============================================================================== Card Rulings Summary (CHANGES ONLY) Updated 2006/07/12 ============================================================================== 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 NINTH EDITION. Complete text is included for cards from all expansions. These rulings have been updated monthly with the most recent version available on the web (WWW) as the following: http://www.crystalkeep.com/magic/rules A '+' is used to mark changes since the 2006/06/08 release. Thanx, Stephen. ---- Stephen D'Angelo | Crystal Keep Editor dangelo@crystalkeep.com | Former Wizards of the Coast NetRep ============================================================================== - - * - * - A - * - * - - Alaborn Musketeer: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Ancient Spider: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Anurid Swarmsnapper: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Aquastrand Spider: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying when the ability is activate. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Arachnoid: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - B - * - * - - - - * - * - C - * - * - - Canopy Spider: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Chaosphere: + For purposes of declaring blockers, all creatures act as if they have flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - D - * - * - - - - * - * - E - * - * - - - - * - * - F - * - * - - Frog Tongue: + For purposes of declaring blockers, the creature has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - G - * - * - - Giant Mantis: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Giant Spider: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Goliath Spider: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - H - * - * - - Harbor Guardian: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - I - * - * - - - - * - * - J - * - * - - - - * - * - K - * - * - - Keen-Eyed Archers: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Krosan Archer: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - L - * - * - - Longbow Archer: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - M - * - * - - Matsu-Tribe Birdstalker: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying if the ability was activated this turn. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Mounted Archers: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - N - * - * - - Needleshot Gourna: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Norwood Archers: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - O - * - * - - Orbweaver Kumo: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - P - * - * - - Pincer Spider: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Plated Spider: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - Q - * - * - - - - * - * - R - * - * - - Rashka the Slayer: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Rib Cage Spider: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - S - * - * - - Screams from Within: + As per Rule 212.4e, if there is no creature this card can legally enchant, it will stay in the graveyard and not return to play. [D'Angelo 2006/06/28] Selesnya Sagittars: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Seton's Scout: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Silklash Spider: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Silk Net: + For purposes of declaring blockers, the creature has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Skyshooter: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Spider Climb: + For purposes of declaring blockers, the enchanted creature has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Spitting Gourna: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Spitting Spider: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - T - * - * - - Tangle Spider: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Traproot Kami: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Tree Monkey: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - U - * - * - - - - * - * - V - * - * - - Venerable Kumo: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - W - * - * - - Wall of Diffusion: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has shadow. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Web: + For purposes of declaring blockers, the enchanted creature has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Whip Vine: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] Woolly Spider: + For purposes of declaring blockers, this card has flying. See Rule G1.19a. [D'Angelo 2006/07/06] - - * - * - 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. 7 = Seventh Edition. 8 = Eighth Edition. 9 = Ninth Edition. AL= Alliances. AN= Arabian Nights. AP= Apocalypse. AQ= Antiquities. AT= Anthologies. BD= Beatdown. BK= Betrayers of Kamigawa. BR= Battle Royale. CH= Chronicles. CK= Champions of Kamigawa. DI= Dissension. DK= The Dark. DS= Darksteel. EX= Exodus. FD= Fifth Dawn. FE= Fallen Empires. GP= Guildpact. HL= Homelands. IA= Ice Age. IN= Invasion. JU= Judgment. LE= Legions. LG= Legends. MI= Mirage. MM= Mercadian Masques. MR= Mirrodin. NE= Nemesis. OD= Odyssey. ON= Onslaught. 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. RA= Ravnica. S2= Starter 2000 (deck and sampler pack). SC= Scourge. SH= Stronghold. SK= Saviors of Kamigawa. ST= Starter. TE= Tempest. TO= Torment. UD= Urza's Destiny. UG= Unglued. UH= Unhinged. UL= Urza's Legacy. US= Urza's Saga. VI= Visions. WL= Weatherlight. Rarity levels are shown as follows: R= Rare, U= Uncommon, C= Common, L= Land, F= Fixed in a preconstructed deck. Any number after the letter indicates how often the card appears in the printing process. An "R2" occurs twice as often as an "R1", for example. Note that on some older expansions, the rarity schemes were complex and those complexities are not described here. You can find descriptions of the various products and their rarity schemes at "http://www.crystalkeep.com/magic". 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, the Rules Manager at Wizards of the Coast and. a previous MTG-L mailing list NetRep. "bethmo" is Beth Moursund, a former Rules Manager at Wizards of the Coast, and former MTG-L mailing list NetRep. "CompRules" marks rules from the Comprehensive Rules. "D'Angelo" is Stephen D'Angelo, the former 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. "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. "WotC Rules Team" marks official rulings from the rules team. 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