Card Rulings Summary Updated 05/16/99

Rulings are collected from many sources. See credits and disclaimer at the end of the file for details.

This is the FINAL release under the FIFTH EDITION rules.

Complete text is included for cards from all expansions except Fallen Empires, Ice Age, Homelands, Alliances and Mirage. Text (and entries in general) may or may not be available for these card sets depending on whether or not any rulings were made on those cards.

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Printing Information

• The Limited Edition was printed in two parts--the Alpha printing and Beta printing. The entire Limited Edition was printed with black borders on the face of the cards.
• The Alpha printing used a different corner radius on the cards than all further printings. The radius was about 2 mm instead of the 1 mm which has been standard since then. The printing contained 295 unique cards. Approximately 2.6 million cards were printed. Cards were available from late August 1993 through late September 1993.
• The Beta printing added one new picture for each of the five lands plus 2 new cards to the set to raise the total to 302 cards. Approximately 7.8 million cards were printed. Cards were available from mid October 1993 until mid December 1993.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common) and 60 card starters (2 rare, 13 uncommon, 45 common). Land cards could appear in the common, uncommon, and rare slots.
• In the Alpha printing, 23 cards had errors which were corrected in the Beta printing. These cards are: Basalt Monolith, Birds of Paradise, Channel, Circle of Protection: Red, Cyclopean Tomb, Death Ward, Demonic Hordes, Drain Life, Elvish Archers, Force of Nature, Icy Manipulator, Island Sanctuary, Karma, Mana Short, Orcish Artillery, Orcish Oriflamme, Phantasmal Forces, Red Elemental Blast, Rock Hydra, Sedge Troll, Tropical Island, Twiddle, and Unsummon.

• The Unlimited Edition cards were printed with white borders on the face of the cards. In all other ways this edition matched the Beta printing of the Limited Edition. Approximately 40 million cards were printed. Cards were available from mid January 1994 through mid March 1994.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common) and 60 card starters (2 rare, 13 uncommon, 45 common). Land cards could appear in the common, uncommon, and rare slots.

• The Revised Edition was released in order to clean up a number of rules problems that the Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition rules had. The cards still had white borders, but the fake 3-D beveling was removed, and the art was lightened up considerably. Printing size is not known but is estimated to exceed 750 million cards. Cards were available from mid April 1994 through mid April 1995.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common) and 60 card starters (the majority of the printing had 2 rare, 13 uncommon, 45 common, but the last part of the printing had 3 rare, 9 uncommon, 48 common). Land cards could appear in the common and uncommon, but not the rare slots.
• About half of the cards had text or formatting changes. The list is too long to include here. 35 of the cards in the First Edition were retired, and 39 cards from the Arabian Nights and Antiquities expansions were added, bringing the total card count to 306 cards.

• The Fourth Edition was released in order to rotate the contents of the basic set. The rulebook was updated to include most of the rules from the Legends expansion and to be much clearer on some points. The cards still have white borders but the color was made much richer and "copyright 1995" was added to the base of the cards. Cards were available from May 1995 well past the end of the run in April 1997.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common) and 60 card starters (3 rare, 9 uncommon, 26 common, 22 land).
• 50 cards were removed from the set and 122 cards were added bringing the set size up to 378 cards. The extra 72 cards came from the fact that lands were removed from the common and uncommon sheets and moved to a separate sheet. Basic lands appear in starter decks and not in booster packs.

• The Fifth Edition was released in order to rotate the contents of the basic set. The rulebook was updated to include more rules and to be more detailed, while at the same time streamlining the old rules. The cards still have white borders and "copyright 1997" is on the base of the cards. Cards were available from March 1997 through the current date.
• 128 cards were removed from the set and 199 cards were added bringing the set size up to 449 cards. Mostly cards from Fallen Empires, Ice Age, Chronicles, and Homelands were rotated in. Basic lands appear in starter decks and not in booster packs.

• The Arabian Nights expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section of the card. The expansion symbol is a Scimitar (a sword). The set contained 78 unique cards, but 14 of these have two variants so collectors consider it a 92 card set. Approximately 5 million cards were printed. Cards were available from late December 1993 until late January 1994.
• Was printed in 8 card booster packs (2 uncommon, 6 common).
• The Erg Raiders, Oubliette, Fishliver Oil, Giant Tortoise, Nafs Asp, Wyluli Wolf, Bird Maiden, Rukh Egg, Army of Allah, Moorish Cavalry, Piety, and War Elephant have versions with light and dark backgrounded generic mana symbols. The Hasran Ogress and Stone-Throwing Devils have a variation with whitish versus orangish black mana symbols in the casting cost.
• Cards were written under the Limited Edition/Unlimited Edition rules and so have a lot of unclear wordings.

• The Antiquities expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is an Anvil. The set contained 100 unique cards. Approximately 15 million cards were printed. Cards were available from mid March 1994 through late April 1994.
• Was printed in 8 card booster packs (2 uncommon, 6 common).
• Cards were written under the Limited Edition/Unlimited Edition rules and so have a lot of unclear wordings.

• The Legends expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is the top section of a Greek column. The set contained 310 unique cards. Approximately 35 million cards were printed. Cards were available from mid June 1994 through late June 1994.
• Was printed in 16 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common, and one rules card).

• The Dark expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a mostly eclipsed moon. The set contained 119 unique cards. Approximately 75 million cards were printed. Cards were available from mid August 1994 through mid November 1994.
• Was printed in 8 card booster packs (2 uncommon, 6 common).

• The Fallen Empires expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a Crown. The set contained 187 unique cards, although only 102 unique card names and descriptions. The common cards came in 3 or 4 versions with different artwork. The printing size is estimated to be between 350 and 375 million cards. Cards were available from mid November 1994 to the current date. Although they stopped shipping in late January 1995, enough cards were printed to keep them on the shelves for many months afterward.
• Was printed in 8 card booster packs (2 uncommon, 6 common).

• The Ice Age expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a snowflake. The set consists of 383 unique cards. It was released in early June 1995 and went out of print in February 1996, although it did not really dwindle in availability until the end of 1996.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common) and 60 card starters (3 rare, 9 uncommon, 26 common, 22 land).
• Several of the common cards were released in magazines prior to the release of the set. They were also given out to Duelist Convocation members.

• This set is a collection of white border reprints of cards from the Arabian Nights, Antiquities, Legends, and The Dark expansion sets. All the cards retain their original expansion symbols. The set consists of 125 unique cards. It was released in early August 1995 and went out of print in December 1996, althrough it was available for some time thereafter.
• Was printed in 12 card booster packs (3 uncommon, 9 common).
• Several of the cards were released in various Magic comic books prior to and after the release of the set.

• The Homelands expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a circle with three swirled white blotches on it (it is supposed to be a planet). The set consists of 140 unique cards, although only 115 unique card names and descriptions. It was released in mid October 1995 and was available all through 1996.
• Was printed in 8 card booster packs (2 uncommon, 6 common).
• A few of the rare cards were released in the Homelands comic book prior to the release of the set.

• The Alliances expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a waving flag. The set consists of 199 unique cards, although only 144 unique card names and descriptions. It was released in early June 1996 and was available until near the end of 1996.
• Was printed in 12 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 8 common).

• The Mirage expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a palm tree. The set consists of 350 unique cards. It was released in early October 1996 and was available until summer 1997.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common) and 60 card starters (3 rare, 9 uncommon, 26 common, 22 land).

• The Visions expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a fancy letter V. The set consists of 167 unique cards. It was released in early February 1997 wans was available until fall 1997.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common).
• Preview boosters were released in the Multiverse Gift Set in November 1996. These boosters had a different wrapper, and said they were a Special Edition on the back of the wrapper. 25 cards were released this way. They are: Bull Elephant, Dark Privilege, Feral Instinct, Giant Caterpillar, Goblin Recruiter, Gossamer Chains, Jamuraan Lion, King Cheetah, Knight of the Mists, Lichenthrope, Lightning Cloud, Necrosavant, Ovinomancer, Peace Talks, Rock Slide, Shrieking Drake, Talruum Champion, Tempest Drake, Undiscovered Paradise, Undo, Urborg Mindsucker, Vampirism, Viashino Sandstalker, Warrior's Honor, and Wicked Reward.
• Several cards in the preview boosters differ slightly from the final versions. King Cheetah's preview version does not have its name capitalized in the flavor text. Viashino Sandstalker has a similar lack of capitalization of Sandstalker in the flavor text. Ovinomancer's preview version's text wraps differently; the text "{Tap}: ... owner's hand:" fits on one line. Peace Talks' preview version's text wraps differently; the second line ends with "...an attack". And all the black cards (Dark Privilege, Necrosavant, Urborg Mindsucker, Vampirism, and Wicked Reward) have slightly longer copyright lines on the preview versions than the final versions.

• The Weatherlight expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is an open book. The set consists of 167 unique cards. It was released in early June 1997 and was available into early 1998.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common).

• The Tempest expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a cloud with a lightning bolt coming out of it. The set consists of 350 unique cards. It was released in early October 1997 and available through the end of 1998.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common) and 60 card starters (3 rare, 9 uncommon, 26 common, 22 land). In addition, four pre-built starter decks were available with different themes, but the same rarity distribution as normal starters.

• The Stronghold expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a gated archway. The set consists of 143 unique cards. It was released in early March 1998 and available through the end of 1998.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common). In addition, four pre-built starter decks were available with a mixture of Tempest and Stronghold cards, but the same rarity distribution as Tempest starters.

• The Exodus expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a bridge. The set consists of 143 unique cards. It was released in early June 1998 and available until early 1999.
• This was the first set to include new rarity and card number information. Rarity is indicated by the color of the expansion symbol. Black means common, silver means uncommon, and gold means rare. Also, in the fine print at the bottom of the card is the card's number and set size.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common). In addition, four pre-built starter decks were available with a mixture of Tempest, Stronghold, and Exodus cards, but the same rarity distribution as Tempest starters.

• The Unglued expansion set was printed with silver borders on the face of all cards which are not basic lands. The basic land cards have black borders. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a cracked egg. The set consists of 94 unique cards. It was released in early August 1998.
• All silver borderd cards in this set are banned from DCI tournaments unless explicitly allowed by the format. [QAS 09/09/98]
• Was printed in 10 card booster packs (1 rare, 2 uncommon, 6 common, 1 land).

• The Urza's Saga expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is two meshed gears. The set consists of 350 unique cards. It was released in early October 1998.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common) and 75 card starters (3 rare, 10 uncommon, 32 common, 30 land). In addition, four pre-built starter decks were available with different themes. They contain 60 cards with 2 rares.
• The Phyrexian Colossus card was printed as card number 306/350 when it should be 305/350. [bethmo 10/02/98]

• The Urza's Legacy expansion set was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand side of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a long handled hammer. The set consists of 143 unique cards. It was released in mid February 1999.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common). In addition, four pre-built starter decks were available with a mixture of Urza's Saga and, Urza's Legacy cards, but the same rarity distribution as Urza's Legacy starters.
• This is the first set to contain foil premium cards. These cards are identical to the normal cards in name, text, etc. They are just printed with a metalic foil finish. Every card in this set has a foil version. Foil versions of common cards appear in the common card slot in about one in 12 boosters. Foil versions of uncommon cards appear in an uncommon slot in about one in 20 boosters. Foil versions of rare cards appear in a rare slot in about one in 40 boosters.

• The Portal set is not an expansion to the main Magic: The Gathering game. It is instead a new game based on the same rules, but with many complex issues removed from the game. It has a certain amount of compatibility with the core Magic game, but it is not entirely the same.
• Portal was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand size of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a circle with radial lines on it that is supposed to remind you of a tunnel or possibly a door. The set consists of 220 unique cards. It was released in early June 1997.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common), and a starter pack with two 35-card pre-built decks and a booster.

• The Portal Second Age set is the second set for the Portal card game. It includes some cards reprinted from the main Portal set, but many new cards as well.
• Portal Second Age was printed with black borders on the face of the cards. Cards can be identified by the expansion symbol on the right hand size of the middle section. The expansion symbol is a pentagram with radial lines on it. The set consists of 165 unique cards. It was released in early June 1998.
• Was printed in 15 card booster packs (1 rare, 3 uncommon, 11 common), and in 5 pre-built starter decks with 40 cards in them.

• The Nalathni Dragon was first distributed to attendees of DragonCon in Atlanta during July 1994 (1 per person). One card was also distributed in Duelist Magazine issue #3 in October 1994 and 3 copies were included in the Duelist Companion newsletter issue #4 in November 1994. The card has a black border and the expansion symbol is a dragon's head which is displayed on the right side of the middle section of the card. Print size is estimated at 275,000.
• The Sewers of Estark and Arena were distributed to people who purchased the first Magic novel "Arena". Some were also given out to Duelist Convocation members. "Arena" was made available in September 1994. The cards have a black border and the expansion symbol is a pen which is displayed on the right side of the middle section of the card. Print size is estimated at 165,000.
• Windseeker Centaur was distributed to people who purchased the second Magic novel "Whispering Woods". Some were also given out to Duelist Convocation members. "Whispering Woods" was made available in January 1995. The card has a black border and the expansion symbol is a pen which is displayed on the right side of the middle section of the card. Print size is not known.
• Giant Badger was distributed to people who purchased the third Magic novel "Shattered Chains". Some were also given out to Duelist Convocation members. "Shattered Chains" was made available in late February 1995. The card has a black border and the expansion symbol is a pen which is displayed on the right side of the middle section of the card. Print size is not known.
• Mana Crypt was distributed to people who purchased the fourth Magic novel "Final Sacrifice". "Final Sacrifice" was made available in April 1995. The card has a black border and the expansion symbol is a pen which is displayed on the right side of the middle section of the card. Print size is not known.
• Special printings of Fireball (Shadow Mage #1) and Blue Elemental Blast (Shadow Mage #2) appeared in Magic comic books. They look just like the Fourth Edition versions of these cards except the copyright date is 1994.
• A set of five basic lands with new artwork are being made available to people that join the new Arena League sponsored by Wizards of the Coast. Also, a new Disenchant and Fireball were made available as prizes in the league.
• New artwork versions of Counterspell and Incinerate have been given out to members of the Duelist Convocation (at Legend level of membership).

• Text(TE): Choose and discard X cards: Look at target opponent's hand and choose X of those cards. That player discards the chosen cards.
• You discard as part of the cost paid when announcing the spell. [D'Angelo 11/02/98]
• X can be zero to just look at their hand. [D'Angelo 11/02/98]
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27.

• Text(HL/5th): 3/4, Flying, Protection from Red.
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.24.

• The ability is typically used in response to a damaging effect such as a Lightning Bolt. It can also be used after declaring this card as a blocker but before damage dealing. This makes it a 1/6 creature but because it is tapped it will not deal damage but can still receive it.
• The ability can only be used on herself. It cannot be used on other creatures.

• Text(WL): When ~this~ comes into play, untap enchanted creature. ; Gain control of enchanted creature. ; If enchanted creature is put into any graveyard, put that creature into play under its owner's control.
• Can be played on an already untapped creature. [D'Angelo 12/29/97]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(WL): Until end of turn, target player cannot play instants, interrupts, sorceries, or abilities requiring an activation cost. Draw a card.
• It only affects player's right to announce things. It does not affect anything which was already announced but has not yet resolved. [D'Angelo 06/30/97] In other words, Abeyance cannot be used to counter a spell or ability. [Duelist Magazine #19, Page 34]
• The player can respond to the casting of this spell by playing instant or interrupt spells and abilities. But after this spell resolves, they cannot announce any more this turn. [D'Angelo 06/12/97]
• Never prevents mana source abilities from being played. [WotC Rules Team 10/06/97] This means that you can tap lands for mana and play abilities of cards like Llanowar Elves which are played as mana sources.
• Prohibits abilities of permanents which are played as instants, interrupts, or sorceries that do not have an activation cost. [Aahz 06/13/97]
• Abeyance affects spells based on the spell's type and not on whether they are played as that type. So, it does not prohibit spells that say "is played as an instant" or "can be played whenever you could play an instant" if the spell's type is not otherwise prevented. For example, an enchantment that could be played as an instant is legal under Abeyance (assuming you have a way to get mana). [WotC Rules Team 10/06/97] Similarly, a Summon spell played via Winding Canyons is legal. [Aahz 09/09/97] See Rule T.15.
• Does not prohibit phase costs (see Rule A.6), phase abilities (see Rule A.5), untap costs (see Rule A.10) which don't have an activation cost, the ability to declare an attack, triggered abilities (see Rule A.8) which don't have an activation cost, and summoning, enchantments or artifacts. [D'Angelo 08/12/97] Also does not prohibit damage prevention abilities which do not have activation costs. [bethmo 10/09/97]
• Does prohibit the abilities of cards which are not in play. For example, the Ashen Ghoul's ability can not be played while it is in your graveyard. [WotC Rules Team 12/18/97] [Duelist Magazine #22, Page 27]

• Text(WL): Sacrifice a blue permanent: Counter target spell.
• You cannot sacrifice multiple permanents to get a multiple effect. [D'Angelo 06/12/97]

• Text(4th+errata): 2/6 ; If ~this~ blocks or is blocked by any green or white creature, destroy that creature at end of combat. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• A "destroy at end of combat" effect is placed on a green or white creature when it is assigned as a blocker or this card is assigned to block it. The effect is also added to a creature which becomes a blocker by other means, including being part of a band which is blocked or by being moved into blocking or being blocked by an effect such as General Jarkeld. This effect stays even if the creature is removed from the blocking situation by an effect like General Jarkeld. [WotC Rules Team 09/22/95]
• The color of the blocking/blocked creature is checked only at declaration of the block. If the creature is indeed green or white at that time, it will be destroyed at the end of the combat even if it changes color before the combat ends. [WotC Rules Team 07/27/94]

• Text(WL): 9/9 ; Cumulative Upkeep - Put a -1/-1 counter on ~this~.
• Note - Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.14.

• Text(UL): Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn. Effects that alter the creature's power alter its toughness instead, and vice versa, this turn.
• Note - See Transmutation for additional rulings.

• Text(CH+errata): 0/1 ; If ~this~ is put into any graveyard from play, destroy all creatures blocking or blocked by ~this~. Those creatures cannot be regenerated this turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Protection from White will not keep a creature from being buried by Abu's power because combat abilities are not considered to be targeted. [D'Angelo 1994] See Rule G.42.Ruling.1.
• If Abu is killed, all creatures currently blocking or blocked by Abu are buried. If he is killed prior to damage dealing, then those creatures are buried at that time instead. Note that if the blockers are switched with an ability like General Jarkeld, only the blockers currently assigned when Abu goes to the graveyard are affected. [Duelist Magazine #8, Page 47]

• Text(US): All creatures gain protection from black.
• This affects all creatures, not just your own. [Urza's FAQ 10/05/98]

• Text(US): All creatures gain protection from red.
• This affects all creatures, not just your own. [Urza's FAQ 10/05/98]

• Text(US): Instead of drawing a card, you may choose land or nonland and reveal cards from your library until you reveal a card of the chosen kind. Put that card into your hand and put all other revealed cards on the bottom of your library in any order.
• You choose either "land" or "not a land", then reveal cards until you get a land or a card which is not a land, as appropriate. [Urza's FAQ 10/05/98]
• If no card of the chosen type is found before your library empties, the effect does not let you draw a card at all, but you do get to order all the cards in your library any way you choose. [D'Angelo 10/08/98]
• If you use this on a multi-card draw, each replaced draw is handled separately. In other words, you reveal and then put on the bottom of the library for the first card, then do the same for the second, and so on. [bethmo 10/12/98] In a multi-card draw you choose how many of those draws will be replaced before you do any drawing or use of this card. [DeLaney 10/17/98]
• This replacement ability (see Rule A.7) replaces the draw, so nothing that triggers on a draw happens. [Barclay 03/30/99]

• Text(LG+errata): During each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices target nonartifact creature he or she controls. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• This is a targeted ability. The Abyss targets one creature each upkeep. It cannot target creatures which are untargetable, such as those with Protection from Black. [Aahz 07/13/94]
• If the target becomes invalid after being chosen but before resolution, you do not have to choose another target. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 25] See Rule A.5.Ruling.4.
• The player who is acting is counted as the one choosing their target for things like Autumn Willow that care who is targeting rather than what is targeting it. [Aahz 10/24/95]
• A player cannot choose to play the upkeep ability when there are no legal targets. The rule is that a player can end upkeep without dealing with it if there are no targets at that time, but if there is a target at that time then you must deal with it. [Mirage, Page 43]
• The current/active player plays the ability as an instant during their upkeep. [D'Angelo 11/24/97]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Enchant World, Rule K.14.8.

• Text(WL+errata): 1/1 ; If ~this~ is put into any graveyard from play, each player chooses and sacrifices a creature he or she controls. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• If another creature goes to the graveyard at the same time as this card, you cannot choose that creature as the one to be sacrificed by the Gatekeeper's triggered ability. This is because you finish putting all the dying creatures into the graveyard before dealing with the Gatekeeper's triggered ability, and therefore those other creatures going to the graveyard with it are not legal targets. [Duelist Magazine #19, Page 34]
• The "sacrifice a creature" ability is not targeted. It can affect creatures with protection from black. [D'Angelo 08/27/97]

• Text(US): 2/2, Flying. ; When ~this~ comes into play, target player chooses and discards two cards.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• The ability can be used on an already tapped creature. [bethmo 10/14/97]

• Text(5th) 2/3, Flying ; If ~this~ damages any player, he or she chooses and discards a card.

• Text(US): 2/2. ; When ~this~ comes into play, you may choose an enchant creature card in your hand and put that enchantment into play on ~this~.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(MI+errata): {4},{Tap}: Destroy any non-Wall creature receiving combat damage from target creature this turn. If targeted creature leaves play this turn, bury Acidic Dagger. Use this ability only before defense is chosen. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 25]
• If used on a creature with First Strike, the Dagger ability will destroy the blocked/blocking creature at the end of first strike damage resolution, so if the other creature did not have First Strike, it may never get to go at all. [bethmo 10/27/96]
• Does not affect the creature if all damage is prevented or redirected. [D'Angelo 10/15/96]

• Text(SH): 2/2 ; Each Sliver gains "{2}, Sacrifice this creature: This creature deals 2 damage to target creature of player."

• Text(US): ~this~ deals 1 damage to each player for each land he or she controls.
• Counts the lands on resolution. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(LG+errata): Destroy all forests. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(US): 2/4. Echo.
• Note - Also see Echo, Rule A.16.

• Text(LG/CH+errata): Destroy target blue permanent or return target island to owner's hand. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G.27.
• Note - The artist is actually Justin Hampton. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 7]

• Text(IA+errata): {Tap}: Add either {U} or {U} and one colorless mana to your mana pool. This mana is usable only for cumulative upkeep. Play this ability as a mana source. [Mirage, Page 2]

• Text(5th): {Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Add {W} or {U} to your mana pool. ~this~ deals 1 damage to you.

• Text(LG+errata): 1/2 ; {B}{R}{G},{Tap}: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• A "creature in the graveyard" is a Summon card or Artifact Creature card in the graveyard. See Rule Z.3.Ruling.1.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.19.

• Text(TE): 1/1, First Strike ; {W}: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.

• Text(LG+errata): All green legends you control gain bands with other legends. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(LG): 2/4, Rampage 3.
• There is a typographical error in the title of the card so that the "AE" does not appear. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 7]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Rampage, Rule A.25.

• Text(WL): Whenever any creature comes into play, ~this~ deals 2 damage to that creature.
• This card has a "comes into play" triggered ability (see Rule E.3). Each time a creature comes into play, you first apply any continuous effects of cards in play (such as Humility or whatever), then the creature takes 2 damage from this ability when you play and resolve it. The two damage happens before you can announce any spells (other than mana sources or other "comes into play" triggers). [Aahz 09/05/97]
• Once a creature takes the 2 damage there is a damage prevention step (see Rule T.10), so you get the normal chance to prevent the damage or to regenerate the creature if the creature is dying. [D'Angelo 10/21/97]
• It is hard to sacrifice a creature or use any of its abilities before AEther Flash kills the creature because triggered abilities (see Rule A.8) only allow mana sources and other triggers before they resolve. [Duelist Magazine #19, Page 34]
• This is not a targeted effect, so it deals damage to Deadly Insects and other creatures that cannot be targeted by spells and abilities. [D'Angelo 09/02/97]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(5th+errata): Summon spells cannot be played. ; Any player may pay 4 life to destroy ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Only affects summon spells and not artifact creatures. [D'Angelo 11/25/95]
• Does not affect other ways to get creatures into play, such as Flash. [bethmo 11/27/96] Or Animate Dead. [bethmo 10/07/97]
• Summon spells cannot even be announced while this is in play. Duelist Magazine #9, Page 60 mistakenly implies that this card counters summon spells as they are announced.
• The option to destroy it by paying 4 life is a normal instant speed ability. This means that if it is removed from play (with Boomerang for example) prior to the effect resolving, then you paid 4 life but the effect fails to do anything. [D'Angelo 04/22/96]

• Text(EX): Choose and discard X creature cards: Return X target creatures to their owner's hand.
• You discard the cards at the time you announce the spell. [D'Angelo 10/19/98]
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27.

• If there are any creatures in play, even if they are just your opponent's, you must put a +1/+1 on one of them. If there are no creatures in play, then no counter is removed from this card. [bethmo 12/13/96]

• Text(TE): Destroy target artifact, creature, or land. ~this~ deals 3 damage to you.

• Text(AL+errata): 1/1 ; {R}: Add {B} to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source. [Mirage, Page 2]

• If played on a creature which already has Flanking, its effect is cumulative. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 30] See Rule A.19.4.

• Text(WL): Look at target player's hand. Choose two of those cards and put them on top of his or her library in any order.

• Text(ABU/RV/4th/5th): 4/4, Flying.

• Text(LG+errata): 1/1 ; If ~this~ blocks or is blocked by any creature, that creature becomes green permanently. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Creatures change color as a triggered ability (see Rule A.8) upon the block being declared (see Rule C.6). [D'Angelo 06/05/98]
• A creature blocking or blocked by this card is changed to green when it is assigned as a blocker or this card is assigned to block it. A creature is also changed if it is blocked or becomes a blocker by any means, including being part of a band which is blocked or by being moved into blocking or being blocked by an ability such as General Jarkeld. The effect is not removed if the creature is removed from the blocking situation by an ability like General Jarkeld. [WotC Rules Team 09/22/95] This happens as a triggered ability.
• A Leprechaun with Protection from Green can be blocked by a creature (since it is not green at that time) but will not take damage from the creature (since it is green at the time of damage dealing). [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 7]
• The change to green does not wear off even if the Leprechaun leaves play. [Aahz 06/16/94]
• The use of "permanently" simply means it will not wear off on its own. This effect can still be overridden by other spells and abilities. [D'Angelo 02/04/99]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(5th): 8/4 ; Except for Legionnaires and artifact creatures, creatures you control cannot attack.
• If you have two or more Legionnaires, they can all attack. [D'Angelo 1994]
• Will prevent Evil Eye of Orms-By-Gore from attacking. [Aahz 10/21/94] Unless they are artifacts for some reason.

• Text(VI): 5/6, Trample ; During your upkeep, each opponent puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature he or she controls.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(LG+errata): {5},{Tap}: Prevent all damage dealt to you from attacking creatures without flying. (Treat further damage from those sources normally.) [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(WL): 4/4, Flying ; If ~this~ is put into any graveyard from play, shuffle ~this~ into its owner's library.

• Text(5th): Target player gains X life, or prevent X damage to any creature or player.
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27.

• Text(CH+errata): 1/1 ; {1}{R}{R},{Tap}: Gain control of target artifact as long as you control ~this~. [Oracle Update 11/11/98]
• He can hold onto more than one artifact at a time. He need not drop one in order to pick up another. Note that you must pay and tap the card for each use, however. [Arab FAQ 01/05/94]
• Any artifact can be taken. This includes artifact creatures, and token creatures (see Rule K.25) that count as artifacts, such as Wasps from The Hive. [D'Angelo 1994]
• Aladdin does not lose control if the target becomes invalid. If the target stops being an artifact, he keeps control. He only checks the validity of the target on declaration and resolution of his ability. [WotC Rules Team 02/09/95] See Rule T.2.Ruling.4.

• Text(4th+errata): {X},{Tap},Skip drawing a card: Draw X cards. X cannot be 0. Shuffle all but one of those cards and put them on the bottom of your library. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• This card has a replacement ability (see Rule A.7). It is used during the resolution of a draw spell or ability to replace one of the draws with a new effect. [D'Angelo 06/01/98] For example, Sylvan Library, Jayemdae Tome, Howling Mine, and your normal draw during the draw phase are also replaceable.
• If you have more than one Lamp, you can use a second one on a card being drawn from the first one. [Aahz 07/05/95]
• If the ability is countered, you do not get the draw because giving up the draw was a cost for the ability. [Aahz 01/14/97]
• The cards are actually drawn and put into your hand before they are put back. [Aahz 12/07/96] But there is no chance to use any of them, not even mana sources, before you put the cards back. [D'Angelo 06/01/98]
• Note - The Arabian Nights version had two casting cost circles with 5 in them to indicate 10, because they did not have a way to get 10 into a single circle. This is not a typo. [Arab FAQ 01/05/94]

• Text(4th/5th): {8},{Tap}: ~this~ deals 4 damage to target creature or player.

• Text(US): 3/3. Echo. ; {1}{G}: Regenerate ~this~.
• Note - Also see Echo, Rule A.16.

• Text(LG+errata): {2},{Tap}: Target permanent you control becomes the color of your choice permanently. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The use of "permanently" simply means it will not wear off on its own. This effect can still be overridden by other spells and abilities. [D'Angelo 02/04/99]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(MI+errata): Play only after defense is chosen. Flip a coin; target opponent calls heads or tails while coin is in the air. If the flip ends up in your favor, target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn. [Duelist Magazine #18, Page 28]
• You pick the target on announcement and flip the coin on resolution. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 28]
• Note - Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.
• Note - Before the errata, it said to draw a card at the beginning of the next upkeep, but it should be played by the new wording.

• Text(4th): 1/1 ; {R}: Tap target wall.
• May be used to tap more than one wall per turn if you have enough mana. [Arab FAQ 01/05/94]
• May tap walls even when Ali Baba is tapped. [Arab FAQ 01/05/94] May be used on the turn summoned. This is because creature abilities which do not require tapping can be used at any time.

• Text(AN+errata): 0/1 ; Damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 instead reduces it to 1. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• This card makes you immune to damage that would take you below 1 life point. [Arab FAQ 01/05/94]
• Does not prevent effects which reduce your life without doing damage. [Arab FAQ 01/05/94]
• The damage reduction is applied in the automatic damage prevention and redirection step in damage prevention (see Rule T.10.1). It happens automatically. This is not an instant which can be used at any time during damage prevention. [WotC Rules Team 06/15/95]
• The protection ability works up until Ali enters the graveyard, so if he dies during a damage prevention step, damage in that same step is prevented, but damage that occurs after he goes to the graveyard (i.e. Creature Bond) is not prevented. [bethmo 1994]
• Prevents just enough damage at the end of the damage prevention step to prevent you from going below 1 life. You choose which damage points are prevented, so you can choose to prevent Hypnotic Specter damage and leave some other damage. [Duelist Magazine #12, Page 26]
• Does not affect damage if you are already at zero or negative life. You still take it all. [WotC Rules Team 06/27/96]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (Rule D.13) restricted this card from 01/25/94 to 04/01/96.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(EX): Buyback 3 ; Destroy target enchantment.
• Note - Also see Buyback, Rule A.13.

• Text(LG+errata): When ~this~ comes into play, put two haunting counters on it. ; During your upkeep, remove a haunting counter from ~this~. If ~this~ has no haunting counters on it, put each creature card in each player's graveyard into play under that player's control, in any order you choose. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• As errata, the card type is "Enchantment" and not "Sorcery". [Encyclopedia, Page 140]
• A "creature in the graveyard" is a Summon card or Artifact Creature card. See Rule Z.3.Ruling.4.
• Creatures enter play in the order in which they are put into play. So if one player puts a Legend into play, their opponent's Legend of the same name will be buried as a Rule Effect (see Rule T.13) immediately after this spell is done resolving and all the creatures are in play (see Rule K.19.1). [D'Angelo 06/23/98]
• Continuous effects of creatures entering play take immediate effect, but triggered abilities (see Rule A.8), such as "comes into play" abilities, wait until this spell's effect is done resolving and are dealt with in one series (see Rule T.9). [D'Angelo 11/07/96]
• Since the creatures enter play during upkeep, their upkeep costs (if any) need to be paid. [Aahz 06/15/94]
• A targeted creature, such as Clone or Vesuvan Doppelganger, must choose a creature in play to target. If there is no legal creature, then it cannot leave the graveyard. [bethmo 06/16/94]
• If a creature, such as a Clone, fails to be able to enter play when chosen (i.e. no other creature to Clone), then it stays in the graveyard and may not be chosen again by this All Hallow's Eve. [WotC Rules Team 09/15/95]
• If a creature goes to the graveyard during the resolution, it does not get looked at again. [D'Angelo 10/01/96]
• Once all the counters are gone, it just sits in play as an inert enchantment. [bethmo 06/17/94]
• Since you can do your upkeep actions in any order, it is legal to sacrifice creatures using some spell or ability prior to removing the final counter from All Hallow's Eve. [Aahz 07/27/94]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(WL): {1}, Remove the top card in your graveyard from the game: Prevent 1 damage to any creature.

• Text(TE): Sacrifice a creature: Target player puts a number of cards equal to that creature's power from the top of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
• The ability is played as an instant. This means you cannot use it when instants are not legal. For example, you cannot use it during between creatures dealing damage in combat and the dead creatures being put into the graveyard, or during any other damage prevention step. [D'Angelo 04/08/98]

• Text(TE): Any player may play a creature card with total casting cost 3 or less whenever he or she could play an instant and without paying its casting cost.
• Checks the actual cost of the creatures, and is not affected by things which allow you to play the spell for less, such as with the Emerald Medallion. [D'Angelo 10/20/97]
• You are still casting the creature spells. [Duelist Magazine #23, Page 22] So they can be countered. [D'Angelo 11/07/97]
• The casting cost of the creatures being played is still the stated cost on the card for purposes of Spell Blast and such, even though you did not pay the cost. See Rule K.9.Ruling.2. [D'Angelo 11/07/97]
• For creatures with X in the casting cost, you must choose the value of X to make the total casting cost be three or less for this ability. [Aahz 11/17/97]
• Any penalty costs such as Gloom still need to be paid. [D'Angelo 12/29/97]
• You cannot choose to play a creature as an instant via Aluren and still pay the casting cost. You either play the creature normally, or via Aluren without paying the casting cost. [bethmo 02/07/98]

• Text(5th): 3/1, First Strike ; ~this~ is unaffected by summoning sickness.

• Text(DK+errata): Look at target player's hand. That player discards each nonland card in his or her hand. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(SH): {1}, Discard a card at random: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

• Text(4th+errata): 1/1 ; ~this~ cannot be blocked by any creatures with power 2 or greater. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(5th): {2},{Tap}: Prevent 1 damage to any creature or player.

• Text(IA+errata): Remove ~this~ from your deck before playing if you are not playing for ante. ; {Tap}: Sacrifice ~this~ to flip a coin; target opponent calls heads or tails while coin is in the air. If the flip ends up in your favor, that opponent loses the game. Otherwise, you lose the game. Use this ability only during your upkeep. The opponent may ante an additional card to counter this effect. [Encyclopedia, Page 208] [D'Angelo 09/12/97]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have always banned this card.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have always banned this card.
• Ice Age and Ice Age/Homelands/Alliances block format tournaments (see Rule D.18.3) have always banned this card.

• Text(MI): {5},{Tap}, Remove ~this~ from the game: Remove target artifact, creature or land from the game. Play this ability as a sorcery.

• This is not a Minotaur and cannot be brought into play with Didgeridoo. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 36]

• Text(US): 3/3, Swampwalk.
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.22.

• Text(EX): 2/2 ; When ~this~ comes into play, you may return target sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(WL): Cumulative upkeep - {1} ; When ~this~ comes into play, look at the top ten cards of your library, then remove any number of them from the game and put the rest back on top of your library in any order. ; If ~this~ leaves play, shuffle your library.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
• Note - Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.14.

• If there are less than 7 cards in the library, look at all of them. Put two into your hand, and the rest in the graveyard. [D'Angelo 06/16/98]
• This is not considered a draw or a discard. [D'Angelo 06/16/98]

• Text(ABU+errata): Target player draws three cards. [Encyclopedia, Page 56]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have restricted this card since 01/25/94.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have always banned this card.

• Text(TE): During each player's upkeep, ~this~ deals 1 damage to that player for each artifact he or she controls.

• Text(TE): {Tap}: Add two colorless mana to your mana pool. ~this~ deals 2 damage to you.

• Text(EX): Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn.

• Text(US): Whenever a creature comes into play under your control, gain life equal to that creature's toughness.
• Does not trigger when creatures phase in or change controllers. [DeLaney 10/05/98]
• Does trigger when a creature is put into play by casting or by a spell or ability that puts one into play. [DeLaney 10/05/98]
• Does not trigger on a card in play being turned into a creature. That is just a permanent changing type, not something coming into play. [Barclay 02/28/99]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(UL): 1/1, Flying, Protection from Artifacts.
• It will not reduce colorless damage to zero which is not from an artifact. [Barclay 02/09/99]
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.24.

• Text(US): 1/1, Flying. ; {Tap}: Target attacking or blocking creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

• Text(TE+errata): 2/2, Flying ; If ~this~ becomes the target of a spell or ability, it gets +0/+3 until end of turn. [Oracle Update 11/11/98]
• The +0/+3 bonus is added as a triggered ability upon the playing/casting of the spell or ability which targets this card. This means it has the bonus even before interrupt can be used on that spell or ability. [Duelist Magazine #23, Page 22]

• Text(WL+errata): If any creatures are put into your graveyard from play, you may sacrifice ~this~ and put one of those creatures into play. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• If an animated land or artifact goes to the graveyard, you can still use this card's ability to pull the land or artifact back into play. [Aahz 06/16/97]
• This card's ability cannot save token creatures. The tokens are removed from the game before this can trigger. [Aahz 06/16/97]
• If multiple creatures go to the graveyard at once, it still only triggers once and saves one creature. [bethmo 08/26/97]
• If this card goes to the graveyard at the same time as a creature, then you can still use this card's ability. [D'Angelo 03/02/98]

• Text(UL): Attacking does not cause creatures to tap. ; At the end of each player's turn, tap all untapped creatures he or she controls that did not attack this turn. ~this~ deals 1 damage to that player for each creature tapped this way.
• It does affect Walls and other creatures that cannot attack. [Urza's Legacy FAQ 02/03/99]
• It does not affect creatures which did not attack, but which are tapped before the end of turn. [DeLaney 02/10/99]

• Text(CH+errata): As long as all creatures you control are artifact creatures or white creatures, creatures you control get +1/+1. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• You get the bonus if all of your creatures are white or artifact even if they also have other colors or qualities. So, if your only creature is a Lord Magnus (a white and green Legend), you would get the bonus. So would a red artifact creature. [Aahz 07/13/94]

• Text(5th): 2+*/2+*, Trample ; During your turn, ~this~ has power and toughness each equal to 2 plus the number of swamps all opponents control. During other turns, ~this~ has power and toughness each equal to 2.
• Counts up Swamps controlled by all of your opponents. [Aahz 12/25/94]
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(LG+errata): 2/2 ; {G}{W}{U},{Tap}: Creatures deal no combat damage this turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.19.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(5th): 2/1+* ; ~this~ has toughness equal to 1 plus the number of green creatures in play.

• Text(4th+errata): Enchanted noncreature artifact is an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its total casting cost. (That artifact retains all its abilities.) [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Creature artifacts are valid targets for this enchantment, they simply are not affected by it. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Animated artifacts are subject to the effects of summoning sickness. [Mirage, Page 14] Remember that all permanents get summoning sickness, but that only creatures are affected by it. So whether or not you can use the animated artifact right away depends on whether or not it has summoning sickness. It will not have summoning sickness if it has been in play on your side (creature or not) since the beginning of your most recent turn.
• Note - Also see Animated Artifacts, Rule K.5.

• Text(5th+errata): When you play ~this~, choose target creature card in any graveyard. ; When ~this~ comes into play, put that creature into play and ~this~ becomes a creature enchantment that targets the creature. ; Enchanted creature gets -1/-0. ; If ~this~ leaves play, destroy the creature. The creature cannot be regenerated this turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Enters play as a global enchantment and then becomes an Enchant Creature as a triggered ability (see Rule A.8) upon entering play. It follows all the rules for Enchant Creature cards from then on. [WotC Rules Team 03/14/97] For example, it counts for abilities that interact with creature enchantments, such as Rabid Wombat. [Aahz 06/06/97]
• A "creature in the graveyard" is a Summon card or Artifact Creature card in the graveyard. See Rule Z.3.Ruling.1.
• The bringing of the creature into play and then putting Animate Dead on it is all done as one triggered ability. [bethmo 02/25/97]
• As a local enchantment, its only legal target is the one chosen when it entered play, thus there is no other legal target to move it to with Enchantment Alteration. [WotC Rules Team 03/14/97]
• You can Animate a creature which was discarded from a hand and therefore was never in play.
• The creature comes out as if it were just cast. Any X in the casting cost is zero (see Rule G.31.2). So animating a Rock Hydra gives you a hydra with zero heads. [Mirage, Page 31]
• When putting a card into play that requires a definition for its value, such as with Minion of the Wastes, you do what is needed to define the value (see Rule G.31.3 and Rule G.31.4). [WotC Rules Team 02/02/98] In the case of Minion of the Wastes, you pay life to define its values.
• The animated creature comes into play with summoning sickness (see Rule G.39), so it cannot attack until it begins one of its controller's turns in play. [Fifth Edition, Page 28]
• This is a targeted spell. Note that cards in the graveyard do not have Protection from Color abilities (see Rule A.1.4), but the spell may fizzle because the target creature card is removed from the graveyard before the spell resolves. [WotC Rules Team 05/10/95]
• When Animate Dead leaves play, the creature it is on is buried as a triggered ability. [WotC Rules Team 05/10/95]
• If the creature phases out (see Rule G.30) without the Animate Dead because Animate Dead has been affected by Spatial Binding, the Animate Dead is buried but the creature is not. The creature will phase in perfectly normal since the Animate Dead ability did not bury it. [Aahz 02/16/97]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play abilities, Rule E.3.
• Note - Also see Put Into Play, Rule G.31.
• Note - The Limited Edition, Unlimited Edition, Revised Edition, and Fourth Edition versions had this card as an Enchant Dead Creature. [D'Angelo 04/11/97]

• Text(5th): Play only on a Wall. ; Enchanted creature can attack as though it were not a Wall.

• Text(5th): Whenever a land comes into play, ~this~ deals 2 damage to that land's controller.
• Triggers on any land coming into play. This includes playing a land or putting a land into play using a spell or ability. [D'Angelo 05/22/97]
• Lands phasing in will not trigger this card (see Rule G.30.9). [Mirage, Page 2]
• It determines the land's controller at the time the ability resolves. If the land leaves play (due to another triggered ability or a mana source ability) before the ability resolves, the land's last controller before it left is used. See Rule K.4.6. [D'Angelo 10/19/98]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(US): Counter target artifact or enchantment spell.
• It works on Artifact Creature spells and Enchant <-something-> spells. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(TE): Buyback {3}. ; Prevent up to 3 damage to any creature.
• Note - Also see Buyback, Rule A.13.

• Text(US): During each player's discard phase, ~this~ deals 2 damage to that player unless one of his or her opponents was successfully dealt damage that turn.
• It looks back over the entire turn even if this card was not in play at the time. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(UL): 0/0 ; ~this~ comes into play with two +1/+1 counters on it. ; {X},{Tap}: Remove all +1/+1 counters from ~this~ and put X +1/+1 counters on it.
• It does not kill itself when the ability is used. It is not 0/0 long enough to be killed. [Urza's Legacy FAQ 02/03/99]

• Text(5th+errata): Enchanted creature cannot be the target of enchantments, instants, or sorceries. This effect does not destroy ~this~. (Other enchantments on that creature are buried because their target is now illegal.) [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Will not prevent use of interrupts (even if they are played at instant speed) or non-targeted spells/abilities. This includes spells like Red Elemental Blast, Pestilence, and Wrath of God. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 7]
• Prevents both spells of type Instant or Sorcery and abilities that are played as an instant or sorcery. Does not prevent spells of type Interrupt that are being played as an instant. [Duelist Magazine #18, Page 28]

• Text(VI): Each player skips his or her discard phase. ; During each player's draw phase, that player draws an additional card and then chooses and discards a card.
• If the draw pat of the effect is skipped due to a replacement effect like Island Sanctuary or such, the discard part of the effect is not skipped. [bethmo 09/13/97]
• The draw and discard during the draw phase are controlled by the controller of Anvil of Bogardan. This means the discard is forced and can trigger Sand Golem or Mangara's Blessing. [D'Angelo 05/12/98]

• Note - Also see Creature Type, Rule K.13.
• Cannot choose something such as Artifact Creature or Land Creature which are not creature types. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 36]

• Text(WL): Enchanted creature does not untap during its controller's untap phase. ; During the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player may discard a card at random to untap that creature.
• The untap cost is cumulative with other untap costs even though it does not say "additional". It can be paid more than once like other untap costs. [WotC Rules Team 07/03/97]
• The discard to untap is a payment and is not forced. [bethmo 06/12/97]

• Text(TE): 5/4 ; If ~this~ attacks, it does not untap during your next untap phase.

• Text(TE): Remove all permanents from the game. Discard your hand.

• Changing a land's type will not remove the expansion symbol on it, so this still affects Homelands lands which have been changed to another type by a spell like Phantasmal Terrain. [Aahz 10/23/95]

• Text(4th+errata): 0/1; {U},{Tap}: Add 3 colorless mana to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source. [Encyclopedia, Page 19] [Mirage, Page 2]

• Text(LG+errata): Creatures cannot attack any player unless that player played a spell or put a card into play during his or her last turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Removing Arboria from play will not cancel its benefit. If currently in effect, the effect will end normally. [Aahz 10/21/94]
• You can put tokens into play without ending this effect. For example, Tombstone Stairwell. [D'Angelo 03/26/97]
• If a Nether Shadow enters play during your upkeep, or if any effect has you put a card into play, it will invalidate the protection of Arboria. [WotC Rules Team 09/15/94]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Enchant World, Rule K.14.8.

• Text(CH+errata): 7/7, Flying ; During your upkeep, pay {G}{W}{U} or sacrifice ~this~. ; Each untapped creature you control gets +0/+2 unless it is attacking. ; {W}: ~this~ gets +0/+1 until end of turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The card has errata to "Summon Legend", not "Summon Elder Dragon Legend". [Oracle 07/01/98]
• It is not of creature type Dragon. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 36]
• Does give himself a bonus. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 7]
• Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.19.

• Text(AL+errata): Counter target spell. That spell's caster may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the turn. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn. [Aahz 06/06/97] [Duelist Magazine #18, Page 28]
• The player does not choose how many cards to draw until the beginning of the appropriate turn. [Duelist Magazine #13, Page 26] They choose how many before drawing the first one. [D'Angelo 11/11/96]
• Note - Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.
• Note - Before the errata, it said to draw a card at the beginning of the next upkeep, but it should be played by the new wording.

• Text(US): Each player cannot play more than one spell each turn.
• This cannot stop a mana source spell from being played (see Rule T.12.5). [Urza's FAQ 10/05/98] But if one is played first, it will count as the one spell this turn. [Urza's FAQ 10/05/98]
• You cannot play a buyback spell more than once. It does not matter that it's the same spell card. It's not the same spell instance. [WotC Rules Team 10/18/98]
• If the spell is countered, it still counts as the one spell played. [D'Angelo 10/19/98]
• When it enters play, it will look back over the turn to see if any spell was cast before it entered play. [DeLaney 10/17/98] It will notice its own casting. [D'Angelo 10/22/98]

• Text(VI): 5/5, Flying ; Attacking does not cause ~this~ to tap.

• Text(UL): 1/1 ; {Tap}: Draw a card.

• Text(US): ~this~ deals 3 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures and/or players.
• Each target must receive at least 1 damage. You can't choose a target to take zero damage. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(WL): 4/5 ; Cumulative upkeep - {2} ; When ~this~ comes into play, draw a card.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
• Note - Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.14.

• Text(IA+errata): {2},{Tap}: Attacking this turn does not cause target creature to tap. Ignore this effect if defending player controls no snow-covered lands. [Encyclopedia, Page 72]

• Note - Also see Snow-Covered Lands, Rule K.22.
• Gives an "is Snow-Covered" or "removes Snow-Covered" counter to a land. [D'Angelo 06/08/95] It is possible to have Snow-Covered non-basic lands. This card cannot give Snow-Covered to a non-basic land, so it takes some tricks to make it happen.
• Cannot be used on a multiland to add Snow-Coveredness even if it "counts as a" normal land. You can use it on any land to remove Snow-Coveredness. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 132]

• Text(IA+errata): {3},{Tap}: Target non-Wall creature must attack this turn. At end of turn, destroy that creature if it could not attack. Use this ability only during the creature's controller's turn before the attack. The creature's controller may counter this effect by paying {X}, where X is equal to the creature's casting cost. ~this~ does not affect creatures brought under their controller's control this turn. [Encyclopedia, Page 73]
• The mana payment for this is made just after the ability is announced and prior to even interrupts even being allowed. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 60]

• Text(WL): 2/5 ; Attacking does not cause ~this~ to tap.

• Either or both creatures can be tapped and it still works. [bethmo 08/24/95]
• Walls can fight in the Arena. [Aahz 12/02/94]
• If either creature leaves play before the ability resolves, then the other creature takes damage equal to the power the creature that left had when it left play. See Rule K.4.6. [D'Angelo 10/22/98]
• Attack abilities like the Thicket Basilisk's do not take effect. [Peterson 11/15/94]
• Creatures are chosen when the ability is announced, but they don't become tapped until it resolves. [Aahz 12/21/94]
• The power of the creatures when the effect resolves is used to determine how much damage is done. [Aahz 03/07/95]
• In multiplayer games, you can choose a different opposing player each time it is used. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64]

• Text(CH+errata): When ~this~ comes into play, tap all legends. ; Legends do not untap during their controllers' untap phases. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Only taps Legends which are in play before the Arena is put into play. Legends which enter play later are not tapped immediately, but when they are tapped they are prevented from untapping by the Arena. [Aahz 06/14/94]
• Does not affect Legendary Lands, or any other Legendary cards. It only affects Summon Legend cards. [Aahz 06/14/94]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(5th): {W},Sacrifice an enchantment: Destroy target enchantment. ; {3}{U}{U}: Counter target enchantment spell. Play this ability as an interrupt.
• Counters an enchantment spell as it is being cast. It does not counter the effect of an enchantment. [Aahz 06/13/95]

• Text(AQ+errata): 1/1 ; {W}{W},{Tap}: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(AQ+errata): 2/2 ; {Tap}: Prevent up to 2 damage to any artifact creature. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Can prevent zero, 1 or 2 damage of your choice, but it can only be used if there is at least 1 damage to prevent. [D'Angelo 06/05/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(WL): Return target artifact or enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.

• Text(WL+errata): Take target artifact card from your graveyard and put that artifact into play. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(US): 2/2. ; {Tap}: Untap two target lands.
• Must target two different lands. Can't be used if there is just one land to target. [DeLaney 10/05/98]
• Can target an already untapped land. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(US): 0/1. ; ~this~ cannot be the target of spells or abilities. ; Whenever you successfully cast an enchantment spell, draw a card.

• Text(CH+errata): 2/1 ; ~this~ cannot be blocked by artifact creatures. ; All damage dealt to ~this~ by artifact creatures is reduced to 0. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(US): 3/3, Trample.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(AQ+errata): 3/5 ; All damage dealt to ~this~ by artifacts is reduced to 0. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(US): 6/6, Trample. ; When ~this~ comes into play, any player may sacrifice a land to put ~this~ on top of owner's library.
• When it comes into play, it triggers once for each player. Each player controls their own copy of the triggered ability (see Rule A.8) and gets to sacrifice a land if they want to. [bethmo 01/18/99]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(4th/5th): Destroy all lands.
• The destruction can be prevented normally, such as with Consecrate Land, Pyramids, or regeneration if the land is animated. [Aahz]

• Text(4th+errata): At the beginning of your upkeep, put a doom counter on ~this~. ; At the end of your upkeep, ~this~ deals 1 damage to each player for each doom counter on it. ; During any upkeep, any player may pay {4} to remove a doom counter from ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The phase ability (see Rule A.5) to remove a counter must be played by the current player, and each player is given the choice to pay to remove a counter at that time. Each player can only pay to remove one counter per turn. [D'Angelo 01/22/99]

• Text(TE): 1/2, Flying.
• Note - The Anthologies version of the card has a casting cost of {2}{W} instead of {1}{W}. This is an error.

• Text(5th): Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. ; {W}: Enchanted creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

• Text(MI+errata): You may choose to play ~this~ as an instant; if you do, sacrifice it at end of turn. ; Play ~this~ only on a nonblack creature. ; Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.
• Note - See Rule T.15.1 for how to read "play as a".

• Text(TE): 2/2 ; Each Sliver gains "{2}: This creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn."

• Text(VI): 1/1 ; {Tap},Sacrifice a land: Destroy target land.

• Text(AN+errata): All attacking creatures get +2/+0 until end of turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The card appears in two different versions. One version has a normal generic mana symbol in the cost (it is C1 rarity) and the other has a small dark mana symbol (it is C3 rarity). [D'Angelo 01/31/99]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(AQ+errata): Counter target artifact spell. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(AQ+errata): Whenever a player plays an ability of enchanted artifact requiring an activation cost or that artifact becomes tapped, ~this~ deals 2 damage to the artifact's controller. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• It does not do double damage if the activation cost requires tapping. [Aahz 06/06/94]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(AQ+errata): Enchanted creature gains protection from artifacts. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Does not protect against non-damaging and non-targeted artifacts such as Nevinyrral's Disk. [bethmo 1994]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.24.

• Text(IA+errata): 3/1 ; ~this~ is unaffected by summoning sickness. ; {B}: Put ~this~ into play. Use this ability only at the end of your upkeep and only if ~this~ is in your graveyard with at least three creature cards above it. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(5th): Remove two target nonartifact creatures from the game. ~this~ deals 5 damage to you.
• Since this is "removal from game", it does not count as destruction and is therefore not preventable by regeneration. [Aahz 09/01/94]
• Must have 2 targets at time of casting in order to be declared. [Duelist Magazine #3, Page 6]
• If one target is removed or becomes invalid after declaration, the other target is still affected. [bethmo 09/15/94] You take the damage if at least one target is removed from the game. [D'Angelo 05/17/95]

• Text(5th): Sacrifice a creature: Add two colorless mana to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source.

• Text(4th+errata): You may choose not to untap ~this~ during your untap phase. ; {2},{Tap}: Target creature you control gets +2/-2 as long as ~this~ remains tapped. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Tap and Hold Abilities, Rule E.12.

• Text(UG): Tap, Sacrifice ~this~: Target player gets you target drink. Errata: You pay any costs for the drink.
• The drink must be a legal target for the player. [Barclay 08/13/98] All local, state, federal, and national laws apply.
• You can target somebody else's drink, but you don't find out what the costs are until you go to pay for it. Better hope they're not too attached to it. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• You cannot force someone get a drink which cannot be reasonably acquired. For example, you cannot make them go to Hawaii for a special drink that is only available there. [QAS 09/09/98] But they might be willing to go if you pay for the trip.
• You cannot force someone to break laws, such as asking a minor to get an alcoholic drink. [QAS 09/09/98] This also includes bringing a drink into a location that does not allow drinks, or any other such rule or law breaking. [D'Angelo 02/21/99]
• You cannot force someone to do something unsafe. [D'Angelo 02/21/99]
• The effect does not resolve until the drink is returned. [QAS 09/09/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• If the player has less than 3 cards in their library, look at as many as they have, put one back, and remove the others. [Duelist Magazine #12, Page 32]

• Text(5th): {Tap}, Sacrifice ~this~: Put a +1/+1 counter on target non-artifact creature. That creature becomes an artifact creature permanently.
• The effect converts a permanent to have Artifact nature. It works even if the card stops being a creature, but the +1/+1 bonus only applies when it is a creature. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 123]
• The counter only gives the +1/+1. The artifactness is a permanent change not associated with the counter. [Aahz 08/22/97] So if the counter is moved off of the creature the artifact nature stays.
• The word "permanently" isn't really needed on this card's text. It has no actual effect. The card's effect lasts until it is overridden. [D'Angelo 01/18/99]

• Counts creatures that went to the graveyard before this card came into play. [D'Angelo 06/08/98]

• Text(5th): Enchanted creature gets +*/+*, where * is equal to half the number of forests you control, rounded down for power and up for toughness.
• The bonus is recalculated every time the number of Forests you have in play changes. It is not a one-time bonus. [bethmo 1994] It is a continuous effect.

• Text(AL+errata): {1},{Tap}: Sacrifice ~this~ to add two mana of any one color to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source. Draw a card at the beginning the next turn. [Mirage, Page 2] [Duelist Magazine #18, Page 28]
• Note - Also see Cantrip, Rule E.2.
• Note - Before the errata it said to draw a card at the beginning of the next upkeep, but it should be played by the new wording.

• Text(5th+errata): 1/2 ; Sacrifice an artifact: Atog gets +2/+2 until end of turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(US): Return ~this~ to owner's hand: Draw three cards, then choose and discard four cards.
• If you have less than 4 cards, discard all you have. [DeLaney 10/05/98]
• You can use mana sources (and triggered and replacement abilities can happen) between the draw and discard, but you can't use anything else. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(UL): Each other enchantment gains "During your upkeep, pay {2} or sacrifice this enchantment."
• This card grants an upkeep cost (see Rule A.6) to all other enchantments. [Urza's Legacy FAQ 02/03/99]
• Activated abilities of the enchantments cannot be used until after the upkeep is paid. See Rule A.6.9. [Urza's Legacy FAQ 02/03/99]
• If two or more Aura Fluxes are in play, they will give the text to each other. [DeLaney 02/14/99]

• Text(WL): Artifact and enchantment spells cost target opponent an additional {2} to play. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

• Text(TE): 1/2 ; Sacrifice an enchantment: ~this~ gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

• Text(5th+errata): 2/3, Trample ; If ~this~ attacks, it gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each other Aurochs that is attacking. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Does not cause enchantments on it to be removed when the ability is activated. An enchantment in play is neither a spell or an effect. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 37]
• This card cares about who is targeting it rather than who controls the spell/ability that is targeting it. So if a card you control lets the opponent choose the target (Preacher for example), the opponent is considered to be the one targeting it. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 61]
• Can be countered. The ability does not work until it enters play. [D'Angelo 11/15/95]
• The ability which allows a player to target this card with spells/abilities overrides all effects which prevent such from happening. Thus, you can use the ability to get around Dense Foliage because this effect will be newer. [Aahz 06/16/97]

• Text(UL): 2/2. Echo ; ~this~ is unaffected by summoning sickness. ; When ~this~ comes into play, destroy target land.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
• Note - Also see Echo, Rule A.16.

• Text(TE): 3/3, Flying ; If ~this~ is put into any graveyard from play, you may put ~this~ on top of owner's library.

• Text(EX): 1/3 ; If ~this~ damages any opponent, you may reveal cards from your library until you reveal a land card. Put that land into play and put all other revealed cards into your graveyard.
• The ability does not work if all damage is prevented. [Barclay 06/10/98]
• Putting a land into play does not count as playing a land. [Barclay 06/10/98] See Rule K.17.Ruling.3.
• The cards are revealed from the top of the library. [D'Angelo 06/25/98]

• Text(WL): 2/2, Flying ; Skip your next untap phase: ~this~ gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Use this ability only once each turn.
• You skip the next untap phase that you are not skipping for any other reason. In other words, the skips save up until you skip as many as required. [Aahz 06/16/97]
• Note - Also see Skipping a Phase, Rule G.38.

• Text(LG+errata): Counter target enchantment or interrupt spell that targets a permanent you control. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Whether the target is an interrupt or enchantment is not set on announcement. [D'Angelo 10/04/95] See Rule G.27. on Modal spells.
• Can be used to counter interrupts which are played at instant speed. [D'Angelo 11/07/96]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(SH): At the beginning of each player's upkeep, untap all creatures and lands.
• It untaps all creatures and lands controlled by all players. [Barclay 02/27/98]
• It is possible to tap your lands for mana before this effect untaps them, and get a bunch of mana for use during your upkeep. [Barclay 02/27/98]

• Text(CH+errata): 5/5, Trample ; Whenever any creature ~this~ damaged this turn is put into any graveyard, gain 1 life, and ~this~ deals 1 damage to target player. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.19.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(CH+errata): 2/2, Banding ; {Tap}: Counter target artifact ability requiring an activation cost unless that artifact's controller pays {W}. Play this ability as an interrupt. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The controller of the artifact pays when the ability of this card resolves if they want to prevent the countering. [bethmo 12/03/96]
• Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.19.

• Text(5th): 1/1 ; {Tap}: Tap target creature with power 2 or less.
• Checks the power of the creature on announcement and on resolution. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 37]

• Text(LG/CH/5th): 2/4, Flying.

• Text(LG+errata): When you play ~this~, choose a sorcery spell that dealt damage this turn. ; ~this~ deals to the player of that sorcery damage equal to half the damage the sorcery dealt, rounded down. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Cannot be played unless there is a sorcery that actually did damage this turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• This is not used during damage prevention. It is used later in the turn to affect a spell which happened earlier that turn. [Aahz 11/08/96]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(4th+errata): For each 1 damage dealt to you by enchanted creature, ~this~ deals 1 damage to enchanted creature's controller. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(US): Nonbasic lands do not untap during their controllers' untap phases.
• Only Forest, Island, Mountain, Plains, and Swamp (plus their Snow-Covered equivalents) are basic lands. See Rule K.18.2. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(RV+errata): ~this~ counts as a swamp and a mountain. (~this~ can be tapped to produce {B} or {R}.) [Oracle 07/01/98]
• If you change the land type (using Mind Bend or Magical Hack, for example), the type of mana generated is also changed. [WotC Rules Team 03/01/98]
• Conversion changes the entire land to plains if it counts as a mountain. [WotC Rules Team 02/01/98]

• Text(4th/5th): All black creatures get +1/+1.

• Text(4th+errata): All players except the one controlling the fewest lands sacrifice lands until they control the same number of lands as that player. Players then equalize cards in hand and then creatures in the same way. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• All cards sacrificed at one time go to the graveyard simultaneously. All cards discarded go to the graveyard simultaneously. As always, you pick the order they end up in the graveyard. See Rule Z.1.4.
• This is not considered a targeted ability so cards which cannot be targeted, such as a creature with Protection from White, are both counted and valid choices for being sacrificed. [Aahz 12/02/94]
• Cards are not counted until the appropriate step. So, a land creature sacrificed to the first part of the spell would not count for the last part. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Consecrate Land and Pyramids do not protect a land from being sacrificed, and Balance is considered to be a sacrificing effect. [Aahz 01/07/95]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have restricted this card since 04/19/95.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have banned this card since 04/19/95.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have banned this card since 01/01/97. It was previously restricted from 04/19/95 to 01/01/97.

• The discard is not considered forced. It is considered a phase cost (see Rule A.6) to be paid during the phase it enters play. You may not use Library of Leng on the discarded card. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 25]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Mana Flare will let you make an extra red or an extra colorless mana of your choice. [Aahz 05/21/96]
• You have the choice when it enters play to sacrifice the land or let this card be buried. You may not use the mana source speed ability between the time when it enters play and before it gets buried because the sacrifice or burial is considered a phase cost (see Rule A.6). [WotC Rules Team 12/03/96] See Rule E.3.3.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(5th+errata): 6/1, Trample ; ~this~ is unaffected by summoning sickness. ; At the end of any turn, sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The creature is buried at the end of every turn in which it is in play. There is no choice about what turn to bury it. See Rule E.13.Ruling.21. [D'Angelo 06/05/98]
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(SH): Prevent 1 damage to any creature or player. Draw a card.

• Text(CH+errata): 0/1 ; {X},{Tap}: ~this~ deals half of X damage, rounded up, to you and half, rounded down, to target creature or player.

• Can give Snow-Covered landwalk for basic or non-basic types, but it must be for a specific type. Examples include, Mountainwalk, Maze of Ith-Walk, and Tolaria-Walk. Entire classes of landwalk are not supported. [Duelist Magazine #7, Page 99] Legendary Landwalk, black Landwalk, and so on are not usable.

• Text(LG): 2/2.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(5th): {1},{Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn.
• You draw a card on the turn after you use the ability. [Aahz 06/08/95]
• Note - Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.
• Note - The Ice Age version said to draw a card at the beginning of the next upkeep, but it should be played by the new wording.

• Text(TE): 2/2 ; Each Sliver gains "{2}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn."

• Text(WL): 4/3 ; If ~this~ is put into any graveyard from play, remove ~this~ from the game, then shuffle all creature cards from your graveyard into your library.
• You still shuffle the creatures cards into the library even if this card is not in your graveyard when the triggered ability resolves. [Aahz 06/13/97]

• Text(LG): 6/5.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.19.

• Text(CH/5th): {3}: Target creature does not untap during its controller's next untap phase.
• Does not prevent a creature from untapping during upkeep phase. It just stops the "normal" untap during the untap phase. [Aahz 12/02/94]
• Affects the next untap of that creature for whoever controls it at that time. In other words, the effect does not remember the current controller. [bethmo 11/27/96]

• Vampire Bats are not Vampires, they are Bats, so they cannot be regenerated. [Aahz 10/25/95]
• The Baron is not a Vampire. [D'Angelo 09/02/97]

• Text(MI+errata): Target creature gains trample until end of turn. That creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it.
• The effect only counts creatures blocking the creature upon resolution of this spell. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 25]

• Text(US): 1/1. ; ~this~ counts as a Wizard. ; 2, Sacrifice a permanent: Return target creature to owner's hand.
• Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.19.

• Text(US): During your upkeep, you may put a page counter on ~this~. ; {4}, {Tap}, Sacrifice ~this~: Draw X cards, where X is the number of page counters on ~this~.
• Adding a counter is an optional Phase Ability (see Rule A.5). If you forget to add one during your upkeep, you cannot back up and add one later. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
• You do not add a counter if it is tapped. That ability is "turned off". See Rule K.6.4. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(WL+errata): 4/4 ; During your upkeep, remove the top creature card in your graveyard from the game or sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• During the upkeep ability, the creature card is removed from the graveyard as a cost, so if you have two Barrow Ghouls, you need one creature card for each if you want to keep them both. [D'Angelo 12/29/97]

• Text(LG+errata): 6/5 ; ~this~ cannot be the target of creature enchantments. ; Attacking does not cause ~this~ to tap. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The "cannot be targeted" effect applies to any way to target him with an enchantment, including casting an enchantment spell and all ways to move enchantments onto him. [WotC Rules Team 05/26/96] This makes Bartel's ability very different from other cards which cannot be targeted by spells and abilities.
• If you somehow get an enchantment moved onto him, the enchantment will bury itself since he is an illegal target. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 131]
• Animate Dead, Dance of the Dead, and Necromancy become creature enchantments and thus are removed by Bartel's ability. [D'Angelo 06/14/97]
• Can be targeted by the abilities of enchantments. [Duelist Magazine #12, Page 26]
• Is only immune to Enchant Creature enchantments. Enchant Permanent and other local enchantments which are somehow enabled to target him are not affected by his ability. [DeLaney 01/28/97]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.19.

• Text(FE+errata): 1/2 ; {Tap}: Sacrifice ~this~ to add {B}{B} to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source. [Mirage, Page 2]

• The token creature is put into play as a triggered ability on blocking being declared. It does not wait until the end of combat to enter play. [D'Angelo 03/13/97]

• Text(RV+errata): ~this~ does not untap during your untap phase. ; {3}: Untap ~this~ at end of phase. Use this ability only if ~this~ is tapped. ; {Tap}: Add three colorless mana to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source. You cannot spend this mana on any ability of any Basalt Monolith. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(5th): 1/1 ; Banding when attacking ; If ~this~ is blocked by any Wall, destroy that Wall at end of combat.
• A wall blocking this card gets a "destroy at end of combat" effect placed upon it when it is assigned as a blocker. The effect is added to a wall which becomes a blocker by any means, including being moved into being a blocker by an ability such as General Jarkeld. This effect stays even if the wall is removed from the blocking situation by an ability like General Jarkeld. [WotC Rules Team 09/22/95]
• Note - Also see Banding, Rule A.11.

• Text(RV+errata): ~this~ counts as a swamp and a forest. (~this~ can be tapped to produce {B} or {G}.) [Oracle 07/01/98]
• See Badlands for rulings.

• Text(TE): 1/1, Flying, Swampwalk.
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.22.

• Text(AN+errata): {Tap}: Draw two cards, then choose and discard three cards. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• You cannot use spells (other than mana sources) before putting the cards back. [D'Angelo 11/07/96]
• Mana sources and abilities that trigger on cards being drawn are handled at the "then" on the card. See Rule T.7.1. [D'Angelo 06/05/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Because it only looks in play and in the graveyard, you can cast several of the same spell in the same batch of spells/abilities. This is because a spell which has been announced but has not yet resolved is in "limbo" and is not checked. [bethmo 11/06/96]
• The Bazaar of Wonders only looks at a spell just after the spell is announced, so if a card of the same name goes to the graveyard after announcement but before that spell resolves, the spell will not be countered. [bethmo 11/07/96] If a spell of the same name goes to the graveyard during announcement (discarding as a cost for example), then the spell will be countered. [Aahz 01/17/97]
• Cannot counter mana sources since mana sources resolve completely before a trigger like this is deal with. [D'Angelo 11/11/96]

• Text(UL): */* ; ~this~ has power and toughness each equal to the total number of creatures in play.
• Note - Apparently some (but not all of) of the foil versions of this card are missing the expansion symbol. [DeLaney 02/14/99]

• Text(CH+errata): 3/3, Protection from Red ; As long as any opponent controls any white cards in play, ~this~ gets +1/+1. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(US): Creatures cannot block.

• Text(US): Destroy target land or nonblack creature. A creature destroyed this way cannot be regenerated this turn.
• This is not modal. You do not have to choose the target type. The target has to either be a land or non-black creature when announced and on resolution. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(TE): 3/3, Flying ; Whenever ~this~ damages any creature, ~this~ deals 3 damage to that creature's controller and 3 damage to you.

• Text(4th/5th): 1/1, Banding.
• Note - Also see Banding, Rule A.11.

• Text(WL): 1/3, Banding.
• Note - Also see Banding, Rule A.11.

• Text(WL): 2/2, First Strike ; You may play ~this~ whenever you could play an instant.

• Text(WL): 1/1 ; {1}{W},{Tap}: Target blocked creature deals no combat damage this turn.
• Works even if the creature is "blocked" by an effect rather than actual creatures. [DeLaney 06/12/97]

• Reduces damage at the start of damage prevention if the damage came from a spell. The ability does get re-applied if the damage is redirected because the damage still tracks its original source as being a spell. [D'Angelo 11/21/97]
• Works as a continuous replacement ability (see Rule A.7.5) at the start of damage prevention. [bethmo 12/08/98] This is true even though it is not worded like a replacement ability.

• Text(TE): 7/6, Islandwalk.
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.22.

• Text(EX): If enchanted creature is put into any graveyard, draw two cards.

• Text(US): Whenever a green creature is put into a graveyard from play, its controller chooses and discards a card.
• If the player has no cards in hand, this has no effect. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(ABU+errata): Play ~this~ only before end of combat. ; Target creature gains trample and gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is equal to the creature's power. ; At end of turn, destroy the creature if it attacked this turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• It is a one time bonus and not something that recalculates. [D'Angelo 06/05/98]
• The creature can regenerate from dying due to attacking under Berserk. [D'Angelo 1994]
• If the permanent stops being a creature before the end of the turn, it is still destroyed. This happens with Jade Statue, and can happen with other animated cards. [WotC Rules Team 02/09/95]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have restricted this card since 01/25/94.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• The ability kicks in at the end of declaration of blocking if the creature has any blockers at that time. How the blocker blocked the creature does not matter. [bethmo 06/28/96]

• Text(VI+errata): Play ~this~ only on a creature an opponent controls. ; If enchanted creature becomes tapped, draw a card. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Targets a creature an opponent controls, so it buries itself if it is ever on one of your creatures. [bethmo 11/11/97]

• Text(WL): Sacrifice an untapped creature: Enchanted creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. ; Sacrifice enchanted creature: All creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn.
• If this card is on a creature you do not control, you may not use the ability to sacrifice the creature. This is because you cannot sacrifice something you do not control. [WotC Rules Team 07/03/97]

• Text(UG): (Summon Line) Summon The Biggest, Baddest, Nastiest, Scariest Creature You'll Ever See. (Text) 99/99. You must play both B.F.M. cards to put B.F.M. into play. If either B.F.M. card leaves play, sacrifice the other. ~this~ can be blocked only by three or more creatures.
• This creature is actually split across two cards. The above text and information is what is shown when you put both parts together. Each of the two halves is a rare card.
• "Both cards" means one of each half, not two of the same half. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• While the BFM is in play, its treated as one creature, not two. While it's not in play, each half is treated as a separate creature card. [bethmo 08/17/98] So while it's in play a Clone can copy the whole creature. [bethmo 11/24/98]
• You can put the BFM into play using Living Death, Timmy, Power Gamer, or any other effect that puts a creature into play or multiple creature cards into play at once (if both halves are present). You cannot put it into play with Animate Dead, Eureka, Spatula of the Ages, or any other effect which only puts one creature card into play. [QAS 09/09/98]
• You can make "The Biggest, Baddest, Nastiest, Scariest Creature You'll Ever See" tokens with Volrath's Laboratory. They will only be 2/2. Nobody said that Volrath was perfect. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• This thing is big, making me the second largest furry creature in existence. [Garfield, 08/23/98]
• If it was allowed in tournaments, you would be allowed 4 of each half in a legal deck. [bethmo 09/09/98]
• The half without a casting cost printed on it is considered to have a casting cost of the whole amount if some effect asks for that card's casting cost. [bethmo 01/11/99] But to cast the pair you only pay the casting cost once.
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(5th+errata): During your upkeep, pay {1}{U} or destroy ~this~. ; Gain control of enchanted creature. That creature gets +0/+1. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Phase Cost, Rule A.6.

• Text(AN/4th/5th): 1/2, Flying
• Note - The Arabian Nights card has two versions. One with a smaller, darker mana circle than normal. Both versions are C2 rarity.

• Text(5th): 0/1, Flying ; {Tap}: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source.

• Text(UG): Tap: Tear ~this~ into pieces. Add four mana of any one color to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source. Remove the pieces from the game afterwards.
• You must tear it into more than one piece. That's why it says "pieces". [QAS 09/09/98]
• As official errata, clean up after yourself. [Barclay 08/13/98] Littering is a crime in many areas. Recycling is recommended.
• If the card is in a sleeve, remove it before ripping it up. [QAS 09/09/98]
• Optional Rule: If the card is in a sleeve, tear up the sleeve as well. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• You may proxy a Blacker Lotus, by taking a normal Black Lotus, and using a Black Magic Marker to colour the front of the card in completely black. No other proxies are acceptable. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• The ability is played as a mana source, so it cannot be countered. [D'Angelo 09/18/98]
• If your opponent takes control of this card, they can use the ability to rip it up. [QAS 09/09/98] Note that you can concede the game at faster-than-mana source-speed to prevent them from doing so.
• Ripping up the card does not make your deck illegal. See Rule U.3.5. [QAS 09/09/98]
• You must pick a valid color (Black, Blue, Green, Red or White) and cannot pick "colorless". [D'Angelo 09/21/98]
• Optional Rule: You can pick any color you want, such as Teal. [TomHa 09/15/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(ABU/RV/4th/5th): 2/2, First Strike, Protection from White
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.24.

• Text(ABU+errata): {Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Add three mana of any one color to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• It is of type "Artifact" not "Mono Artifact". [Encyclopedia, Page 208]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have restricted this card since 01/25/94.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have always banned this card.

• Text(4th+errata): {2},{Tap}: Put a charge counter on ~this~. ; {Tap}, Remove X charge counters from ~this~: Add an amount of {B} to your mana pool equal to X plus 1. Play this ability as a mana source. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• X can be zero. [D'Angelo 02/03/95]
• Can be tapped even if it has no counters. [D'Angelo 05/12/95]

• Text(4th+errata): At the end of target opponent's upkeep, ~this~ deals 1 damage to that player for each card in his or her hand in excess of four. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• You choose one opposing player on casting and it only affects that one player. This target is not changed even if this card changes controllers. It becomes useless but stays in play if the target player leaves play. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64] See Rule M.1.3.
• Amount of damage is determined in when the effect is resolved and not when it is announced. [D'Angelo 10/05/95]
• If you take control of a Vise that targets you, you continue to take damage from it. The "target opponent" check is only made when it is cast and is not checked by the effect again after it is in play. [D'Angelo 01/07/96]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have restricted this card since 07/01/97. It was previously banned from 02/01/96 to 04/01/96.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have banned this card since 02/01/96.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have banned this card since 01/01/97. It was previously restricted from 02/01/96 to 01/01/97.

• Text(4th+errata): Enchanted creature gains protection from black. The protection granted by ~this~ does not destroy ~this~.
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.24.

• Text(US): Enchanted creature gets +X/+X, where X is the number of forests you control.
• The bonus is continuously recalculated. [Urza's FAQ 10/05/98]

• Text(US): 4/5.

• Text(VI): Each mana-producing land is a swamp in addition to its normal land type.
• The land can now be tapped for black mana in addition to any other abilities it already has. [Visions FAQ 02/16/97] This works just as if the text "{Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool" was added to each mana-producing land. [D'Angelo 01/26/98] In other words, the land can be tapped for its own ability _or_ it can be tapped for black mana. Not both.
• This effect is applied after the base type of the land is applied, so using a Phantasmal Terrain to change a land's type will not erase the Swamp effect. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 25]
• The lands now get the name "Swamp" in addition to their current name. [DeLaney 02/02/97]
• Whether the land is a basic land or not is unchanged by this effect. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 25]
• If this effect is applied to a Snow-Covered land, the land is now a Snow-Covered Swamp and not just a regular Swamp. [bethmo 03/23/97]
• More than one Blanket of Night has no meaningful additional effect. [D'Angelo 08/22/97]
• Anything which counts the number of Swamps in play will not double count an actual Swamp card while Blanket of Night is in play. [D'Angelo 03/11/99]

• Text(US): {Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; Cycling {2}.
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule A.15.

• Text(ABU+errata): Play ~this~ only before blockers are declared. There is no limit to how many creatures target creature can block this turn. Target creature blocks as many creatures as able this turn. (All blocking assignments must still be legal.) [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Does not allow a tapped creature to block, or allow a creature to block any creatures it would not normally be able to block. If a Goblin War Drums is in effect and no other creature chooses to block, then this creature could not block. [WotC Rules Team 12/15/94]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(LG+errata): 0/3 ; If ~this~ is put into any graveyard from play, it deals to target creature damage equal to 3 plus the amount of damage ~this~ has received in this way this turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• If it dies and there are no creatures in play to target, then the ability does nothing. [Aahz 05/16/95]
• The controller when it dies gets to use the ability. [D'Angelo 08/09/95]
• The damage happens as a triggered ability (see Rule T.8) of the Effigy going to the graveyard. This damage is resolved immediately in a damage prevention step. [D'Angelo 10/01/96]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(UL): For each attacking creature, gain 3 life.
• The creatures are counted on resolution. [Barclay 02/03/99]
• Can be cast when there are no attacking creatures, and even out of combat, to gain zero life. [DeLaney 02/10/99]

• Text(5th): Gain 1 life. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn.
• Note - Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.
• Note - The Ice Age version said to draw a card at the beginning of the next upkeep, but it should be played by the new wording.

• Text(4th+errata): {W}: Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(5th): If enchanted land becomes tapped, destroy it at end of turn.

• Text(IA/5th): 2/2 ; {0}: Return ~this~ to owner's hand.

• Text(UL): 2/2, Protection from Blue ; Cycling {2}.
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule A.15.
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.24.

• Text(TE): Target attacking or blocking creature gets +4/+0 until end of turn. At end of turn, destroy that creature.

• Text(5th): Target creature gets +4/-4 until end of turn. If this reduces that creature's toughness to less than 1, the creature's toughness is 1.
• The +4/-4 is applied when the spell resolves and will not lower the toughness below 1. So, if a 1/1 creature has Blood Lust cast on it, it becomes a 5/1 creature. Later spells to modify toughness modify from this base, so a Giant Growth would make it an 8/4 creature. [WotC Rules Team 02/09/95]
• If the toughness was below one before Blood Lust took effect, it will not raise the toughness up to one. It just applies a -4, so a creature which was 2/-2 when Blood Lust resolves becomes 6/-6. [Duelist Magazine #7, Page 100]
• The effect of Blood Lust lasts only until end of turn. This is true even of the "toughness is 1" effect. [D'Angelo 04/08/99]

• Text(CH+errata): All nonbasic lands are mountains. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Does affect multilands and all other special lands. [Duelist Magazine #3, Page 6]
• Does not affect snow-covered basic lands. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 132]
• It immediately changes a non-basic land entering play into a Mountain, but it does so only after abilities that trigger on the original entering play trigger. The triggered abilities resolve after it becomes a Mountain. For example, if a land is played which requires a sacrifice when it enters play, you must do the sacrifice at that time. [Bethmo 07/10/96]

• Text(CH+errata): Until end of turn, you may redirect to yourself all damage dealt to creatures. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• This is not a damage prevention spell so it cannot be cast during damage prevention. It is cast before damage prevention in order to allow its use during damage prevention later in the turn. [Aahz 07/23/96]
• Note - Also see Damage Redirection, Rule G.13.

• Text(TE): 1/1 ; Sacrifice ~this~: Add {B} to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source.
• You can sacrifice it for mana during damage prevention. If you do so, any damage on it never becomes successfully dealt. This stops side-effects of the damage since the damage is never dealt to the Blood Pet. But, you do have the one black mana to deal with. [D'Angelo 10/20/97]
• No longer has odd interactions with Trample (see Rule A.27). [D'Angelo 10/17/98]

• No penalty if it cannot attack. [DeLaney 06/12/97]
• Text(WL+errata): 3/3 ; Each turn, ~this~ attacks if able. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Must Attack or Block, Rule C.10.

• Text(US): 2/2. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Add {B}{B} to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source.
• You can sacrifice it for mana during damage prevention. If you do so, any damage on it never becomes successfully dealt. This stops side-effects of the damage since the damage is never dealt to the Blood Vassal. But, you do have the two black mana to deal with. [D'Angelo 10/15/98]
• No longer has odd interactions with Trample (see Rule A.27). [D'Angelo 10/17/98]

• Text(WL): Gain life equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
• Creatures are counted on resolution. [DeLaney 06/12/97]

• Text(4th+errata): Counter target red spell or destroy target red permanent. (If this spell targets a permanent, play it as an instant.) [Mirage, Page 4]
• The spell is still an interrupt and not an instant for effects that affect certain spell types. See Rule T.15.1. [Aahz 09/19/96]
• The decision to counter a spell or destroy a permanent is a decision made on announcement before a target of the proper type is selected. If the spell is redirected, this mode cannot be changed, so only targets of the selected type are valid. [Duelist Magazine #8, Page 50] See Rule G.27 on Modal spells.

• Text(4th+errata): {2},{Tap}: Put a charge counter on ~this~. ; {Tap}, Remove X charge counters from ~this~: Add an amount of {U} to your mana pool equal to X plus one. Play this ability as a mana source. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• See Black Mana Battery for rulings.

• Text(4th+errata): Enchanted creature gains protection from blue. The protection granted by ~this~ does not destroy ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• See Black Ward for rulings.
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.24.

• Text(WL): 2/1 ; If ~this~ is put into any graveyard from play, it deals 2 damage to target creature.
• You must pick a target creature, even if you are the only player with creatures in play. [D'Angelo 06/12/97]

• Text(VI+errata): 3/3, Flying ; If ~this~ is put into any graveyard from play and has no death counter on it, return ~this~ into play with a death counter on it. ; If ~this~ is put into any graveyard from play and has a death counter on it, remove it from the game. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• When it dies, it comes back under the control of the player who controlled it when it died. This is because they control the return to play effect. [Aahz 01/29/97]

• Text(DK/4th/5th): 1/1, Flying.

• Text(US): 2/2, Swampwalk.
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.22.

• Text(5th): 1/1 ; ~this~ cannot be blocked by Walls.
• No, these do not affect Plague Rats totals. [Aahz 08/09/94]

• Text(ABU/RV/4th/5th): 3/3, Swampwalk.
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.22.

• Text(TE): Destroy all islands.

• Text(WL): Target creature attacks this turn if able. ; Draw a card.
• Note - Also see Must Attack or Block, Rule C.10.

• Text(WL+errata): 2/2 ; {0}: Take the top creature card of defending player's graveyard and put that creature into play into play under your control. ~this~ deals no combat damage this turn. Use this ability only if ~this~ is attacking and unblocked and only once each turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Is Not Blocked Ability, Rule E.7.

• Text(DK): {2},{Tap}: All creatures get -1/-0 until end of turn.

• Text(MI+errata): Put any number of target creature cards from your graveyard on top of your library. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn. [Duelist Magazine #18, Page 28]
• You have to show the creatures you put on top of your library, along with the order you put them there. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 28]
• Note - Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.
• Note - Before the errata, it said to draw a card at the beginning of the next upkeep, but it should be played by the new wording.

• If you do not have enough cards in your library, the damage is still prevented and all the cards in your library are removed. [D'Angelo 01/22/97]

• Text(IA): 3/3 ; {B}: Any creature damaged by ~this~ this turn cannot regenerate until end of turn.
• The text "Any creature damaged by Bone Shaman this turn cannot regenerate until end of turn" means that the creature cannot use any regeneration ability or spell during this turn. You cannot and do not just wait until the end of the turn with the creature partly dead and then use regeneration. [D'Angelo 06/14/95]
• After the ability is used, any creature damaged by this card cannot regenerate. Creatures damaged before the ability is used are unaffected. [D'Angelo 06/23/98]
• Since "at end of turn" happens after "until end of turn" effects wear off, the creature could regenerate from a "destroy at end of turn" effect. [D'Angelo 10/01/96]
• The "cannot regenerate" ability works only if some damage to the creature is not prevented. It is a side effect of damaging the creature. [D'Angelo 01/21/97]
• Note - The errata issued in Duelist Magazine #6, Page 22 and Magic Official Encyclopedia, Page 75 has been removed. There is no longer errata to this card. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 24]

• Text(UL): 1/1, Flying. Echo ; When ~this~ comes into play, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature.
• Note - Also see Echo, Rule A.16.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(TE+errata): When ~this~ comes into play, name a card other than a basic land. ; Whenever target opponent draws any cards, he or she reveals those cards to all players. If any of those cards is the named card, sacrifice ~this~ to deal 10 damage to that player. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99]
• The card draw is in the player's hand before the trigger is played. This means if the card is a mana source or damage prevention spell, it can be played. [bethmo 11/03/97]
• You name a card title when playing this card. [D'Angelo 11/5/97]
• During the resolution of this triggered ability, a new ability is created that is played immediately and has you sacrifice this card as a cost to get the desired result. If this card is not in play at that time, then the cost cannot be paid and no damage is done. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(CH+errata): {2},Pay 2 life: draw a card. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• You cannot spend yourself to below zero life. You cannot spend life you don't have. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 35]

• Text(CH/4th/5th/MI): Return target permanent to owner's hand.

• Text(LG+errata): 2/2 ; {2}{B}{R},{Tap}: Put a Minor Demon token into play. Treat this token as a 1/1 black and red creature. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.19.
• Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

• Text(WL+errata): {3},{Tap}: Until end of turn, if at any time the top card in your graveyard is an instant, interrupt, or sorcery card, you may play that card as though it were in your hand. If you do so, remove the card from the game instead of anywhere else when it resolves, is countered, or fizzles. [Oracle 07/01/98] [Oracle Update 11/11/98]
• The part of the effect which removes the spell card from the game is a replacement ability which happens when the spell would go to the graveyard or anywhere else. [D'Angelo 11/24/98]
• Cards which remove cards from the graveyard as a cost can affect themselves when cast using Bosium Strip. For example, Spinning Darkness will remove itself as a cost before the Strip effect removes it. [Aahz 06/24/97]
• Once activated, you can cast as many spells as you want from the graveyard during that turn (which meet the criteria). [D'Angelo 10/13/97]
• Because the card is removed from the game as replacement ability, a spell like Memory Lapse or an effect like Buyback which tries to put the card somewhere else will have its effect replaced. Such things cannot prevent the card from being removed from the game. [D'Angelo 11/24/98]

• Text(TE): 1/3 ; Sacrifice ~this~: Gain 3 life.

• Text(5th+errata): {1}, Sacrifice ~this~: Flip a coin. If you lose the flip, ~this~ deals 5 damage to you. Otherwise, put a Djinn token into play. Treat this token as a 5/5 artifact creature with flying. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The coin is flipped on resolution and not on declaration of the ability. [Aahz 12/21/94]
• The Djinn has summoning sickness (see Rule G.39) on the turn it is created. [D'Angelo 06/01/98]
• In multiplayer games you choose an opposing player to call the coin toss at the time it is used. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64] See Rule M.1.4.
• Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

• Text(SH): During each player's upkeep, that player discards a card at random.
• The current player decides when to play this ability, but the ability is controlled by the player who controls Bottomless Pit. This means that Bottomless Pit can trigger Guerrilla Tactics and other abilities which trigger off an opponent forcing you to discard. [WotC Rules Team 05/01/98]

• Text(5th): ~this~ comes into play tapped. ; You may choose not to untap ~this~ during your untap phase and put a storage counter on it instead. ; {Tap}, Remove X storage counters from ~this~: Add an amount of {B} equal to X to your mana pool.
• Gets a counter if it is tapped when the mandatory untap phase effect resolves during the untap phase. It does not get a counter if it is found to be untapped at that time. [Aahz 09/18/96] The counter itself gets added during resolution of the untap effect. [Aahz 12/14/96]
• Since mana sources are allowed during untap, you can tap the land for zero mana prior to doing the untap phase effect and then choose not to untap it all during this phase. [Aahz 09/18/96]
• Does not get a counter if Stasis is in play, but does get one if you don't untap it due to Winter Orb. [WotC Rules Team 11/16/94] This is because Stasis causes the untap phase to be skipped and thereby no chance to get a counter, and Winter Orb just makes the choice of keeping it tapped easier.
• Can be tapped for zero mana. [Peterson 12/19/94]
• It is considered "tapped for mana" for purposes of Mana Flare and Wild Growth even if you choose to take zero mana from it. [WotC Rules Team 12/15/94]
• Mana Short will not draw any of the counters out of the land. It just taps the land. [Aahz 12/06/94] Same with Power Sink. [D'Angelo 06/05/98]
• Drain Power draws mana from lands if they are untapped and will draw from the counters on the land... but if you want, you can interrupt the spells to tap the land for zero mana and then it won't be drained. [Aahz 12/06/94] In friendly play, you can assume you are smart enough to defeat this and just assume it taps for zero, but watch out for picky people in tournament play.
• It taps for mana at Mana Source speed. [Mirage, Page 2]
• Enters play tapped even if a continuous effect like Blood Moon immediately changes it to something else. [WotC Rules Team 12/15/94]
• Counters are not lost if the land is changed to another land type. They wait around for the land to change back. [Aahz 03/06/95] See Rule G.9.5.

• Text(UL): 2/2 ; ~this~ is unblockable if defending player controls an artifact.

• Text(TE): 2/2 ; {Tap}: Put a bounty counter on target nonblack creature. ; {Tap}: Destroy target creature with any bounty counters on it.

• Text(AL+errata): You may choose a green card in your hand and remove that card from the game instead of paying ~this~'s casting cost. Three target creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn. You may choose the same creature for two or more of these targets. [Oracle 07/01/98] [WotC Rules Team 03/01/98]
• If targeting the same creature three times, it counts as only targeting a single creature. [bethmo 03/11/98]
• Note - Also see Pitch Spells, Rule E.10.
• Note - By the errata, it does not use counters. And the last sentence is there to override the normal rule that you cannot target the same thing more than once (see Rule G.41.2).

• Text(RV+errata): Target player draws X cards. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have restricted this card since 01/25/94.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) banned this card until 01/01/99. It is currently not banned or restricted.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have banned this card since 05/02/95 when it left the environment.
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27.

• Text(5th): Draw three cards. Then, put any two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
• This is all one effect. You draw 3 and return 2 cards all in one resolution. Only mana sources and triggered abilities may be used between the two. [D'Angelo 11/07/96]
• This counts as 3 draws for effects that check such. [D'Angelo 07/11/95]

• Text(5th): Enchanted creature cannot attack this turn unless its controller pays an additional {3}.
• This ability is paid for during the declare attackers step of the attack phase (see Rule C.4). [Aahz 01/27/95]
• Paying Brainwash is not an instant or any other kind of ability, it is a cost increase on the declaration of the attacker. This makes it much like the way Gloom makes a white spell more expensive to cast. [WotC Rules Team 03/01/98]
• If paid once, the creature is not prevented from attacking for the rest of the turn, even if additional attacks can be declared. [Aahz 02/16/97]

• Text(US): Gain control of all permanents you own. ; Cycling {2}.
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule A.15.

• Text(5th): 3/2 ; ~this~ cannot be assigned to block any creature with power 2 or greater.

• Text(4th): Brass Man does not untap during your untap phase. ; {1}: Untap ~this~. Use this ability only during your upkeep.

• Text(VI): 2/2, First strike ; ~this~ counts as a Chimera. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Put a +2/+2 counter on target Chimera and that Chimera gains first strike permanently.
• The use of "permanently" simply means it will not wear off on its own. This effect can still be overridden by other spells and abilities. [D'Angelo 03/11/99]

• Text(US): Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control.
• The bonus is continuously calculated. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(US): Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. That creature cannot be blocked except by artifact creatures and black creatures this turn.

• Text(VI+errata): Whenever any player draws a card, he or she reveals that card to all players. If the card is a creature card, that player pays 3 life or discards the card. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The revelation and side effect are both dealt with as a triggered ability. If the card is not still in your hand when the trigger is dealt with, then it will not be revealed. [Aahz 02/16/97]

• Text(FE/5th+errata): During your upkeep, pay {B}{B} or sacrifice ~this~. ; At the end of your turn, put a Thrull token into play. Treat this token as a 0/1 black creature. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Must actually be in play at the end of turn in order for you to get a Thrull. The getting of the Thrull is not part of paying the upkeep, it is part of having the card in play. [D'Angelo 04/12/95]
• Note - Also see Phase Cost, Rule A.6.
• Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

• Text(VI): 4/4, Flying, Phasing.
• Note - Also see Phasing, Rule A.23.

• Text(WL): Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

• Text(US): Enchanted creature gets +1/+2. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, return ~this~ to owner's hand.

• Text(LG+errata): 2/2 ; If ~this~ is put into any graveyard from play, all creatures that dealt damage to it this turn become 0/2 permanently. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The use of "permanently" simply means it will not wear off on its own. This effect can still be overridden by other spells and abilities. [D'Angelo 02/04/99]
• This effect sets the current power/toughness of the creature, so it overrides any effects that resolved prior to this one, and it overrides all counters. See Rule K.12.Ruling.3. [D'Angelo 02/09/99]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(IA+errata): 1/1; {Tap}: Sacrifice a creature to give target creature +2/+2 until end of turn. ; {1}{U}{U}: Sacrifice a creature to counter target summon spell. Play this ability as an interrupt. [Encyclopedia, Page 75]

• Text(UL+errata): During your upkeep, if you have no cards in hand, sacrifice ~this~ to have target opponent discard his or her hand. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99]
• It counts the number of cards in your hand during the resolution of the phase ability (see Rule A.5). [Urza's Legacy FAQ 02/03/99]
• During the resolution of this phase ability, a new ability is created that is played immediately and has you sacrifice this card as a cost to get the desired result. If this card is not in play at that time, then the cost cannot be paid and no discarding is done. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99]

• Text(TE): Return ~this~ to owner's hand: Regenerate target creature.

• Text(5th+errata): Destroy target nonartifact attacking creature and put a Shadow token into play. The destroyed creature cannot be regenerated this turn. Treat this token as a black creature with the same power and toughness as the targeted creature. At end of turn, sacrifice the token. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The Shadow token creature gets a fixed power/toughness equal to the power/toughness of the target creature when Broken Visage resolves. This includes the effects of any enchantments or other effects on the target creature. The Shadow token never gets a variable power/toughness. [D'Angelo 10/29/95]
• The token creature comes into play under your control regardless of who controlled the target creature. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 36]
• Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

• Text(UG): Your spells cost {1} less to play as long as you speak in a voice other than your normal voice. If you speak in your normal voice, sacrifice ~this~.
• You may use sign language, unless you normally speak in sign language. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• You can have someone else speak for you. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• The Calendar will reduce the total cost of the spell, so it can pay for part of the Gloom cost for a white spell. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If you have two Calendars in play, you can use just one different voice to satisfy both of them. [QAS 09/09/98]
• You can switch voices as often as you want. You just cannot use your normal voice. [QAS 09/09/98]
• Your normal voice is determined at the time as casting as the voice you used most often during the past 24 hours. [TomHa 09/15/98]
• Volume alone does not make a voice "different". [D'Angelo 02/21/99]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(CH+errata): 4/4, Trample ; As long as you control any other creatures, all damage dealt to ~this~ from spells that target it is reduced to 0. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The damage is reduced to zero at the start of the damage prevention step. [Aahz 11/08/96] See Rule T.10.1.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(4th+errata): Remove ~this~ from your deck before playing if not playing for ante. ; ~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {4},{Tap}: Remove from the game ~this~ and target card in play owned by target opponent. Permanently exchange ownership of those cards unless that opponent pays 10 life. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Cannot choose to lose 10 life if you have less than 10 life, but you may choose to give up the game immediately. This has roughly the same effect. [D'Angelo 1994]
• If the card being targeted by the Bronze Tablet is removed before Tablet takes effect, then the Tablet fizzles and remains tapped. [D'Angelo 1994]
• If using a Copy Artifact of the Tablet, you must trade the Copy Artifact card to your opponent just like you would have traded the Tablet. [bethmo 1994]
• You can take control of your opponent's Tablet and in the trade you only have to give them back their Tablet. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 15]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have banned this card since 05/02/94.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have always banned this card.

• Text(VI+errata): 1/1 ; If ~this~ is put into your graveyard from play, lose 1 life and return ~this~ to owner's hand at end of turn. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 25]
• The loss of life is not optional. [bethmo 01/28/97]
• You can go below zero life. [D'Angelo 06/05/98]
• The life loss and the return to hand both happen at end of turn as a single effect. It is not two separate effects. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 28]

• Text(4th/5th): 2/2 ; {1}{R}{R}: ~this~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player and 1 damage to you.

• Text(IA+errata): 1/1 ; {1}{G},{Tap}: Counter target artifact ability requiring an activation cost. Play this ability as an interrupt. [Encyclopedia, Page 75]
• Only counters a single activation of an artifact's ability. [WotC Rules Team 06/15/95]
• Attacking is not an activation and cannot be countered. [D'Angelo 07/24/95]

• If used with less than 5 cards in your library, you put one in your hand and remove the others from the game. This is not an immediate loss of the game. [Bethmo 07/16/96]

• Text(5th): {Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Add {G} or {W} to your mana pool. ~this~ deals 1 damage to you.

• Text(SH): Buyback {2}{B}{B}. ; Target opponent loses 2 life. You gain 2 life.
• Note - Also see Buyback, Rule A.13.

• Text(5th): Enchanted creature gets +1/+0. ; {R}{R}{R}: Regenerate enchanted creature.

• Text(WL): All damage dealt to creatures is reduced to 0.

• Text(VI+errata): 4/4 ; When ~this~ comes into play, return two forests you control to owner's hand or sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(US): 3/3, Islandwalk.
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.22.

• Text(US): During your upkeep, ~this~ deals 1 damage to target opponent for each card in your hand greater than the number of cards in that player's hand.
• Counts cards during resolution. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(SH): {2},{Tap}: ~this~ deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature attacks this turn if able.
• If the creature can attack, it must. If it cannot, then nothing happens. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 30]

• Text(UG): Pursuant to subsection 3.1(4) of Richard's Rules of Order, during the upkeep of each participant in this game of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game (hereafter known as "PLAYER"), that PLAYER performs all actions in the sequence of previously added actions (hereafter known as "ACTION QUEUE"), in the order those actions were added, then adds another action to the end of the ACTION QUEUE. All actions must be simple physical or verbal actions that a PLAYER can perform while sitting in a chair, without jeopardizing the health and security of said PLAYER. If any PLAYER does not perform all the prescribed actions in the correct order, sacrifice Bureaucracy and said PLAYER discards his or her complement of cards in hand (hereafter known as "HAND").
• This cards works like this... During the next player's upkeep, he or she will pick a simple verbal or physical action such as clapping his or her hands. During his or her upkeep, the next player (you in a two-player game) must clap his or her hands and then add another action--for example, saying "Yabba Dabba Doo." During his or her upkeep, the next player claps his or her hands, says "Yabba Dabba Doo," and then adds a new action. This little game continues until someone messes up the order, at which point the controller of Bureaucracy sacrifices the card and the player who made the mistake loses all the cards in his or her hand. [QAS 09/09/98]
• A player must clearly identify to all players what action he or she is adding. Show it and describe it if necessary. Don't make the player guess. [QAS 09/09/98]
• The participant is the PLAYER, not the trading card game. [DeLaney 08/12/98]
• Each other player in the game must assent that they are capable of performing the action to be added to the ACTION QUEUE at the time it is added, or the PLAYER must choose a different action. [DeLaney 08/12/98]
• Duplicate actions are legal. [DeLaney 08/12/98]
• You can only add an action to the end of the ACTION QUEUE, not the beginning. [D'Angelo 09/07/98] Even though some might argue that the beginning is just the "other end". You can optionally play that way.
• If there is more than one Bureaucracy in play, you choose which order to deal with them, then deal with each of their ACTION QUEUEs separately. [QAS 09/09/98]
• You can pick actions which make it hard for the opponent to meet the requirements of another card. Such as clapping hands when the opponent is enchanted with Volrath's Motion Sensor. [QAS 09/09/98]
• The action needs to be simple, so saying a Censored word twenty times is not acceptable. [QAS 09/09/98] Once is definitely okay, twice is probably okay, and three or more times isn't very simple. [D'Angelo 09/21/98]
• A judge can consider "unsportsmanlike" actions illegal. This includes any action which invades a person's privacy without their permission, such as tossing another player's deck into the air, touching the person in any way, or so on. [D'Angelo 02/21/99]
• Any action which would break or law or local rule is not a valid choice. [D'Angelo 02/21/99] For example, you cannot ask someone to yell "Fire" in a crowded room.
• Yelling "judge" can be considered an illegal action by the judges if it annoys them. [D'Angelo 02/21/99]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(SH): Whenever any opponent plays a land, you may choose a land card from your hand and put it into play.
• Playing a land will trigger it, but putting a land into play as part of an effect will not. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 30]

• Text(WL): Search your library for up to three creature cards and put them into your graveyard. Shuffle your library afterwards.
• You can choose zero creatures. [DeLaney 06/12/97]

• Text(UG): Whenever any player taps a card, that player gives control of that card to an opponent at end of turn. If a player does not tap any nonland cards during his or her turn, ~this~ deals 3 damage to that player at end of turn.
• Lands that count as creatures are not considered to be "non-land cards". [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If you tap another player's card, you must give control of that card (at end of turn) to one of your opponents. [QAS 09/09/98] For example, in a multiplayer game, Player A could tap Player B's permanent with Icy Manipulator and give the player B's card to Player C at end of turn.
• This card is not considered tapped. Card orientation is determined by the orientation of the text, artwork, etc., not by the length of the card sides. [QAS 09/09/98]
• Does not affect tokens. [D'Angelo 09/21/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(AL+errata): Counter target interrupt spell if it is blue. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn. [Duelist Magazine #18, Page 28]
• Checks the color of the spell only on resolution. [D'Angelo 06/10/98]
• Note - Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.
• Note - Before the errata, it said to draw a card at the beginning of the next upkeep, but it should be played by the new wording.

• Text(IA): Sacrifice a creature to add that creature's casting cost in any combination of red and/or black mana to your mana pool.
• Note - The spell has errata to change its type from Interrupt to Mana Source. [WotC Rules Team 10/03/96]

• Text(4th+errata): Enchanted creature gains mountainwalk.
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.22.

• Text(UL): Untap target permanent.

• Text(US): 2/1. ; When ~this~ comes into play, each of your opponents chooses and discards a card.
• If the opponent has no cards in hand, this has no effect. [DeLaney 10/05/98]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(TE): ~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Add {U} or {R} to your mana pool. ~this~ deals 1 damage to you.

• Text(WL+errata): {2}{G}{G}: Reveal the top card of your library to all players. If that card is a creature card, put that creature into play. Otherwise, bury it. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(IA+errata): Choose a color. As long as target opponent controls more cards in play of that color tha any other color, all white creatures get +1/+1. If at any time that opponent does not control more cards in play of that color than any other color, bury ~this~. [Encyclopedia, Page 208]
• You cannot choose "colorless" as a color. [Aahz 06/08/95]
• Only buried if opponent controls less or exactly the same number of cards of the chosen color than of any other single color. Thus, if you chose red and they had 5 red cards, 4 blue ones, and 3 white ones, it would not be buried. [WotC Rules Team 07/19/95]
• Only counts cards in play. See Rule A.1.11. [Duelist Magazine #10, Page 44]
• Colorless cards are effectively ignored by this card's ability. [D'Angelo 06/23/97]

• Text(SH+errata): 2/2 ; {W},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes a creature enchantment that reads "Enchanted creature cannot attack" instead of any other type of permanent. Move ~this~ onto target creature. You may pay {W} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 12/18/97] [Duelist Magazine #22, Page 27] [WotC Rules Team 05/01/98]
• Note - Also see Licids, Rule E.8.

• Text(AN+errata): 0/1, Banding ; All damage dealt by Deserts to ~this~ or any creature banded with ~this~ is reduced to 0. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• It does prevent damage from animated Deserts in combat. [D'Angelo 11/07/96]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Banding, Rule A.11.

• Text(ABU+errata): Play ~this~ only before blockers are declared. ; Turn all attacking creatures you control face down and rearrange them randomly. Until end of turn, defending player may assign any creature he or she controls to block any attacking creature. After blockers are declared, turn all attacking creatures face up. For each creature that was assigned to block a creature illegally, retroactively cancel that blocking assignment. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Can be cast when you have no creatures in play or no attacking creatures since it does not say it needs to be played during an attack. [bethmo] If so, it does nothing.
• Does not give creatures which cannot block the ability to block, but it does make any creature able to block ignore any characteristics of the creatures they are blocking. [DeLaney 01/18/99]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Face Down Cards, Rule E.5.

• Text(AQ+errata): {X},{Tap}: Untap X target lands. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The card type is "Artifact" and not "Mono Artifact". [Oracle 07/01/98]
• This is not mana source (or even interrupt) speed. It is an Instant and it will resolve along with other spells and abilities in its batch. The lands untap during resolution. [bethmo 1994]
• You may untap your opponent's lands if desired. [Aahz 05/03/94] This can be useful if Power Surge is in play.
• Can be used on an untapped land. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 22]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) restricted this card from 05/02/94 until 10/01/97.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) banned this card until 04/01/99.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have always banned this card.

• Text(SH+errata): Choose a player and two target creatures controlled by that player. Remove one of those creatures from the game and put two +1/+1 counters on the other. [WotC Rules Team 03/31/98]
• You choose the two creatures and choose which gets the counters and which is to get removed from the game all during announcement. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 30]
• A creature will not be affected if it changes controllers before this spell resolves. This is because being controlled by the chosen player is a targeting restriction. [WotC Rules Team 03/31/98]
• If one of the targets is not valid on resolution, it still affects the other target normally. See Rule G.41.5. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 30]

• Text(TE): 1/3 ; ~this~ can block creatures with flying.

• Text(TE): 1/2, Flying ; {1}, Discard a card at random: ~this~ gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
• The ability cannot be used unless you have at least one card in your hand which can be discarded. [D'Angelo 11/02/98]

• Text(TE): 2/1, Mountainwalk.
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.22.

• Text(TE): Buyback {3} ; Return target permanent to owner's hand.
• Note - Also see Buyback, Rule A.13.

• Text(5th): Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Regenerate enchanted creature.

• Text(UG): For each other Cardboard Carapace card you have with you, enchanted creature gets +1/+1. Errata: This does not count any Cardboard Carapace cards in play that you control or in your graveyard, hand, or library.
• Does not count cards which were removed from the game, are in ante, are phased out, or are in limbo. Only counts ones which were never in this game. [QAS 09/09/98] Sideboard is also in the game. [D'Angelo 09/21/98]
• You only have to have possession of the cards. You don't actually have to own them (in the property sense). [QAS 09/09/98]
• You do have to show the cards to your opponent and let them count them. [TomHa 09/15/98]
• Optional Rule: If Cardboard Carapace is enchanting a Blue creature, it gets all wet and soggy, and provides no bonuses. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(5th): Play only on a land you control. ; {W}{W},Tap enchanted land: Put a Caribou token into play. Treat this token as a 0/1 white creature. ; Sacrifice a Caribou token: Gain 1 life.
• The enchanted land is tapped during announcement and as a cost. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 56] The ability cannot be announced if the land is not in an untapped state. [D'Angelo 12/23/96]
• This card is buried if you lose control of the target land. See Rule K.14.5. [Mirage, Page 22]
• Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

• Text(SH): 5/4, Trample ; {1}{G}: Regenerate ~this~.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(DK/4th+errata): 4/5. (Walls cannot attack.) [Oracle 07/01/98]
• It is a wall even though the name does not have "Wall" in it. The card is of type "Summon Wall". [Duelist Magazine #3, Page 6]
• Note - The Anthologies version of the card has a Legends expansion symbol when it should have one from The Dark.

• Text(EX): 2/2 ; During your upkeep, pay 1 life or tap ~this~.
• The ability is a phase cost (see Rule A.6) paid during upkeep. [Barclay 06/10/98]

• Text(US): During your main phase, you may add up to X mana of one color to your mana pool, where X is the number of islands target opponent controls.
• It has a Phase Ability (see Rule A.5), which means it can only be used once each turn (see Rule A.5.2). [Urza's FAQ 10/05/98]
• The ability is played as an instant, not as a mana source. [Urza's FAQ 10/05/98]
• You can add less than X mana if you want, even zero. [DeLaney 10/17/98]

• Text(LG/4th/5th+errata): 0/1 ; {1}: ~this~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(US): 1/1. ; {B},{Tap}: Remove from the game up to three target cards in one graveyard.
• You pick the 0, 1, 2, or 3 target cards on announcement. [DeLaney 10/05/98]
• If any of the targets are not there on resolution, the others are still affected. [D'Angelo 10/15/98]

• Text(TE): 1/1 ; {2}{B}{B}: Remove ~this~ and target creature from the game. That creature's controller may pay {2} to counter this ability. Use this ability only if ~this~ is in your graveyard.
• Since it is removed as part of the effect and not part of the cost, you can activate its ability more than once in a single batch. [Adam 11/10/97]

• Text(EX): 2/2 ; When ~this~ comes into play, you may return target land card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(5th): Each untapped creature you control gets +0/+2 unless it is attacking.
• Tapping a creature removes the +2 toughness from the creature and may kill it if it has already taken damage. [D'Angelo 1994]

• Text(EX): Each player chooses from the permanents he or she controls an artifact, a creature, an enchantment, and a land and sacrifices the rest.
• If you control a permanent with more than one type, you can choose that same permanent for more than one of the choices if you want to. [Barclay 06/10/98] This makes it possible to select a Brass Man as both your artifact and creature, and then select a land and thereby keep only two cards. You probably won't want to do this often, but it is an option. [D'Angelo 08/19/98]
• If you control a permanent with more than one type, you can choose that permanent to be the representative of either type. This makes it possible to have more than one creature (or other permanent type) in play. For example, if you select a Scryb Sprite for your creature and a Brass Man for your artifact, you get to keep both of these creatures. [D'Angelo 07/23/98]
• The permanents to save are chosen on resolution. You do not choose them when announcing the spell. [WotC Rules Team 08/01/98] See Rule G.35.4.
• The current player makes their choices before the other player. After both players make choices, all the sacrifices are done simultaneously. [D'Angelo 11/04/98]

• Text(MI): 4/4, Flying ; Whenever ~this~ is blocked by any nonartifact, non-Dragon creature, that creature's power is halved, rounded up, until end of turn.
• The halving of power is done as a triggered ability (see Rule A.8) upon declaration of blockers (see Rule C.6). This halving is not applied to any additional power modification done after that. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 28]
• If the power of the creature is recalculated (which only happens if the base power changes or a power-changing effect which was in effect before the Catacomb Dragon's effect ends), you redo the halving of the power. [Aahz 11/08/96] For example, if a 2/2 creature with Unholy Strength on it to make it 4/3 blocks the Dragon, it becomes 2/3. If the Unholy Strength is destroyed, the halving effect is reapplied to the 2/2 creature to make it 1/2.

• Text(US): Draw two cards, then choose and discard a card.
• You can use mana sources (and triggered and replacement abilities can happen) between the draw and discard, but you can't use anything else. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(US): Destroy all lands or all creatures. Creatures destroyed this way cannot regenerate this turn.
• This is a modal spell (see Rule G.27). You choose land or creatures when announcing the spell. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(EX): 2/2 ; {B}{2}, {Tap}: Target player chooses and discards a card. Play this ability as a sorcery.

• Text(LG+errata): All white legends you control gain bands with other legends. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• See Adventurers' Guildhouse for rulings.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(US): 3/3. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, add three colorless mana to your mana pool.
• If it goes to the graveyard in combat, you get the 3 mana at a time when only mana sources and triggered abilities are legal. You cannot spend this mana on instants. It's very likely you will take mana burn. [DeLaney 10/15/98]
• You cannot choose not to get the 3 mana when Cathodion is destroyed. [D'Angelo 10/17/98]

• Text(LG/CH/5th): 2/2, Forestwalk.
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.22.

• Text(5th): If Cave People attacks, it gets +1/-2 until end of turn. ; {1}{R}{R},{Tap}: Target creature gains mountainwalk until end of turn.
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.22.

• Text(LG+errata): Players cannot attack with more than two creatures each turn and cannot assign more than two creatures to block each turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• If there are creatures that must attack, the attack declaration is illegal if any subset of the creatures that were required to attack but were left out could have been added to the set of attackers. See Rule C.4.5. [WotC Rules Team 07/05/97] [Duelist Magazine #20, Page 35]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - See Declare Attackers, Rule C.4, for general rules on declaring attackers.
• Note - Also see Enchant World, Rule K.14.8.

• Text(US): 2/2. ; Whenever a creature blocks it, ~this~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
• It gets +1/+1 for each creature that blocks it. [D'Angelo 10/08/98]

• Text(MI+errata): All nonland cards you own that are not in play are white. All nonland permanents you control are white. All lands you control are plains. All colored mana symbols on all of these cards and permanents are {W}. [Duelist Magazine #15, Page 28]
• It has three effects. First, it changes all your lands into Plains. This can be overridden to change the land type by an effect that enters play after Celestial Dawn. Second, it changes all mana symbols on your cards to white mana symbols. Third, it changes the color of all non-land permanents you control to white. This effect means that even if you Phantasmal Terrain one of your lands to a Mountain, it'll be a Mountain making white mana. Effects that override what color mana a land produces, such as Naked Singularity or Hall of Gemstone can override both effects. [bethmo 11/05/96]
• Affects only cards you own and permanents you control. Does not affect mana symbols on cards you do not own and which that are not in play as permanents you control. Therefore, a card Grinning Totem grabs is not affected. [bethmo 10/16/96]
• It does affect text 'spliced' into other cards. For example, Zombie Master adds the text "B: Regenerate." to zombies. If you opponent had the Zombie Master and you had zombies and Celestial Dawn, your zombies would get "W: Regenerate.". [Aahz 12/02/96]
• This card affects the color of spells being cast by changing the color requirements in the casting cost. Thus, all your spells with a colored casting cost are cast as white spells. If an interrupt such as Deathlace changes the color of the spell, the spell will be changed to the appropriate color. [Aahz 03/18/97]
• When a card is in play, its "basic color definition" normally determines its color. This definition is defined as "the color(s) of the mana in the card's casting cost". Thus, when Celestial Dawn is in play, all your non-land cards with colored mana costs are white. When it leaves play, the effect ends and all cards revert to their normal colors. This is true even if the cards were cast using white mana while Celestial Dawn was in play. [Aahz 03/18/97]
• The effect to turn all your non-land cards (including artifacts) white is a continuous effect that will override the color as set prior to Celestial Dawn's effect. Thus, a Deathlace on casting of a spell or prior to Celestial Dawn entering play will be overridden by Celestial Dawn's effect. [Aahz 03/18/97]
• A color change effect which enters play after Celestial Dawn can override the color changing effect of Celestial Dawn. [D'Angelo 03/18/97]
• If an effect like Vampire Bats or Dragon Whelp is used while the mana symbols are one color and then they change because this card enters or leaves play, then the previous expenditures are not counted toward the modified limit. For example, if you spent {B}{B} on a Vampire Bats, and then this card entered play, you could spend {W}{W} on it. [WotC Rules Team 06/01/97] [Duelist Magazine #19, Page 31]
• Does not affect color words written out instead of being written using the mana symbol. [D'Angelo 08/27/97]
• Does not change the type of lands which are not in play. Lands out of play are what they say they are, and any "comes into play" effects of playing them still happen. [D'Angelo 08/27/97]
• Will not add or remove Snow-Covered nature from a land. See Rule K.22.3. [D'Angelo 08/11/98]

• Text(4th+errata): {2},{Tap}: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source. [Mirage, Page 2]

• Text(UG): When ~this~ comes into play, choose a [CENSORED] word. Whenever any [CENSORED] player says the chosen [CENSORED] word, ~this~ deals 2 [CENSORED] damage to him or her.
• You're only allowed one word. Make it a good one. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• Any spoken word is acceptable. It does not have to appear in the dictionary. For example, "um" can be chosen. [QAS 09/09/98]
• The censored word is based upon speech, so homophones will trigger it. For example, "I" and "eye" are the same word for Censorship. [QAS 09/09/98]
• Portions of words don't count. For example, saying "sidewalk" when the censored word is "side" won't trigger it. [QAS 09/09/98]
• It affects all players, including you. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• Combines well with Bureacracy, Sorry, and "Ow". [Barclay 08/13/98]
• This card has no artist name, and that is the correct answer for Squirrel Farm. [QAS 09/09/98] The actual artist is Matt Wilson, for those that care. [DeLaney 10/20/98]
• We do know who painted the picture on Censorship. We just can't tell you. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• Choosing the word "Wow" when playing against Jeff Donais is legal, but unfair on Jeff. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(UL): Enchanted creature cannot attack. ; When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, return ~this~ to owner's hand.

• Text(LG+errata): ~this~ deals 3 damage to target creature or player. ; Whenever ~this~ damages any creature or player, that player or the controller of that creature may pay {R}{R} to have ~this~ deal 3 damage to target creature or player of his or her choice. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The chaining effects (after the first one) are not considered "spells" and cannot be countered. Only the original spell can be countered. [Aahz 06/15/95]
• You can only chain to another target if at least one damage is not prevented on the current target. [bethmo 06/15/94]
• Each time Chain Lightning deals damage it happens in a separate damage prevention step. [D'Angelo 01/09/98]
• Once the Chain Lightning is resolved, a sequence of damage prevention steps is entered. Only spells allowed during damage prevention can be used until the Chain is done. This means no casting of Giant Growth or other non-prevention spells. [Aahz 06/16/94]
• Paying to make Chain Lightning continue is done as part of the side-effects of damage part of damage prevention. [D'Angelo 10/01/96] See Rule T.10.1.
• Your opponent is counted as the one choosing any targets they choose (just like you count for your own choices) for things like Autumn Willow that care who is targeting rather than what is targeting it. [Aahz 10/24/95]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(LG+errata): For each card any player draws other than the first one that player draws during his or her draw phase, the player instead chooses and discards a card, then draws a card for each card discarded in this manner. If the player cannot discard a card, he or she puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard. [Oracle 07/01/98] [Oracle Update 11/11/98]
• If you cast a spell to draw extra cards (such as Ancestral Recall or Wheel of Fortune) at some time outside the draw phase, this affects all the cards drawn. During the draw phase, the first card drawn is not affected. [bethmo 06/15/94]
• Only affects the drawing of cards. It does not affect spells like Demonic Tutor, Millstone, or Petra Sphinx which affect the library but do not say "draw" a card. [bethmo 06/22/94]
• Each player is exempted from one draw during their draw phase. You are not exempted during your opponent's draw phase. [D'Angelo 11/24/98] This is a REVERSAL.
• If X cards are drawn as the resolution of a single spell/ability, then the player first discards X cards then draws X cards. If they cannot discard X cards, they discard as many as they can and then move one card from their library to the graveyard for each card they could not discard. They then draw as many cards as they successfully discarded. [Aahz 06/25/97] If this interacts with the first draw during the draw phase, only X minus 1 cards need to be discarded because the first card being drawn is immune to this effect. [Aahz 06/25/97]
• The effect is cumulative. If you have two of these out, each of them will modify on each draw (after the first one if during the draw phase), and will cause the player to discard or to "mill" a card from their library. As they resolve in order, the player must discard if possible. Once the player fails to discard and instead "mills" a card, all further effects of additional Chains of Mephistopheles will not do anything. This is because the "mill" also replaces the draw effect and the player is no longer drawing a card. [WotC Rules Team 12/03/96] You handle them in order. Each one makes you discard first and then continue or else mill a card and lose the draw.
• This is a replacement ability (see Rule A.7). [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Cards which are drawn as a cost are not affected by this card because replacement abilities cannot be used on costs (see Rule A.7.4). If a card is drawn as a cost and is the first card drawn during the draw phase, then the "first card drawn" is used up. [Aahz 06/25/97]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(HL+errata): Tap or untap target creature. Then, that creature's controller may pay {2}{U} to repeat this process. [Oracle 07/01/98] [Oracle Update 11/11/98]
• The tapping and untapping all happens during the resolution of the spell. The use of "then" allows mana sources to be used as needed. [Oracle Update 11/11/98] There are no triggered abilities here.
• The decision to tap or untap is made on announcement (of the spell or of each repeated use) before target is selected. This decision cannot be changed if the spell is Forked or redirected. [WotC Rules Team 09/22/95] See Rule G.27 on Modal spells.
• You do get to choose a different tap or untap each time it is used during a chain. [D'Angelo 1995]
• You can choose the same creature over and over if you want. You are not forced to pick a different one each time. Note that this is different than Fireball since you are picking the targets one at a time and not all at once. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 60]

• Text(SH): Buyback {3}. ; Target creature cannot attack this turn.
• Will not remove an already attacking creature from the combat. It must be used before attackers are declared or it won't have any noticeable effect on the game. [Barclay 03/06/98]
• Note - Also see Buyback, Rule A.13.

• Text(4th+errata): Until end of turn, whenever you can play a mana source, you may spend any amount of life to add that amount of colorless mana to your mana pool. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• This is not damage, it is loss of life. It cannot be prevented by any spell or effect. [Mirage, Page 53] See Rule G.24.2.
• The amount of life converted into mana is not a decision as part of the casting of Channel. [WotC Rules Team 1994] You first cast Channel then you can convert life to mana for the rest of the turn. You do not convert it during casting.
• You cannot convert life points you don't have. In other words, you cannot Channel yourself below zero life. [D'Angelo 08/10/95] See Rule G.22.6.
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have banned this card since 11/01/95. It was previously restricted from 03/23/94 to 11/01/95.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have banned this card since 11/01/95. It was previously restricted until 11/01/95.

• Text(UG): {4},Tap: Tear ~this~ into pieces. Throw the pieces onto the playing area from a distance of at least five feet. Destroy each card in play that a piece touches. Remove the pieces from the game afterwards.
• The word "distance" means "horizontal", not "vertical". [QAS 09/09/98]
• All the pieces must be tossed at once. [QAS 09/09/98]
• Proper disposal of the pieces is the responsibility of the controller of the ability. [D'Angelo 08/23/98] Breaking this rule is subject to all local littering laws.
• You may proxy this card, but the card you use must be more rare than Chaos Confetti currently is. [Barclay 08/13/98] An uncommon or rarer card is required. Use of a Chaos Orb should inspire fear in your opponents.
• If you have a Frealise Winds, Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Katabatic Winds or Cyclone card in your hand, you may reveal that card to all opponents to enable you to blow on the pieces whilst they are in flight, to aid their flight. No other interference is allowed. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• Five feet is one thousand, five hundred and twenty four millimeters. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• Tearing it into pieces is part of the effect, not the cost. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• It will not destroy tokens, and it will only destroy cards it actually touches. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• Players may rearrange your cards in the playing area any time before Chaos Confetti is activated. Once it is activated, only changed made by the rules (such as sacrifices and tapping cards) are legal until it is done resolving. [QAS 09/09/98]
• The five feet is measured from the centre of the playing area, so don't move cards too far. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• Counters on a card are not considered part of that card and can block the confetti from touching your card. But, at least the title on a card must be visible at all times. [QAS 09/09/98]
• You can rip the card into as many pieces as you want. If you take too long, you can be called for stalling or get hassled by your friends. [QAS 09/09/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(4th+errata): Target permanent or spell becomes red permanently. (If this spell targets a permanent, play it as an instant.) [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The spell is still an interrupt and not an instant for effects that affect certain spell types. See Rule T.15.1. [Aahz 09/19/96]
• If played on a spell being cast, it changes the color of the spell. If the spell becomes a permanent, the permanent enters play with an effect on it that changes its color. See Rule K.4.3. [WotC Rules Team 05/01/98]
• The word "permanently" isn't really needed on this card's text. It has no actual effect. The card's effect lasts until it is overridden. [D'Angelo 01/18/99]

• Text(IA+errata): 7/7, First strike ; ~this~ can attack the first turn it comes into play on a side, except the turn it first comes into play. ; During each player's upkeep, count the number of permanents. If that number is even, target opponent gains control of ~this~. [Encyclopedia, Page 208]
• The Lord's changing of controllers is a new effect each upkeep so it will take precedence over any other control effects. This means that using Control Magic on a Chaos Lord won't guarantee that you keep it. [WotC Rules Team 07/19/95]
• During each upkeep, you play the phase ability (see Rule A.5) as an instant. The counting is done during resolution of the effect and not on announcement. [Aahz 07/12/95]

• You announce during upkeep the handling of the "counting" as an instant speed effect. Chaos Moon counts the permanents during the resolution of the effect and not on announcement. [Aahz 07/12/95]

• Text(ABU+errata): {1},{Tap}: If ~this~ is in play, flip it onto the playing area from a height of at least one foot. If ~this~ makes at least one complete turn, destroy each card it lands on. Destroy ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• It is an "Artifact" and not a "Mono Artifact". [Encyclopedia, Page 208] [Duelist Magazine #15, Page 28]
• You can arrange your cards any time before the Orb is put into play, but not after. [Snark 1993] In general, you should not stack cards or put them in places where your opponent cannot read the names of all of them or count them. This is recommended good gaming practice. [Aahz 12/03/94]
• You cannot interfere in any physical way with the playing of this card. [PPG Page 221]
• It must flip 360 degrees (that's what "flip entirely" means). [FAQ 1994] And this flip must be in the air and not in your hand.
• "Cards it lands on" refers to cards it touches once it stops moving. [Snark 1993]
• If the Orb does not touch a card because a token is between them, the Orb counts as not touching the card. [bethmo 1994] Same goes if there are cards stacked up. If the card is not touched, it is not destroyed. Note that only counters and tokens placed in play because of the game count for this. "Tapping" stones and any other markers you have in play should be taken out of the way before using the Orb. [Aahz 02/09/95]
• If you have sleeves on cards, they count as the cards. [bethmo 1994]
• Can only affect cards that are in play. Cards that are in the game but not in play (such as the Library and Graveyard) or cards that are held out of play by such effects as Oubliette and Tawnos's Coffin cannot be affected. [D'Angelo 1994]
• This is a not a targeted ability. [bethmo 1994]
• Even if your hand is face up on the table due to an effect like Revelation, cards in the hand are not considered "in play" and will not be affected by the Orb. [Aahz 04/17/95]
• Ripping the Chaos Orb into confetti and then scattering it (as each piece flops 360 degrees) across your opponent's cards was ruled legal at one time, but it was suggested that this strategy not be allowed in the final round of a tournament. [bethmo 1994] This ruling is mostly humorous in value. You are very unlikely to get WotC or a NetRep to back this one, but I'm listing it because it is funny. Also, note that if you remove a card from your deck during a tournament then you are disqualified. You cannot remove or shred one of your opponent's cards.
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have banned this card since 11/01/95. It was previously restricted from 08/01/94 to 11/01/95.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have always banned this card.

• There are no specific rulings on this card.

• Text(TE): 0/0 ; ~this~ comes into play with three +1/+1 counters on it. ; During your upkeep, you may flip a coin. If you win the flip, add a +1/+1 counter to ~this~. Otherwise, remove a +1/+1 counter from it.

• Text(EX): 2/2 ; If ~this~ attacks, it gets +0/+3 until end of turn.

• Text(TE): 4/4 ; ~this~ cannot be blocked by more than one creature.

• The entire effect lasts until end of turn, not just the toughness reduction. [bethmo 01/22/97]

• Text(UG): When ~this~ comes into play, choose a color and balance ~this~ on your head. Prevent all damage to you of the chosen color. If ~this~ falls off your head, sacrifice ~this~.
• The card must be kept horizontal, not vertical on your head. [QAS 09/09/98]
• No external equipment, such as a hat or hairpins, can be used to secure the card to your head. [QAS 09/09/98]
• Afro haircuts and Brylcreem can aid the use of this card, but you can't do anything extra to your head in order to keep the card there. You certainly can't hold the card. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If you Steal Enchantment this card, take it off its old controller's head, and put it onto yours. [Barclay 08/13/98] Optional Rule: The Steal Enchantment should also be balanced on your head at this time. [D'Angelo 09/21/98]
• Enchant Player cards are played in the territory of the player they enchant. [D'Angelo 09/21/98]
• Other players cannot use any physical action to try to knock the card off your head. They can try to make you laugh or something, but cannot blow on the card or do other similar actions. [D'Angelo 11/09/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(UG): Whenever any spell is played, counter that spell if each player, other than the caster and his or her teammates, agrees to choose and discard a card. Those players must discard those cards after agreeing. ~this~ may be played only in a game with three or more players.
• It only checks the number of players when cast. Once in play it will stay even if the number of players drops to less than 3. [QAS 09/09/98]
• You can't agree to something that you can't do, so if you have no cards in hand, you can't agree to choose and discard a card. [QAS 09/09/98]
• The agreements and choices are all made on resolution. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• It affects all spells cast, even yours. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(UG): If you control no cards in play other than ~this~ and have no cards in your hand, you win the game.
• If you have six of these in play under your control, and you answer a general knowledge question correctly, you win the game. [Barclay 08/13/98] In addition, five of them have to be different colors and the last one must be colorless. [DeLaney 09/10/98]
• If you cast the last card in your hand, you can win while the card is in "limbo" and waiting to resolve. [TomHa 09/15/98] It's cheesy, but true.
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(UG): 2/2 ; Whenever a 6 is rolled on a six-sided die, put a +1/+1 counter on each Chicken in play. (You may roll dice only when a card instructs you to.) ; Tap a Chicken you control: Roll a six-sided die.
• Only looks at dice being rolled in this game of Magic. It doesn't look at the game of Car Wars that's being played across the room. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• It can tap itself since it is a Chicken. And this is legal even when it has summoning sickness. [QAS 09/09/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(UG): 0/1 ; During your upkeep, roll a six-sided die. On a 6, sacrifice ~this~ and put a Giant Chicken token into play. Treat this token as a 4/4 red creature that counts as a Chicken.
• The Giant Chicken comes into play before any triggered abilities on the die roll are played. So a roll of 6 will put the Giant Chicken into play before Chicken a la King gives out +1/+1 chicken feed. [QAS 09/09/98]
• Giant Chickens don't fly. [QAS 09/09/97]
• Well, at least this solves the age-old question... [Barclay 08/13/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(US): 7/7, Trample. ; During your upkeep, pay {G}{G} or sacrifice ~this~. ; {1}{G}: Regenerate ~this~.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(TE): Red spells cost an additional {2} to play.

• Text(WL): {2}: Until end of turn, ~this~ is a 2/1 artifact creature with flying. ; {2}: Until end of turn, ~this~ is a 3/2 artifact creature without flying.
• You can change forms after blockers are assigned. A common strategy might be to make it a 2/1 Flyer and attack. After no blockers are declared (or even after blockers are declared), change it to a 3/2 creature and do more damage. [D'Angelo 06/12/97]

• Text(US): {X}: ~this~ is an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to X until end of turn.
• You can use the ability again to change its power/toughness. For example, if you paid 3 mana earlier to make it 3/3, you could pay 2 to make it 2/2, or 4 to make it 4/4 later in the turn. [Urza's FAQ 10/05/98]
• If Power Artifact is used it can decrease your payment. For example, if you can choose for X=4 and pay just 2 mana to get a 4/4 creature. [D'Angelo 10/08/98]
• It cannot attack until it starts a turn in play under your control. [D'Angelo 11/25/98] See Rule G.39.

• Text(TE): Islands do not untap during their controllers' untap phases.

• Text(WL): Play only when blockers are declared. ; X target attacking creatures are considered blocked. ~this~ deals 1 damage to each of those creatures.
• Remember that a creature with Trample which is blocked but has no actual creatures blocking it to which it can assign damage, deals its damage to the defending player. This makes this spell not very effective against Trample creatures. [D'Angelo 06/12/97] See Rule A.27.2.
• Will make any creatures it targets become blocked, even if the creature had blocking restrictions on it. For example, you can make an Islandwalk creature become blocked even if the defending player has Islands. This is because evasion abilities only prevent creatures from being assigned to block them. [D'Angelo 06/20/97]
• Is used during the declare blockers part of of the attack phase. More specifically, it is used in either of the series of abilities during the step. [Aahz 07/22/97] See Rule C.6.
• It can be used even if you declare zero blockers, with X=0. [Duelist Magazine #19, Page 34]
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27.

• Text(VI): 1/2 ; Skip your next turn: ~this~ gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Use this ability only once each turn.
• If used to skip an extra turn gained by Final Fortune, you don't lose the game from the Final Fortune's restriction. [DeLaney 02/02/97]
• Can only use the ability once each turn for each Chronatog. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 28]

• Text(CH+errata): 7/7, Flying, Rampage 2 ; During your upkeep, pay {W}{U}{B} or sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The card has errata to "Summon Legend", not "Summon Elder Dragon Legend". [Oracle 07/01/98]
• It is not of creature type Dragon. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 36]
• Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.19.
• Note - Also see Rampage, Rule A.25.
• Note - The generic mana circle around the "2" in "Rampage: 2" on the Legends version of the card is a misprint. Ignore it. [Aahz 06/15/94]

• Text(5th): 1/1 ; If ~this~ blocks or is blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

• Text(EX): 1/2 ; {R}: ~this~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Use this ability only if ~this~ is blocked.

• Text(WL): 5/3 ; During your upkeep, ~this~ deals 2 damage to each other creature you control.

• Text(TE): {Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Add {B} or {R} to your mana pool. ~this~ does not untap during your next untap phase.

• Text(WL): 3/3 ; If ~this~ blocks, destroy it at end of combat.
• Note - Also see Walls, Rule K.26.

• Text(5th+errata): {2}: Prevent all damage to you from an artifact source. (Treat further damage from that source normally.) [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(TE): {1}: Prevent all damage to you from a black source. (Treat further damage from that source normally.)
• Note - See Circle of Protection: Blue for rulings.
• Note - Was not in the Alpha printing of the Limited Edition.

• Text(TE): {1}: Prevent all damage to you from a blue source. (Treat further damage from that source normally.)
• Can only be used during a damage prevention step in which there is damage to affect with this prevention effect. [Duelist Magazine #7, Page 36]
• Can be used multiple times each turn for damage from the same source or for damage from different sources. [D'Angelo 10/10/97]
• Can be used more than once on the same damage if you want to sink extra mana into it, but all of the mana spent this way has to be spent in the same spell stack. Once one of the effects resolves and prevents the damage all the rest will fail and do nothing since that specific damage has already been prevented. [Duelist Magazine #7, Page 36]

• Text(TE): {1}: Prevent all damage to you from a green source. (Treat further damage from that source normally.)
• Note - See Circle of Protection: Blue for rulings.

• Text(TE): {1}: Prevent all damage to you from a red source. (Treat further damage from that source normally.)
• Note - See Circle of Protection: Blue for rulings.

• Text(TE): {1}: Prevent all damage to you from a creature with shadow. (Treat further damage from that source normally.)
• It can be used on non-combat damage which happens to come from creatures with the Shadow ability. [Duelist Magazine #23, Page 22]
• Note - See Circle of Protection: Blue for rulings.
• Note - Also see Shadow, Rule A.26.

• Text(TE): {1}: Prevent all damage to you from a white source. (Treat further damage from that source normally.)
• Note - See Circle of Protection: Blue for rulings.

• Text(WL+errata): 3/2, Flying ; During your upkeep, remove the top creature card in your graveyard from the game or sacrifice ~this~. ; If ~this~ is in your hand, you may discard it. Play this ability as an instant. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(US): 6/3. Echo. ; ~this~ cannot be the target of spells or abilities.
• Note - Also see Echo, Rule A.16.

• Text(AQ+errata): 1/1 ; Whenever target opponent successfully casts an artifact spell, put a +1/+1 counter on ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• In multiplayer games you choose one opposing player on casting and it only affects that one player. This target is not changed even if this card changes controllers. It's ability becomes useless but it stays in play if the target player leaves play. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64] See Rule M.1.3.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(US): {X},{Tap}: Search your library for a creature card with total casting cost no greater than X. Reveal that card and put it into your hand. Shuffle your library afterward.
• X can be zero if you want. [DeLaney 10/05/98]
• If you find no creature with cost X or less, shuffle and continue. [DeLaney 10/05/98]
• If you find any creatures with cost X or less, you must choose one. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(US): 3/2. ; Each creature you control gains "{Tap}: Add {G} to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source."

• Text(AN+errata): Players cannot play cards from the Arabian Nights expansion. ; Whenever a card from the Arabian Nights expansion other than ~this~ is in play, destroy that card. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The card type is "Artifact" and not "Continuous Artifact". [Encyclopedia, Page 123]
• If creatures are regenerated, they are immediately destroyed again, so it is not worth doing. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 15]
• If tapped by some means, this card does not function in any way (see Rule K.6.4). Once untapped, all Arabian Nights cards are destroyed and no Arabian Nights spells can be cast. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 15]
• Any Arabian Nights token creatures (see Rule K.25) or counters are not removed. [bethmo 1994]
• Only affects cards with the Arabian Nights scimitar symbol on them. It does not affect Gathering cards which came from the Arabian Nights expansion. [bethmo 06/04/94]
• It does affect cards from Chronicles with the scimitar symbol. [Duelist Magazine #7, Page 98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(CH/5th): Whenever ~this~ becomes tapped, it deals 1 damage to you. ; {Tap}: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.
• The damaging ability triggers no matter how the land becomes tapped. [Arab FAQ 01/05/94] For example, using Twiddle.

• Text(DK+errata): {Tap},Remove a creature you control from the game: Put a shadow counter on ~this~ ; {Tap}: Add to your mana pool an amount of colorless mana equal to the number of shadow counters on ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The counters do not go away when it is used. [bethmo 08/15/94]
• Can be tapped for zero mana if it has zero counters. [Peterson 12/19/94]
• It is considered "tapped for mana" for purposes of Mana Flare and Wild Growth even if it has zero counters on it. [WotC Rules Team 12/15/94]

• Text(VI+errata): Each player may play spells and abilities requiring an activation cost only during his or her turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Mana source spells/abilities are never prevented by an spell or effect, so this spell does not affect them. You can always tap lands for mana. [WotC Rules Team 10/06/97]
• Does not stop continuous effects from working. [bethmo 02/05/97]
• Does not stop triggered abilities (see Rule A.8) and phase abilities (see Rule A.5) which are mandatory. For example, Underworld Dreams, Howling Mine, and Khabal Ghoul. Does stop activated ones such as Soul Net. [WotC Rules Team 03/14/97]
• Phase costs (see Rule A.6), such as upkeep costs, which happen on an opponent's turn are still played as normal. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 28]
• Can affect abilities of cards that are not in play because it prevents players from announcing those abilities. [DeLaney 02/19/97]
• Note - In some places (Germany in particular), the errata was mistakenly given out to make the card only affect non-tapping activation costs. The above erratum is correct. [D'Angelo 03/17/97]

• Text(EX): If you play a land, sacrifice ~this~. ; {Tap}: Add two colorless mana to your mana pool.
• Does not trigger on lands that are put into play without playing them. [Barclay 06/10/98]

• Text(IA+errata): Look at target player's hand. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn. [Duelist Magazine #18, Page 28]
• Note - Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.
• Note - The Ice Age card said to draw a card at the beginning of the next upkeep, but they should be played by the new wording.

• Text(UG): 4/4 ; If ~this~ damages any player, choose an artifact, creature, or land you control. That player gains control of that artifact, creature, or land.
• They keep control of it until the end of the game (unless something else happens to it). [Barclay 08/13/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(UG): 2/2 ; Whenever you roll a 3 on a six-sided die, you may reroll that die.
• Use the ability right after the original roll, before any effects of that roll. You can't use it later on. The new roll is now used in its place. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• This ability is played in the Betting Window. [Barclay 08/13/98] Any "betting window" ability may be played during the middle of the resolution of another spell or ability.
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(UG): 2/5 ; When ~this~ comes into play, choose a word. During your upkeep, sing at least six words of a song, one of which must be the chosen word, or sacrifice ~this~. You cannot repeat a song.
• If you're tone deaf (like I am), you should suffer a serious penalty (agreed among your opponents) for playing with Clam Session. Unless you sing heavy metal songs, where it doesn't matter too much anyway. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If the six words you sing contain the chosen word more than once, you sacrifice the Session. "one" means "exactly one". [Barclay 08/13/98]
• "Happy Birthday to Dan" is considered the same song as "Happy Birthday to Dave". [Barclay 08/13/98]
• You must say your chosen word for everyone. [bethmo 08/17/98]
• The six words must be consecutive words from the song. [QAS 09/09/98]
• The six words don't have to be different. [QAS 09/09/98] See the flavor text.
• If you have more than one Clam Session in play, you can use the same song for each of them. [QAS 09/09/98] But you're a wimp if you do.
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(US): {1}, Sacrifice a permanent: Gain 1 life.
• The ability cannot be used during damage prevention. So you have to use it before your creatures get lethally damaged. [DeLaney 10/05/98]
• The ability cannot be used while this card is tapped. See Rule K.6.4. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(UG): 1/1, Flying ; 1, Throw ~this~ into the air at least two feet above your head while seated, Attempt to catch it with one hand: If you catch ~this~, prevent all damage to you from any one source and return ~this~ to play, tapped. Otherwise sacrifice it.
• The ability can be used while it is tapped. [D'Angelo 09/07/98]
• "Catch" means the same thing that it does in Baseball and Cricket - you have to catch it before it hits the ground/table/etc. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• Deflections off opponents or anything other than your one hand is not legal. [QAS 09/09/98]
• You must stay seated while throwing and catching. [QAS 09/09/98]
• From the time that the Pigeon is thrown to the time its ability resolves, it is considered to be in the "In the Air" zone, so you can't use its ability again until it resolves. This means that if you fail to catch it, it will be sacrificed before you can use its ability again. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• Two feet is 61 cm. [TomHa 09/15/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(4th/5th+errata): 3/1 ; {2}: Regenerate ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(LG+errata): Destroy all black creatures. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(DK+errata): For each land, destroy that land unless any player pays an additional 1 life. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Consecrate Land will prevent this effect. [Duelist Magazine #3, Page 6]

• Text(US): Destroy target enchantment. ; Cycling {2}.
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule A.15.

• Text(TE): 1/1 ; {Tap}: Prevent 1 damage to any creature or player.

• Text(LG+errata): 1/1 ; Whenever ~this~ is destroyed, it regenerates instead unless target opponent pays {1}. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• If the Clergy are reduced to below one toughness (by such as Weakness), then they get stuck in a permanent loop of dying, going toward the graveyard, and then regenerating. The net effect is that until the effect is removed or until your opponent spends one mana to let them die, they remain in play in a tapped state. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 7] They do untap briefly during the untap phase like normal, but then become tapped immediately thereafter. [Aahz 01/30/96]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(5th): {0}: Defending player discards a card at random. Enchanted creature deals no combat damage this turn. Use this ability only if enchanted creature is attacking and unblocked and only once each turn.
• Note - Also see Is Not Blocked Ability, Rule E.7.

• Text(US): Enchanted creature is unblockable.
• No creature can be assigned to block it. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(4th+errata): 0/4, Flying ; When ~this~ comes into play, put four +1/+0 counters on it. ; At the end of any combat in which ~this~ attacked or blocked, remove one of these counters. ; {X},{Tap}: Put X +1/+0 counters on ~this~. You may have no more than four of these counters on ~this~. Use this ability only during your upkeep. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• See Clockwork Beast for rulings.

• Text(5th): 0/4 ; When ~this~ comes into play, put seven +1/+0 counters on it. ; At the end of any combat in which ~this~ attacked or blocked, remove one of these counters. ; {X},{Tap}: Put X +1/+0 counters on ~this~. You may have no more than seven of these counters on ~this~. Use this ability only during your upkeep.
• Can attack or block even if it has no counters. [Aahz 05/15/95]
• At end of combat, if it was declared as an attacker or blocker, you remove a counter. This is not a triggered ability. It is played during the end of combat series. [D'Angelo 06/23/98]
• Loses a counter even if it is affected by Fog or a Fog-like effect which prevents it from dealing damage. [WotC Rules Team 04/26/95]
• If the effect to add counters is used when there are already 7 counters on it or when the number of counters to be added would cause it to exceed 7 counters, any counters over 7 are simply not added. [D'Angelo 02/09/97]
• If put into play by means other than casting, such as Animate Dead, it comes into play with all of its counters. [WotC Rules Team 02/07/94]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(5th): 0/3 ; ~this~ cannot be blocked by artifact creatures. ; When ~this~ comes into play, put four +1/+0 counters on it. ; At the end of any combat in which ~this~ attacked or blocked, remove one of these counters. ; {X},{Tap}: Put X +1/+0 counters on ~this~. You may have no more than four of these counters on ~this~. Use this ability only during your upkeep.
• See Clockwork Beast for rulings.

• Text(RV+errata): */* ; ~this~ comes into play as a copy of target creature card or creature token. [WotC Rules Team 03/31/98]
• Note - Also see Copy Cards, Rule E.4. There are enough important rules there that they are worth reading first.
• The target creature to copy is chosen when casting this spell. If that target is not still in play when it resolves, this spell fizzles. See Rule G.41.4. [WotC Rules Team 02/09/95]
• If put into play without casting, the target is chosen right before it is put into play. See Rule G.31.3. [D'Angelo 06/05/98]
• As a copy, the Clone copies all characteristics of the targeted creature. This includes name, color, power/thoughness, abilities, and more. See Rule E.4.2. [WotC Rules Team 03/31/98] For example, a copy of an artifact creature can be Disenchanted.
• Can be used to copy a base Vesuvan Doppelganger. You get a Doppelganger and the Clone is mimicking the same creature the Doppelganger was until the next upkeep. Then it can switch forms just like the Doppelganger. [PPG Page 223]
• The Clone is not treated as a Summon Clone card in addition to the type of its target. [Duelist Magazine #10, Page 43]
• If it is copying an artifact creature, it is not considered to be a summon card and cannot be copied with Dance of Many. [Duelist Magazine #10, Page 43]

• Text(TE): 1/1 ; Each Sliver gains "{2}: Regenerate this creature."

• Text(TE): 2/2, Flying ; When ~this~ comes into play, destroy target enchantment.
• Nothing happens if there are no legal enchantments to target when it enters play. [D'Angelo 11/10/97]
• It does destroy one of your enchantments if you are the only player with any enchantments. [D'Angelo 06/05/98]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(WL): 5/4, Flying ; ~this~ can block only creatures with flying.

• Text(VI): 2/3, Flying ; ~this~ can block only creatures with flying.

• Text(UL+errata): 1/1, Flying ; When ~this~ comes into play, if you played it from your hand, untap up to two lands. ; Cycling {2}. [DCI Tournament Update 03/01/99]
• The errata makes it so you only untap lands if it comes into play by being cast from your hand. It does not untap lands if put into play as the effect of a spell or ability, even if it is put into play from your hand. [DCI Tournament Update 03/01/99]
• Playing the card using an effect that lets you play something that is not in your hand will not trigger this ability. [bethmo 03/05/99]
• You can untap 0 to 2 lands. [D'Angelo 02/13/99]
• Does not target the lands. [D'Angelo 02/13/99]
• Can be used on already untapped lands (with no effect). [D'Angelo 02/13/99]
• Can be used on another player's lands. [D'Angelo 02/13/99]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule A.15.

• Text(SH): 3/1, Flying ; ~this~ can block only creatures with flying.
• If it loses Flying, it will be unable to block any creatures. [D'Angelo 10/06/98]

• Text(DK+errata): 3/3 ; {3},Sacrifice ~this~: Add {R}{R}{R} to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(EX): Each creature gets +1/+1 for each other creature in play of the same creature type.
• If you have a creature with more than one creature type, count all creatures which have either creature type. [D'Angelo 08/04/98]
• If you have a creature with more than one creature type, and another creature matches more than one creature type, you only count that creature once. You do not double count it because it has a double match. [Barclay 06/10/98]
• If a creature in play has more than one creature type, and one of those types matches the creature you are calculating for, then count this creature. Only one type needs to match in order to get counted. [Barclay 06/10/98]
• Animated lands and artifacts have no creature type (unless their text says they Count As a given creature type), so they are unaffected by this card. [D'Angelo 10/30/98] One exception to this is that animated Legendary lands are of creature type Legend. [DeLaney 12/12/98]
• Note - Also see Creature Type, Rule K.13.

• Text(5th): 2/4, Flying ; If ~this~ blocks or is blocked by any non-Wall creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.
• Creatures can regenerate from the Cockatrice's power. [D'Angelo 1994]
• A non-wall creature blocking or blocked by this card gets a "destroy at end of combat" effect placed on it when it is assigned as a blocker or this card is assigned to block it. The effect is added to a creature which becomes a blocker by any means, including being part of a band which is blocked or by being moved into blocking or being blocked by an effect such as General Jarkeld. This effect stays even if the creature is removed from the blocking situation by an ability like General Jarkeld. [WotC Rules Team 09/22/95]
• Protection from Green does not prevent the Cockatrice's power because the ability is not a targeted effect. [WotC Rules Team 02/07/94] See Rule G.42.Ruling.1.
• The ability destroys the creature at the end of the combat (see Rule C.9), which is after all first strike and normal damage dealing is done. This means that a creature may have to regenerate twice to survive the combat, once from damage and once again at end of combat. [D'Angelo 12/09/96]

• Text(CH+errata): Play ~this~ only on a creature you control. ; When ~this~ comes into play, put three change counters on it and tap enchanted creature. ; As long as ~this~ has any change counters on it, enchanted creature does not untap during its controller's untap phase. Instead remove one of these counters from ~this~. ; During the first upkeep that ~this~ begins with no change counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on enchanted creature and sacrifice this. That creature gains flying permanently. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Can be used on a tapped creature. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 22]
• The creature can still be untapped using spells and abilities, such as Twiddle or Instill Energy. [Aahz 06/24/94]
• After the last counter is removed, the creature gains its bonus during the next upkeep. This will usually be your opponent's upkeep. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 7] It does not get the counter if Cocoon is removed from that creature before you use it during the upkeep following the last counter being removed. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 57]
• If the enchantment is moved with Enchantment Alteration, the number of counters is unchanged. [D'Angelo 05/04/98]
• The word "permanently" isn't really needed on this card's text. It has no actual effect. The card's effect lasts until it is overridden. [D'Angelo 01/18/99]

• Text(TE): Look at target opponent's hand and choose one of those cards. That player discards that card.

• Text(TE+errata): 1/1 ; You may choose not to untap ~this~ during your untap phase. ; {2}{B},{Tap}: Choose target creature card in any graveyard and put that creature into play under your control. Remove that creature from the game if ~this~ becomes untapped or if you lose control of ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The activated ability has two parts. First, it puts a creature card into play as a one-time effect. Second, it sets up an ongoing effect that tracks what happens to the Coffin Queen. If this second effect is not ended before the Coffin Queen leaves play or untaps, then the creature is removed from the game when that happens. [WotC Rules Team 12/18/97]
• If the creature brought into play phases out (or otherwise leaves play), the tracking effect ends and the creature will no longer be removed if something happens to the Coffin Queen. [WotC Rules Team 12/18/97] [Duelist Magazine #22, Page 27]
• If the Coffin Queen leaves play before the creature comes into play, then you simply get to keep the creature. [Duelist Magazine #23, Page 22] If, however, you just lost control of the Coffin Queen and later get control of that same Coffin Queen and lose control of it again at some time after you got the creature, the creature will be removed from the game at that time because the Coffin Queen remembers that it gave you that creature. [bethmo 10/19/97]

• Text(TE): 2/1, First Strike.

• Text(WL): Enchanted creature gets +1/-1. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Destroy all non-Wall creatures blocking enchanted creature.

• Amount of damage is determined when effect is resolved and not when it is announced. [D'Angelo 10/05/95]

• Text(TE+errata): {3}: Remove target creature you control from the game. ; Sacrifice ~this~: Put into play under its owner's control each creature removed from the game with ~this~. [WotC Rules Team 12/18/97] [Duelist Magazine #22, Page 27]
• If this card leaves play, the cards on it stay out of play. [bethmo 10/09/97]

• Text(5th): 9/9, Trample ; ~this~ does not untap during your untap phase. {9}: Untap ~this~. Use this ability only during your upkeep.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(TE): 7/5 ; When ~this~ comes into play, sacrifice a creature. ; ~this~ cannot be blocked except by artifact creatures and black creatures.
• The use of "Greven" on the second ability is just shorthand for "Commander Greven il-Vec" and should not be interpreted as referring to a non-existant Greven card. [D'Angelo 10/23/97]
• Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.19.

• Text(UG): Counter any spell unless its caster asks your permission to play that spell. If you refuse permission, Sacrifice ~this~ and counter the spell.
• This affects all spells, even yours. So you need to ask yourself permission. [QAS 09/09/98]
• If the caster doesn't ask permission, then the spell is countered automatically. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If the caster asks permission, then you can choose to say "No" once they've announced it. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If there's more than one in play, you need to ask each player who controls one. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(FE+errata): {1},{Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Draw two cards, then put any one card from your hand back on top of your library. [Encyclopedia, Page 179]
• You draw two cards, then put 1 back. You cannot use spells (other than mana sources) before putting the cards back. [D'Angelo 11/07/96]
• Mana sources and abilities that trigger on cards being drawn are handled at the "then" on the card and at the end of resolution. See Rule T.7.1. [D'Angelo 06/05/98]

• Text(CH+errata): Creatures are unaffected by summoning sickness. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Enchant World, Rule K.14.8.

• Text(WL): Choose three target creatures and/or players. ~this~ deals 1 damage to the first, 2 damage to the second, and 3 damage to the third.
• Cannot be cast unless you have 3 different targets. [D'Angelo 06/23/97]

• Text(US): You control enchanted permanent.
• If you take control of a local enchantment, you do not get to move the enchantment. [Urza's FAQ 10/05/98]
• If you take control of a permanent that targets you, it continues to affect you even if its text says "target opponent". [Urza's FAQ 10/05/98]

• Text(US): Target player gains 2 life for each creature in play.
• Creatures are counted during resolution. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(5th): Gain control of enchanted land.

• Text(ABU+errata): Enchanted land cannot be the target of enchantments. This effect does not destroy ~this~. (Other enchantments on that land are destroyed because their target is now illegal.) ; Enchanted land cannot be destroyed. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Burial and sacrifice cannot be prevented by this card. [Mirage, Page 11]
• It can prevent "destroy but cannot be regenerated this turn". [D'Angelo 05/21/98]
• Not paying upkeep costs on a land is considered to have the land as being sacrificed regardless of the source of the upkeep effect. In other words, if an outside source imposes an upkeep cost on a land, the land is still considered to be sacrificed. [D'Angelo 01/16/99] Cumulative upkeep is just a kind of upkeep.
• Does prevent enchantment spells (but not the effects of enchantments) from even targeting the land. [Duelist Magazine #7, Page 99] Indirect effect by enchantments such as Conversion, Living Lands, Kormus Bell, and Mana Flare are not prevented and the land can still be targeted by Gaea's Liege, Cyclopean Tomb, and other non-enchantment effects. [Snark 1994]
• The land can be targeted by land destroying spells and the spell will resolve successfully, but the destroy effect will be prevented from happening. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 22]
• Does not prevent "remove from game" effects which do not destroy the card. This includes Swords to Plowshares (if the land is animated) or Dust to Dust (if the land is an artifact as well). [Aahz 12/21/94]
• If it ever takes enough damage to be killed, it simply does not go to the graveyard or die. It does not 'regenerate', damage on it is not removed, and it does not become tapped. [Aahz 01/14/97]
• When in combat, an animated land is not removed from combat due to taking lethal damage during First Strike damage dealing and will still deal damage during the non-First Strike damage dealing. This is because lethal damage does not kill the land. [Aahz 06/16/97]
• This power works similarly for immunity to the Thicket Basilisk ability, Fireball, and anything else that would kill it. [bethmo]
• Disintegrate can cause it to be removed from the game, because the land is still damaged by the Disintegrate and Disintegrate only requires lethal damage to be on the land in order to remove it from the game. [WotC Rules Team 09/22/95] Of course this only applies if the land is animated.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(4th): {3},{Tap}: Prevent up to 2 damage to you.
• Can prevent zero, one, or two points of damage to the player who controls this card, but there must be some damage to prevent in order to use it. [WotC Rules Team 1995]
• Note - See Damage Prevention, Rule G.13.
• Note - Loss of life cannot be prevented. See Rule G.24.2.

• Text(SH): Buyback - Sacrifice a land. ; Creatures deal no combat damage this turn.
• Note - Also see Buyback, Rule A.13.

• Text(MI+errata): Play ~this~ only on a non-Wall creature. ; Enchanted creature gets +1/+0. ; During your upkeep, put a +1/+0 counter on enchanted creature. ; At the end of any upkeep, if that creature has three of these counters on it, destroy the creature and it deals damage equal to its power to its controller. The creature cannot be regenerated this turn. [Oracle 07/01/98] [Oracle Update 11/11/98]
• If you manage to get it above 3 counters without having it be around at the end of upkeep when it has exactly 3 counters, it will continue to grow and won't be killed. [Aahz 09/30/96] Phasing it out during the upkeep in which it has 3 counters is one way to do this.
• It counts any +1/+0 counters on this card. You should ignore the word "these" on the card. [WotC Rules Team 03/19/98]

• Note - Also see Pitch Spells, Rule E.10.

• Text(US): During your upkeep, sacrifice a creature or sacrifice ~this~. ; Whenever a land is tapped for mana, it produces {B} instead of its normal type and amount.
• The ability of this card is a continuous replacement ability (see Rule A.7.5). [WotC Rules Team 11/03/98]
• Wild Growth and other external effects that generate more mana still generate their additional mana as directed without being affected by this card. [DeLaney 10/05/98] Effects which generate more mana based on what mana the land produces, such as Mana Flare will be affected in color but not in amount. [D'Angelo 10/22/98]

• Text(SH): Whenever you successfully cast a spell, gain 1 life.
• You do not gain life from the casting of Contemplation itself. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 30]

• Text(SH): If enchanted creature attacks, return that creature and ~this~ to owner's hand at end of combat.
• If the creature dies before the end of combat, neither will return to your hand. [Barclay 02/27/98]
• If Contempt is moved to another creature after the creature attacks, Contempt will still return to your hand at end of combat whether or not the creature dies. [D'Angelo 03/23/98]

• Text(ABU/RV+errata): Remove ~this~ from your deck before playing if not playing for ante. ; Discard your hand, then put the top card of your library into your ante, then draw seven cards. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have banned this card since 01/25/94.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have always banned this card.
• Note - The artist's name, Shuler was misspelled on the Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition versions of this card.

• Text(4th+errata): Gain control of enchanted creature. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Takes control of a creature, but enchantments on the creature do not change controller. [D'Angelo 06/01/98]
• The controlled creature comes under your control with summoning sickness (see Rule G.39) so it cannot be tapped or used for an attack until you begin a turn with the creature in play. [Mirage, Page 14]

• Text(EX): During your upkeep, if you have 10 or less life, gain 1 life.
• The ability is a phase ability (see Rule A.5), so it can only be used once per turn during upkeep. [Barclay 06/10/98] It is not optional.
• The life total is checked only on resolution of the ability. [Barclay 06/10/98]

• Text(4th+errata): During your upkeep, pay {W}{W} or sacrifice ~this~. ; All mountains are plains. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The mountains becomes plains in all ways (see Rule K.18.3). They even produce white mana. [D'Angelo 06/01/98]
• Will not add or remove Snow-Covered nature from a land. See Rule K.22.3. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 132]
• The Conversion effect is a continuous effect. There is no chance to tap a just-played mountain for red mana before it becomes a plains. [D'Angelo 12/10/96]
• Note - Also see Phase Cost, Rule A.6.

• Text(SH): Enchanted creature gets +1/+3. ; {W}: Return ~this~ to owner's hand.

• Text(SH+errata): 2/2 ; {R},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes a creature enchantment that reads "Enchanted creature cannot block" instead of any other type of permanent. Move ~this~ onto target creature. You may pay {R} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 12/18/97] [Duelist Magazine #22, Page 27] [WotC Rules Team 05/01/98]
• Note - Also see Licids, Rule E.8.

• Text(US): 1/1. ; {4}, Sacrifice ~this~: Choose an artifact card in your hand and put that artifact into play.
• You choose the artifact card on resolution. [bethmo 11/03/98]
• You can use the ability if you have no artifacts in hand. It just does nothing on resolution. [DeLaney 10/05/98] If a player claims they have none, you may call a judge to verify that they don't have any. [bethmo 11/03/98]

• Text(ABU+errata): During each player's upkeep, ~this~ deals 1 damage to that player. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The card type is "Artifact" and not "Continuous Artifact". [Encyclopedia, Page 56]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(RV+errata): ~this~ comes into play as a copy of target artifact card or artifact token, but also counts as a global enchantment. [WotC Rules Team 03/31/98]
• Note - Also see Copy Cards, Rule E.4. There are enough important rules there that they are worth reading first.
• The target artifact to copy is chosen when casting this spell. If that target is not still in play when it resolves, this spell fizzles. See Rule G.41.4. [WotC Rules Team 02/09/95]
• If put into play without casting, the target is chosen right before it is put into play. See Rule G.31.3. [D'Angelo 06/05/98]
• As a copy, Copy Artifact copies all base characteristics of the targeted artifact. This includes name, abilities, whether or not it is a creature and more. See Rule E.4.2. [WotC Rules Team 03/31/98]
• The copy of the artifact is not still blue. It copies the color of the thing it is copying. [Duelist Magazine #14, Page 26]
• The copy is both an artifact and an enchantment, so it is an artifact-enchantment. It can be affected by anything which affects either type of permanent. [D'Angelo 1994]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) restricted this card from 03/23/94 to 10/01/97.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) banned this card until 04/01/99.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have banned this card since 05/02/95. It was previously restricted up until 05/02/95.

• Text(VI+errata): ~this~ comes into play tapped. ; When ~this~ comes into play, return an untapped island you control to owner's hand or sacrifice ~this~. ; {Tap}: Add {U} and one colorless mana to your mana pool. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(5th): {3}, Discard a card at random: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
• The cards are discarded from your hand during announcement and as a cost. It is not a forced discard. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 56]

• Text(US): 2/1.

• The removal of the counter in the second ability is a cost done on announcement along with the payment of one blue mana. The rest of the effect is a "Do A to do B" effect where A is tapping a blue creature you control and B is giving any creature a +0/+1 counter. [D'Angelo 10/23/95]
• The blue creature that is tapped cannot be the one that gets the counter. You cannot target the same creature with different parts of the same effect. [Aahz 06/13/96]

• Text(TE+errata): Buyback {2} ; Take the top creature card in your graveyard and put that creature into play. The creature is unaffected by summoning sickness this turn. Remove the creature from the game at end of turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Only removes the card from the game if the card is still in play at the end of the turn. [DeLaney 05/04/98]
• Note - Also see Buyback, Rule A.13.

• Text(VI+errata): Cumulative Upkeep {1} ; During your upkeep, put a rust counter on each artifact target opponent controls. If the number of rust counters on an artifact equals or exceeds that artifact's casting cost, destroy the artifact. Creatures destroyed in this way cannot be regenerated this turn. ; If ~this~ leaves play, remove all rust counters from the game. [Oracle 07/01/98] [Oracle Update 11/11/98]
• Does not destroy anything until its upkeep effect is resolved. So the turn after you cast it, all 0-cost and 1-cost artifacts are buried. [bethmo 01/28/97] In other words, the burial is part of the upkeep effect and is not a continuous effect or part of the counters.
• When it leaves play, it removes all rust counters from all instances of Corrosion and not just ones from itself. [Aahz 01/29/97]
• It does count rust counters put on artifacts by other Corrosion cards. This means that having more than one of these can result in fast destruction of artifacts. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• In multiplayer games, can choose a different target player each time the ability is used. [DeLaney 02/02/97]
• Note - Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.14.

• Text(US): ~this~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player for each swamp you control. When ~this~ successfully deals damage to a creature or player, gain life equal to that damage.
• The swamps are counted on resolution. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(SH+errata): 2/2 ; {B},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes a creature enchantment that reads "Enchanted creature cannot be blocked except by artifact creatures and black creatures" instead of any other type of permanent. Move ~this~ onto target creature. You may pay {B} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 12/18/97] [Duelist Magazine #22, Page 27] [WotC Rules Team 05/01/98]
• Note - Also see Licids, Rule E.8.

• Text(4th+errata): 7/7, First Strike ; During your upkeep, pay {3}{B}{B}{B} or sacrifice ~this~ and it deals 7 damage to you. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Phase Cost, Rule A.6.

• Text(4th/5th/IA/TE): Counter target spell.

• Text(US): 4/4, Trample. Echo.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.
• Note - Also see Echo, Rule A.16.

• Text(EX): 4/4 ; If ~this~ attacks, defending player chooses an untapped creature he or she controls. That creature blocks ~this~ this turn if able.
• The ability is not optional. If there are no untapped creatures to choose, then the ability does nothing. [Barclay 06/10/98]
• If the chosen creature is not still untapped at the time blockers are declared, it does not have to block. [DeLaney 06/10/98]

• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(US): 6/6. Echo. ; When ~this~ comes into play, it deals 4 damage to each other creature.
• Does 4 damage to every creature in play other than itself. [DeLaney 10/05/98]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
• Note - Also see Echo, Rule A.16.

• Text(SH): 4/1 ; ~this~ cannot block.

• Text(5th): 6/4, Trample, Rampage 2.
• Note - Also see Rampage, Rule A.25.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(UL): No more than two creatures can attack you each combat.

• Text(ABU/RV/4th/5th): 6/4.

• Text(TE): 3/3 ; {G}: ~this~ gets +3/+0 and gains trample until end of turn. At end of turn, destroy ~this~. Use this ability only once each turn.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(US): 2/2, Flying. ~this~ is unaffected by summoning sickness.

• Text(4th+errata): If enchanted creature is put into any graveyard, ~this~ deals to that creature's controller damage equal to the creature's toughness. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• You do not take damage if Swords to Plowshares is used on the creature. Swords to Plowshares causes the card to leave the game, not to be destroyed. [Snark 1994]

• Text(VI): Destroy target artifact, land, or enchantment.

• Text(LG): Creatures with mountainwalk may be blocked as though they did not have that ability.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(LG+errata): 0/1 ; ~this~ counts as red instead of colorless. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Remember that "counts as" text is not an ability (see Rule G.10.3), and it applies when this card is not in play (see Rule G.10.2). [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The casting cost is not a mistake. [D'Angelo 1994]
• The text on the card explaining the color can be affected with Sleight of Mind. [Duelist Magazine 18, Page 29] Changing this wording affects the base color of the card much like changing the mana symbols on a card would do. [D'Angelo 12/04/96]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Crookshank Kobolds.

• Text(5th): 2/2, Flying ; {R},{Tap}: ~this~ deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

• Text(MI+errata): 2/2, Flying ; If ~this~ blocks any creatures without flying, ~this~ gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• It gets the bonus only once no matter how many non-flying creatures it blocks. [bethmo 02/24/99]

• Text(LG+errata): 0/1 ; ~this~ counts as red instead of colorless. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Remember that "counts as" text is not an ability (see Rule G.10.3), and it applies when this card is not in play (see Rule G.10.2). [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The casting cost is not a mistake. [D'Angelo 1994]
• The text on the card explaining the color can be affected with Sleight of Mind. [Duelist Magazine 18, Page 29] Changing this wording affects the base color of the card much like changing the mana symbols on a card would do. [D'Angelo 12/04/96] It used to be explanatory text and was not Sleightable.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Crimson Kobolds.

• Text(UL): At the time you play ~this~, sacrifice a land. ; Search your library for a land card and put that land into play. Shuffle your library afterwards.
• Sacrificing a land is part of the play cost (see Rule K.21) of this spell. [Barclay 02/09/99]

• Text(SH): All creatures you control can block creatures with flying until end of turn.
• This effect only allows them to block creatures with Flying as if they did not have Flying. It does not allow a otherwise unblockable creature to be blocked. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 30]

• Text(US): All creatures with flying get -2/-0.

• Text(SH): 0/0 ; ~this~ counts as a Vampire. ; ~this~ comes into play with four +1/+1 counters on it. ; During your upkeep, sacrifice a creature and put a +1/+1 counter on ~this~, or remove a +1/+1 counter from ~this~. ; {B}: ~this~ gains flying until end of turn.
• Can sacrifice itself to its upkeep cost. [Barclay 02/27/98]
• You can only sacrifice one card to it each turn (see Rule A.6.8). [D'Angelo 10/12/98]
• If you choose not to sacrifice a creature and he has no +1/+1 counters, then nothing bad happens. [DeLaney 01/13/99] Note that some other effect must be keeping him alive if he has no counters.
• Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.19.

• Text(TE): {R}: Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. ; {R}: Return ~this~ to owner's hand.

• Text(5th+errata): {4},{Tap}: Move target local enchantment from one creature to another. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Can move any enchantment on a creature to another valid creature target. Mostly this refers to enchant creature cards, but enchant artifact cards on an artifact creature or enchant land cards on a land creature could also be moved to legal targets. [D'Angelo 06/23/95]
• Only targets the enchantment and not either creature. [Aahz 07/09/95] This is means it can move enchantments onto a creature which cannot normally be targeted by spells and effects if the enchantment is legal on that target.
• The enchantment's new target must be legal. [D'Angelo 01/14/99]
• Note - Also see Moving Enchantments, Rule E.9.

• Text(5th+errata): Destroy target artifact. That artifact's controller gains an amount of life equal to its total casting cost. Creatures destroyed in this way cannot regenerate this turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• If the target artifact becomes illegal before resolution, the player does not gain any life. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 23]

• Text(4th/5th): All white creatures get +1/+1.

• The effect is not an optional "Is Not Blocked Ability". It is triggered at the end of blocker declaration and gives a poison counter to the defender if the Cobra is not blocked. [bethmo 12/03/96]

• Text(VI): 1/1 ; {X}: Crypt Rats deals X damage to each creature and player. Spend only black mana in this way.

• Text(US): {3},{Tap}, Sacrifice ~this~: Return all enchantment cards from your graveyard to your hand.

• Text(SH): 2/2 ; Slivers cannot be the target of spells or abilities.
• This card makes slivers untargetable. What this means is that no spell or ability with the word "target" in its text can be announced with a Sliver as the target. If the spell or ability does not use the word "target", then Crystalline Sliver does not protect the slivers from it. It is very important to remember that cards can be affected without targeting them! [D'Angelo 06/11/98] For example, none of the Slivers use the word "target" when granting Sliver abilities.
• Note - Also see Targeting--Is Something Targeted, Rule G.42.

• Text(5th): {1}: Gain 1 life. Use this ability only when a blue spell is successfully cast and only once for each such spell.

• Text(EX): Sacrifice a creature: Add {B}{B}{B}{B} to your mana pool.
• You cannot sacrifice more than one creature to get extra mana. [Barclay 06/10/98] See Rule K.21.3.
• As a Mana Source, it does not come into play. It goes to the graveyard when it resolves. [Barclay 06/10/98] See Rule K.20.1.

• Text(CH+errata): 1/3 ; {Tap}: ~this~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player of your choice and 1 damage to target creature or player of an opponent's choice. [Oracle 07/01/98] [WotC Rules Team 02/01/98]
• Both targets are chosen on announcement, but you choose your target before the opponent chooses. [WotC Rules Team 08/17/95]
• It does not target the opponent, but you still choose an opponent. [WotC Rules Team 02/01/98]
• Your opponent is counted as the one choosing their target for things like Autumn Willow that care who is targeting rather than what is targeting it. [Aahz 10/24/95]
• If either target becomes invalid, the other one is still affected. [Aahz 05/23/95]
• In multiplayer games you can choose a different opposing player each time it is used. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64] You also don't have to choose the same player that you targeted with the effect (or whose creature you targeted).

• Text(EX): Enchanted creature gets +3/+3. If enchanted creature attacks or blocks, sacrifice ~this~ at end of turn.

• Text(US+errata): Each player who controls a creature card chooses one of them and returns it to owner's hand. [WotC Rules Team 10/18/98]
• The current player chooses first. [Urza's FAQ 10/05/98]
• All choices are made on announcement. [DeLaney 10/20/98]

• Text(EX): If enchanted creature damages an opponent, you may draw a card.
• You draw one card each time the enchanted creature damages the opponent. This is not one card per point of damage. [Barclay 06/10/98]
• If put on your opponent's creature, you do not draw a card when that creature damages you. The creature has to damage your opponent in order to have this work. [D'Angelo 11/10/98]

• Text(DK+errata): During the upkeep of enchanted artifact's controller, that player sacrifices that artifact or ~this~ deals 2 damage to him or her. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(EX): Enchanted creature gets -1/-1 and cannot be blocked except by artifact creatures and black creatures.

• Text(5th): During the upkeep of enchanted land's controller, ~this~ deals 1 damage to him or her.

• Text(4th+errata): During target opponent's discard phase, that player chooses four cards in his or her hand and discards the rest. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• You choose one opposing player on casting and it only affects that one player. This target is not changed even if this card changes controllers. It becomes useless but stays in play if the target player leaves play. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64] See Rule M.1.3.
• This card's ability is a phase ability (see Rule A.5) that makes a player discard down to 4 cards during their discard phase. This is in addition to the normal discard down to 7 cards at the end of the discard phase. It is a forced discard. [D'Angelo 02/12/97]
• The player plays this phase ability (see Rule A.5) during their discard phase, but the controller of the Cursed Rack still controls the discard effect. [D'Angelo 05/04/98]
• This card has no effect if the discard phase is skipped due to a card like Library of Leng. [D'Angelo 06/05/98]

• Text(TE+errata): {3},{Tap}: Name a card. An opponent chooses a card at random from your hand and reveals it to all players. If he or she chooses the named card, ~this~ deals 2 damage to target creature or player. [WotC Rules Team 12/18/97] [WotC Rules Team 02/01/98]
• You name the card, choose an opponent, and choose a target creature or player all during the announcement of the ability. No choices are made on resolution. [D'Angelo 02/01/98]
• It does not target the opponent, but you still choose an opponent. [WotC Rules Team 02/01/98]
• If you have no cards in hand, you still have to name a card, but your opponent does not pick one. The card they chose cannot match the card you named, since they didn't get to pick one, so the Cursed Scroll does not deal any damage. [D'Angelo 05/18/98]
• Tempest/Stronghold}/Exodus block format tournaments (see Rule D.18.5) have banned this card since 07/01/98.

• Affects anything with an activation cost, which is anything written as "Cost: effect". No colon and it's not an activation cost. [bethmo 09/19/96] It can still be a cost, but not an activation cost.
• Remember this is only creature abilities and not abilities of enchantments which are on creatures. [bethmo 09/19/96]
• Does not prevent creature cards which are not in play from having their abilities used. For example, Elvish Spirit Guide and Ashen Ghoul. This is because they are not "creatures", they are "creature cards" when they are not in play. [Duelist Magazine #19, Page 30]
• Does not prevent creature abilities which are played as mana sources, because no spell or ability can prevent mana sources from being played. [WotC Rules Team 10/06/97] So Llanowar Elves' ability can be played.

• Only works on summoned creatures, not ones that entered play by other means. [bethmo 12/03/96]

• Text(CH+errata): During your upkeep, put a wind counter on ~this~. Then pay {G} for each wind counter on ~this~ and ~this~ deals damage equal to the number of these counters to each creature and player, or sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The ability is a phase ability (see Rule A.5), not a phase cost (see Rule A.6). [D'Angelo 07/21/98]
• You are given the choice to pay or not pay during the resolution. [D'Angelo 07/21/98]

• Text(4th+errata): 2/1 ; If ~this~ is put into any graveyard from play, remove ~this~ from the game. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The Mummy does go to the graveyard and trigger abilities (such as Soul Net) which watch for something going to the graveyard. It then leaves the game as a triggered ability (see Rule A.8). [bethmo 06/22/94]
• It does not leave the game if it goes to the graveyard from someplace other than "in play". This includes discarding from your hand or if the spell is countered. [bethmo 06/27/94]

• Text(ABU+errata): Effects generated by ~this~ do not end if it leaves play. Instead, during each upkeep, choose one of those effects, and that effect ends. ; {2},{Tap}: Target nonswamp land is a swamp. Use this ability only during your upkeep. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The card is of type "Artifact" and not "Mono Artifact". [Duelist Magazine #3, Page 79]
• A changed land is considered to be the new land type in all ways. This is not just a change of name. It changes the color of mana produced too. [Mirage, Page 58] See Rule K.18.3.
• Will not add or remove Snow-Covered nature from a land. See Rule K.22.3. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 132]
• If by any chance more than one counter is on the same land, you can remove older ones before newer ones. For example Mountain changed to Swamp by the Tomb, then someone Phantasmal Terrains the land to Island, then you Swamp it again. Removing the newest counter reverts the land to an Island. Removing the oldest one leaves the newer one in effect. [bethmo 05/09/94]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - No casting cost was listed in the Alpha printing of the Limited Edition. This was corrected in the Beta printing. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 68]

• Text(CH): */* ; ~this~ has power and toughness each equal to the number of lands you control.
• Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.19.

• Text(UL): A player who controls more permanents than any other cannot play lands or artifact, creature, or enchantment spells. That player may sacrifice a permanent to ignore this effect until end of turn.
• It prevents players from playing a land by the normal means or from casting artifact, summon, or enchantment spells. It does not prevent a land, artifact, creature or enchantment from being put into play by some other means. [Urza's Legacy FAQ 02/03/99]
• Sacrificing a permanent to this card is played as an instant. [Barclay 02/13/99]
• You can only sacrifice a permanent to this card if you have more permanents than any other player, and you have not already resolved a use of the sacrifice ability this turn. The ability to sacrifice a card is itself part of the effect that is ignored once you use it. [Barclay 02/09/99]

• Text(AQ+errata): Players cannot untap more than one artifact during their untap phases. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Does not prevent artifacts (such as Colossus of Sardia) from untapping during upkeep. [D'Angelo 1994]
• Artifact creatures are artifacts. They are affected so only one may untap. If Smoke is also in play, then untapping an artifact creature counts as your one creature and as your one artifact. [D'Angelo 1994]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(5th+errata): During your upkeep, pay {U}{U} or bury ~this~. ; When you play ~this~, choose target summon card. When ~this~ comes into play, put a token creature into play and treat it as a copy of that summon card. If either ~this~ or the token creature leaves play, bury the other. [WotC Rules Team 03/31/98]
• Note - Also see Copy Cards, Rule E.4.
• Treat the token as a just-summoned creature of the appropriate type. If that creature normally gets counters upon being cast, the token creature gets counters. [bethmo 08/10/94]
• Can be used on any creature which is a Summon card, even if the creature is in play only because of Animate Dead. In the case of Animate Dead, the copy does not have the -1 power penalty. [WotC Rules Team 09/30/94]
• Destroying the creature which was copied will not cause the token creature to be destroyed as well. [Aahz 10/21/94]
• This spell is targeted and checks the validity of the target when declared and when resolving. If the creature is not still there when the copy resolves, the spell fizzles. [WotC Rules Team 02/09/95]
• The casting cost is copied. This makes Dance of Many the only exception to the rule that token creatures have a casting cost of zero. [Aahz 11/13/95]
• The creature is still considered a token creature, so if you happen to copy a Drudge Skeleton, the Skeleton token would still be susceptible to Drudge Spell. [Aahz 03/02/96]
• The remove from play effects are from Dance of Many and not from the token. [D'Angelo 10/01/96] This means that a copy of the token creature will not be subject to the remove from play effect. [D'Angelo 05/19/97]
• Each Dance of Many is associated only with its token creature. If one leaves play, only the corresponding token is affect, not all tokens from all instances of Dance of Many. [D'Angelo 05/19/97]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play abilities, Rule E.3.
• Note - Also see Phase Cost, Rule A.6.
• Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

• Text(IA+errata): When you play ~this~, choose target creature card in any graveyard. When ~this~ comes into play, put that creature into play, tapped, and ~this~ becomes a creature enchantment that targets the creature. ; Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and does not untap during its controller's untap phase. ; At the end of his or her upkeep, the creature's controller may pay an additional {1}{B} to untap it. ; If ~this~ leaves play, sacrifice the creature. [Oracle 07/01/98] [Oracle Update 11/11/98]
• As errata, it is now of card type "Enchantment" and not "Enchant Dead Creature". [Wotc Rules Team 06/01/97]
• A "creature in the graveyard" is a Summon card or Artifact Creature card in the graveyard. See Rule Z.3.Ruling.1.
• Enters play as a global enchantment and then becomes an Enchant Creature as a triggered ability upon entering play. It follows all the rules for Enchant Creature cards from then on. [WotC Rules Team 03/14/97] (Borrowed from Necromancy rulings)
• The bringing of the creature into play and then putting Dance of the Dead on it is all done as one triggered ability. [bethmo 02/25/97] (Borrowed from Necromancy rulings)
• As a local enchantment, its only legal target is the one chosen when it entered play, thus there is no other legal target to move it to with Enchantment Alteration. [WotC Rules Team 03/14/97] (Borrowed from Necromancy rulings)
• In general, an animated creature comes out as if it were just cast. Any X in the casting cost is zero. So animating a Rock Hydra gives you a hydra with zero heads. [Mirage, Page 31]
• You can Dance of the Dead a creature which was discarded from a hand and therefore was never in play. [D'Angelo 06/01/97]
• Dance of the Dead becomes a creature enchantment spell and so it does activate the Rabid Wombat and trigger other cards which use creature enchantments. [Aahz 06/06/97]
• This is a targeted effect. Note that cards in the graveyard do not have Protection from Color abilities, but it may fizzle because the target is removed before the effect resolves. [WotC Rules Team 05/10/95] (Based on Animate Dead ruling)
• When Dance of the Dead leaves play, the creature it is buried. A death event is still generated. [WotC Rules Team 05/10/95] This happens even if there is another Animate Dead or Dance of the Dead on the creature since if even one is removed, the creature is buried as a triggered effect. [Duelist Magazine #8, Page 51]
• If more than one Dance of the Dead ends up on a creature, each contributes a +1/+1 and an additional {1}{B} to the untap cost. [D'Angelo 09/25/95]
• The caster of Dance of the Dead is not considered the "caster" of the creature that is brought back into play. The "caster" is the "owner. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 123] (Based on Animate Dead ruling)

• Text(AN/RV/4th/5th): 1/5, Flying.

• Text(5th): 4/1, Islandhome.
• Note - Also see Landhome, Rule A.21.

• Text(VI): 2/2, Flying ; Sacrifice ~this~: Destroy target black creature.

• As errata, the ability is played as an interrupt. [Duelist Magazine #14, Page 26]

• Text(TE): Destroy target nonblack creature. That creature cannot be regenerated this turn.

• Text(US): All creatures are black.
• All creatures are black instead of whatever color(s) they were before. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(US): 3/3, Flying. ; When ~this~ comes into play, destroy target nonblack creature. That creature cannot be regenerated this turn.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(DK+errata): Sacrifice a forest: Gain 3 life. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The text on the card explaining the color is considered to be explanatory and not characteristic text. This means that it cannot be affected by Sleight of Mind. [Duelist Magazine #3, Page 22] This is true even under the new rulings made on 12/03/96 for the Crimson Kobolds (and other Kobolds).
• This card can have its color changed by a lace spell but not by Sleight of Mind. [WotC Rules Team 09/15/94] [Duelist Magazine 18, Page 29]

• Text(TE): 1/1 ; {B}: Regenerate ~this~. ; {B}: ~this~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

• Text(5th): 4/5 ; {0}: ~this~ can attack this turn as though it were not a Wall. At end of turn, remove ~this~ from the game.

• Text(LG+errata): Creatures deal no combat damage this turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Fog Effects, Rule E.6.

• Text(RV+errata): Remove ~this~ from your deck before playing if not playing for ante. ; If there is at least one card in your library, exchange all cards in any ante with the top card of your library. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have banned this card since 01/25/94 since it is only used in games for Ante.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have always banned this card.

• Text(VI): Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. ; Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate enchanted creature.

ABUR45(C1)/IA(C1)/MI(C1)/TE(C1)/US(C1)
• Text(5/MI/TE/US): Add {B}{B}{B} to your mana pool.
• This card, as with all Mana Source cards, goes to the graveyard when it resolves. It does not stay in play. [D'Angelo 09/02/97]
• Note - Versions prior to Mirage had this spell of type interrupt instead of mana source.

• Text(DK+errata): {Tap},Sacrifice ~this~: Prevent half of the damage, rounded down, dealt to you from any source. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Prevents half the damage from that source which is currently unprevented, not half of what was originally assigned. So two of them will result in 1/4 damage, not zero damage. This is because you apply them sequentially, not simultaneously. [Duelist Magazine #3, Page 7]

• Text(UL): 2/2, Protection from Black ; Cycling {2}.
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule A.15.
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.24.

• The ability fizzles if the creature is not still white on resolution. [Aahz 06/16/97]

• Text(EX): 1/1, Shadow ; {B}{1},{Tap}: Destroy target creature with shadow.
• Note - Also see Shadow, Rule A.26.

• Text(TE): {B}{B}: Target creature gains shadow until end of turn.
• Note - Also see Shadow, Rule A.26.

• Text(TE): 1/1, Shadow ; Whenever any creature with shadow is put into any graveyard from play, put a +1/+1 counter on ~this~.
• Note - Also see Shadow, Rule A.26.

• Text(TE): 2/1, Shadow ; ~this~ cannot be blocked by white creatures.
• Note - Also see Shadow, Rule A.26.

• Text(EX): 2/1, Shadow ; {B}{B}, Sacrifice ~this~: Destroy target blocking creature.
• This creature does not have to be an attacker or blocker to use its ability. [Barclay 06/10/98]
• Note - Also see Shadow, Rule A.26.

• Text(TE): 3/1, Shadow.
• Note - Also see Shadow, Rule A.26.

• Text(TE): 2/1, Shadow ; {1}{B}: ~this~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
• Note - Also see Shadow, Rule A.26.

• Text(TE): 2/1, Shadow ; Sacrifice ~this~: Defending player chooses and discards three cards. Use this ability only if ~this~ is attacking and unblocked.
• Note - Also see Shadow, Rule A.26.

• Text(TE): 2/2, Shadow ; Each turn, ~this~ attacks if able.
• Note - Also see Shadow, Rule A.26.

• Text(SH): 1/1 ; {Tap}: Target creature gains shadow until end of turn.
• Note - Also see Shadow, Rule A.26.

• Text(EX): */1, Shadow ; ~this~ has power equal to the number of creatures with shadow in play.
• It counts creatures with the Shadow ability controlled by all players. [Barclay 06/10/98]
• Note - Also see Shadow, Rule A.26.

• Text(CH/5th): 1/2 ; {Tap}: ~this~ deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
• Does damage immediately and may kill the creature before damage dealing. [Aahz 06/17/94]

• Text(MI+errata): Play only when defense is chosen. Target unblocked attacking creature is considered blocked. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn. [Duelist Magazine #15, Page 28] [Duelist Magazine #18, Page 28]
• Does not trigger most blocking abilities since most of them say they happen when a creature blocks, not when the blocked without a creature. [D'Angelo 11/11/96] Keeper of Tresserhorn's effect can be stopped, as can effects of "Is Not Blocked Ability" creatures.
• Works on unblockable creatures. [bethmo 11/18/96] Or on creatures that have special blocking requirements such as when Goblin War Drums is in effect. [bethmo 01/22/97]
• Is not very useful against Trample creatures since Trample damage comes through as if a zero toughness creature blocked the Trampler. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 28] See Rule A.27.3.
• Note - Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.
• Note - Before the errata, it said to draw a card at the beginning of the next upkeep, but it should be played by the new wording.

• Text(LG+errata): Creatures with forestwalk may be blocked as though they did not have that ability. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(UG): 3/3 ; Put ~this~ into play. Use this ability only if any opponent loses contact with his or her hand of cards and only if ~this~ is in your graveyard.
• To "lose contact" means to not be in direct physical contact with any of the cards in your hand. [QAS 09/09/98] Being in contact with at least one card from your hand (if you hand has any cards) means you are still in contact.
• If you've got no cards in your hand, you can't lose contact with it. [QAS 09/09/98]
• Deadhead says nothing about which part of your opponent must touch his hand of cards - any part will do. Clothes (including gloves) do not count as part of your opponent. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• The no-target ability does not work when it's not in play. So it can be targeted in the graveyard or while being cast. [bethmo 08/21/96]

• Text(TE): Tap target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to another target creature.
• Deadshot can target a creature which is already tapped as its first target, and it will still damage the second target. This is because it taps that creature as an effect, not as a cost. [Duelist Magazine #23, Page 22]

• Text(4th/5th): {B}{B}: Counter target green spell. Play this ability as an interrupt.

• Text(4th+errata): Target permanent or spell becomes black permanently. (If this spell targets a permanent, play it as an instant.) [Oracle 07/01/98]
• See Chaoslace for rulings.
• The word "permanently" isn't really needed on this card's text. It has no actual effect. The card's effect lasts until it is overridden. [D'Angelo 01/18/99]

• Text(TE): Whenever any creature is dealt damage, destroy it. That creature cannot be regenerated this turn.

• Text(EX): Return two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.
• You cannot cast this spell if you only have on creature card in your graveyard. [Barclay 06/10/98]

• Text(HL/5th): 1/1, Protection from Black.
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.24.

• Text(SH): Destroy target tapped creature.

• Text(4th/5th): Regenerate target creature.

• Text(VI): If enchanted creature is put into any graveyard, that creature's controller loses an amount of life equal to its power and you gain an amount of life equal to its toughness.

• Text(WL): Regenerate target creature. Gain control of that creature.
• Can only be used on a creature that is actually dying. [D'Angelo 06/12/97]

• As errata, it should read "Trample. During your upkeep, take two cards from the top of your library and put them in your graveyard, or bury Deep Spawn. ..." [Encyclopedia, Page 179]
• The two cards put into the graveyard are not discards from your hand and so Library of Leng does not apply. [Aahz 11/30/94]
• Does not cause enchantments on it to be removed when the effect is activated. An enchantment in play is neither a spell or an effect. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 7]
• Does not prevent enchantments already on it from being used. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 122]

• Text(DK+errata): {U}: Until end of turn, all lands you control produce {U} instead of their normal type and amount of mana. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• All affected lands produce just one blue mana regardless of how many it might normally generate. [Duelist Magazine #3, Page 7] So a storage land produces one blue even if you remove zero or three counters. Other lands which produce more than one mana are similarly restricted.
• Mana Flare will make the lands provide one extra blue mana. [Duelist Magazine #3, Page 7]
• Will remove restrictions on how mana generated by the land is used. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 131] For example, the blue mana from a Mishra's Workshop can be used for any purpose.

• Text(UL): 2/1, Protection from White ; You may play ~this~ any time you could play an instant.
• If you play this when only instants are legal, it is still a summon spell and not an instant. [Urza's Legacy FAQ 02/03/99]
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.24.

• Text(UL): 2/1, Protection from Red ; You may play ~this~ any time you could play an instant.
• If you play this when only instants are legal, it is still a summon spell and not an instant. [Urza's Legacy FAQ 02/03/99]
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.24.

• Text(UL): During each player's turn, spells played by another player cost an additional {3}.
• The additional cost is not part of the casting cost (such as for Spell Blast). See Rule K.9.1. [Urza's Legacy FAQ 02/03/99]
• The additional cost can be reduced by effects such as Helm of Awakening. See Rule K.21.4. [Urza's Legacy FAQ 02/03/99]

• Text(UL+errata): During your upkeep, if one of your opponents controls three or more creatures, sacrifice ~this~ to search your library for up to two creature cards, and put those creatures into play. Shuffle your library afterward. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99]
• It counts the number of creatures your opponent controls during the resolution of the phase ability (see Rule A.5). [Urza's Legacy FAQ 02/03/99]
• A "creature card" is an Artifact Creature or Summon card. [D'Angelo 02/13/99]
• You choose how many cards to put into play during the resolution. You do not choose on announcement. [Bethmo 03/05/99] You don't choose a number before you look in your library. You choose how many while you are looking. [D'Angelo 03/23/99]
• During the resolution of this phase ability, a new ability is created that is played immediately and has you sacrifice this card as a cost to get the desired result. If this card is not in play at that time, then the cost cannot be paid and no searching of the library is done. [WotC Rules Team 03/18/99]
• In a multiplayer game, it is sacrificed if at least one opponent controls three or more creatures. [Barclay 02/28/99]

• Text(US): Instead of the attacking player, you choose how creatures attacking you deal combat damage.
• You follow all the normal rules for damage assignment. For example, you can assign more damage to a blocking creature than its toughness, and if a creature has Trample (see Rule A.27) you follow the Trample rules as appropriate. [Urza's FAQ 10/05/98]

• Text(5th): Target spell with a single target now targets a new legal target of your choice.
• Only targets the spell being Deflected and not the original or new target of the spell it is affecting. [Aahz 07/09/95]
• You cannot choose an invalid target for the new spell. You have to pick a valid target on announcement. If the target of the spell being Deflected is not valid when Deflection resolves, then Deflection fails. [WotC Rules Team 09/22/95]
• Cannot deflect any spell to the Deflection itself since when you are announcing it (and choosing its targets), it is not yet a spell. It becomes a spell once all the costs and targets are successfully chosen. [Duelist Magazine #7, Page 9]
• You cannot make an interrupt (like Counterspell or Deflection) target itself or anything other than what it targets already. This means you cannot create an infinite loop of spells. [Aahz 10/30/96]
• Once Deflection resolves, the new target is considered to be targeted by the deflected spell. This will trigger any effects, such as Skulking Ghost, which trigger on being targeted. [bethmo 08/08/97]

• As errata, it should read "{Tap}: Sacrifice Delif's Cone to have target attacking creature that is not blocked you control deal no damage to defending player this turn, and to gain life equal to that creature's power." [Encyclopedia, Page 209] The errata in the Encyclopedia mistakenly did not include the restriction "that is not blocked". [D'Angelo 01/22/97]

• As errata, is should read "{2},{Tap}: If target creature you control attacks and is not blocked, put a cube counter on Delif's Cube and that creature deals no damage to defending player this turn. {2}: Remove a cube counter to regenerate a target creature." [Encyclopedia, Page 209]
• Can be used at any point up until damage is dealt as long as the creature is not blocked. [Aahz 12/02/94]

• Note - Also see Fog Effects, Rule E.6.
• Delirium does three separate things, and it works on any creature your opponent controls, regardless of whether it's tapped or not. If the creature isn't already tapped, Delirium taps it. The creature then deals damage to the player. Finally, the creature neither deals nor receives combat damage. Each part is independent. Even if the creature is already tapped (so the first part fails), the 2nd and 3rd part still happen. [bethmo 10/16/96]
• Tapping the creature is part of the effect and not the cost, therefore you can play it on a tapped creature. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 28]

• Text(UL): When ~this~ comes into play, gain 10 life. ; When ~this~ leaves play, lose 10 life.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(ABU/RV+errata): Remove ~this~ from your deck before playing if not playing for ante. ; You and target opponent each ante an additional card. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have banned this card since 01/25/94 since it is only used in games for Ante.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have always banned this card.

• As errata, add "or there are no cards left in your library." to the end of the text. [Encyclopedia, Page 77]
• The spell fails if you do not find the card before your library is empty. You do not lose the game at that point. You lose on the next time you have to draw. [Aahz 06/08/95]
• Because choosing the card to draw for is a casting decision, you cannot change this decision when you Fork this spell. You must dig for the same card. [Aahz 09/05/95]
• You must name a card that actually exists in the game of Magic. [Aahz 10/07/95]
• There is no way to make this card affect your opponent. It affects "you", and "you" means the caster. [Duelist Magazine #7, Page 9] It has no targets and cannot be Deflected.

• Text(ABU/RV+errata): 5/5 ; During your upkeep, pay {B}{B}{B} or tap ~this~ and sacrifice a land of target opponent's choice. ; {Tap}: Destroy target land. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• May not use its ability until its upkeep is paid for that turn. [bethmo 1994] See Rule A.6.9.
• The sacrifice of a land is done on resolution of the upkeep cost. You choose the land at that time. [Aahz 09/09/97]
• In multiplayer games, you can choose a different player each time a land is to be sacrificed due to not paying upkeep. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64] See Rule M.1.4.
• Note - Also see Phase Cost, Rule A.6.

• Text(LG+errata): Enchanted creature deals no combat damage and cannot attack. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• This is not a draw. [D'Angelo 02/27/95]
• You do not show the card you pick out of your library to your opponent. [bethmo]
• You pick a card on resolution. [D'Angelo 07/21/95] Because you pick on resolution, this spell can be Forked so that the Fork's caster can pick a different card. [Aahz 09/05/95]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have restricted this card since 03/23/94.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have banned this card since 05/02/95, when it left the environment.
• Note - The artist's name, Shuler, was misspelled on the Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition versions of this card.

• Text(UG): Play ~this~ only as any opponent casts target spell. Name a card, then look at all cards in that player's hand. If the named card is in the player's hand, counter target spell.
• The spell that they are casting is not in their hand when you play Denied!. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(WL): Creatures cannot be the target of spells.

• Text(UL): 1/1. Echo ; When ~this~ comes into play, put four Squirrel tokens into play. Treat these tokens as 1/1 green creatures. ; All Squirrels get +1/+1.
• The Squirrel tokens get the bonus, so they are effectively 2/2 creatures until the Hermit leaves play. And they get bigger if multiple Hermits are in play. [DeLaney 02/10/99]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
• Note - Also see Echo, Rule A.16.
• Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

• Text(5th): 4/4 ; Your black spells cost an additional {B} to play.

• Text(AN+errata): {Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: ~this~ deals 1 damage to target attacking creature at end of combat. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Can be used on any player's attacking creatures. This includes your own and creatures in an attack you are not involved in (multiplayer games). [bethmo 1994]
• Will do damage even if Fog is played since Fog only prevents creatures from damaging each other. [Aahz 03/08/95]
• If the Desert leaves play before the end of the attack, the creature still gets damaged. [D'Angelo 04/12/95]
• Can target a single creature in a Banding group. Banding (see Rule A.11) only affects how combat damage is distributed. [D'Angelo 1994]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(VI+errata): Counter target spell, but if that spell is an artifact or summon spell, put that artifact or creature into play under your control instead of putting the card into the owner's graveyard. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The spell really is countered and goes to the graveyard. It is then pulled from the graveyard into play. [D'Angelo 02/03/98]
• The card enters play as if just cast and you get to make all necessary decisions from scratch. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 28]
• Any X in the casting cost is zero since it is not actually being cast. [DeLaney 02/02/97]

• Text(AN+errata): 2/2, Desertwalk ; All damage dealt by Deserts to ~this~ is reduced to 0. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Desert.
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.22.

• Text(4th/5th): Destroy target permanent.

• Text(VI+errata): At the end of each turn, each player who tapped a land for mana during that turn sacrifices a land. If a plains is sacrificed in this way, ~this~ deals 2 damage to that plains's controller. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Each Desolation only causes up to one land per turn to be sacrificed. If you have more than one, each will do this. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 28]
• It works even if it was not in play when the land was tapped for mana. It only has an end of turn effect of checking each player to see if they did tap a land that turn. [bethmo 02/13/97]
• It only works if Desolation is in play at the end of the turn. [bethmo 02/26/97]

• Text(WL+errata): Flip a coin. If you win the flip, double the damage dealt by a source you control. Otherwise, prevent all damage from that source. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• This is considered a damage prevention spell. [Aahz 08/17/97]
• This is played during damage prevention. You must choose the damage from the source you want to affect when you announce the spell, which is before the flip. [D'Angelo 06/12/97]

• Text(US): Enchanted creature gets -2/-0. When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from play, return ~this~ to owner's hand.

• Text(IA+errata): {Tap}: Destroy target permanent you own. That permanent cannot regenerate this turn. [Oracle Update 11/11/98]

• Text(US): Whenever enchanted creature successfully deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices a land.
• The ability has no effect if the player has no lands. [Urza's FAQ 10/05/98]

• Text(5th+errata): Destroy target artifact with total casting cost equal to X. ~this~ deals X damage to that artifact's controller. Creatures destroyed this way cannot be regenerated this turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• If the artifact becomes an illegal target before resolution, then no damage is done. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 23]
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27.

• Text(LG): 1/2, Islandwalk.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.22.

• Text(UL): 1/1 ; {Tap}: Destroy target creature enchantment.
• It can only target "Enchant Creature" cards. [Urza's Legacy FAQ 02/03/99] And cards changed into Enchant Creatures, such as a Licid or Animate Dead. [DeLaney 02/14/99]

• Text(TE): Target player sacrifices a creature.
• The choice of what to sacrifice is made by the player on resolution. [Duelist Magazine #23, Page 22]

• Text(4th/5th+errata): 4/4 ; {3}: Regenerate ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(US): When ~this~ comes into play, choose target creature card in your graveyard and put that creature into play. When the chosen creature is put into a graveyard, remove the creature from the game and return ~this~ to owner's hand. ; When ~this~ leaves play, remove the chosen creature from the game.
• You choose the target creature card when this card's "comes into play" ability (see Rule E.3) is played. If the targeted creature card is not in the graveyard when the ability resolves, it brings nothing into play and sits in play with no further effects in the future. If there is no creature card to target, then you skip playing the ability. [D'Angelo 10/08/98]
• If the creature is in play and phases out, is unsummoned, or is removed from the game, this card loses track of the creature and has no further effects in the future. [D'Angelo 10/08/98]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(VI): {3},{Tap}: Put a Prism token into play. Treat this token as a 0/1 artifact creature. ; Sacrifice a Prism token: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source.
• Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

• Text(AN+errata): {Tap},Sacrifice a creature: Gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Bringing a Minotaur into play is a normal instant speed effect and it can be used at any time instants are allowed. [D'Angelo 04/12/96]

• You (and the other players) decide upon announcement how many cards to draw. [Duelist Magazine #12, Page 27] You choose first, then your opponent.
• You can choose any number from 0 to 7. [Aahz 05/21/96] You are not forced to draw 7 cards.

• Text(5th): Whenever a land is put into any graveyard from play, ~this~ deals 2 damage to that land's controller.
• If multiple lands are destroyed at once, each land causes the Egg to do 2 points of damage. These are all from the same source but come in separate damage prevention steps because each land causes a separate triggered ability. [D'Angelo 02/03/98]
• Triggers by any effect which puts a land into the graveyard from play. [WotC Rules Team 12/15/94] Does not trigger on phasing out.
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) restricted this card from 01/25/94 to 05/01/94.

• Text(WL): Whenever a creature is put into any graveyard from play, ~this~ deals 2 damage to that creature's controller.

• Text(TE): 3/4 ; Whenever any opponent plays a land, put a +1/+1 counter on ~this~.
• A spell or ability that tells a player to "put a land into play" does not count as playing a land. [D'Angelo 12/16/98]

• Text(US): 1/2, Protection from black ; Cycling {2}.
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule A.15.

• Text(US): 1/2, Protection from red ; Cycling {2}.
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule A.15.

• Text(US): During your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on ~this~. ; {B}, Sacrifice ~this~: Look at target opponent's hand and choose up to X of those cards, where X is the number of verse counters on ~this~. That player discards those cards.
• Adding a counter is an optional Phase Ability (see Rule A.5). If you forget to add one during your upkeep, you cannot back up and add one later. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]

• Will not count damage that was dealt but retroactively prevented through an effect such as Reverse Damage. [Duelist Magazine #18, Page 29]
• The target player is chosen when it is cast. [Aahz 05/19/97]

ABUR45(C1)/IA(C1)/MI(C1)/TE(C1)/US(C1)
• Text(5th/US): Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
• Regenerating artifacts can regenerate from destroy effects like this.
• This spell is not modal. If the target changes from an artifact to an enchantment or vice versa (as with Transmogrifying Licid), this spell still destroys it. [WotC Rules Team 07/01/98]

• Text(LG+errata): Play ~this~ only during combat before blockers are declared. ; Gain control of target attacking creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The creature is still considerd to have attacked. This is a change introduced by the errata. [D'Angelo 02/11/99]
• Works even if the attacker was not tapped to attack. [Aahz 12/13/94]
• Can work on creatures you control. [Aahz 06/13/96]
• It untaps (if it was tapped) after you get control of the creature. [D'Angelo 02/11/99]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - The artist is actually Byron Wackwitz, not Phil Foglio. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 7]

• Text(5th): ~this~ deals X damage to target creature or player. That creature cannot regenerate this turn. If the creature is dealt lethal damage this turn, remove it from the game.
• Creatures damaged with Disintegrate cannot regenerate during this turn. The "cannot regenerate" is an effect of Disintegrate targeting the creature and not an effect of the damage. So it works even if the damage is prevented or redirected away. If redirected, the damage does not take this effect with it. [WotC Rules Team 02/07/94]
• Disintegrated creatures do not go to the graveyard at all before leaving the game. They do not trigger abilities which happen due to a creature going to the graveyard. [WotC Rules Team 09/15/94]
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27.

• Text(TE): Counter target spell. Draw a card.

• Text(US): ~this~ deals 2 damage to each white creature and each player who controls a white creature.
• Players take 0 or 2 damage. Does not do 2 damage per creature to the player. [DeLaney 10/05/98]

• Text(WL): Counter target instant, interrupt, or sorcery spell unless its caster pays an additional {1}. ; Draw a card.
• If you draw another counterspell when Disrupt resolves, and the player paid the mana to stop Disrupt from countering the spell, you may use the newly drawn counterspell to try again to counter the spell being cast. [Duelist Magazine #19, Page 34]

• Text(5th): {3},{Tap}: Target player chooses and discards a card. Use this ability only during your turn.
• You can use it on yourself. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64]
• In multiplayer games this allows you to choose a different player each time it is used. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64] See Rule M.1.4.
• Can be used on a player with no cards, but has no effect. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 23]

• Text(US): 1/1. ; {Tap}: Counter target spell unless its caster pays an additional {1}. Play this ability as an interrupt.

• Text(MI+errata): Counter target spell but remove that spell card from the game instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The card does not go to the graveyard before being removed from the game. [DeLaney 01/04/99]

• Text(TE): Buyback {3} ; Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Note - Also see Buyback, Rule A.13.

• Text(LG+errata): When ~this~ comes into play, put two meddling counters on it. ; During your upkeep, remove a meddling counter from ~this~. If there are no meddling counters on ~this~, the game ends in a draw. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Classic (Type I) tournaments (see Rule D.13) have banned this card since 08/01/94. This is because it forces a tie and this messes up tournaments.
• Classic-Restricted (Type I.5) tournaments (see Rule D.14) have always banned this card.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have always banned this card, since it is not part of the environment.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(5th): Destroy target artifact. Gain an amount of life equal to that artifact's total casting cost.
• You may regenerate the creature without losing the life bonus. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 8]
• It can be used on your opponent's artifacts. [bethmo 09/05/94]
• If the target artifact becomes illegal before resolution, you do not gain any life. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 23]

• Text(5th): Enchanted creature gets +3/+3.

• Text(EX): Play ~this~ only on a creature you control. ; {R}: Enchanted creature deals 1 damage to target creature with flying.
• Cannot be played on an opponent's creature. And this card buries itself if ever on a creature you do not control. [Barclay 06/10/98] See Rule K.14.5.

• Text(EX): 1/1 ; {U}{U}{1},{Tap}: ~this~ loses this ability and becomes a creature enchantment that reads "Gain control of enchanted creature" instead of any other type of permanent. Move ~this~ onto target creature. You may pay {U} to end this effect.
• Note - Also see Licids, Rule E.8.

• Text(WL+errata): Pay half your life, rounded up: Put your graveyard on top of your library. Search your library for five cards, put them on top of your library in any order, and remove the rest of your library from the game. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• If you have less than 5 cards between your graveyard and library, you keep all your cards. [DeLaney 06/12/97]

• Text(VI+errata): ~this~ comes into play tapped. ; When ~this~ comes into play, return an untapped mountain you control to owner's hand or sacrifice ~this~. ; {Tap}: Add {R} and one colorless mana to your mana pool. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(UG): Choose another player. Look at that player's hand and choose one of those cards other than a basic land. He or she discards that card. At the beginning of the next game with the player, look at the player's hand and choose one of those cards other than a basic land. He or she discards that card.
• If the next game with the player isn't a game of Magic, you still follow the instructions if you can. So, if you're playing Poker next, this could turn out to be very good for you. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• "Another player" means "a player that isn't you". One of your teammates is a legal target. A player in a different game is not a legal target. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If there's more than one Double happening at the start of a game, resolve them in turn order, after doing all mulligans etc. If a player has more than one affecting her, then she chooses the order of them. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If played in a tournament, affects the next game in the current match only. If played outside a tournament, affects the next non-tournament game. [QAS 09/09/98]
• The term "beginning of the next game" means, after both players draw their hands (and do any mulligans), and right before starting the first player's turn. [D'Angelo 09/17/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(UG): Choose another player. ~this~ deals 3 damage to that player now and deals an additional 3 damage to the player at the beginning of the next game with the player.
• If the next game with the player isn't a game of Magic, you still follow the instructions if you can. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• "Another player" means "a player that isn't you". One of your teammates is a legal target. A player in a different game is not a legal target. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If there's more than one Double happening at the start of a game, resolve them in turn order, after doing all mulligans etc. If a player has more than one affecting her, then she chooses the order of them. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If played in a tournament, affects the next game in the current match only. If played outside a tournament, affects the next non-tournament game. [QAS 09/09/98]
• The term "beginning of the next game" means, after both players draw their hands (and do any mulligans), and right before starting the first player's turn. [D'Angelo 09/17/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(UG): Choose another player. Gain 5 life now and an additional 5 life at the beginning of the next game with that player.
• If the next game with the player isn't a game of Magic, you still follow the instructions if you can. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• "Another player" means "a player that isn't you". One of your teammates is a legal target. A player in a different game is not a legal target. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If there's more than one Double happening at the start of a game, resolve them in turn order, after doing all mulligans etc. If a player has more than one affecting her, then she chooses the order of them. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If played in a tournament, affects the next game in the current match only. If played outside a tournament, affects the next non-tournament game. [QAS 09/09/98]
• The term "beginning of the next game" means, after both players draw their hands (and do any mulligans), and right before starting the first player's turn. [D'Angelo 09/17/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(UG): Choose another player. Search your library for a basic land and put that land into play. At the beginning of the next game with that player, search your library for an additional basic land and put that land into play. In both cases, shuffle your library afterwards.
• If the next game with the player isn't a game of Magic, you still follow the instructions if you can. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• "Another player" means "a player that isn't you". One of your teammates is a legal target. A player in a different game is not a legal target. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If there's more than one Double happening at the start of a game, resolve them in turn order, after doing all mulligans etc. If a player has more than one affecting her, then she chooses the order of them. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If played in a tournament, affects the next game in the current match only. If played outside a tournament, affects the next non-tournament game. [QAS 09/09/98]
• The term "beginning of the next game" means, after both players draw their hands (and do any mulligans), and right before starting the first player's turn. [D'Angelo 09/17/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(UG): Choose another player. Draw two cards now and draw an additional two cards at the beginning of the next game with that player.
• If the next game with the player isn't a game of Magic, you still follow the instructions if you can. So, if you're playing Poker next, this could turn out to be very good for you. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• "Another player" means "a player that isn't you". One of your teammates is a legal target. A player in a different game is not a legal target. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If there's more than one Double happening at the start of a game, resolve them in turn order, after doing all mulligans etc. If a player has more than one affecting her, then she chooses the order of them. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• If played in a tournament, affects the next game in the current match only. If played outside a tournament, affects the next non-tournament game. [QAS 09/09/98]
• The term "beginning of the next game" means, after both players draw their hands (and do any mulligans), and right before starting the first player's turn. [D'Angelo 09/17/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(US): {1}{U}: Counter target red spell. Play this ability as an interrupt.

• Text(WL): {G}: Target creature loses flying until end of turn. Sacrifice ~this~: ~this~ deals 2 damage to each creature with flying.

• The cards are discarded from your hand during announcement and as a cost. It is not a forced discard, so it cannot be used with Library of Leng. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 56]

• Text(TE): */*, Flying ; When you play ~this~, sacrifice any number of creatures. ; ~this~ comes into play with power equal to the total power of the sacrificed creatures and toughness equal to the total toughness of those creatures. ; {R}: ~this~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
• When it is about to come into play by means other than being cast, you must choose the number of creatures to sacrifice and do so right before it comes into play. [bethmo 02/12/98] See Rule G.31.3.

• Text(AQ+errata): Put any number of target artifact cards from target player's graveyard on top of that player's library in any order. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(US): {3},{Tap}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

• Text(AQ/4th/5th+errata): 1/3 ; {2}: ~this~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(VI+errata): {3},{Tap}: Target creature you control gets +2/+2 until end of turn. At end of turn, return that creature to owner's hand. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(4th+errata): 2/3, Flying ; {R}: ~this~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn. If you spend more than {R}{R}{R} in this way during one turn, sacrifice ~this~ at end of turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Oracle 07/01/98 incorrectly says "more than {R}{R}{R}{R}". [D'Angelo 01/14/99]

• Text(5th): {X}: ~this~ deals X damage to target creature or player. Spend only black mana in this way. Gain 1 life for each 1 damage dealt, but not more than the toughness of the creature or the life total of the player ~this~ damages.
• The life total or toughness are checked at the time damage side-effects are applied. See Rule T.10.1. [D'Angelo 02/03/98]
• You can put as much Black mana as you want into this spell, but you cannot gain more life than the creature's toughness. [Card Text]
• You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged. [PPG Page 70]
• The amount of mana put into the spell is determined at time of casting. It is part of the "play cost" (see Rule K.21) and not part of the "casting cost" (see Rule K.9). [D'Angelo 06/01/98]
• Cost reducers, such as Helm of Awakening can be used to reduce the X part of the play cost. See Rule G.20.3. [WotC Rules Team 06/01/97]
• Note - The artist's name, Shuler, was misspelled on the Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition versions of this card.

• Text(5th): Target player draws all mana from all lands he or she controls. Put all mana from that player's mana pool into yours.
• Since this is a sorcery, your opponent may use instants and interrupts (and the abilities of permanents which work at these speeds) in response to this spell before you get the mana from their mana pool and lands. [D'Angelo 1994]
• If a land can draw more than one color of mana (by choice) then the target player (not the caster of this spell) chooses which colors are drawn at the time they draw it. [bethmo 1994]
• If a land has different amounts of mana that can be drawn, the maximum will be drawn from the land. This may cause the land to sacrifice itself (in the case of some lands) or to remove counters in the case of other lands. [D'Angelo 02/15/95] Note that such lands can be tapped by your opponent at mana source speeds for the lesser amount of mana prior to Drain Power resolving. If this happens, all you get is what is in their pool. [D'Angelo 02/03/98]

• Text(TE): All white creatures get -1/-1.

• Text(TE+errata): Draw three cards. Then, choose two cards from your hand and put both on either the top or the bottom of your library. [Oracle Update 11/11/98]

• Text(LG+errata): {0}: Enchanted creature is the color of your choice until end of turn. Use this ability only once each turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Play the ability as an instant. [Oracle 07/01/99]
• The color change is not part of the enchantment and so it will not go away if the enchantment does. It will still last until the end of the turn. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 56]
• Setting the color is not a casting decision. You decide when activating the ability. [Aahz 07/25/94]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Affects all creatures that end up blocking it, including ones that are members of bands. [bethmo 09/17/96]
• If Dream Fighter is assigned to block a creature with Flanking, the Flanking ability and the Dream Fighter ability both trigger. The active player's Flanking effect goes first and kill the Dream Fighter with the -1/-1. Then the Dream Fighter effect goes off (remember that destroying the source will not stop the effect from happening) and the attacker phases out. [Aahz 09/24/96]
• Since the phasing out is a triggered ability, you cannot cast any spells after it blocks or is blocked and before the phasing out happens. Only other triggered abilities can come before it. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 30]

• Text(SH): Instead of paying the casting cost for a spell of any color, its caster may choose and discard a card that shares at least one color with that spell. If the spell has X in its casting cost, X is 0.
• Artifact and "colorless" are not colors, so you cannot cast colorless spells this way. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 30]
• Only pays the casting cost (the mana in the upper right hand corner of the card). It will not pay additional costs from the card text (such as Buyback) or from other effects (such as Gloom or Chill). It does not prevent you from paying those additional costs if you want or need to. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 30]
• The ability is a continuous ability and not a replacement or triggered ability, even though it is worded like a replacement ability in order to make it easier to understand. [WotC Rules Team 05/01/98]
• Discarding a Guerrilla Tactics to pay for a red spell through your opponent's Dream Halls will not trigger the Guerrilla Tactics second ability, because you are discarding as a cost, not an effect. [D'Angelo 05/21/98]
• You cannot target the discarded card with the spell you are casting. [D'Angelo 05/28/98]
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have banned this card since 04/01/99.

• Text(SH): 1/5 ; ~this~ is unblockable as long as no other creatures are attacking.

• A "creature in the graveyard" is a Summon card or Artifact Creature card in the graveyard. See Rule Z.3.Ruling.1.
• Removes the creature from the game no matter how it leaves play, including Unsummoning or being killed. [D'Angelo 11/15/95]
• If it is removed from the game by Safe Haven, then this effect will not do anything additional. Each player has only one "out of the game" zone, so this effect will not cause the Safe Haven to lose track of the creature. [WotC Rules Team 10/03/96]
• Note that the remove from the game is a triggered ability and will only work if the creature is still in the graveyard at the time the ability resolves. If the creature was moved to another zone (like your hand) by a different triggered ability, this one will fail to do anything. [D'Angelo 11/07/96]

• Text(VI): Creatures do not untap during their controllers' untap phase. ; Each nongreen creature's controller may pay an additional {2} during his or her upkeep to untap that creature.
• The text "Each nongreen creature's controller may pay..." means that the controller may pay for each non-green creature. Some people were reading it as saying that if a player controlled a green creature then they could not pay for any of their creatures. [D'Angelo 12/29/97]

• Text(TE): Destroy X target nonblack creatures. Draw X cards.
• X can be zero. [D'Angelo 11/02/98]
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27.

• Text(US): 5/5, Flying. ; During your upkeep, pay {1}{U} or sacrifice ~this~. ; Cycling {2}.
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule A.15.

• Text(US): ~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {Tap}: Add W to your mana pool. ; Cycling {2}.
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule A.15.

• Text(US): 2/3. ; Whenever ~this~ blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/-2 until end of turn.
• If it manages to block or become blocked more than once in a turn (due to Relentless Assault), it can get the bonus twice. [DeLaney 10/05/98]
• Switching blockers will not re-trigger this since it only triggers on becoming blocked and switching does not unblock and reblock it. [DeLaney 10/17/98]

• Text(AN+errata): During your upkeep, destroy target creature with the lowest power of all possible targets. If two or more creatures have the lowest power, choose one of them. That creature cannot be regenerated this turn. If there are no creatures in play, sacrifice ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• This card's ability is targeted. It ignores any creatures which cannot be targeted, such as those with Protection from Green, when choosing which creature it destroys. [WotC Rules Team 1994]
• Creatures which cannot be targeted, such as those with Protection from Green count in determining if Drop of Honey stays in play. [WotC Rules Team 1994]
• If the target becomes invalid after declaration and the effect fizzles, you do not choose another target. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 25] See Rule A.5.Ruling.4.
• A player cannot choose to use the destroy creature effect when there are no targets. The rule is that a player can end upkeep without dealing with it if there are no targets at that time, but if there is a target at that time then you must deal with it. [Mirage, Page 43] See Rule A.5.5.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• Note - Also see Phase Abilities, Rule A.5.

• As errata, it should read "During your upkeep, pay {W}{W} or bury Drought. Spells require sacrificing one additional swamp for each B in their casting cost to play. Abilities require sacrificing one additional swamp for each B in their activation cost." [Encyclopedia, Page 78] [Aahz 10/21/97]
• You have to sacrifice a Swamp for each black mana in the activation cost. If you use Pestilence with BBBB, that's 4 activations with B each so you sacrifice 4 Swamps. [D'Angelo 06/28/96]
• The sacrifice is made as part of the playing of the card, just as with other cost increasing effects. [D'Angelo 10/22/97]
• Drought can affect Mana Sources. [Aahz 10/07/97]

• Text(DK+errata): 1/1 ; {B}: Regenerate ~this~.

• Text(4th/5th): 1/1 ; {B}: Regenerate.

• As errata, it should read "{B}, Remove from the game two creature cards in your graveyard: Put a..." [Encyclopedia, Page 198]
• Buries all Skeleton tokens from all sources if it leaves play. It does not just bury ones generated by this Drudge Spell or just ones you control. [Duelist Magazine #9, Page 37]
• The creatures in the graveyard are removed from the game during announcement and as a cost. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 56]
• The fact that Skeleton tokens are buried is an aspect of the enchantment and not of the tokens. Thus, only Skeleton tokens which are in play when it leaves play are buried. Ones which are going to appear due to use of the effect but which have not yet appeared are safe. [Duelist Magazine #10, Page 44]

• Text(SH): 1/1 ; {1}{R}: Target creature cannot block ~this~ this turn.

• Text(SH): 1/1, Flying ; {B}: ~this~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

• Text(TE+errata): When ~this~ comes into play, remove the top five cards of your library from the game, face down. ; During your upkeep, you may exchange all the cards in your hand for the cards removed from the game with ~this~. ; At the end of your turn, choose and discard a card. ; If you lose control of ~this~, put into owner's graveyard all cards removed from the game with ~this~. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The cards are face down all the time. You can't look at them. This applies even to cards from your hand that got swapped out. You have to remember what they were if you care. [Bethmo 03/13/99]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.

• Text(US): Look at target opponent's hand and choose a noncreature, nonland card there. That player discards that card.

• Text(LG/4th/5th): 4/4.

• Text(WL): 1/1, Flying, Protection from Black.
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule A.24.

• Text(5th): Remove two target artifacts from the game.
• Since this is "removal from game", it does not count as destruction and is therefore not preventable by Guardian Beast or any form of regeneration. [Aahz 09/01/94]
• Must have 2 targets at time of casting in order to be declared. [Duelist Magazine #3, Page 6]
• If one target is removed or becomes invalid after declaration, the other target is still affected. [Aahz 08/12/94]

• The cards are discarded from your hand during announcement and as a cost instead of being discarded on resolution. It is not a forced discard, so it cannot be used with Library of Leng. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 56]

• Can be used during your opponent's upkeep as well as your own. [Duelist Magazine #7, Page 100] The upkeep restriction is there to avoid its use during combat.

• Text(WL): 1/1 ; If ~this~ is blocked, it gets +3/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(5th): ~this~ deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among all creatures target opponent controls.
• Count the number of creatures on resolution of the spell and divide X by that number at that time. [WotC Rules Team 12/15/94] If the number of creatures changes before resolution, the damage done may be different than what you expected.
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27.

• Text(ABU+errata): 1/1 ; {Tap}: Destroy target Wall. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(5th): ~this~ comes into play tapped. ; You may choose not to untap ~this~ during your untap phase and put a storage counter on it instead. ; {Tap}, Remove X storage counters from ~this~: Add an amount of {R} equal to X to your mana pool.
• See Bottomless Vault for rulings.

• See Dwarven Warriors for rulings.

• Text(5th): ~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {Tap}: Add {R} to your mana pool. ; {Tap}, Sacrifice ~this~: Add {R}{R} to your mana pool.
• When Drain Power resolves and you are forced to "draw all mana" from your lands, you must sacrifice this land if it is untapped. [D'Angelo 02/15/95] Note that you can tap the land for one mana in response to the Drain Power before it resolves, and keep the land.

• Text(5th): 2/1 ; If ~this~ blocks or is blocked by any Orcs, it gets +0/+2 until end of turn.
• An Orc blocking or blocked by this card by any means, including being part of a band which is blocked or by being moved into blocking or being blocked by an ability such as General Jarkeld, will immediately give the +0/+2 bonus to this card. The bonus is not removed if the Orc is removed from the blocking situation by an ability like General Jarkeld. [WotC Rules Team 09/22/95]

• Text(LG+errata): Any number of target creatures are red until end of turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
• You can choose to target zero creatures. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(WL): 1/2 ; {Tap}: Switch power and toughness of target creature until end of turn. Effects that alter that creature's power alter its toughness instead, and vice versa, until end of turn.
• Any additional words on cards which modify the power/toughness are also reversed. For example, Blood Lust acts as if it read "Target creature gets -4/+4 until end of turn. If this reduces that creature's power to less than 1, the creature's power is 1." [WotC Rules Team 07/03/97]

• Text(VI+errata): 2/2 ; {0}: ~this~ deals damage equal to its power to target creature and deals no combat damage this turn. Use this ability only if ~this~ is attacking and unblocked and only once each turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(5th): 1/1 ; {Tap}: Target creature with power 2 or less is unblockable this turn.
• Can enhance the creature any way you want after the Dwarves make it unblockable without losing the effect. [bethmo 1994]
• Can be used after a creature is blocked but has no effect. Once a creature is blocked, it cannot be unblocked by anything other than False Orders. [bethmo 1994]

• Text(RV+errata): 1/1 ; {Tap}, Sacrifice an artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Use this ability only during your upkeep. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• The permanent is chosen and sacrificed during resolution. [D'Angelo 06/23/98]

• Text(RV+errata): Enchanted creature loses flying. ; When ~this~ removes flying from a creature, ~this~ deals 2 damage to that creature. [Oracle 07/01/98] [Oracle Update 11/11/98]
• If Flight is cast on an Earthbound creature, it gains flying again. In general, if two enchantments contradict each other, the most recently cast wins. [Mirage, Page 29] See Rule T.14.
• The damage is done after it enters play and not as part of the casting of the spell. It is something the permanent does while in play. This means the damage is not subject to Justice. [Aahz 01/03/96]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
• Note - The Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition versions of this card were of type "Enchant Flying Creature".

• Text(TE): Tap an untapped creature you control: Untap target basic land.
• Since it taps a creature as a cost, it must be used on an untapped creature. [D'Angelo 11/11/97]
• It can tap a creature with summoning sickness. [bethmo 11/11/97]
• Standard (Type II) tournaments (see Rule D.16) have banned this card since 04/01/99.

• Text(ABU/RV/4th): 4/5.

• Triggers even if the creature doesn't stay in the graveyard because of Enduring Renewal or some other triggered ability. [bethmo 01/19/96]

• As errata, the first sentence should read "Choose target land you control." [Encyclopedia, Page 78]
• The land is tapped during announcement and as a cost. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 56] The ability cannot be announced if the land is not in an untapped state. [D'Angelo 12/23/96]
• It is buried if you lose control of the target land. [WotC Rules Team 06/15/95] See Rule K.14.5.

• Text(5th): Earthquake deals X damage to each creature without flying and each player.
• This is not a targeted spell, so it may be cast when there are no creatures in play. [bethmo 1994]
• Whether or not a creature is not Flying is only checked on resolution. [D'Angelo 10/05/95]
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27.

• Text(US): 3/3. ; {B}{B},{Tap}: Destroy target green creature.

• Text(DK+errata): 3/4 ; Remove a creature card in any graveyard from the game: Untap ~this~. Use this ability only if ~this~ is tapped. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• A "creature card" is a Summon card or Artifact Creature card. See Rule Z.3.Ruling.1. [D'Angelo 02/03/98]
• The card in the graveyard is removed from the game during announcement and as a cost. [D'Angelo 1995]
• It untaps during the resolution of its ability. This makes it possible to empty a graveyard of creatures by using this effect repeatedly in one batch of spells. [Duelist Magazine #13, Page 27]
• It still untaps as normal during untap unless otherwise prevented. The ability is not inhibited by other effects that prevent normal untapping such as Meekstone, Paralyze, Smoke, etc. [Aahz 08/10/94]

• You can sacrifice a creature to remove a counter even if it has no counters. [Aahz 12/07/96]

• Text(5th): ~this~ comes into play tapped. ; {Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool. ; {Tap}, Sacrifice ~this~: Add {B}{B} to your mana pool.
• See Dwarven Ruins for rulings.

• Text(MI+errata): Choose one -- Target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life; or remove from the game up to three target cards in any player's graveyard; or target creature cannot be blocked this turn except by artifact or black creatures. [WotC Rules Team 07/01/98]
• It targets the cards in the graveyard. This target is selected when announcing the spell. [WotC Rules Team 07/01/98]

• Text(4th+errata): {2},{Tap}: Untap target attacking creature you control. That creature neither deals or receives combat damage this turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• This card only untaps the creature and makes it neither take nor deal damage. It is still attacking, however. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 10]

• Text(TE+errata): {4},{Tap}: An opponent chooses target creature card or creature token he or she controls. Put a token creature into play and treat it as a copy of that card or token. The token creature is unaffected by summoning sickness this turn. At end of turn, remove the token creature from the game. Play this ability as a sorcery. [WotC Rules Team 03/31/98]
• The token comes into play as a generic creature with no characteristics. It then immediately gains its new characteristics. This means it does not trigger any "comes into play" abilities (such as Nekrataal letting you bury a creature) and does not benefit from "enters play" abilities (such as Spike Colony coming into play with +1/+1 counters). [WotC Rules Team 08/01/98]
• Note - Also see Copy Cards, Rule E.4.
• Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

• It must be declared in the first group of attackers you declare. You cannot declare some attackers, then declare this one in a second attacker declaration step. [Aahz 01/14/97]
• If Errantry is put on it, then it will not be able to attack if other creatures attack. This is because Errantry will prevent it. It either attacks alone or not at all. [Aahz 06/14/97]

• Text(TE): 2/2 ; All Elves gain forestwalk. ; Elves cannot be the target of spells or abilities.
• This card is not an Elf. [D'Angelo 06/30/98]
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.22.
• Note - Also see Legendary Permanents, Rule K.19.

• Text(TE): At the beginning of each player's main phase, add {G}{G} to that player's mana pool.

• Text(IA/5th): 2/2 ; {3}{G},{Tap}: Tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land.
• The decision to tap or untap is made on announcement before target is selected. [D'Angelo 10/04/95] See Rule G.27 on Modal abilities.
• The choice of target gives free range of lands, creatures, and artifacts. You do not lock in on one type as a casting decision. [D'Angelo 10/04/95]

• Text(4th+errata): 5/5, Trample ; ~this~ cannot attack unless it has blocked during this game. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.
• It becomes free to attack once it has been assigned as a blocker once. [WotC Rules Team 09/22/95]

• Text(LG+errata): 6/6 ; During your upkeep, sacrifice an island, or sacrifice ~this~ and it deals 6 damage to you. ; ~this~ cannot be blocked by red creatures. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(DK+errata): 1/1 ; When ~this~ comes into play, it deals 1 damage to you. ; {R}{R}: ~this~ gets +2/+0 until end of turn and deals 1 damage to you. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(US): 3/3. ; Whenever ~this~ successfully deals combat damage to defending player, ~this~ deals damage equal to its power to each blocking creature.

• Text(VI+errata): Cumulative Upkeep - {1} ; Black creatures cannot attack you. ; Each turn, each nonblack creature cannot attack you unless that creature's controller pays an additional {2} for that creature. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Note - Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.14.

• Text(AN+errata): {Tap}: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Regenerate target Elephant or Mammoth. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(4th+errata): 1/1 ; Whenever ~this~ damages a creature or player, gain 1 life for each 1 damage dealt, but not more than the toughness of the creature or the life total of the player ~this~ damages. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(US): 3/3. ; {Tap}: ~this~ deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

• Text(TE): 2/2 ; If ~this~ blocks, it deals 1 damage to target attacking creature.

• Text(5th+errata): {3},{Tap}: Remove the top card of your library from the game, face up. You may play that card as though it were in your hand. At the beginning of your next turn, put into your graveyard the card the card removed from the game by ~this~ if you have not played it. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• This is not considered to be drawing a card. [Aahz 06/12/95]
• If the Bottle leaves play or your control, the spell remains waiting until used or until the beginning of your next turn. [Aahz 06/13/96] The card is in the "out of game" zone (see Rule Z.7).
• The card is not part of your hand in any way. You cannot be forced to discard it due to a discard from hand effect. When you play it, it is played following rules as if it were being played from your hand (e.g. a sorcery is played as such and is not played as an instant). [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 56]
• You cannot play a card from the Elkin Bottle onto an Ice Cauldron. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 57] (See Ice Cauldron for more info)
• Word of Command cannot be used to force a player to play a spell off the Bottle. [Aahz 12/18/95]
• You can get a creature card onto the Bottle when Enduring Renewal is in play. [D'Angelo 12/04/95]
• To "play a card" is to either announce a spell (see Rule T.4) or to put a land into play using the main phase special action (see Rule P.8.3). [D'Angelo 01/18/99]

• Text(VI+errata): During each player's upkeep, that player chooses a card at random from his or her hand and removes it from the game, face up. The player may play that card as though it were in his or her hand. If the player does not play the card by end of turn, put it into the player's graveyard. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(VI): Return target card from your graveyard to your hand.

• Text(EX): Sacrifice a forest: Target attacking creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn.

• Text(5th): 3/3 ; ~this~ cannot be blocked except by Walls or creatures with flying.

• Text(SH): Put two +1/+1 counters, distributed any way you choose, on any number of target creatures.

• Text(TE): 2/2 ; If ~this~ is blocked by any creature, put that creature on top of owner's library.
• When blocked, the creature is put on top of the owner's library before damage dealing. [D'Angelo 11/10/97]

• Text(DK+errata): 1/1 ; {Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool. ~this~ deals 1 damage to you. Play this ability as a mana source. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The errata reverses previous rulings that this card's ability was played as an instant. [DeLaney 07/17/98]

• Text(B/U/RV/4th/5th): 2/1, First strike
• Note - The Alpha printing version of this card was a 1/2 creature.

• Text(EX): 1/1 ; For each creature that blocks it, ~this~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

• Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule K.25.

• Text(TE): Buyback {4} ; Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
• Note - Also see Buyback, Rule A.13.

• You choose on announcement whether you are preventing 2 damage to a green creature or are preventing 1 damage to something else. [Aahz 06/13/96] See Rule G.27. on Modal abilities.
• If you choose to prevent 2 damage to a green creature and it is not green on resolution, the effect fizzles. Similarly, if you choose to prevent 1 damage to a non-green creature and it is green on resolution, the effect fizzles. [Aahz 11/15/96]

• Text(US): 1/1. ; {G}: Target creature gains trample until end of turn.

• Text(UG): */* ; When you play ~this~, roll two six-sided dice one after the other. ~this~ comes into play with power equal to the first die roll and toughness equal to the second.
• You roll the dice when announcing the spell, so your opponent knows the values before deciding if they want to counter it or not. [D'Angelo 08/23/98]
• You automatically win any hamburger eating contests that you are challenged to have, if this card is in play when you're challenged. [Barclay 08/13/98]
• All tournament formats have banned cards from Unglued.
• Note - Also see Unglued rulings, Rule U.1.

• Text(US): 1/1. ; {G},{Tap}, Sacrifice ~this~: Destroy target enchantment.

• Can prevent damage from being dealt but does not prevent special abilities like the Thicket Basilisk stoning. [Aahz 12/02/94]
• Note - Also see Fog Effects, Rule E.6.

• As errata, play the mana gaining ability as a mana source. [Mirage, Page 2]
• When using the ability, this is not considered to be "playing a card" for things like Recycle. You are playing an ability. [D'Angelo 03/11/98]

• Comes to your side with summoning sickness when you pay for him. You need to start a turn with him in play in order to attack with him. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 30]

• Text(VI): Choose one - Untap target permanent; or destroy target global enchantment; or target creature loses flying until end of turn.
• Note - Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G.27.

• Text(LG+errata): 1/1, Flying ; {G}{G}: ~this~ gains first strike until end of turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Text(TE): Your green spells cost {1} less to play.
• See Helm of Awakening for Rulings.

• Text(TE): {5},{Tap}: Draw two cards, then choose and discard a card.

• Text(WL+errata): Enchanted creature gets +*/+*, where * is equal to the number of cards in your hand. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• The value of X is recalculated constantly, so this card's bonus varies as the number of cards in your hand varies. [D'Angelo 08/04/98]

• Text(LG+errata): 2/2 ; All combat damage dealt to ~this~ from creatures with enchantments on them is reduced to 0. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(US): Move target enchantment from one creature to another or from one land to another. (The enchantment's new target must be legal.)
• Cannot move an enchantment to an illegal target. [Card Text]
• Only targets the enchantment and not either of the things the enchantment may be on. [Aahz 07/09/95]
• You can move a Blue Ward since it offers protection to the creature and not to itself. [bethmo 09/14/94]
• If this card is Deflectioned, you cannot change the choice of destination. You can only change the enchantment which will be moved to that destination. [D'Angelo 10/31/95] And you can change the choice to an enchantment which would be illegal to move to the destination. In which case the enchantment is not moved. [Aahz 03/17/97]
• Note - Also see Moving Enchantments, Rule E.9.

• Text(SH): 4/5 ; If you control any creature with toughness 2 or less, sacrifice ~this~.

• Text(TE): Enchanted creature gets +X/+0.
• The X in the text box is set when the spell is cast and does not revert to zero while in play or even when the enchantment is moved. [WotC Rules Team 02/01/98]
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule K.27.

• Text(US): 9/9, Trample. ; During your upkeep, sacrifice an enchantment or sacrifice ~this~.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule A.27.

• Text(US): You may choose not to untap ~this~ during your untap phase. ; {2},{Tap}: Target creature gets +0/+3 as long as ~this~ remains tapped.

• Token creatures are removed from the game (as a continuous effect) if they leave play, so this effect will not let you get them in your hand. [D'Angelo 06/08/95]
• The creature discarding ability is a triggered ability and as such will not do anything until after the draw effect completely resolves. Thus, if you play Brainstorm, you can draw a creature and put it back onto the library before the triggered ability happens... and thereby not have to discard it at this time. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 57]
• You can use Resurrection or Safe Haven to get creatures into play. [D'Angelo 06/14/95] This is because the creatures come to your hand in some way that is not considered a "draw". Enduring Renewal only affects creatures that are "drawn".
• If you Animate Dead a creature and then the Animate is removed, the creature goes to your hand. [D'Angelo 06/14/95]
• If the creature is only a creature due to an effect, it still comes to your hand. [Duelist Magazine #7, Page 9] This includes Mishra's Factory, Titania's Song, and any other way to animate a card.

• Text(TE): 2/2 ; {2},{Tap}: Put a +1/+1 counter on ~this~.

• Can be used on untapped creatures as well. They won't deal damage either. [D'Angelo 07/10/96] The trick is that it says to untap any number of target creatures and the other part of the effect works even if the card is already untapped.
• Can be used outside of an attack and on any player's creatures. [D'Angelo 11/11/96]

• Text(US): Prevent all damage dealt to you from sources you do not control. ; When a card is put into your graveyard, sacrifice ~this~.
• Buyback (see Rule A.13) causes a spell to go to your hand instead of your graveyard, so using Buyback will avoid triggering this card to be sacrificed. [D'Angelo 10/08/98]
• Discarding does trigger this. [DeLaney 10/17/98]

• Text(5th+errata): All artifacts gain "During your upkeep, pay {2} or sacrifice this artifact." [Oracle 07/01/98]
• There is a phase cost (see Rule A.6) imposed on the artifacts. They cannot have their activated abilities used until this upkeep is dealt with (see Rule A.6.9). It is paid during the upkeep phase (see Rule P.6). [D'Angelo 02/03/98]

• Text(IA+errata): Cumulative Upkeep - {1} ; All damage from spells is reduced to 0 ; Creatures with flying do not untap during their controllers' untap phase. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Does not prevent damage from abilities of permanents. [DeLaney 03/18/99] This is due to the errata.
• Note - Also see Cumulative Upkeep, Rule A.14.

• Text(4th+errata): Tap target untapped creature you control. Add to your mana pool an amount of colorless mana equal to that creature's total casting cost. [Oracle 07/01/98]

• Does a flat 3 damage, not 3 damage per counter. [bethmo 09/27/96]

• Text(5th): Tap target artifact, creature, or land. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn.
• Note - Also see Cantrips, Rule E.2.
• Note - The Ice Age and Mirage versions said to draw a card at the beginning of the next upkeep, but they should be played by the new wording.

• Text(TE): Enchanted creature gets -2/-2.

• Text(UL): When ~this~ comes into play, choose a creature type. ; All creatures of the chosen type get -1/-1.
• The creature type is chosen when the Comes Into Play ability is announced. No creatures get -1/-1 until this happens. [DeLaney 02/20/99]
• Note - See Rule K.13.6 for details on picking a creature type.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule E.3.
• Note - Also see Creature Type, Rule K.13.

• The "shuffle and put the card on top" is a single action. If Field of Dreams was in play, the second card down on the library is not revealed. [Aahz 12/07/96]

• Text(TE+errata): 1/1 ; {R},{Tap}: ~this~ loses all abilities and becomes a creature enchantment that reads "Enchanted creature is unaffected by summoning sickness" instead of any other type of permanent. Move ~this~ onto target creature. You may pay {R} to end this effect. [WotC Rules Team 12/18/97] [Duelist Magazine #22, Page 27] [WotC Rules Team 05/01/98]
• Note - Also see Licids, Rule E.8.

• Text(SH): Each creature with power greater than the number of cards in your hand cannot attack.
• It only checks the cards in your hand when declaring attackers. Once they are declared, changes to your hand size or to the power of the creatures will not remove creatures from the attack. [Duelist Magazine #25, Page 30]
• All creatures in play (including yours) are subject to the restriction based on the number of cards in your hand. [D'Angelo 07/22/98]

• Text(EX): */*, Flying ; ~this~ has power and toughness each equal to the number of cards in target opponent's hand. ; If ~this~ damages any player, that player chooses and discards a card.
• This power/toughness changes as your opponent's hand size changes. [Barclay 06/10/98]
• The opponent does not discard a card if all the damage is prevented. [Barclay 06/10/98]
• You choose one opposing player on casting and it only affects that one player. This target is not changed even if this card changes controllers. It becomes 0/0 if the target player leaves play. [D'Angelo 02/07/99] See Rule M.1.3.

• Text(EX): 4/4, Flying ; Choose and discard a card: Return ~this~ to owner's hand.

• Text(EX): Whenever you successfully cast a creature spell, you may pay {1} to return target creature to owner's hand.
• You can pay for the triggered ability (see Rule A.8) once each time a creature spell is successfully cast. [D'Angelo 06/25/98]
• Remember that spells become successfully cast even before responses to that spell can be announced. This means that you have to use Equilibrium before the creature that is being cast comes into play, so you cannot use Equilibrium on the creature you cast. [D'Angelo 03/08/99]
• A creature spell is any "Summon" or "Artifact Creature" spell. [D'Angelo 04/22/99]

• Text(LG+errata): Play ~this~ only on a land you control. ; Tap enchanted land: Counter target spell that would put one or more lands you control into any graveyard or deal lethal damage to any land you control. Play this ability as an interrupt. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• If it's unclear whether a spell is a valid target for this ability, check to see whether any of your lands would be put into any graveyard if the spell were resolving right now. If one or more would, then the spell is a valid target for this ability. For example, whether Balance is a valid target is determined by the current land totals. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• Can be used to counter any spell which would result in the destruction of one or more of your lands. For example a Shatter cast on an Assembly Worker or even a Lightning Bolt at an animated land. [WotC Rules Team 06/15/95]
• Cannot be used to counter abilities of permanents such as Demonic Hordes or others which destroy lands. [bethmo 06/14/94]
• Cannot be used to counter a spell like Demonic Hordes which creates a possibility of a land being destroyed at a later time. [bethmo 06/15/94]
• Cannot be used to counter a spell which would indirectly cause destruction of one of your lands. For example, casting Resurrection on a Mold Demon or casting Terror on a creature while Earthlink is in play. [Aahz 11/21/95]
• Cannot be used to counter a spell which has a random chance of destroying a land, such as Falling Star or Chaos Orb. [Aahz 04/16/96]
• Cannot be used to counter a spell which requires sacrificing when it enters play such as Mold Demon or Wood Elemental. [Aahz 11/07/96] Or ones that requires sacrificing as part of the casting cost. [Aahz 12/17/94]
• Balance can be countered only if you have more lands than someone else in play when Equinox is announced and resolved. [Aahz 11/11/95]
• Diabolic Edict can only be countered if you have at least one land creature and no non-land creatures. [bethmo 02/11/99]
• Does not stop the sending of the land from play into its owner's hand. Or to any place other than the graveyard. [Aahz 06/16/94]
• The land is tapped during announcement and as a cost. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 56] The ability cannot be announced if the land is not in an untapped state. [D'Angelo 12/23/96]
• It is buried if you lose control of the enchanted land. [WotC Rules Team 06/15/95]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.

• Text(VI+errata): During your upkeep, for each land target player controls in excess of the number of lands you control, target land he or she controls phases out. Repeat this process for artifacts and again for creatures. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• You choose which targets to phase out. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 28]
• The number of excess lands, artifact and creatures is not counted until resolution. This also means that the targets to be phased out are not chosen until resolution of the effect either. [DeLaney 01/28/97] This is because you do not know on announcement which ones will be excess at the time of resolution.
• In multiplayer games, can choose a different target player each turn. You can even choose yourself. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 28] See Rule M.1.4.
• Note - Also see Phasing Out and In, Rule G.30.

• Text(UL): Remove target enchantment from the game.
• The card does not go to the graveyard first. [Urza's Legacy FAQ 02/03/99]

• Text(5th): 2/3 ; At the end of your turn, ~this~ deals 2 damage to you if it did not attack this turn. Ignore this effect if ~this~ has summoning sickness.
• If tapped and unable to attack, they still do 2 damage to the controller of this card. [Snark 1994]
• Note - The Arabian Nights version of this card has two versions, one with a small dark circle behind the "1" in the casting cost (rarity C3) and one with a normal mana circle behind the cost (rarity C2).

• Text(CH+errata): 4/5 ; During your upkeep, target non-Wall creature any opponent controls gains forestwalk until your next turn. [Oracle 07/01/98]
• You cannot choose to use the "give Forestwalk" effect when there are no legal targets. The rule is that you can end upkeep without dealing with it if there are no legal targets at that time, but if there is a legal target at that time then you must deal with it. [Duelist Magazine #7, Page 98]
• If you have more than on Djinn, you can have all of them target the same creature with their ability. [D'Angelo 12/10/96]
• In multiplayer games you can choose a different player's creature each time it is used (see Rule M.1.4). [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64] You are forced to pick a creature that some opponent controls if there is at least one creature in play that is a legal target. [Aahz 06/13/96]
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule A.22.
• Note - Also see Phase Abilities, Rule A.5.