Gems

Overview

This page describes the types of Gems you can encounter on the gem board during a game of Magic: the Gathering Puzzle Quest

Colored gems

Colored gems are white, blue, black, red, or green.

• Colored gems may become Support gems when a support is played.
• Colored gems may become Activated gems when a card with an activated ability is played.

Matching colored gems gives you 1 Mana per gem, extra mana equal to your mana bonus in that color, and 1 Loyalty.

Loyalty gems

Matching loyalty gems gives you 1 Loyalty per gem, but no mana.

Loyalty gems generally can't be converted into other gem colors or types unless explicitly specified.

Support gems

When a support card or token enters play, a colored gem becomes a Support gem.

• If possible, the support is placed on a gem matching a color of the support.
• If that's not possible, the support may be placed on any colored gem.

Support gems enter play with a shield value. The shield value represents the durability of the support.

Support gems can't be converted into other gem colors or types.

Creating support gems

Support gems can be created by:

• Playing a support card from hand.
  • Playing the same support card again reinforces the existing support gem, unless otherwise specified.
• Using a card or an ability to create a support tokens. Types of support tokens are described below.

Matching support gems

Matching or hitting a support gem by a match-4 reduces its shield by 1. If the shield goes to 0, the support is destroyed. Some supports are indestructible and have infinite shields.

Type of indestructible support	Effect of matching
Created by a player's card or loyalty ability	No effect (unless otherwise specified)
Part of an event node's special rules	Changes the support gem's color to a random color

Types of support gems

Type	Reinforces	Description
Support card	Reinforces unless otherwise specified	While in play as a support gem, a support card acts as described on the card. When destroyed from play, the support card moves to your graveyard.
Vanguard	Reinforces	Vanguards  are a special type of support card representing planeswalkers. They are immune to general support destruction spells and abilities.
Supporting Servo token	Doesn't reinforce	While in play: Each of your Supporting Servo Tokens gives your first creature +1/+1 When matched: No effect
Food Token	Doesn't reinforce	While in play: No effect When matched : Its owner gains 3 life.
Treasure token	Reinforces only when you have 4+ treasure tokens in play	While in play: No effect Matched by owner: Adds 3 mana to a random card in your hand Matched by opponent: Adds 2 mana to a random card in your hand, and 2 mana to a random card in your opponent's hand.
Others	Reinforces unless otherwise specified	Many other support tokens can enter play from card or planeswalker abilities, many with unique effects.

Activated gems

Matching or hitting an activated gem with a match 4 destroys the gem and produces an effect which depends on the type of the activated gem.

Activated gems are created from existing colored gems, and keep their color after becoming activated gems.

Activated gems can't be converted into other gem colors or types.

Activated gem type	Effect
	While in play	When matched
Activate	No effect	Triggers an effect on the card which created the activate gem
Adapt	No effect	The creature which created the adapt gem gets +1/+1 and has its Adapt  ability triggered
Aftermath	No effect	Matched by owner: Triggers the Aftermath effect on the card which created the aftermath gem Matched by opponent: No effect
Clue	Counts down by 1 each turn and triggers the match effect on zero	The clue's owner draws a card
Countdown	Counts down by 1 each turn and triggers the match effect on zero	Matched by owner: Triggers an effect on the card which created the countdown gem Matched by opponent: No effect
Embalm	No effect	Matched by owner: Brings into play a zombie token copy of the creature in the graveyard creating the embalm gem Matched by opponent: No effect
Energize	No effect	Can trigger an Overload effect on your cards in play
Eternalize	No effect	Matched by owner: Brings into play a 4/4 zombie token copy of the creature in the graveyard creating the eternalize gem Matched by opponent: No effect
Graveyard	No effect	Adds 3 mana to the first card in your graveyard with Buried
Ignited	No effect	Destroy a block of 3x3 gems around the ignited gem
Snow	Can trigger Snow  effects on cards	Adds 1 mana to the first card in your hand with Snow ; can trigger additional Snow  effects on cards
Trap	Invisible to the player. (However, the AI sees your traps!)	Triggers an effect on the card creating the trap gem

Void gems

Void gems are empty bubbles created by cards with the Ingest ability.

Cards with the Process ability require void gems on the board to work.

Matching 3 or more void gems gives:

• +1 mana per gem to a card in hand with the Devoid  ability
• No extra mana from any coloured mana bonus
• +1 loyalty

If you have no Devoid cards in hand, matching devoid gems gives no mana.