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'''Punch cards''' or '''Punch-Out cards'''<ref name="Looking Back 2">{{DailyRef|making-magic/looking-back-part-2|Looking Back, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|March 18, 2024}}</ref> are perforated [[helper card]]s that can be punched out into small cardboard markers that can be placed on playing cards. [[File:SNC punch card 3.png|thumb|right|250px]] ==History== Punch cards were introduced in the official ''[[Magic]]'' game in the [[Amonkhet block]] as a playing aid to keep track of [[abilities]] or [[counters]] added to regular cards, or to replace [[token]] cards in [[limited]] environments.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/so-much-amonkhet-news-2017-03-27|So Much Amonkhet News|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|March 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/158947634343/how-is-embalm-going-to-work-with-limited-formats|title=How is embalm going to work with limited formats, where you're not guaranteed the tokens?|March 28, 2017}}</ref> Punch cards were considered to be a success, but [[R&D]] announced that they didn't plan to do punch cards for every set, as they considered it a tool rather than something they wished to rely on repeatedly.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/160239227738/have-you-considered-making-tokens-a-different-size|title=Have you considered making tokens a different size than regular magic cards?|May 02, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/164103990588/have-you-gathered-enough-feedback-to-have-a|title=Have you gathered enough feedback to have a verdict on punch cards?|August 12, 2017}}</ref> Punch cards returned with ''[[Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths]]'' where they featured [[keyword counter]]s.<ref name="Mechanics">{{DailyRef|feature/ikoria-lair-behemoths-mechanics-2020-04-02|''Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths'' Mechanics|[[Matt Tabak]]|April 2, 2020}}</ref> Since then, they have become an irregular feature of [[premier]] sets. [[Mark Rosewater]] considers the design potential for punch-out technology "pretty huge".<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/future-magic-2020-07-06|The Future of Magic|[[Mark Rosewater]]|July 6, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Looking Back 2"/> Most recent punch cards feature an X in the [[information below the text box]] instead of the rarity indicator. ==Mechanics== ===[[Amonkhet block]]=== *[[Embalm]] *[[Eternalize]] *[[Exert]] *[[-1/-1 counter]] *[[Brick counter]] ===''[[Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths]]'' and ''[[Commander 2020]]''=== *[[+1/+1 counter]] *[[Keyword counter]]s ===''[[Streets of New Capenna]]''=== *[[Shield counter]]<ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/tokens-streets-new-capenna-2022-04-20|The Tokens from ''Streets of New Capenna''|[[Kendall Pepple]]|April 20, 2022}}</ref> *[[+1/+1 counter]] *[[Keyword counter]]s ===''[[The Lost Caverns of Ixalan]]''=== *[[+1/+1 counter]] *[[Stun counter]] *[[Finality counter]] ===''[[Murders at Karlov Manor]]''=== *[[Solved]] indicator *[[Suspect]]ed indicator ==Gallery== <gallery> File:AKH Punch card.png|''[[Amonkhet]]'' File:HOU Punch card.jpg|''[[Hour of Devastation]]'' File:IKO Keyword counter punch cards.png|''[[Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths]]'' File:C20 Keyword counter punch card 1.jpg|''[[Commander 2020]]'' ([[Commander 2020/Symbiotic Swarm|Symbiotic Swarm]]) File:C20 Keyword counter punch card 2.jpg|''Commander 2020'' (Symbiotic Swarm) File:SNC punch card 1.png|''New Capenna'' Shield counters File:SNC punch card 2.png|''New Capenna'' +1/+1 counters File:SNC punch card 3.png|''New Capenna'' Keyword counters File:SNC punch card 4.png|''New Capenna'' Shield counters and +1/+1 counters File:SNC punch card 6.png|''New Capenna'' Shield counters and [[Charge counter]]s File:SNC punch card 5.png|''New Capenna'' [[Obscura]] family counters File:SNC punch card 7.png|''New Capenna'' [[Goaded]] markers File:LCI punch card.jpg|''Lost Caverns'' Stun counters, Finality counters and +1/+1 counters File:MKM punch card.jpg|''Murders at Karlov Manor'' Stun counters, [[Unlock counter]]s and +1/+1 counters, indicators for "Solved" and "[[Suspected]]" </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Counters]] [[Category:Cards]] [[Category:Punch cards]]
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