Cleave
MTG Mechanic
Cleave is a new keyword ability found on some instant and sorcery cards. You can pay a cleave cost to remove some of the words from a spell, making it more powerful.
Cleave Rules
A keyword ability that allows you to pay an alternative cost to remove some of a spell’s text. See rule 702.148, “Cleave.”
- 702.148a: Cleave is a keyword that represents two static abilities that function while a spell with cleave is on the stack. “Cleave [cost]” means “You may cast this spell by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost” and “If this spell’s cleave cost was paid, change its text by removing all text found within square brackets in the spell’s rules text.” Casting a spell for its cleave cost follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2f–h.
- 702.148b: Cleave’s second ability is a text-changing effect. See rule 612, “Text-Changing Effects.”
MTGA Sets with Cleave
Newest Cards with Cleave
