"mana weave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mana weaves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mana weave (plural mana weaves)
  1. (Magic: The Gathering) The act of stacking one's deck to ensure even distribution of land cards. Categories (topical): Magic: The Gathering Synonyms: mana shuffle, mana-weave
    Sense id: en-mana_weave-en-noun-rowgBsAL Disambiguation of Magic: The Gathering: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12

Verb

Forms: mana weaves [present, singular, third-person], mana weaving [participle, present], mana wove [past], mana woven [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|mana weave<,,wove,woven>}} mana weave (third-person singular simple present mana weaves, present participle mana weaving, simple past mana wove, past participle mana woven)
  1. (Magic: The Gathering) To stack one's deck to ensure even distribution of land cards.
    Sense id: en-mana_weave-en-verb-Wk4DFWu0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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