Effect-o-pedia
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
Limited formats will generally involve the same common gameplay effects which show up again and again. Use this guide to find out what common effects are in - and not in! - this format.
Board Wipes Bounce Counterspells Discard Disenchant Falter Fog Haste Life Gain Mana Fixing Mana Ramp Mass Pump Ping Mill Mind Control Threaten
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Mechanics/Themes
Board Wipes
Effects that can kill all creatures on the battlefield.
Conditional
Only one unconditional board wipe, but watch out for the small creature wipes.
Bounce
Effects that return cards to their owners hand.
Mostly conditional bounce spells, but Moonsnare Specialist at common can deal with enchantment-based removal.
Counterspells
Effects that can counter your spells.
Watch out for the Mirrorshell Crab, which can be a counterspell for its Channel cost.
Discard
Effects that can force you discard cards from your hand.
Virus Beetle will likely see play due to synergies, so watch out for the last card in your hand.
Disenchant
Effects that destroy artifacts or enchantments.
With the plethora of artifacts and enchantments, destruction effects may be maindeckable.
Falter
Effects that make it so multiple creatures temporarily cannot block.
No cards in this format have this effect!
Fog
Effects that prevent combat damage for multiple or all creatures.
No cards in this format have this effect!
Haste
Effects that can grant haste to creatures, or creatures that have haste.
Tribute to Horobi // Echo of Death's Wail
Crackling Emergence
Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
Ironhoof Boar
Kami of Industry
Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano
Rabbit Battery
Reinforced Ronin
The Shattered States Era // Nameless Conqueror
Sokenzan Smelter
Thundering Raiju
Harmonious Emergence
Roaring Earth
Tales of Master Seshiro // Seshiro's Living Legacy
Asari Captain
Eiganjo Uprising
Greasefang, Okiba Boss
Invigorating Hot Spring
Risona, Asari Commander
Thundersteel Colossus
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
Most Haste creatures are in Red and Green.
Life Gain
Gaining life!
Lifegain
Era of Enlightenment // Hand of Enlightenment
Golden-Tail Disciple
Lucky Offering
Selfless Samurai
Sunblade Samurai
The Wandering Emperor
When We Were Young
Kami of Terrible Secrets
Leech Gauntlet
Life of Toshiro Umezawa // Memory of Toshiro
March of Wretched Sorrow
Mukotai Ambusher
Nezumi Prowler
Okiba Reckoner Raid // Nezumi Road Captain
Reckoner's Bargain
Return to Action
Tatsunari, Toad Rider
Azusa's Many Journeys // Likeness of the Seeker
Blossom Prancer
The Dragon-Kami Reborn // Dragon-Kami's Egg
Geothermal Kami
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
Jukai Naturalist
Oni-Cult Anvil
Circuit Mender
Bloodfell Caves
Blossoming Sands
Dismal Backwater
Jungle Hollow
Rugged Highlands
Scoured Barrens
Swiftwater Cliffs
Thornwood Falls
Tranquil Cove
Wind-Scarred Crag
As usual, many lifegain cards, but no actual payoffs!
Mana Fixing
Effects that fix for colors.
Sunblade Samurai
Grafted Growth
Greater Tanuki
Ecologist's Terrarium
Network Terminal
Bloodfell Caves
Blossoming Sands
Dismal Backwater
Jungle Hollow
Mech Hangar
Rugged Highlands
Scoured Barrens
Secluded Courtyard
Swiftwater Cliffs
Thornwood Falls
Tranquil Cove
Uncharted Haven
Wind-Scarred Crag
Extra Effects (Require a second step)
Common dual lands and Uncharted Haven provide decent fixing, as well as Greater Tanuki.
Mana Ramp
Effects that ramp mana.
Mass Pump
Effects that pump all of a player's creatures.
Only really one Trumpet Blast is available with Ambitious Assault, but it can cantrip!
Ping
Effects that can kill creatures with 1 toughness.
No free ping effect, so X/1s can be relatively safe.
Mill
Effects that can mill your opponent's deck.
Self
No real mill strategy is supported.
Mind Control
Effects that steal your permanents, permanently.
One very powerful mind control spell with Invoke the Winds, beware.
Threaten
Effects that steal your creatures temporarily and grant them haste.
Only one real threaten effect on a saga.
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Mechanics/Themes
Mechanic: Double Faced Sagas
Befriending the Moths // Imperial Moth
Era of Enlightenment // Hand of Enlightenment
The Fall of Lord Konda // Fragment of Konda
Michiko's Reign of Truth // Portrait of Michiko
The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration
Behold the Unspeakable // Vision of the Unspeakable
Inventive Iteration // Living Breakthrough
The Modern Age // Vector Glider
Life of Toshiro Umezawa // Memory of Toshiro
The Long Reach of Night // Animus of Night's Reach
Okiba Reckoner Raid // Nezumi Road Captain
Tribute to Horobi // Echo of Death's Wail
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki
Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano
The Shattered States Era // Nameless Conqueror
Azusa's Many Journeys // Likeness of the Seeker
Boseiju Reaches Skyward // Branch of Boseiju
The Dragon-Kami Reborn // Dragon-Kami's Egg
Jugan Defends the Temple // Remnant of the Rising Star
Tales of Master Seshiro // Seshiro's Living Legacy
Teachings of the Kirin // Kirin-Touched Orochi
Hidetsugu Consumes All // Vessel of the All-Consuming
The Kami War // O-Kagachi Made Manifest
Sagas are back, with a twist! The sagas in NEO all flip into enchantment creatures on their last lore counter.
Mechanic: Channel
Born to Drive
Sunblade Samurai
Touch the Spirit Realm
Mirrorshell Crab
Mnemonic Sphere
Moonsnare Prototype
Saiba Trespassers
Ironhoof Boar
Reinforced Ronin
Twinshot Sniper
Bamboo Grove Archer
Careful Cultivation
Favor of Jukai
Greater Tanuki
Jukai Preserver
Roaring Earth
Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
Colossal Skyturtle
Boseiju, Who Endures
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
Otawara, Soaring City
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Channel is an activated ability which you can activate at instant speed from your hand, discard the card and use for an alternate effect.
Mechanic: Reconfigure
Cloudsteel Kirin
Lion Sash
Acquisition Octopus
Armguard Familiar
The Reality Chip
Blade of the Oni
Chainflail Centipede
Leech Gauntlet
Bronzeplate Boar
Lizard Blades
Ogre-Head Helm
Rabbit Battery
Simian Sling
Webspinner Cuff
Payoffs
Reconfigure combines creatures with equipment: you may pay the Reconfigure cost on these creatures to equip and unequip to another creature.
Mechanic: Modified
Payoffs
Guardians of Oboro
Lethal Exploit
Unforgiving One
Akki Ember-Keeper
Ambitious Assault
Flame Discharge
Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
Kami's Flare
Thundering Raiju
Upriser Renegade
Heir of the Ancient Fang
Jugan Defends the Temple // Remnant of the Rising Star
Kodama of the West Tree
Orochi Merge-Keeper
Invigorating Hot Spring
Towashi Guide-Bot
Walking Skyscraper
This is a list of Modified creature payoffs. Modified creatures are any creatures with Equipment, Auras or counters attached.
Mechanic: Ninjutsu
Blade-Blizzard Kitsune
Covert Technician
Moon-Circuit Hacker
Moonsnare Specialist
Prosperous Thief
Thousand-Faced Shadow
Biting-Palm Ninja
Dokuchi Shadow-Walker
Dokuchi Silencer
Mukotai Ambusher
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
Nezumi Prowler
Coiling Stalker
Kappa Tech-Wrecker
Spring-Leaf Avenger
Silver-Fur Master
Payoffs
Ninjutsu is an activated ability; if a creature is unblocked, you can pay the ninjutsu cost to return that creature to your hand and replace with the Ninjutsu card.
Most Ninjutsu cards have an effect after dealing damage to an opponent, so watch out!
Theme: Samurai/Warrior
Samurai Creatures
Banishing Slash
Eiganjo Exemplar
Imperial Oath
Imperial Subduer
Norika Yamazaki, the Poet
Selfless Samurai
Seven-Tail Mentor
Sky-Blessed Samurai
Sunblade Samurai
Guardians of Oboro
Life of Toshiro Umezawa // Memory of Toshiro
Nezumi Bladeblesser
Experimental Synthesizer
Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
Heiko Yamazaki, the General
Peerless Samurai
Reinforced Ronin
The Shattered States Era // Nameless Conqueror
Upriser Renegade
Heir of the Ancient Fang
Jukai Trainee
Asari Captain
Eiganjo Uprising
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
Naomi, Pillar of Order
Raiyuu, Storm's Edge
Risona, Asari Commander
Warrior Creatures
Mothrider Patrol
Akki Ember-Keeper
Scrapyard Steelbreaker
Unstoppable Ogre
Tales of Master Seshiro // Seshiro's Living Legacy
Attacks Alone
Samurai and Warriors are both creature types with significant representation in White and Red.
Several triggered abilities buff these creatures when attacking alone, listed here.
Theme: Artifact/Enchantment Creatures
Artifact Creatures
Cloudsteel Kirin
Hotshot Mechanic
Lion Sash
Acquisition Octopus
Armguard Familiar
Covert Technician
Mirrorshell Crab
Moonfolk Puzzlemaker
Network Disruptor
The Reality Chip
Saiba Trespassers
Blade of the Oni
Chainflail Centipede
Leech Gauntlet
Mukotai Ambusher
Undercity Scrounger
Virus Beetle
Bronzeplate Boar
Ironhoof Boar
Lizard Blades
Ogre-Head Helm
Rabbit Battery
Reinforced Ronin
Scrapyard Steelbreaker
Simian Sling
Towashi Songshaper
Twinshot Sniper
Unstoppable Ogre
Webspinner Cuff
Enthusiastic Mechanaut
Automated Artificer
Circuit Mender
Containment Construct
Dramatist's Puppet
Iron Apprentice
Papercraft Decoy
Patchwork Automaton
Reito Sentinel
Runaway Trash-Bot
Searchlight Companion
Shrine Steward
Towashi Guide-Bot
Walking Skyscraper
Enchantment Creatures
Befriending the Moths // Imperial Moth
Eiganjo Exemplar
Era of Enlightenment // Hand of Enlightenment
The Fall of Lord Konda // Fragment of Konda
Go-Shintai of Shared Purpose
Golden-Tail Disciple
Michiko's Reign of Truth // Portrait of Michiko
The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration
Sky-Blessed Samurai
Spirited Companion
Sunblade Samurai
Behold the Unspeakable // Vision of the Unspeakable
Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom
Inventive Iteration // Living Breakthrough
The Modern Age // Vector Glider
Moon-Circuit Hacker
Dockside Chef
Go-Shintai of Hidden Cruelty
Life of Toshiro Umezawa // Memory of Toshiro
The Long Reach of Night // Animus of Night's Reach
Okiba Reckoner Raid // Nezumi Road Captain
Tribute to Horobi // Echo of Death's Wail
Akki Ember-Keeper
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki
Go-Shintai of Ancient Wars
Kumano Faces Kakkazan // Etching of Kumano
The Shattered States Era // Nameless Conqueror
Azusa's Many Journeys // Likeness of the Seeker
Bamboo Grove Archer
Bearer of Memory
Boseiju Reaches Skyward // Branch of Boseiju
The Dragon-Kami Reborn // Dragon-Kami's Egg
Fang of Shigeki
Go-Shintai of Boundless Vigor
Greater Tanuki
Jugan Defends the Temple // Remnant of the Rising Star
Jukai Preserver
Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
Tales of Master Seshiro // Seshiro's Living Legacy
Teachings of the Kirin // Kirin-Touched Orochi
Weaver of Harmony
Colossal Skyturtle
Gloomshrieker
Hidetsugu Consumes All // Vessel of the All-Consuming
Jukai Naturalist
The Kami War // O-Kagachi Made Manifest
There are many Artifact and Enchantment creatures, which can help trigger payoffs listed below.
Theme: Artifact/Enchantment Payoff
Artifact Payoff
Enchantment Payoff
Norika Yamazaki, the Poet
Regent's Authority
Sky-Blessed Samurai
Tatsunari, Toad Rider
Bearer of Memory
Commune with Spirits
Generous Visitor
Geothermal Kami
Kami of Transience
Weaver of Harmony
Jukai Naturalist
Satsuki, the Living Lore
Both Payoff
There are many artifact and enchantment payoffs, some for both, listed here.
Theme: Shrines
A minor shrine theme appears in NEO with some decent support.
Theme: Vehicles
Dragonfly Suit
Imperial Recovery Unit
Futurist Sentinel
Mindlink Mech
Mobilizer Mech
Mukotai Soulripper
Prodigy's Prototype
Brute Suit
High-Speed Hoverbike
Mechtitan Core
Reckoner Bankbuster
Surgehacker Mech
Thundersteel Colossus
Payoff
A minor vehicle theme, with some payoffs for vehicles, exists in NEO.