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During play, mana powers up [[Card|Cards]] to allow them to be played.
Mana of any of the five [[#Color|color]]s can be used to pay the casting cost of cards of any color. Other specialised types of mana exist. In paper Magic the Gathering, the system of [[#Color|Colored mana]] being required for colored cards replaces the MtGPQ requirement that colored cards can only be played by [[Planeswalkers]] can only have cards in their decks that match their of matching affinity/ies.
Each [[Matching|Match]] of 3 or more [[Gems]] on the [[Gem board]] provides an amount of mana according to the number of gems matched, and the mana bonuses of the [[portal:Planeswalkers|Planeswalker]].
== Color==
Like its parent game ''Magic: the Gathering'', Color in [[Magic: the Gathering Puzzle Quest]] is a core mechanic whose thematic flavor influences all aspects of the game, albeit not the mechanic of colored mana being required for colored cards. This is instead roughly analogous to the requirement that cards can only be played by the same color [[Planeswalkers]] can only have the same colored cards in their decks.
Each of the five colors — White {{W|45}}, Blue {{U|45}}, Black {{B|45}}, Red {{R|45}}, and Green {{G|45}} — is associated with distinct magic and cultural principles, and different mechanics and [[abilities]].
===Mana Color summary===Mana of any of the five [[color]]s can be used to pay the casting cost of cards of any color. Mana from specific color [[matching|match]]es may be required for certain abilities such as {{Ability|Converge}}.
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! Color
| Nature, growth, interdependence
| Forest
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Other specialised types of mana exist.
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! <div style="text-align: right">{{nowrap | Void [[File:icon_V.png|x24px|Void mana]]}}</div>
| Gained by matching void gems. Pays only for cards with the {{Ability|Devoid}} ability.
''Void gems are created by cards with the [[Abilities#Ingest|Ingest]] ability.''
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! {{nowrap | Loyalty [[File:icon_L.png|x24px|Loyalty]]}}
| Loyalty is not mana, but behaves similarly. Loyalty pays for [[portal:Planeswalkers|Planeswalker]] abilites rather than cards in hand.
''Loyalty is gained by matching loyalty gems. Also, each colored gem match generates 1 loyalty in addition to mana.''
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