============================================================================== Card Rulings Summary (CHANGES ONLY) Updated 04/21/99 ============================================================================== Rulings are collected from many sources. See credits and disclaimer at the end of the file for details. Complete text is included for cards from all expansions except Fallen Empires, Ice Age, Homelands, Alliances and Mirage. Text (and entries in general) may or may not be available for these card sets depending on whether or not any rulings were made on those cards. 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. A '+' is used to mark changes since the last released version on 03/17/99. Thanx, Stephen. ---- Stephen D'Angelo | Official Rulings Summary NetRep dangelo@crystalkeep.com | Network Representative, Wizards of the Coast, Inc. ============================================================================== Printing Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No changes to this section. Card Rulings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - * - * - A - * - * - - Abundance: + This replacement ability (see Rule A.7) replaces the draw, so nothing that triggers on a draw happens. [Barclay 03/30/99] - - * - * - B - * - * - - Blood Lust: + The effect of Blood Lust lasts only until end of turn. This is true even of the "toughness is 1" effect. [D'Angelo 04/08/99] Booby Trap: + Text(TE+errata): When ~this~ comes into play, name a card other than a basic land. ; Whenever target opponent draws any cards, he or she reveals those cards to all players. If any of those cards is the named card, sacrifice ~this~ to deal 10 damage to that player. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] + During the resolution of this triggered ability, a new ability is created that is played immediately and has you sacrifice this card as a cost to get the desired result. If this card is not in play at that time, then the cost cannot be paid and no damage is done. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] Brink of Madness: + Text(UL+errata): During your upkeep, if you have no cards in hand, sacrifice ~this~ to have target opponent discard his or her hand. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] + During the resolution of this phase ability, a new ability is created that is played immediately and has you sacrifice this card as a cost to get the desired result. If this card is not in play at that time, then the cost cannot be paid and no discarding is done. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] - - * - * - C - * - * - - - - * - * - D - * - * - - Defense of the Heart: + Text(UL+errata): During your upkeep, if one of your opponents controls three or more creatures, sacrifice ~this~ to search your library for up to two creature cards, and put those creatures into play. Shuffle your library afterward. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] + You choose how many cards to put into play during the resolution. You do not choose on announcement. [Bethmo 03/05/99] You don't choose a number before you look in your library. You choose how many while you are looking. [D'Angelo 03/23/99] + During the resolution of this phase ability, a new ability is created that is played immediately and has you sacrifice this card as a cost to get the desired result. If this card is not in play at that time, then the cost cannot be paid and no searching of the library is done. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] - - * - * - E - * - * - - Energy Storm: + Text(IA+errata): Cumulative Upkeep - {1} ; All damage from spells is reduced to 0 ; Creatures with flying do not untap during their controllers' untap phase. [Oracle 07/01/98] + Does not prevent damage from abilities of permanents. [DeLaney 03/18/99] This is due to the errata. + Note - Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.14. - - * - * - F - * - * - - Fellwar Stone: + The generated mana is of the color the land would produce if tapped for mana after applying any effects (such as Phantasmal Terrain or Reality Twist) and any replacement effects (such as Naked Singularity) when determining the type of mana the land can produce. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] Fowl Play: + The "counts as a Chicken" text overrides the creature's other type(s). [QAS 09/09/98] But does not remove Legendary status if the creature is a non-token. Token creatures will have Legendary status removed because their name will change. See Rule K.19.5. [bethmo 04/10/99] - - * - * - G - * - * - - Gaea's Cradle: + Is considered to have an ability that generates green mana, even if you control no creatures. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] Giant Shark: + Setting up a blocking condition after blockers are declared through the use of General Jarkeld will trigger the ability, and the Shark will get the bonus if it did not already get the bonus this turn. But it won't get the bonus if it already did get it. The bonus can only be achieved once per turn. [D'Angelo 03/26/99] - - * - * - H - * - * - - Hesitation: + Text(SH+errata): If any spell is played, sacrifice this to counter that spell. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] + During the resolution of this triggered ability, a new ability is created that is played immediately and has you sacrifice this card as a cost to get the desired result. If this card is not in play at that time, then the cost cannot be paid and the spell is not countered. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] Humble: + Text(US+errata): Target creature loses all abilities and is 0/1 until end of turn. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] + Without the errata, the effect turned the creature into just a creature and erased any artifact, land, or enchantment typeing the creature may also have had. [DeLaney 04/19/99] Humility: + Text(TE+errata): Each creature loses all abilities and is 1/1. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] + Without the errata, the effect turned the creature into just a creature and erased any artifact, land, or enchantment typeing the creature may also have had. [DeLaney 04/19/99] - - * - * - I - * - * - - Impending Disaster: + Text(UL+errata): During your upkeep, if there are seven or more lands in play, sacrifice ~this~ to destroy all lands. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] + During the resolution of this phase ability, a new ability is created that is played immediately and has you sacrifice this card as a cost to get the desired result. If this card is not in play at that time, then the cost cannot be paid and no lands are destroyed. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] - - * - * - J - * - * - - - - * - * - K - * - * - - - - * - * - L - * - * - - Liege of the Hollows: + The triggered ability lets each player pay mana. After each player has paid whatever mana they intend to pay during anouncement, the effect resolves and puts all the token creatures into play at once. [D'Angelo 03/26/99] There is no way to use the token creatures to generate mana to pour back into this ability, because you don't get the token creatures until the ability resolves. - - * - * - M - * - * - - Magical Hack: + Cannot change a card's name, such as changing an Island to a Plains. [D'Angelo 03/26/99] Mask of the Mimic: + You look for a card of the same name, the current type of the card does not matter. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] Mishra's Workshop: + The mana cannot be used to pay Echo costs. [D'Angelo 04/06/99] Mogg Bombers: + Text(SH+errata): 3/4 ; If any other creature comes into play, sacrifice ~this~ to deal 3 damage to target player. + During the resolution of this triggered ability, a new ability is created that is played immediately and has you sacrifice this card as a cost to get the desired result. If this card is not in play at that time, then the cost cannot be paid and no damage is done. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] + If multiple creatures comes into play as the result of a single spell or ability, such as Snake Basket, then it will trigger multiple times, but due to the errata, only the first resolution will do 3 damage. The other triggers will do nothing. [D'Angelo 03/19/99] This is a REVERSAL. Before the errata it was possible to do 3 damage per creature that came into play. Multani, Maro-Sorceror: + Note - Also see Maro. - - * - * - N - * - * - - No Quarter: + The decision about which creature has the lesser power is locked in when the ability is resolved. [D'Angelo 04/11/99] - - * - * - O - * - * - - - - * - * - P - * - * - - Planar Collapse: + Text(UL+errata): During your upkeep, if there are four or more creatures in play, sacrifice ~this~ to destroy all creatures. Those creatures cannot be regenerated this turn. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] + During the resolution of this phase ability, a new ability is created that is played immediately and has you sacrifice this card as a cost to get the desired result. If this card is not in play at that time, then the cost cannot be paid and no creatures are destroyed. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] Pyromancy: + A card with X in the cost is treated as X=0. See Rule K.27.3. [D'Angelo 03/23/99] - - * - * - Q - * - * - - - - * - * - R - * - * - - Reflecting Pool: + Any continuous replacements, such as Naked Singularity, are considered by Reflecting Pool when determining the types of mana a land can produce. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] Remembrance: + You look for a card of the same name, the current type of the card does not matter. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] - - * - * - S - * - * - - Second Chance: + Text(UL+errata): During your upkeep, if you have 5 or less life, sacrifice ~this~ to take an extra turn after this one. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] + During the resolution of this phase ability, a new ability is created that is played immediately and has you sacrifice this card as a cost to get the desired result. If this card is not in play at that time, then the cost cannot be paid and no extra turn is gained. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] This is a REVERSAL to a previous ruling that you could get an extra turn and keep this card if you Boomeranged it. Serra Avatar: + The ability replaces the "put into the graveyard" effect, so nothing which triggers on it going to the graveyard will trigger. But, since it does not replace the entire action that put it into the graveyard, anything which triggers on that action would still trigger. For example, a "destroy", "discard", or "counter". [Barclay 03/30/99] Sword of the Chosen: + Text(SH+errata): {Tap}: Target legend creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] - - * - * - T - * - * - - Temporal Aperture: + The card is removed from the top of the library when you play it, just like a card is removed from your hand when you play it. [D'Angelo 04/11/99] Transmogrifying Licid: + If the permanent it is on was only a creature due to an effect, when that effect ends, the Licid will find itself on an illegal target. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99] This is a REVERSAL due to Rule K.14.10. The Licid does not change what it enchants into a creature if it is not already a creature. - - * - * - U - * - * - - - - * - * - V - * - * - - Viashino Cutthroat: + It is returned to its owner's hand at the end of turn only if it is in play. [D'Angelo 03/24/99] Viashino Sandscout: + It is returned to its owner's hand at the end of turn only if it is in play. [D'Angelo 03/24/99] - - * - * - 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. 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. "WotC Rules Team" marks official rulings from the rules team. "Mirage, Page " marks rules from the Mirage rulebook. "Fifth Edition, Page " marks rules from the Fifth Edition rulebook. "Encyclopedia, Page " marks errata from the Magic Official Encyclopedia. "bethmo" is Beth Moursund, the Rules Manager at Wizards of the Coast. "Barclay" is Paul Barclay, the network representative for the "mtg-l" mailing list. "DeLaney" is David DeLaney, the network representative for the "rec.games.trading-cards.magic.rules" newsgroup. "D'Angelo" is Stephen D'Angelo, the Rules Summary network representative. "bethmo" was the previous "mtg-l" representative. "D'Angelo" was the previous "mtg-l" representative. "Peterson" is Paul Peterson, the previous "mtg-l" representative. "bethmo" was also the "mtg-l" representative before Paul. "Aahz" is Tom Wylie, the former Magic Rules Manager. "Snark" is Dave Howell of WotC. 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