How many colors are there in magic?

Asked by Dusk 9 years ago

Is there a rule or a statement which says that there are only 5 colors in magic? Can a Scuttlemutt add more colors than the usual ones?

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1

105.1. There are five colors in the Magic game: white, blue, black, red, and green.

105.4. If a player is asked to choose a color, he or she must choose one of the five colors. "Multicolored" is not a color. Neither is "colorless."

February 26, 2015 5:14 p.m.

Dusk says... #2

Thank you and sorry for the silly question

February 26, 2015 5:16 p.m.

SimicPower says... #3

According to Mark Rosewater, while playing a game with silver bordered cards, there are an infinite number of possible colors, so you could tap Scuttlemutt for turquoise or whatever you wanted. That is only in silver-borerded land, though, so stick to 5 colors for an actual tournament setting.

February 26, 2015 6:49 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #4

Any question you have is worth asking as long as it's genuine. We all have to learn somehow.

February 26, 2015 7:12 p.m.