| Spiritcraft | |
|---|---|
| Mechanic | |
| Introduced | Champions of Kamigawa |
| Last used | Saviors of Kamigawa |
| Text | Whenever you cast a spirit or arcane spell, … |
| Statistics |
49 cards 27%  22%  16% 16%  14%  5% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| fulloracle:"Whenever you cast a spirit or arcane spell" | |
- For the theme deck see: Spiritcraft (deck)
Spiritcraft is the unofficial name of a mechanic utilized on cards from the Kamigawa block that have triggered effects whenever a spirit or arcane spell is played. It has been noted by Wizards that they wish it had been used officially as an ability word.[1]
In Betrayers of Kamigawa, many spiritcraft abilities created ki counters.
Examples[ | ]
The text in brackets is not on the card itself, but is used to denote where the ability word would have been placed.
Example
Thief of Hope 
Creature — Spirit
2/2
[Spiritcraft — ] Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Soulshift 2 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 2 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
References[ | ]
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 22, 2006). "Would you give them "spiritcraft" or something that might be more flavorful?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.