It is required that you use card tags when asking questions in the Magic Rulings forum, in order for the people who would answer you to be able to look up the cards more easily.
Now you might ask: "what r this cardtags u speak off??"
Well my linguistically challenged friend, card tags are tags you can put around card names or around complete deck lists and which turn all the card names into links to their card images.
Using Cardtags is quite easy and in this tutorial I will explain the ins and outs of the following tags that we use on MTGSalvation:
But sometimes you need to link various cards at the same time. In such a situation you can use the [CARDS]-tag instead of the [CARD]-tag.
Example:
If you type:
[CARDS]4 Fireball (direct damage)
1x Black Lotus
12 Dancing Scimitar [Because I didn't have the Masticore)
3x Kird Ape - early beater
2 Forests[/CARDS]
As you can see the tags automatically link all the words at the beginning of each sentence. Numbers and x's before the first words aren't included in these links, so you can also type how many copies of one card your deck uses without fear of creating a not working card link.
The card link stops when the sentence is completed, but is also cut off by parentheses, brackets and dashes. Therefore it could be a good idea, to included comments you would like to make about cards within parentheses and brackets or after dashes so you don't stop the card links from working.
Make sure you correctly spelled the names of the cards. [CARD]Forests[/CARD] will not link to Forest and [CARD]Squee[/CARD] will not link to Squee, Goblin Nabob.
If you want to post a deck list you can use the [DECK]-tag instead of the [CARDS]-tag. The [DECK]-tags tag all the cards between them and make your deck show up as a pretty box that gives a more professional look to your deck list.
Using the [DECK]-tags is quite easy. You just need to put [DECK] before and [/DECK] directly after your deck list and all the card names in that list will be automatically linked.
Example:
Using the [DECK]-tags like this:
[DECK]
3 City of Brass
8 Forest
1 Gemstone Mine
2 Karplusan Forest
2 Reflecting Pool
1 Swamp
2 Underground River
2 Undiscovered Paradise
1 Volrath's Stronghold
4 Birds of Paradise
1 Cloudchaser Eagle
1 Man-o'-War
2 Nekrataal
1 Orcish Settler
2 Spike Feeder
1 Spike Weaver
1 Spirit of the Night
1 Tradewind Rider
1 Thrull Surgeon
2 Uktabi Orangutan
1 Verdant Force
4 Wall of Blossoms
2 Wall of Roots
2 Firestorm
2 Lobotomy
4 Recurring Nightmare
2 Scroll Rack
4 Survival of the Fittest
Sideboard
4 Boil
2 Dread of Night
3 Emerald Charm
1 Hall of Gemstones
2 Phyrexian Furnace
2 Pyroblast
1 Staunch Defenders
[/DECK]
Wow that’s quite beautiful isn’t it? Well, you can make it even better.
You can also add the name of the deck and add names to sections of your deck list. You add the name of the deck by typing:
[DECK=Name of the deck] instead of [DECK]
You can add section names just as you add card names, just make sure the section names don’t start with a number otherwise they will also be linked. Also note that the cards in your Sideboard will only show up in the special Sideboard part of the deck box if you put the cards at the end of the list. You can add comments to the cards in the deck list just as you did with the [CARDS]-tag by using parentheses, brackets and dashes to cut of the card link.
Sadly you can’t use normal formatting tags like the , the and the between the [DECK]-tags, because they will mess up the card links.
Example:
An example showing what you can do with the [DECK]-tag:
[DECK=Recurring Survival]
Lands
3 City of Brass
8 Forest
1 Gemstone Mine
2 Karplusan Forest
2 Reflecting Pool
1 Swamp
2 Underground River
2 Undiscovered Paradise
1 Volrath's Stronghold
Creatures
4 Birds of Paradise
1 Cloudchaser Eagle
1 Man-o'-War
2 Nekrataal
1 Orcish Settler
2 Spike Feeder
1 Spike Weaver
1 Spirit of the Night – maybe replace with Akroma
1 Tradewind Rider
1 Thrull Surgeon
2 Uktabi Orangutan [Viridian Shaman?]
1 Verdant Force
4 Wall of Blossoms
2 Wall of Roots
Spells
2 Firestorm
2 Lobotomy
4 Recurring Nightmare
2 Scroll Rack
4 Survival of the Fittest
Sideboard
4 Boil
2 Dread of Night
3 Emerald Charm
1 Hall of Gemstones
2 Phyrexian Furnace
2 Pyroblast
1 Staunch Defenders
[/DECK]
If you use the [DECK]-tag to format your decklist in a box it also gives others the chance to easily playtest your deck. The [DECK]-tag automatically converts your deck list to deck files for the three most used playtesting programs and therefore makes it possible for other users to download your deck and test it themselves on their computer or online.
Pressing will let them download your deck for Apprentice. gives your deck in Octagon format and in Magic Online format.
There are also quick buttons you can use so you don't have to type out each tag. Just press the 'Go Advanced' button in the Quick Reply box and select a card name you would like to tag. If you want to use the [CARD]-tag, press the button to create a [CARD]-tag around the selected text. If you want to use the [CARDS]-tag, select a piece of text and press the button. For the [DECK]tag, you need to select your complete deck list and press the button.
If you want to make a card link to a specific version of card that has been reprinted many times, you can also do that with the [CARD]-tag. Normally typing [CARD]Stone Rain[/CARD] would link you to the newest version of Stone Rain. But if you type the card name followed by a | and the name of the set:
[CARD]Stone Rain|Ice Age[/CARD]
The link will go to the Ice Age version of Stone Rain. (Note: This may not work - don't rely on it.)
You can also make indirect card links. That means that after typing:
[CARD=Morpling]Superman[/CARD]
The link will still go to Morphling but the link will look completely different:
There are two ways to use mana symbols in your post.
You can use the standard mana codes:
For colored mana:
= = = = =
or =:symgw: or = or = or = or = or = or = or = or = or =
For colorless manasymbols:
= = =
etc =
Or you can use the [MANA]-tag. The [MANA]-tag works a lot like the other tags we already discussed:
Example:
If you type this:
[MANA]gbruwx122334[/MANA]
The [MANA]tag will turn the letters into colored mana symbols and the numbers (and X's) into colorless mana symbols:
GBRUWx122334
Like the other tags the [MANA]-tag also has a quick button: just press button to quickly [MANA]-tag something.
Here ends our tutorial, I hope this short explanation has helped you understand more about the Cardtags that MTGSalvation uses. If you still have any questions, please feel free to pm a moderator.
It is required that you use card tags when asking questions in the Magic Rulings forum, in order for the people who would answer you to be able to look up the cards more easily.
Now you might ask: "what r this cardtags u speak off??"
Well my linguistically challenged friend, card tags are tags you can put around card names or around complete deck lists and which turn all the card names into links to their card images.
Using Cardtags is quite easy and in this tutorial I will explain the ins and outs of the following tags that we use on MTGSalvation:
1) [CARD]-tag
If you want to Cardtag an individual card, you can just put [CARD] directly before and [/CARD] directly after the card name.
Example:
If you type:
or
This will result in the following link:
2) [CARDS]-tag
But sometimes you need to link various cards at the same time. In such a situation you can use the [CARDS]-tag instead of the [CARD]-tag.
Example:
If you type:
The post will show the following:
As you can see the tags automatically link all the words at the beginning of each sentence. Numbers and x's before the first words aren't included in these links, so you can also type how many copies of one card your deck uses without fear of creating a not working card link.
The card link stops when the sentence is completed, but is also cut off by parentheses, brackets and dashes. Therefore it could be a good idea, to included comments you would like to make about cards within parentheses and brackets or after dashes so you don't stop the card links from working.
Make sure you correctly spelled the names of the cards. [CARD]Forests[/CARD] will not link to Forest and [CARD]Squee[/CARD] will not link to Squee, Goblin Nabob.
3) [DECK]-tag
If you want to post a deck list you can use the [DECK]-tag instead of the [CARDS]-tag. The [DECK]-tags tag all the cards between them and make your deck show up as a pretty box that gives a more professional look to your deck list.
Using the [DECK]-tags is quite easy. You just need to put [DECK] before and [/DECK] directly after your deck list and all the card names in that list will be automatically linked.
Example:
Using the [DECK]-tags like this:
Will give you the following result:
Wow that’s quite beautiful isn’t it? Well, you can make it even better.
You can also add the name of the deck and add names to sections of your deck list. You add the name of the deck by typing:
You can add section names just as you add card names, just make sure the section names don’t start with a number otherwise they will also be linked. Also note that the cards in your Sideboard will only show up in the special Sideboard part of the deck box if you put the cards at the end of the list. You can add comments to the cards in the deck list just as you did with the [CARDS]-tag by using parentheses, brackets and dashes to cut of the card link.
Sadly you can’t use normal formatting tags like the
Example:
An example showing what you can do with the [DECK]-tag:
The resulting deck box will look like this:
4) Downloading Decks
If you use the [DECK]-tag to format your decklist in a box it also gives others the chance to easily playtest your deck. The [DECK]-tag automatically converts your deck list to deck files for the three most used playtesting programs and therefore makes it possible for other users to download your deck and test it themselves on their computer or online.
Pressing
5) Quick Buttons
There are also quick buttons you can use so you don't have to type out each tag. Just press the 'Go Advanced' button in the Quick Reply box and select a card name you would like to tag. If you want to use the [CARD]-tag, press the
6) Other Cardtag Options
If you want to make a card link to a specific version of card that has been reprinted many times, you can also do that with the [CARD]-tag. Normally typing [CARD]Stone Rain[/CARD] would link you to the newest version of Stone Rain. But if you type the card name followed by a | and the name of the set:
The link will go to the Ice Age version of Stone Rain. (Note: This may not work - don't rely on it.)
You can also make indirect card links. That means that after typing:
The link will still go to Morphling but the link will look completely different:
This also works in combination with the option to link to specific versions of cards. Putting the following in you post:
Links to the special Oxidize art you want, but also shows the text you requested:
7) [MANA]-tag
There are two ways to use mana symbols in your post.
You can use the standard mana codes:
For colored mana:
For colorless manasymbols:
etc
Or you can use the [MANA]-tag. The [MANA]-tag works a lot like the other tags we already discussed:
Example:
If you type this:
The [MANA]tag will turn the letters into colored mana symbols and the numbers (and X's) into colorless mana symbols:
Like the other tags the [MANA]-tag also has a quick button: just press
Here ends our tutorial, I hope this short explanation has helped you understand more about the Cardtags that MTGSalvation uses. If you still have any questions, please feel free to pm a moderator.