============================================================================== Card Rulings Summary (CHANGES ONLY) Updated 00/01/19 ============================================================================== Rulings are collected from many sources. See credits and disclaimer at the end of the file for details. This release is under the SIXTH EDITION rules. Sixth edition rules have been checked against cards from all expansions except Limited Edition, Unlimited Edition, Revised Edition, Fourth Edition, Fifth Edition, Arabian Nights, Antiquities, Legends, Ice Age, and Unglued (unless a card from that set was reprinted in a set which is not listed). These expansions still have rulings made under Fifth Edition rules. Complete text is included for cards from all expansions. These rulings are updated monthly. The most recent version is available on the web (WWW) as either of the following: http://www.crystalkeep.com/magic/rules/index.html If you do not have web access, send e-mail to "dangelo@crystalkeep.com" requesting a copy of the current Rulings Summaries to be e-mailed to you. A '+' is used to mark changes since the 99/12/14 release. Thanx, Stephen. ---- Stephen D'Angelo | Official Rulings Summary NetRep dangelo@crystalkeep.com | Network Representative, Wizards of the Coast, Inc. ============================================================================== - - * - * - A - * - * - - Abundance: + If you use this on a multi-card draw, each replaced draw is handled separately. In other words, you reveal and then put on the bottom of the library for the first card, then do the same for the second, and so on. [bethmo 98/10/12] In a multi-card draw you do not have to choose how many of those draws will be replaced before you do any drawing or use of this card. [D'Angelo 99/12/07] Amnesia: + If used on yourself, you do not have to reveal your hand to other players. It is a good idea to have someone not in the game verify that you made the correct play. [bethmo 00/01/06] Arcane Laboratory: + When it leaves play, the effect ends and all players are able to play spells unrestricted again. [D'Angelo 99/11/23] - - * - * - B - * - * - - Bargaining Table: + You choose an opponent on announcement. This is not targeted, but a choice is still made. [D'Angelo 00/01/02] - - * - * - C - * - * - - Calming Licid: + Text(SH+errata): 2/2. ; {W},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes an enchant creature that reads "Enchanted creature can't attack." Enchant target creature with ~this~. As long as ~this~ enchants a creature, you may pay {W} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] Cathodion: + The ability is never a mana ability. [bethmo 99/12/10] Channel: + Text(4th+errata): You gain "Pay 1 life: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool" until end of turn. [Oracle 99/09/01] + The ability is a mana ability. [Barclay 99/12/01] + Note - Also see Loss of Life, Rule G.21. Convulsing Licid: + Text(SH+errata): 2/2. ; {R},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes an enchant creature that reads "Enchanted creature can't block." Enchant targt creature with ~this~. As long as ~this~ enchants a creature, you may pay {R} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] Coral Atoll: + When played from your hand, it counts as your playing of a land this turn. This is because it replaces the effect of putting the land into play. It does not replace the announcement of playing a land. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] Corrupting Licid: + Text(SH+errata): 2/2. ; {B},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes an enchant creature that reads "Enchanted creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and black creatures." Enchant target creature with ~this~. As long as ~this~ enchants a creature, you may pay {B} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] - - * - * - D - * - * - - Deflection: + You choose the spell to target on announcement, but you pick the new target for that spell on resolution. [bethmo 99/11/30] + You cannot make a spell (like Counterspell or Deflection) which is on the stack target itself. [D'Angelo 99/12/07] Desertion: + The card is put into play, but any effects that check if the original card was "put into play from your hand" (such as with Cloud of Faeries) will not trigger or otherwise consider the card to have been played from your hand. The card was put into play by the effect of Desertion instead. [bethmo 99/11/30] Dominating Licid: + Text(EX+errata): 1/1. ; {1}{U}{U},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes an enchant creature that reads "You control enchanted creature." Enchant target creature with ~this~. As long as ~this~ enchants a creature, you may pay {U} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] Dormant Volcano: + When played from your hand, it counts as your playing of a land this turn. This is because it replaces the effect of putting the land into play. It does not replace the announcement of playing a land. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] - - * - * - E - * - * - - Elvish Spirit Guide: + The ability is a mana ability. It does not get put on the stack. [Bethmo 99/11/22] (REVERSAL) Enraging Licid: + Text(TE+errata): 1/1. ; {R},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes an enchant creature that reads "Enchanted creature has haste." Enchant target creature with ~this~. As long as ~this~ enchants a creature, you may pay {R} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] Everglades: + When played from your hand, it counts as your playing of a land this turn. This is because it replaces the effect of putting the land into play. It does not replace the announcement of playing a land. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] Exhaustion: + The effect applies to the creatures controlled by the opponent when this spell resolves. [Jackson 99/11/22] - - * - * - F - * - * - - Field of Dreams: + If you get to draw more than one card from the library at a time (such as with Brainstorm), players do get to see every card drawn. [Jackson 99/12/07] This is a REVERSAL. - - * - * - G - * - * - - Gilded Drake: + Text(US+errata): 3/3, Flying. ; When ~this~ comes into play, choose one - sacrifice ~this~; or exchange control of ~this~ for target creature an opponent controls. If you don't make the exchange, sacrifice ~this~. This ability can't be countered. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] + This effect is targeted, so Protection from Color will prevent the exchange if it exists when the ability is put on the stack. Once the ability is on the stack, however, adding Protection from Color will not counter the ability and the exchange will still take place. [D'Angelo 00/01/16] + If the chosen creature to exchange is not in play at resolution, then sacrifice this card. [D'Angelo 00/01/16] Gliding Licid: + Text(SH+errata): 2/2. ; {U},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes an enchant creature that reads "Enchanted creature has flying." Enchant target creature with ~this~. As long as ~this~ enchants a creature, you may pay {U} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] - - * - * - H - * - * - - - - * - * - I - * - * - - - - * - * - J - * - * - - Jungle Basin: + When played from your hand, it counts as your playing of a land this turn. This is because it replaces the effect of putting the land into play. It does not replace the announcement of playing a land. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] - - * - * - K - * - * - - Karoo: + When played from your hand, it counts as your playing of a land this turn. This is because it replaces the effect of putting the land into play. It does not replace the announcement of playing a land. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] - - * - * - L - * - * - - Leeching Licid: + Text(TE+errata): 1/1. ; {B},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes an enchant creature that reads "At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, ~this~ deals 1 damage to that player." Enchant target creature with ~this~. As long as ~this~ enchants a creature, you may pay {B} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] - - * - * - M - * - * - - Misdirection: + You choose the spell to target on announcement, but you pick the new target for that spell on resolution. [bethmo 99/11/30] + Note - Also see Deflection for related rulings. Moment of Silence: + It must be used before the combat phase starts or it has no effect. [D'Angelo 99/11/27] + If played on a player when it is not there turn, it has no effect. [DeLaney 00/01/16] - - * - * - N - * - * - - Nurturing Licid: + Text(TE+errata): 1/1. ; {G},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes an enchant creature that reads "{G}: Regenerate enchanted creature." Enchant target creature with ~this~. As long as ~this~ enchants a creature, you may pay {G} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] - - * - * - O - * - * - - - - * - * - P - * - * - - - - * - * - Q - * - * - - Quickening Licid: + Text(TE+errata): 1/1. ; {1}{W},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes an enchant creature that reads "Enchanted creature has first strike." Enchant target creature with ~this~. As long as ~this~ enchants a creature, you may pay {W} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] - - * - * - R - * - * - - - - * - * - S - * - * - - Show and Tell: + The current player chooses first and reveals their card, then the opponent chooses and reveals their card. Both cards are then put into play simultaneously. [bethmo 00/01/06] Skittering Skirge: + The triggered ability triggers when the creature spell is announced, and it put on the stack before any responses can be played. This ability will resolve before that creature comes into play. [D'Angelo 00/01/02] Stinging Licid: + Text(TE+errata): 1/1 ; {1}{U},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes an enchant creature that reads "Whenever enchanted creature becomes tapped, ~this~ deals 2 damage to that creature's controller." Enchant target creature with ~this~. As long as ~this~ enchants a creature, you may pay {U} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] - - * - * - T - * - * - - Tempting Licid: + Text(SH+errata): 2/2. ; {G},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes an enchant creature that reads "All creatures able to block enchanted creature do so." Enchant target creature with ~this~. As long as ~this~ enchants a creature, you may pay {G} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] Transmogrifying Licid: + Text(EX+errata): 2/2. ; {1},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes an enchant creature that reads "Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and is an artifact creature". Enchant target creature with ~this~. As long as ~this~ enchants a creature, you may pay {1} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] - - * - * - U - * - * - - Undiscovered Paradise: + Text(VI+errata): {Tap}: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. During your next untap step of ~this~'s controller, as that player untaps his or her permanents, he or she returns ~this~ to its owner's hand. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] + Only returns to owner's hand if it is still in play at the beginning of its controller's next untap. [D'Angelo 00/01/16] + It will return even if some effect prevents you from untapping it. The ability is not replacing the untapping of the land in any way. [DeLaney 00/01/16] - - * - * - V - * - * - - Venomous Breath: + It affects creatures that had blocked the target when this spell resolves, even if they are no longer blocking the creature. [D'Angelo 99/12/11] The effect will still happen even if the creature stops being a blocker after the effect resolves. General Jarkeld is one way to do this. [D'Angelo 96/09/19] Vesuvan Doppelganger: + Text(RV+errata): */* ; ~this~ comes into play as a copy of target creature, except that it retains its color and abilities. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have ~this~ become a copy of target creature, except it retains its color and gains this ability. [WotC Rules Team 00/01/11] + The ability is gained as a base ability. [D'Angelo 00/01/16] + A Doppelganger of a Doppelganger has the form change triggered ability twice and can change twice during upkeep. [D'Angelo 00/01/11] Volcanic Wind: + The value of X is determined at the time you announce this spell, and you choose the targets and the division of damage among those targets as part of the announcement as well. [D'Angelo 99/11/21] - - * - * - W - * - * - - - - * - * - X - * - * - - - - * - * - Y - * - * - - - - * - * - Z - * - * - - Acknowledgments and Disclaimers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ While this work is not officially issued by Wizards of the Coast, it is the official collected rulings from official sanctioned representatives of and publications by Wizards of the Coast. The expansion sets in this file are indicated by the following code letters: A = Limited Edition (Alpha). B = Limited Edition (Beta). U = Unlimited Edition. R = Revised Edition. 4 = Fourth Edition. 5 = Fifth Edition. 6 = Sixth Edition. AL= Alliances. AN= Arabian Nights. AQ= Antiquities. CH= Chronicles. DK= The Dark. EX= Exodus. FE= Fallen Empires. 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