Below is a list of all the special abilities used in Glyphmaster's Gateway. A special ability is a word or phrase (usually one or two words) that appears in a card's text section to indicate a card's special talent or trait. Each craft has 6 unique special abilities and shares 2 with another color. Some are shared by all colors, such as spectral and flying.
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| Keyword | Used by | Text |
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| Adept |  
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Can spend vitality points as Talent points. |
| Agitate | 
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Opponent must recycle 1 card from hand when this unit enters the battlefield. |
| Agile |
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Can maneuver to 1 adjacent space when attacked for 1 Talent Point. |
| Alert | 
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Has full defense power while engaged. |
| Autonomy |
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Can enter the battlefield without a Legend present by recalling cards from hand; use Influence Points if Legend is in play. |
| Berserk | 
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Can attack multiple times in a turn. |
| Blast |
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Deal X explosive damage to ranged attack, where X is the number of Talent Points spent. |
| Blight |
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Units attacked by (card name) become occupied. They remain so during their owner's next turn. |
| Bond |
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Gain +1 defense power if (unit type) is also on the battlefield. |
| Conceit |
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Can steal stat points from adjacent friendly units. Stats return to normal if either moves away from adjacent space. |
| Daunt |
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Enemy units may not use Autonomy while this unit is on the battlefield. |
| Deft |
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Cannot become occupied. |
| Disarm |
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If damage is dealt by this unit, that unit loses any items it has equipped. Those return to owner's hand. |
| Distract |
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Instant - 1 Talent Point - occupy a select enemy unit. |
| Donor |
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Can donate vitality points to help deploy another unit (in lieu of Influence Points). |
| Double Tap |
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If damage is dealt to a unit, it can attack a second unit. |
| Expedite |
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Draw a card whenever this unit attacks. |
| Feral |
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Gain +1 attack for every creature unit on the battlefield, friendly or otherwise. |
| Flank | 
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Can jump an adjacent unit to end up on the opposite side. This is considered a speed of 1. Gain +2 attack power if you attack the jumped unit in the same turn. |
| Flying |
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Can only be attacked with range unless grounded. May fly over other units (but not occupying their space). Must be grounded to enter the Gateway. |
| Guard |
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Can block an attack for an adjacent friendly unit. If acting as a guard, damage dealt will go to this unit instead of the attacked one. |
| Intercept |
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Deals 1 automatic damage when attacked before regular combat is factored. |
| Leech |
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This unit's cost is paid in friendly vitality points instead of Influence Points. |
| Lethal |
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Deals 1 automatic damage during attacks before regular combat is factored. |
| Loaded |
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The first item this unit equips costs only 1 gold. |
| Martyr |
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This unit may sacrifice all or some of its vitality to pay for Influence or Talent points. If it dies, it is exiled and does not go to the boneyard. |
| Medic |
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Gives up to 3 vitality to friendly units when entering the battlefield. Owner chooses distribution. |
| Mercenary |
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This unit's cost is paid in gold instead of Influence Points. |
| Miser |
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Spend 1 less gold cost to equip this unit. |
| Nimble |
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Can maneuver immediately upon entering the battlefield. |
| Pacify |
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Cannot be attacked by Creature Units. |
| Poison |
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Units engaging in combat with this unit suffer poison damage. They lose 1 vitality per owner's turn until dead or it enters the Gateway. |
| Push |
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Can maneuver and attack for 1 action, but only if it does both. |
| Reload |
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Can perform ranged attacks multiple times in a turn. |
| Repair |
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An adjacent machine or barricade unit recoups 1 vitality per turn, but may not exceed the number listed on its card. |
| Retreat |
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If this unit's vitality reaches 1, it returns to its owner's hand. |
| Rush |
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Can attack immediately upon entering the battlefield. |
| Shatter |
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Sacrifice this unit to destroy an enemy machine unit or barricade. |
| Siphon |
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Drains 1 vitality from any adjacent unit per round on its owner's turn. |
| Sniper |
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Any enemy unit entering the battlefield within range of this unit's attack suffers 1 automatic damage when it is deployed. |
| Spectral |
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Can only be killed by relic weapons or spell talents. |
| Stay |
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Pay 3 Talent Points to prevent a unit from entering the Gateway. That unit returns to its previous space. |
| Subdue |
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Can occupy an enemy unit's space. While there, that unit cannot maneuver, attack, or equip items. |
| Swift |
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Can maneuver multiple times in a turn. |
| Tantrum |
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Deal 2 automatic damage to select unit upon defeat when leaving the battlefield to the boneyard. |
| Toxic |
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When dealt damage in combat, equal damage is dealt to the attacker in return. |
| Upgrade |
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Adjacent friendly units gain +1 attack range. |
| Wielder |
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Permanently equipped with a relic weapon. |