K.11 - Creature Type


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K.11.1- For "Creature - Xxxx" cards, the creature type is "Xxxx". [CompRules 2001/07/23 - 212.2a] Older cards used "Summon Xxxx" to indicate a creature's type. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]

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K.11.2- "Artifact Creature" cards usually do not have a creature type, but they may. This is indicated like "Artifact Creature - Xxxx" where "Xxxx" is the creature type. [CompRules 2001/07/23 - 212.2a]

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K.11.3- Cards which say "Counts as a " (see Rule G.9) are considered to be of that creature type. [CompRules 1999/04/23] For example, Wall of Spears is an artifact creature which says "Counts as a Wall", so it is of creature type Wall. Note that all cards which used to do this have errata to include the creature type in the type line.

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K.11.4- A creature may have multiple types. Each word counts as a separate type. [CompRules 2001/07/23 - 212.2a] For example, "Creature - Goblin Wizard" means it is both a Goblin and a Wizard.

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K.11.5- The plural of a creature type is the same as the base creature type. For example, Goblin and Goblins are the same, and Faerie and Faeries are the same. [CompRules 2001/07/23 - 214.7b]

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K.11.6- Creature types that differ only by gender are different. [CompRules 2003/03/15] (REVERSAL) They were considered the same, but all cards where the Rules Team wanted them to be the same had their creature types changed, so this rule is no longer necessary.

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K.11.7- If you are asked to choose a creature type, you must choose a creature type which already exists in the game. You cannot make up your own type, such as Platypus. The chosen type can only have one word. [WotC Rules Team 2002/10/01]

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K.11.8- Changing a permanent to a specific creature type, with a card such as Fowl Play or Conspiracy, removes all other creature types unless the effect specifies that one or more previous creature types remain. [CompRules 2001/07/23 - 214.4/4a] It can remove the Legendary nature of the creature if it was a Legend. See Rule K.17.5 for more information.

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K.11.9- Changing a creature to a non-creature permanent type removes its creature type. [CompRules 2001/07/23 - 214.4b]

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K.11.Ruling.1- "Artifact Creature", "Land Creature", and "Enchantment Creature" are not creature types. Those are permanent types. [Mirage, Page 14] [D'Angelo 2000/02/15]

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K.11.Ruling.2- Other card characteristics, such as color, do not count as a creature type either. So "red creatures" or "flying creatures" are not valid choices for a creature type. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 36, 1996/02/01]

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Note- Animated lands and artifacts (see Rule K.5) do not have a creature type unless the effect specifically gives them one. See Rule K.5.Ruling.3.

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Note- Token creatures have a creature type the same as the token name. See Rule K.25.4.

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