============================================================================== Card Rulings Summary (CHANGES ONLY) Updated 00/08/23 ============================================================================== 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. 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 00/07/25 release. Thanx, Stephen. ---- Stephen D'Angelo | Official Rulings Summary NetRep dangelo@crystalkeep.com | Network Representative, Wizards of the Coast, Inc. ============================================================================== - - * - * - A - * - * - - - - * - * - B - * - * - - - - * - * - C - * - * - - Champion's Victory: + When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as Instant that reads "Play ~this~ only during an opponent's declare attackers step. ; Return target attacking creature to its owner's hand." [D'Angelo 00/07/29] - - * - * - D - * - * - - - - * - * - E - * - * - - Eightfold Maze: + When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as an Instant that reads "Play ~this~ only during an opponent's declare attackers step. ; Destroy target attacking creature." [D'Angelo 00/07/29] - - * - * - F - * - * - - - - * - * - G - * - * - - - - * - * - H - * - * - - Heavy Fog: + When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as an Instant that reads "Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you by attacking creatures this turn." [D'Angelo 00/07/29] - - * - * - I - * - * - - - - * - * - J - * - * - - Just Fate: + When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as an Instant that reads "Play ~this~ only during an opponent's declare attackers step. ; Destroy target attacking creature." [D'Angelo 00/07/29] - - * - * - K - * - * - - - - * - * - L - * - * - - Land Tax: + Land Tax counts lands at the beginning of upkeep before even a mana source can be used. [D'Angelo 00/08/06] Lich: + If an opponents steals control of Lich, they're life total does not change. The life total changes for a player only when it comes into play under that player's control. [DeLaney 00/08/19] + If an opponent steals control of Lich and no other effect prevents you from losing with a life total of zero, you will lose the game due to a zero life total as a State-Based Effect before you can take any actions. The last sentence doesn't apply in this case since the Lich didn't leave play. [DeLaney 00/08/19] - - * - * - M - * - * - - - - * - * - N - * - * - - - - * - * - O - * - * - - - - * - * - P - * - * - - - - * - * - Q - * - * - - - - * - * - R - * - * - - Rally the Troops: + When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as an Instant that reads "Play ~this~ only during an opponent's declare attackers step. ; Untap all creatures you control." [D'Angelo 00/07/29] Remove: + When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as an Instant that reads "Play only during an opponent's turn. ; Return target attacking creature to its owner's hand." [D'Angelo 00/07/29] - - * - * - S - * - * - - - - * - * - T - * - * - - - - * - * - U - * - * - - - - * - * - V - * - * - - - - * - * - W - * - * - - Warrior's Stand: + When played under non-Portal rules, the text should be read as an Instant that reads "Play ~this~ only during an opponent's declare attackers step if a creature is attacking you. ; Creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn." [D'Angelo 00/07/29] - - * - * - 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. 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). PT= Portal. PY= Prophecy. S2= Starter 2000. 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, the network representative for the MTG-L mailing list. "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. "Mirage, Page " marks rules from the Mirage rulebook. "Peterson" is Paul Peterson, a previous MTG-L mailing list NetRep. "Tempest, Page " marks rules from the Tempest rulebook. "WotC Rules Team" marks official rulings from the rules team. 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