More Than Meets the Eye

More Than Meets the Eye is a keyword ability introduced in the Universes Beyond cross-over Transformers set, named after the tagline of the franchise. It allows players to cast the backside of a double-faced card for an alternate cost.
==Description==
More Than Meets the Eye is a way to combine modal double-faced cards with transforming double-faced cards. It is an alternative cost that lets the caster cast the converted side. A keyword was needed, because the rules couldn't handle both.
All cards with More Than Meets the Eye use convert as a concession to the trademark. Mark Rosewater has stated that the mechanic could be explored under a different name in the future and could use "transformed" or "transform".
==Rules==
==Rulings==
*"More Than Meets the Eye [cost]" means "You may cast this card converted by paying [cost] rather than its mana cost." It functions in any zone from which the spell can be cast.
*The cost is an alternative cost, so it can't be combined with any other alternative costs. It can be combined with any applicable additional costs.
*When you cast a spell using its More Than Meets the Eye ability, the card is put onto the stack with its back face up. The resulting spell has all characteristics of that face.
*To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a More Than Meets the Eye cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of a spell cast using More Than Meets the Eye is determined by the mana cost on the front face of the card, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
*A spell cast this way enters the battlefield with its back face up.
*If you copy a permanent spell cast this way, the copy has the characteristics of the card's back face, even though it isn't itself a double-faced card.
==Example==
==References==
==External links==
* More than Meets the Eye (Transformers wiki)
Category:Universes Beyond