Vanilla

Vanilla is a slang term used by players to refer to a creature that has "no abilities". It is also referred to as "vanilla creatures" or "vanilla cards".

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This can include any card without effect text, this includes such things as Soul abilities as well as multicolored cards that are put tapped into your mana zone. Due to this, cards such as Cute Whisper or Gonta, the Warrior Savage are not considered to be true Vanilla creatures.

A card may however still be considered vanilla for just including Flavor Text, as it does not influence gameplay in any form and is not considered to be an ability.

A typical vanilla card would be a creature such Burning Mane.

Light

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Water

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Darkness

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Fire

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Nature

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