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Keyword Searches
Basic Searches
The Keywords field on the card search filters helps you find cards quickly on the Deck Editor, Deck Builder, Collection, and Trade screens. Just type in the word or phrase you want to search for and press ENTER, and the screen you're on will show only cards that have that word in their names, types, or rules text. For example, if you search for "goblin," you'll see all cards with creature type Goblin and all cards with "goblin" in their text.

When using the Keywords field, keep in mind that the card search filter checks for any string of characters that matches what you type in, not whole words that match. For example, if you type in "rat" and press ENTER, you'll see cards with words like "regenerate," "wrath," and "inspiration" in their text.

If the word or phrase you're looking for is found on many Magic cards, you may want to use the settings on the card search filter to limit your search by other card properties. See Collection and Trade Card Search Filters or Deck Editor and Deck Builder Card Search Filters for more information.

You can use the Magic Online key combinations to search for cards with Magic symbols on them. Type the symbol you want to search for and press ENTER. For example, you can press CTRL+Q, G for the  symbol. The screen will show all cards with  in their mana costs and all cards with  in their text.
 
Symbol Key Combination Definition
CTRL+Q, W White mana symbol
 CTRL+Q, U Blue mana symbol
CTRL+Q, B Black mana symbol
CTRL+Q, R Red mana symbol
CTRL+Q, G Green mana symbol
CTRL+Q, T Tap symbol
CTRL+Q, number or X Colorless mana symbols

Advanced Searches
You can use the & (and) character to find cards with two or more words or phrases on them. Say you want to find all cards with the tap symbol and the word "wizard" on them. Just type "&wizard" in the Keywords field and press ENTER. All cards with both the  symbol and the word "wizard" in their text will be shown.

The | (or) character is used to find cards that have any of the words or phrases you type in. If you type "swampwalk|islandwalk" into the Keywords field and press ENTER, you'll see all cards with "swampwalk" in their text and all cards that have "islandwalk" in their text.

Use the ~ (not) character to hide all cards with a word or phrase on them. If you type "~flying" in the Keywords field and press ENTER, you won't see any cards that have "flying" in their text.

You can also use combinations of these characters to do very specific searches. For example, if you type "creature&destroy all|remove" in the Keywords field and press ENTER, you'll see all cards with both "creature" and "destroy all" in their text and all cards with both "creature" and "remove."

If you want to use the ~ character in a combination, you have to include an & character before it. For example, if you type "return&~hand" in the Keywords field and press ENTER, you'll see all cards with "return" in their text but don't have "hand."

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