============================================================================== General Rulings Summary (CHANGES ONLY) Updated 02/17/99 ============================================================================== Rulings are collected from many sources. See credits and disclaimer at the end of the file for details. These rulings are updated monthly. The most recent version is available on the web (WWW) as either of the following: http://www.activesw.com/~sdangelo/rulings.html ftp://ftp.activesw.com/pub/sdangelo/magic/rule-general.txt The above files are also available via FTP to "ftp.activesw.com" under "pub/sdangelo/magic" as "rule-general.txt". If you have neither WWW nor FTP 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 01/20/99. Thanx, Stephen. ---- Stephen D'Angelo | Official Rulings Summary NetRep dangelo@crystalkeep.com | Network Representative, Wizards of the Coast, Inc. ============================================================================== Table of Contents: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No changes to this section. A - Abilities ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A.7 - Replacement Abilities + A.7.Ruling.3 - An exchange is considered two separate control changes or card moves for purposes of replacement abilities. For example, if an effect has you exchange a card in play for one in the graveyard, it would be replacable as if it were putting the one card into the graveyard separately from the bringing of the other card into play. [bethmo 02/11/99] C - Combat Rules ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C.7 - Step 5: Instants after Blocking + C.7.Ruling.1 - This is the last time to use instants before the main phase resumes after the end of combat. Many people try to use instants, such as Fling or Prodigal Sorcerer between the start of damge dealing (in Step 6) and the end of combat. Such plays are not legal. Only damage prevention and redirection, and any abilities that trigger during at that time, can be played during Steps 6 and 7. [D'Angelo 02/15/99] D - DCI Tournament Rules ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No changes to this section. E - Extracted Rulings on Cards ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No changes to this section. G - Game Terms and Rules ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G.27 - Modal Spells and Abilities + G.27.8 - Newer modal spells and abilities use the format "Choose One - A; or B; or C." [D'Angelo 02/13/99] K - Card and Permanent Types and Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No changes to this section. M - Multi-Player Rules ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No changes to this section. P - Phases of the Turn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No changes to this section. T - Timing of Spells and Abilities ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No changes to this section. Z - Zones of Play ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Z.5 - Library + Z.5.5 - The library has an order to it. All cards that are placed on the library are placed on top of it, and all cards taken from the library are taken from the top of it, unless otherwise specified. [D'Angelo 02/03/98] Because of this and Rule Z.1.4, if more than one card is to be placed on the library at one time, the owner of that library decides the order the cards get stacked in it. [D'Angelo 02/03/99] Index ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No changes to this section. Acknowledgements 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. "Tempest, Page " marks rules from the Tempest 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. 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