spaces higher on the Monk Track than its power.)
Once on each of your odd-numbered (beige) production phases, you may spend two additional sheep when constructing a building. If you do, you may activate the lesser production ability of any building of prestige 5 or lower you control. Exceptions: Apiary, Cobbler (but not Shoemaker), Wainwright.

Ruling

• If the space two spaces higher than this creature's power on the Monk Track is already occupied (or, in rare cases, if its power is so high that there is no such space), this creature can occupy any lower-valued space on the Monk Track.