Amass is a mechanic that originally appeared in War of the Spark and is now making a return in Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth COMMANDER MASTERS, but with a bit of a twist: this version is called Amass Orcs SLIVERS, and the armies you amass are made up, fittingly enough, of orcs SLIVERS. Amass Orcs SLIVERS will always …

Spectacle is an alternative cost mechanic that can theoretically appear on any non-land card. It’s a static ability that comes with a listed mana cost, and lets you cast the spell for that cost if an opponent lost life in the same turn. And, yeah, that’s the basics! If someone other than you gets hurt somehow, spectacle costs are active. …

Assist is a multiplayer mechanic that lets other players help you cast your spells. Might sound a little odd, but for now, here’s how it works. Assist is a static ability that changes the steps of casting the spell – specifically, when you get to the part where you pay costs. You then choose another player, and then before you …

Riot appears on creatures and is a static ability that gives you a choice: you may have the creature enter the battlefield with either haste or a +1/+1 counter. And as far as rules go, that’s about it! But there are some notes to help you out: Riot worked rather well, allowing some flexibility in your game plan depending on …

Mentor is a combat-focused creature-based triggered ability. When a creature with it attacks, you put a +1/+1 counter on another attacking creature that has less power. That’s pretty much the basics – if a Mentor creature attacks with a smaller creature, the smaller creature gets bigger. Multiple instances of the mechanic on a single creature would trigger separately, but that’s …

Afterlife is a triggered ability that appears on creatures, and triggers on those creatures’s death. It’s always written with a number after it (so, Afterlife N), and it means that when the creature with it dies, you create N 1/1 white and black Spirit creature tokens with flying. And that’s…really it. Multiple instances of it on a single creature would …

Amass is a mechanic that originally appeared in War of the Spark and is now making a return in Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, but with a bit of a twist: this version is called Amass Orcs, and the armies you amass are made up, fittingly enough, of orcs. It will always be written with a number next …

The Ring, in this case, refers to The One Ring from Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. However, we’re talking about something on a lot of other cards in the set: the phrase “the Ring Tempts you.” The first time this happens in a game, you get an emblem in your Command Zone (which does exist even outside of …