Syntax Reference

Query Syntax

Syntax	Meaning	Notes
`black lotus`	Find articles containing both terms.	Searches article titles, subtitles, author names, and article text. Whitespace defaults to `AND`.
`"exact phrase"`	Find the exact phrase.	Quotes keep the words together.
`-exclude`	Exclude a term from a search.	Must be combined with a positive term, such as `affinity -banned`.
`NOT exclude`	Exclude a term with the explicit operator.	Operators must be uppercase.
`red OR blue`	Find either term.	Use uppercase `OR`.
`red AND blue`	Find both terms explicitly.	Equivalent to `red blue`.
`(red OR blue) dragon`	Group terms before combining them with other terms.	Parentheses work with `AND`, `OR`, and `NOT`.
`mirro*`	Find terms with a prefix.	Matches words such as mirror, mirrored, and mirrodin.

Parameter	Meaning	Example
	Restrict results to one source archive.	`site:dojo necropotence`
`category:`	Restrict results to one content category.	`category:announcement banned`
`after:`	Only show articles published on or after a date.	`after:2003-01-01 affinity`
`before:`	Only show articles published on or before a date.	`before:2005-12-31 ravnica`
`sort:`	Sort matched results by relevance, newest, or oldest.	`sort:newest title:combo`

Label	URL value	Behavior	Default
Relevance	`relevance`	With a text query, sorts by full-text relevance with a small importance boost.	Default sort.
Newest first	`newest`	Sorts by publication date descending, then title.	Manual sort option.
Oldest first	`oldest`	Sorts by publication date ascending, then title.	Manual sort option.