============================================================================== Card Rulings Summary (CHANGES ONLY) Updated 01/04/18 ============================================================================== Rulings are collected from many sources. See credits and disclaimer at the end of the file for details. This release is under the rules used by SIXTH EDITION and SEVENTH EDITION. Both of these editions use the same rules. Unglued, Portal, Portal: Second Age, Portal: Three Kingdoms, Starter, and Starter 2000 cards do not yet have official Oracle card texts, so rulings on them are based on Oracle texts made by NetReps. 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 A '+' is used to mark changes since the 01/03/18 release. Thanx, Stephen. ---- Stephen D'Angelo | Official Rulings Summary NetRep dangelo@crystalkeep.com | Network Representative, Wizards of the Coast, Inc. ============================================================================== - - * - * - A - * - * - - Absorb: + If played on Urza's Rage, you gain the 3 life but Urza's Rage is not countered. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] Avoid Fate: + An "enchantment spell that targets a permanent" is a fancy way of saying that it can counter a local enchantment (such as an Enchant Creature) that is being played. Local enchantments target the permanent they are going to enchant. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] - - * - * - B - * - * - - Baleful Stare: + Text(7th): Target opponent reveals his or her hand. You draw a card for each mountain and red card in it. - - * - * - C - * - * - - Cavern Harpy: + You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] - - * - * - D - * - * - - Death or Glory: + All cards in each pile are face up. You cannot hide cards in a pile so the other player only sees the top one. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] Dissipate: + If the spell is not countered (because the spell it targets cannot be countered), then it does not get removed from the game. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] Doomsday Specter: + You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] - - * - * - E - * - * - - - - * - * - F - * - * - - Fleetfoot Panther: + You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] - - * - * - G - * - * - - - - * - * - H - * - * - - Horned Kavu: + You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] - - * - * - I - * - * - - - - * - * - J - * - * - - - - * - * - K - * - * - - - - * - * - L - * - * - - Lava Zombie: + You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] Lord of the Pit: + You can sacrifice a Lord of the Pit to a different Lord of the Pit. [Aahz 94/09/14] + If you have two Lords of the Pit, you can sacrifice them to each other. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] - - * - * - M - * - * - - Mahamoti Djinn: + Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) banned this card from 99/10/01 to 01/05/01. Marsh Crocodile: + You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] Memory Lapse: + If the spell is not countered (because the spell it targets cannot be countered), then it does not go to its owner's library. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] Millstone: + Text(7th): {2},{Tap}: Target player puts the top two cards his or her library into his or her graveyard. Mind Rot: + Text(7th): Target player discards two cards from his or her hand. - - * - * - N - * - * - - Natural Emergence: + You choose the enchantment to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] Northern Paladin: + Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) banned this card from 99/10/01 to 01/05/01. - - * - * - O - * - * - - Orim's Chant: + This spell makes it so the player cannot declare any creatures as attackers this turn. [Barclay 01/04/05] The card's wording may be updated in the near future to make this clear other cards may receive a similar ruling. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] - - * - * - P - * - * - - Planeswalker's Mischief: + If a card says that X cannot be zero (as with Ertai's Meddling), then you cannot play the card using Planeswalker's Mischief. [Jackson 01/03/20] - - * - * - Q - * - * - - Quash: + If the spell is not countered (because the spell it targets cannot be countered), then it does not get removed from the game but all the other copies in the graveyard, hand, and library are removed. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] - - * - * - R - * - * - - Rag Man: + Text(7th): 2/1. ; {B}{B}{B},{Tap}: Target opponent reveals his or her hand and discards a creature card at random from it. Play this ability only during your turn. Razing Snidd: + You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] Reverse Damage: + Text(7th): The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. You gain that much life. Riding the Dilu Horse: + Text(P3): Any one creature gets +2/+2 and gains horsemanship. + When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as "Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains horsemanship until end of turn." The original card did not have "until end of turn", but it was intended to so it is included in this suggested wording. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] - - * - * - S - * - * - - Sabretooth Tiger: + Note - The creature type was "Tiger" in Ice Age, Fifth Edition, and Sixth Edition. It is now of type "Cat". Sawtooth Loon: + You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] Scavenger Folk: + The creature type is "Scavenger". For a while, Oracle listed it as "Scavenger-Folk" (one word). On older cards it is "Scavenger Folk". Serra Angel: + Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) banned this card from 99/10/01 to 01/05/01. Shivan Wurm: + You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] Shrieking Drake: + You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] Silver Drake: + You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] Sparkcaster: + You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] Starlight: + Text(7th): You gain 3 life for each black creature target opponent controls. Static Orb: + If there are two of these in play, they do not add together. The result is that only two permanents can be untapped. [Seventh Edition FAQ 01/04/02] Steel Leaf Paladin: + You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] - - * - * - T - * - * - - Teferi's Puzzle Box: + Since this triggers at the same time as your normal draw, you can choose to do your normal draw before or after the Puzzle Box ability. [D'Angelo 99/05/01] Note: The Seventh Edition FAQ entry is not correct in saying that you must draw first. Tetravus: + Most of the text of this card is one long triggered ability. During resolution of this ability you get to both choose to remove counters and to sacrifice Tetravites. The rest of the text explains what happens based on your choices. [Jackson 01/03/29] - - * - * - U - * - * - - - - * - * - V - * - * - - Verduran Enchantress: + Note - In Fifth Edition (and before) this card was of creature type "Enchantress". In Sixth Edition, it was a "Wizard". Now it is "Druid". Vesuvan Doppelganger: + If it is a Tetravus and changes forms to something else (leaving some Tetravite tokens in play) then changes back to a Tetravus later, the old tokens can still be sacrificed to this Doppelganger/Tetravus. [Jackson 01/03/29] - - * - * - W - * - * - - Wall of Wonder: + Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) banned this card from 99/10/01 to 01/05/01. - - * - * - X - * - * - - - - * - * - Y - * - * - - Yawgmoth's Agenda: + If you play a card that becomes a permanent, then the card will enter play as normal. If you play a card that does not become a permanent, then it will go to the stack and then upon resolution it will go to the graveyard... and instead be removed from the game. [D'Angelo 01/04/16] - - * - * - 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. AT= Anthologies. BD= Beatdown. BR= Battle Royale. CH= Chronicles. DK= The Dark. EX= Exodus. FE= Fallen Empires. HL= Homelands. IA= Ice Age. IN= Invasion. LG= Legends. MI= Mirage. MM= Mercadian Masques. NE= Nemesis. P2= Portal: Second Age. P3= Portal: Three Kingdoms. PR= Promotional (AR=Arena novel, DC=DragonCon and Duelist Magazine, FS=Final Sacrifice novel, SC=Shattered Chains novel, WW=Whispering Woods novel). PS= Planeshift. PT= Portal. PY= Prophecy. S2= Starter 2000 (deck and sampler pack). SH= Stronghold. ST= Starter. TE= Tempest. UD= Urza's Destiny. UG= Unglued. UL= Urza's Legacy. US= Urza's Saga. VI= Visions. WL= Weatherlight. This summary is collected from rulings made by officials and network representatives of Wizards of the Coast, along with a number of unofficial rulings also collected from the net. Whenever a source for a ruling is known, the name of that person is listed with the ruling. "Aahz" is Tom Wylie, the former Magic Rules Manager. "Barclay" is Paul Barclay, a previous MTG-L mailing list NetRep. "bethmo" is Beth Moursund, the Rules Manager at Wizards of the Coast, and former MTG-L mailing list NetRep. "CompRules" marks rules from the Sixth Edition Comprehensive Rules. "D'Angelo" is Stephen D'Angelo, the Rules Summary network representative, and former MTG-L mailing list NetRep. "DeLaney" is David DeLaney, the network representative for the "rec.games.trading-cards.magic.rules" newsgroup. "Encyclopedia, Page " marks errata from the Magic Official Encyclopedia. "Fifth Edition, Page " marks rules from the Fifth Edition rulebook. "Jackson" is Collin Jackson, the DCI Rules Documentation NetRep. "Jordan" is Jeff Jordan, the MTG-L mailing list NetRep. "Mirage, Page " marks rules from the Mirage rulebook. "Peterson" is Paul Peterson, a previous MTG-L mailing list NetRep. 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