============================================================================== Card Rulings Summary (CHANGES ONLY) Updated 2001/10/18 ============================================================================== 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 2001/09/20 release. Thanx, Stephen. ---- Stephen D'Angelo | Official Rulings Summary NetRep dangelo@crystalkeep.com | Network Representative, Wizards of the Coast, Inc. ============================================================================== - - * - * - A - * - * - - Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor: + This card is of creature type Cephalid and of type Legend. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17. Aboshan's Desire: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Ancestral Tribute: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Atogatog: + This card is of creature type Atog and of type Legend. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17. Aven Archer: + This card is of creature type Bird and of type Soldier. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Aven Cloudchaser: + This card is of creature type Bird and of type Soldier. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Aven Fisher: + This card is of creature type Bird and of type Soldier. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Aven Flock: + This card is of creature type Bird and of type Soldier. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Aven Smokeweaver: + This card is of creature type Bird and of type Soldier. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.25. Aven Windreader: + This card is of creature type Bird, of type Soldier, and of type Wizard. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] - - * - * - B - * - * - - Barbarian Ring: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Bash to Bits: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Bearscape: + Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25. Beast Attack: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. + Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25. Beloved Chaplain: + Protection from creatures prevents damage from creature sources, cannot have any creatures assigned to block it, and cannot be targeted by the abilities of creatures. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.25. Bloodcurdler: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Braids, Cabal Minion: + This card is of creature type Minion and of type Legend. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17. - - * - * - C - * - * - - Cabal Inquisitor: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Cabal Patriarch: + This card is of creature type Wizard and of type Legend. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17. Cabal Pit: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Call of the Herd: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. + Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25. Carrionette: + The ability is played while it is a card in the graveyard, so it is not considered a creature ability. It is a creature card ability, which is different. The main effect of this that Protection from Creatures (as found on Beloved Chaplain will not prevent this card from targeting it. [DeLaney 2001/09/24] Catalyst Stone: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Centaur Garden: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Cephalid Coliseum: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Cephalid Scout: + This card is of creature type Cephalid and of type Wizard. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Chainflinger: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Chatter of the Squirrel: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. + Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25. Childhood Horror: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Chlorophant: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Coffin Purge: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Crashing Centaur: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. + Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.29. - - * - * - D - * - * - - Darkwater Egg: + This is a mana ability. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + It is possible to end up drawing a card while using this card to get mana to pay for a spell or ability. See Rule T.4.2 if you have questions about how this affects the announcing of spells and abilities. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Decaying Soil: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Deep Reconnaissance: + You can choose not to find a basic land if you don't want to. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Dematerialize: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Demoralize: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Devoted Caretaker: + Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.25. Diligent Farmhand: + You can choose not to find a basic land if you don't want to. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Dirty Wererat: + This card is of creature type Minion and of type Rat. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Divine Sacrament: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Dogged Hunter: + Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25. Druid's Call: + Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25. Dwarven Grunt: + Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.23. Dwarven Strike Force: + Note - Also see First Strike, Rule A.15. + Note - Also see Haste, Rule A.19. - - * - * - E - * - * - - Earnest Fellowship: + Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.25. Earth Rift: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Elephant Ambush: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. + Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25. Embolden: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Engulfing Flames: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Epicenter: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Ertai's Meddling: + This card interacts oddly with a Flashback spell. Regardless of order of resolution of the replacements, the spell ends up removed from the game and with counters on it. When it finally resolves, the Flashback effect is ignored (it got used up the previous time) and the card goes to the graveyard as normal. [Jordan 2001/09/30] - - * - * - F - * - * - - Fervent Denial: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Firebolt: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Frightcrawler: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. - - * - * - G - * - * - - Gorilla Titan: + Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.29. Graceful Antelope: + Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.23. - - * - * - H - * - * - - Halberdier: + Note - Also see First Strike, Rule A.15. Hallowed Healer: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Haunting Echoes: + You can choose not to find all copies of the named cards if you don't want to. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Howling Gale: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. - - * - * - I - * - * - - Infected Vermin: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Iridescent Angel: + Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.25. Ivy Elemental: + Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27. - - * - * - J - * - * - - - - * - * - K - * - * - - Kamahl, Pit Fighter: + This card is of creature type Barbarian and of type Legend. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Haste, Rule A.19. + Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17. Kamahl's Desire: + Note - Also see First Strike, Rule A.15. + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Karmic Justice: + Karmic Justice will not trigger off of itself since you destroy the permanent and you are not one of your opponents. [D'Angelo 2001/10/18] Kirtar's Desire: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Kirtar's Wrath: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. + Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25. Krosan Avenger: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. + Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.29. Krosan Beast: + This card is of creature type Squirrel and of type Beast. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. - - * - * - L - * - * - - Leaf Dancer: + Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.23. Lich: + If you are at somehow at negative life points when Lich comes into play, it will try to raise your life total to 0 by making you gain enough life to do so. This life gain, however, will be replaced by you drawing that many cards instead. [DeLaney 2001/09/21] Lieutenant Kirtar: + This card is of creature type Bird, of type Soldier, and of type Legend. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17. Liquid Fire: + You choose how to divide the damage at resolution. You can assign all 5 damage to either the creature or the player, or you can divide it as you choose. [Jordan 2001/09/30] - - * - * - M - * - * - - Magnivore: + Note - Also see Haste, Rule A.19. Mana Clash: + This card's coin flip has no winner or loser. [Barclay 2001/09/24] At the time of this ruling, this is the only coin flip that has no winner or loser. Memory Lapse: + This card has a self replacement (see Rule T.10.13). This means that it replaces going to the graveyard before any other effect can replace that event. [Rules Team 2001/05/01] If Flashback is applied using Recoup, however, Flashback will change the destination. See Rule A.17.Ruling.1. [DeLaney 2001/10/13] Metamorphic Wurm: + This card is of creature type Elephant and of type Wurm. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Mirari: + If the spell is countered before the triggered ability resolves, then the ability will make a copy of how the spell looked right before it was copied. [DeLaney 2001/10/13] See Rule K.6.7. + You choose whether or not to pay when the trigger resolves. [DeLaney 2001/10/13] + It triggers once per spell, so you can't get multiple copies of a spell using this card. And since this card is Legendary, you can't have more than one in play. [DeLaney 2001/10/13] + Everything about the original spell is copied, including any decisions made on announcement, such as whether Kicker or Buyback were paid. Effects on the spell, such as Sleight of Mind or Flashback, are not copied. [DeLaney 2001/10/13] + Note - Also see Copy Cards, Rule E.4. + Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17. Moment's Peace: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Morbid Hunger: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Morgue Theft: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Mystic Crusader: + This card is of creature type Nomad and of type Mystic. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.25. + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Mystic Enforcer: + This card is of creature type Nomad and of type Mystic. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.25. + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Mystic Penitent: + This card is of creature type Nomad and of type Mystic. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Mystic Visionary: + This card is of creature type Nomad and of type Mystic. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Mystic Zealot: + This card is of creature type Nomad and of type Mystic. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. - - * - * - N - * - * - - Nantuko Disciple: + This card is of creature type Insect and of type Druid. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Nantuko Elder: + This card is of creature type Insect and of type Druid. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Nantuko Mentor: + This card is of creature type Insect and of type Druid. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Nantuko Shrine: + Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25. Need for Speed: + Note - Also see Haste, Rule A.19. New Frontiers: + Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27. Nimble Mongoose: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Nomad Decoy: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Nomad Stadium: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Nut Collector: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. + Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25. - - * - * - O - * - * - - Otarian Juggernaut: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. - - * - * - P - * - * - - Pardic Firecat: + Note - Also see Haste, Rule A.19. Patriarch's Desire: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Patrol Hound: + Note - Also see First Strike, Rule A.15. Pianna, Nomad Captain: + This card is of creature type Nomad and of type Legend. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17. Pilgrim of Justice: + Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.25. Pilgrim of Virtue: + Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.25. Primal Frenzy: + Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.29. - - * - * - Q - * - * - - - - * - * - R - * - * - - Ray of Distortion: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Reckless Charge: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. + Note - Also see Haste, Rule A.19. Recoup: + For split cards, the Flashback cost is the sum of the costs of both sides of the spell even though you only play one half. See Rule K.24.8. Once the spell is played, however, anything that checks the mana cost will only see the one half that was actually played. [Barclay 2001/09/27] + For cards with an X (or Y) in the mana cost, you choose these values at the time you play the spell and your choice is used to set the mana cost that Flashback requires. [DeLaney 2001/10/13] + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Repentant Vampire: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Resilient Wanderer: + Note - Also see First Strike, Rule A.15. + Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.25. Rites of Spring: + You can choose to find fewer basic land cards if you want to. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Roar of the Wurm: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. + Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25. Rotting Giant: + This card is of creature type Zombie and of type Giant. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] - - * - * - S - * - * - - Savage Firecat: + Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.29. Scorching Missile: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Seize the Day: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Seton, Krosan Protector: + This card is of creature type Centaur, of type Druid, and of type Legend. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.17. Seton's Desire: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Shelter: + Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.25. Shifty Doppelganger: + Note - Also see Haste, Rule A.19. Shower of Coals: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Skeletal Scrying: + Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27. Skull Fracture: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Soulcatcher: + This card is of creature type Bird and of type Soldier. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Spark Mage: + This card is of creature type Dwarf and of type Wizard. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Springing Tiger: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Squirrel Nest: + Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25. Stone-Tongue Basilisk: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Sylvan Might: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. + Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.29. Syncopate: + Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27. - - * - * - T - * - * - - Tattoo Ward: + Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.25. Terravore: + Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.29. Testament of Faith: + Note - Also see Wall, Rule K.26. + Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27. Thermal Blast: + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Treetop Sentinel: + This card is of creature type Bird and of type Soldier. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.25. - - * - * - U - * - * - - - - * - * - V - * - * - - Vampiric Dragon: + This card is of creature type Vampire and of type Dragon. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Verdant Succession: + You can choose not to find the creature card. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Volcanic Spray: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. Volley of Boulders: + Note - Also see Flashback, Rule A.17. - - * - * - W - * - * - - Wayward Angel: + This card is of creature type Angel and of type Horror. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. + Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.29. Werebear: + This card is of creature type Druid and of type Bear. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] + Note - Also see Threshold, Rule A.28. Whispering Shade: + Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.23. - - * - * - X - * - * - - - - * - * - Y - * - * - - - - * - * - Z - * - * - - Zombie Assassin: + This card is of creature type Zombie and of type Assassin. [D'Angelo 2001/10/10] Zombie Infestation: + Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25. 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. AL= Alliances. AN= Arabian Nights. AP= Apocalypse. 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. OD= Odyssey. 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. 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". 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