============================================================================== Card Rulings Summary (CHANGES ONLY) Updated 2008/04/21 ============================================================================== 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 TENTH 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 2008/03/17 release. Thanx, Stephen. ---- Stephen D'Angelo | Crystal Keep Editor dangelo@crystalkeep.com | Former Wizards of the Coast NetRep ============================================================================== - - * - * - A - * - * - - Aladdin: + Text(CH+errata): 1/1. ; {1}{R}{R},{Tap}: Gain control of target artifact as long as you control ~this~. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Arcum's Sleigh: + Text(IA+errata): {2},{Tap}: Target creature gains vigilance until end of turn. Play this ability only during combat and only if defending player controls a snow land. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - B - * - * - - Barrin's Spite: + Text(IN+errata): Choose two target creatures controlled by the same player. Their controller chooses and sacrifices one of them. Return the other to its owner's hand. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Blood Oath: + Text(MM+errata): Choose a card type. Target opponent reveals his or her hand. ~this~ deals 3 damage to that player for each card of the chosen type revealed this way. (The card types are artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, land, planeswalker, sorcery, and tribal.) [Oracle 2008/04/01] Bubbling Muck: + Text(UD+errata): Until end of turn, whenever a player taps a Swamp for mana, that player adds {B} to his or her mana pool. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - C - * - * - - Cannibalize: + Text(SH+errata): Choose two target creatures controlled by the same player. Remove one of those creatures from the game and put two +1/+1 counters on the other. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Circu, Dimir Lobotomist: + If you play a spell that is both blue and black, both abilities will trigger. [D'Angelo 2008/04/19] Clockwork Avian: + Text(4th+errata): 0/4, Flying. ; ~this~ comes into play with four +1/+0 counters on it. ; At end of combat, if ~this~ attacked or blocked this turn, remove a +1/+0 counter from it. ; {X},{Tap}: Put up to X +1/+0 counters on ~this~. This ability can't cause the total number of +1/+0 counters on ~this~ to be greater than four. Play this ability only during your upkeep. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Commandeer: + Text(CS+errata): You may remove two blue cards in your hand from the game rather than pay ~this~'s mana cost. ; Gain control of target noncreature spell. You may choose new targets for it. (If that spell is an artifact, enchantment, or planeswalker, the permanent comes into play under your control.) [Oracle 2008/04/01] Compost: + Text(7th+errata): Whenever a black card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, you may draw a card. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - D - * - * - - Declaration of Naught: + Text(MT+errata): As ~this~ comes into play, name a card. ; {U}: Counter target spell with the chosen name. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Door of Destinies: + Text(MT+errata): As ~this~ comes into play, choose a creature type. ; Whenever you play a spell of the chosen type, put a charge counter on ~this~. ; Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1 for each charge counter on ~this~. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - E - * - * - - - - * - * - F - * - * - - Fertile Imagination: + Text(DI+errata): Choose a card type. Target opponent reveals his or her hand. Put two 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens into play for each card of the chosen type revealed this way. (The card types are artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, land, planeswalker, sorcery, and tribal.) [Oracle 2008/04/01] Forsaken Wastes: + Text(MI+errata): Players can't gain life. ; At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player loses 1 life. ; Whenever ~this~ becomes the target of a spell, that spell's controller loses 5 life. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - G - * - * - - - - * - * - H - * - * - - Heartbeat of Spring: + Text(CK+errata): Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana to his or her mana pool of any type that land produced. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Helm of Obedience: + Text(AL+errata): {1}{X},{Tap}: Target opponent puts cards from the top of his or her library into his or her graveyard until a creature card or X cards are put into that graveyard this way, whichever comes first. If a creature card is put into that graveyard this way, sacrifice ~this~ and put that card into play under your control. X can't be 0. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Hidden Spider: + Text(US+errata): When an opponent plays a creature spell with flying, if ~this~ is an enchantment, ~this~ becomes a 3/5 Spider creature with reach. [Oracle 2008/04/01] + It triggers and changes as a result of the creature spell being played, even if the spell is later countered. [D'Angelo 2008/04/19] + It changes only if the creature has Flying innately. Since this is before it enters play, a continuous effect that grants Flying won't make this trigger. [D'Angelo 2008/04/19] - - * - * - I - * - * - - - - * - * - J - * - * - - Jihad: + Text(AN+errata): As ~this~ comes into play, choose a color and an opponent. ; White creatures get +2/+1. ; When the chosen opponent controls no nontoken permanents of the chosen color, sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - K - * - * - - - - * - * - L - * - * - - - - * - * - M - * - * - - Mana Flare: + Text(4th/5th+errata): Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana to his or her mana pool of any type that land produced. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Merseine: + Text(FE+errata): Enchant creature. ; ~this~ comes into play with three net counters on it. ; Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step as long as ~this~ has a net counter on it. ; Pay enchanted creature's mana cost: Remove a net counter from a Merseine. Any player may play this ability, but only if he or she controls the enchnated creature." [Oracle 2008/04/01] Mightstone: + Text(AQ+errata): Attacking creatures get +1/+0. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Mirror Golem: + Text(MR+errata): 3/4. ; Imprint - When ~this~ comes into play, you may remove target card in a graveyard from the game. (The removed card is imprinted on this artifact.) ; ~this~ has protection from each of the imprinted card's card types. (The card types are artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, land, planeswalker, sorcery, and tribal.) [Oracle 2008/04/01] Mox Diamond: + Text(SH+errata): If ~this~ would come into play, you may discard a land instead. If you do, put ~this~ into play. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard. {Tap}: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - N - * - * - - Nameless Race: + Text(DK+errata): */*, Trample. ; As ~this~ comes into play, pay any amount of life. The amount you pay can't be more than the total number of white nontoken permanents your opponents control plus the total number of white cards in their graveyards. ; ~this~'s power and toughness are each equal to the life paid as it came into play. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - O - * - * - - Overabundance: + Text(IN+errata): Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana to his or her mana pool of any type that land produced, and ~this~ deals 1 damage to him or her. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - P - * - * - - Parallel Evolution: + Text(TO+errata): Flashback {4}{G}{G}{G}. ; For each creature token in play, its controller puts a token into play that's a copy of that token creature. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Phyrexian Driver: + Text(NE+errata): 1/1. ; When ~this~ comes into play, all other Mercenary creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Planar Void: + Text(US+errata): Whenever a card is put into a graveyard from anywhere, remove that card from the game. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Precognition: + Text(TE+errata): At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of target opponent's library. If you do, you may put that card on the bottom of that player's library. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Primal Clay: + Text(6th+errata): */*. As ~this~ comes into play, it becomes your choice of a 3/3 artifact creature, a 2/2 artifact creature with flying, or a 1/6 Shapeshifter Wall artifact creature with defender. [Oracle 2008/01/01] Puppet Master: + Text(CH+errata): Enchant creature. ; When enchanted creature is put into a graveyard, return that card to its owner's hand. If that card is returned to its owner's hand this way, you may pay {U}{U}{U}. If you do, return ~this~ from your graveyard to your hand. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - Q - * - * - - - - * - * - R - * - * - - Raging River: + Text(ABU+errata): Whenever one or more creatures you control attack, each defending player divides all creatures without flying he or she controls into a "left" pile and a "right" pile. Then, for each attacking creature you control, choose "left" or "right". That creature can't be blocked this combat excepy by flying creatures and creatures in a pile with the chosen label. [Oracle 2008/04/01] + If a creature enters play (or something becomes a creature) after the attack is announced, the creature will not have a label so it will not be able to block unless it has flying. [D'Angelo 2008/04/19] + The card does not specify when the "left" and "right" designations end, and it does not appear to matter. If it does, they should be treated as if they go away at the end of the combat in which they are declared. [D'Angelo 2008/04/19] Revered Unicorn: + Text(WL+errata): 2/3. ; Cumulative Upkeep - {1} ; When ~this~ leaves play, you gain life equal to the number of age counters on it. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - S - * - * - - Sasaya's Essence: + Text(SK+errata): Whenever a land you control is tapped for mana, for each other land you control with the same name, add one mana of to your mana pool of any type that land produced. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Scandalmonger: + Text(MM+errata): 3/3. ; {2}: Target player discards. Any player may play this ability but only any time he or she could play a sorcery. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Seer's Vision: + Text(IN+errata): Your opponents play with their hands revealed. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Look at target player's hand and choose a card from it. That player discards that card. Play this ability only any time you could play a sorcery. [Oracle 2008/04/01] Shared Fate: + Text(MR+errata): If a player would draw a card, that player removes the top card of an opponent's library from the game face down with a fate counter on it instead. ; Each player may look at and play each card with a fate counter on it he or she removed from the game. [Oracle 2008/04/01] + A Shared Fate tracks can see cards removed from the game by other copies of the Shared Fate card. This is because it just looks for the fate counter. [D'Angelo 2008/04/19] Sheltered Valley: + Text(AL+errata): If ~this~ would come into play, instead sacrifice each other permanent named Sheltered Valley you control, then put ~this~ into play. ; At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or fewer lands, you gain 1 life. ; {Tap}: Add {1} to your mana pool. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - T - * - * - - Takklemaggot: + Text(CH+errata): Enchant creature. ; At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, put a -0/-1 counter on that creature. ; When enchanted creature is put into a graveyard, that creature's controller chooses a creature that Takklemaggot could enchant. If he or she does, return ~this~ to play under your control attached to that creature. If he or she doesn't, return ~this~ to play under your control as a non-Aura enchantment. It loses "enchant creature" and gains "At the beginning of that player's upkeep, ~this~ deals 1 damage to him or her." [Oracle 2008/04/01] Tarmogoyf: + Text(FS+errata): */1+*. ; ~this~'s power is equal to the number of card types among cards in all graveyards and its toughness is equal to that number plus 1. (The card types are artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, land, planeswalker, sorcery, and tribal.) [Oracle 2008/04/01] Titania's Song: + The "this effect continues until end of turn" applies to the entire continuous ability, so that if a new non-creature artifact entered play after this left play, it would become a creature as per the ability. [D'Angelo 2008/04/19] - - * - * - U - * - * - - Uba Mask: + Text(CK+errata): If a player would draw a card, that player removes that card from the game face up with a mask counter on it instead. ; Each player may play cards with a mask counter on it he or she removed from the game this turn. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - V - * - * - - Vigor Mortis: + Text(RA+errata): Return target creature card from your graveyard to play. If {G} was spent to play ~this~, that creature comes into play with an additional +1/+1 counter on it. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - W - * - * - - Wall of Brambles: + Note - This card was creature type "Wall" until Oracle 2008/04/01 when it became "Plant Wall". Winter's Night: + Text(AL+errata): Whenever a player taps a snow land for mana, that player adds one mana to his or her mana pool of any type that land produced. That land doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. [Oracle 2008/04/01] - - * - * - 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. 10= Tenth 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. CS= Cold Snap. DI= Dissension. DK= The Dark. DS= Darksteel. EX= Exodus. FD= Fifth Dawn. FE= Fallen Empires. FS= Future Sight. GP= Guildpact. HL= Homelands. IA= Ice Age. IN= Invasion. JU= Judgment. LE= Legions. LG= Legends. LO= Lorwyn. MI= Mirage. MM= Mercadian Masques. MR= Mirrodin. NE= Nemesis. MT= Morningtide. 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). PC= Planar Chaos. 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. TS= Timeshift. 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, S= Timeshifted. 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. An "S" following a letter indicates that it is a Timeshifted card of that rarity. Note that on some 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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