Alabaster Potion

Instant, XWW (2)
Choose one - Target player gains X life; or prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.¹
Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. -D’Avenant proverb
Illus. Harold McNeill

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• Note - Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G13.13.
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy Banned in Extended, Standard
Printings (4/21)	Fifth Edition (Common) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) Fourth Edition (Common) Legends (Common)

Battering Ram

Artifact Creature - Construct 1/1, 2 (2)
At the beginning of your combat phase, Battering Ram gains banding until end of combat.
Whenever Battering Ram becomes blocked by a Wall, destroy that Wall at end of combat.¹
By the time Mishra was defeated, no mage was foolish enough to rely heavily on walls.
Illus. Jeff A. Menges

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• Note - Also see Banding, Rule 502.10.
• Note - This card had no creature type until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Construct".

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy Banned in Extended, Standard
Printings (4/21)	Fifth Edition (Common) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) Fourth Edition (Common) Antiquities (Common)

Bog Imp

Creature - Imp 1/1, 1B (2)
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying.)¹
Think of it as a butcher knife with wings.
Illus. Carl Critchlow

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• Note - The Portal version had no creature type.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended Banned in Standard
Printings (10/53)	Core Set - Ninth Edition (Common) Core Set - Eighth Edition (Common) Seventh Edition (Common) Starter (Common) Classic Sixth Edition (Common) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) → View All

Bog Wraith

Creature - Wraith 3/3, 3B (4)
Swampwalk (This creature is unblockable as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)¹
Knowing Takenuma Swamp to be dangerous, Hisata set wards to warn him of predators. He never imagined that his murderer would pass through them unhindered.
Illus. Daarken

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule 502.6.
• Note - The Portal version had no creature type.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended, Standard
Printings (14/68)	Tenth Edition (Uncommon) Core Set - Ninth Edition (Uncommon) Core Set - Eighth Edition (Uncommon) Seventh Edition (Uncommon) Starter (Uncommon) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) → View All

Circle of Protection: Black

Enchantment, 1W (2)
{1}: The next time a black source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Illus. Christopher Rush

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• Can be used even when there is no damage to prevent. It prevents the next damage (if any) from the source this turn. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• A source is a permanent (a land, creature, artifact, or enchantment) or a spell. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• Can be used multiple times each turn for damage from the same source or for damage from different sources. [D'Angelo 1997/10/10]
• Note - Was not in the Alpha printing of the Limited Edition.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended Banned in Standard
Printings (12/65)	Core Set - Ninth Edition (Uncommon) Core Set - Eighth Edition (Uncommon) Seventh Edition (Common) Classic Sixth Edition (Common) Tempest (Common) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) → View All

Circle of Protection: Red

Enchantment, 1W (2)
{1}: The next time a red source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Illus. Mark Tedin

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• Note - See Circle of Protection: Black for rulings.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended Banned in Standard
Printings (14/67)	2005 FNM Promos (Special) Core Set - Ninth Edition (Uncommon) Core Set - Eighth Edition (Uncommon) Seventh Edition (Common) Classic Sixth Edition (Common) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) → View All

Clockwork Beast

Artifact Creature - Beast 0/4, 6 (6)
Clockwork Beast comes into play with seven +1/+0 counters on it.
At end of combat, if Clockwork Beast attacked or blocked this turn, remove a +1/+0 counter from it.
{X}, {T}: Put up to X +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Beast. This ability can't cause the total number of +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Beast to be greater than seven. Play this ability only during your upkeep.¹
Illus. Carl Critchlow

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• Can attack or block even if it has no counters. [Aahz 1995/05/15]
• Loses a counter even if it is affected by Fog or a Fog-like effect which prevents it from dealing damage. [WotC Rules Team 1995/04/26]
• 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 1997/02/09]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
• Note - This card had no creature type until Oracle 2007/09/01 when it became "Beast".

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy Banned in Extended, Standard
Printings (8/28)	Beatdown (Special) Fifth Edition (Rare) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) Fourth Edition (Rare) Revised Edition (Rare) → View All

Cursed Land

Enchantment - Aura, 2BB (4)
Enchant land
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted land's controller, Cursed Land deals 1 damage to that player.¹
Illus. Jesper Myrfors

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
• Note - This card was of type "Enchant Land" until Oracle 2005/08/01.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy Banned in Extended, Standard
Printings (7/27)	Fifth Edition (Uncommon) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) Fourth Edition (Uncommon) Revised Edition (Uncommon) Unlimited Edition (Uncommon) → View All

Dark Ritual

Instant, B (1)
Add {B}{B}{B} to your mana pool.¹
Illus. Justin Hampton

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• This card, as with all instants cards, goes to the graveyard when it resolves. It does not stay in play. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 2000/04/01.
• Note - In Mirage, Fifth Edition, Tempest, and Urza's Saga, this spell was of type Mana Source. In Ice Age, Fourth Edition (and before), it was of type Interrupt. It is now of type Instant.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy Banned in Extended, Standard
Printings (16/63)	Coldsnap Theme Decks (Special) Deckmasters (Special) Beatdown (Special) Battle Royale (Special) Mercadian Masques (Common) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) → View All

Detonate

Sorcery, XR (1)
Destroy target artifact with converted mana cost X. It can't be regenerated. Detonate deals X damage to that artifact's controller.¹
The goblins have forty-two different words for "ow."
Illus. Dave Dorman

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• If the artifact becomes an illegal target before resolution, then no damage is done. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 23]
• Note - Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule G3.29.
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended Banned in Standard
Printings (5/28)	Mirrodin (Uncommon) Fifth Edition (Uncommon) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) Fourth Edition (Uncommon) Antiquities (Uncommon)

Disintegrate

Sorcery, XR (1)
Disintegrate deals X damage to target creature or player. That creature can't be regenerated this turn. If the creature would be put into a graveyard this turn, remove it from the game instead.¹
Illus. Anson Maddocks

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• The "can't regenerate" is an effect of Disintegrate 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 1994/02/07]
• 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 1994/09/15]
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended Banned in Standard
Printings (8/36)	Time Spiral Timeshifted (Special) Fifth Edition (Common) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) Fourth Edition (Common) Revised Edition (Common) → View All

Durkwood Boars

Creature - Boar 4/4, 4G (5)
And the unclean spirit went out, and entered the swine: and the herd ran violently .... - The Bible, Mark 5:13
Illus. Mike Kimble

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy Banned in Extended, Standard
Printings (6/28)	Starter 2000 Box Set (Special) Starter (Common) Fifth Edition (Common) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) Fourth Edition (Common) → View All

Elven Riders

Creature - Elf 3/3, 3GG (5)
Elven Riders can't be blocked except by Walls and/or creatures with flying.¹
Wirewood cannot hide great size. Only with speed and skill can we survive here.
Illus. Darrell Riche

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• It cannnot be blocked by a creature with Reach. [Future Sight FAQ 2007/05/01]
• Note - In Fifth Edition (and before) this card was of creature type Riders.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended, Standard
Printings (7/42)	Tenth Edition (Uncommon) Onslaught (Uncommon) Classic Sixth Edition (Uncommon) Fifth Edition (Uncommon) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) → View All

Elvish Archers

Creature - Elf Archer 2/1, 1G (2)
First strike
The archers have a reputation for attacking without warning. They claim that the first arrow IS the warning.
Illus. Doug Chaffee

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• Note - Also see First Strike, Rule 502.2.
• Note - This card was creature type "Elf" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Elf Archer".
• Note - The Alpha printing version of this card was a 1/2 creature.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy Banned in Extended, Standard
Printings (9/39)	Seventh Edition (Rare) Classic Sixth Edition (Rare) Fifth Edition (Rare) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) Fourth Edition (Rare) → View All

Energy Flux

Enchantment, 2U (3)
All artifacts have "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this artifact unless you pay {2}."¹
Karn said nothing-he just grasped the powerstone and squeezed tightly. The wild flashing ceased.
Illus. Qiao Dafu

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy Banned in Extended, Standard
Printings (6/31)	Mercadian Masques (Uncommon) Fifth Edition (Uncommon) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) Fourth Edition (Uncommon) Revised Edition (Uncommon) → View All

Feedback

Enchantment - Aura, 2U (3)
Enchant enchantment
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted enchantment's controller, Feedback deals 1 damage to that player.¹
Illus. Quinton Hoover

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
• Note - This card was of type "Enchant Enchantment" until Oracle 2005/08/01.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy Banned in Extended, Standard
Printings (7/27)	Fifth Edition (Uncommon) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) Fourth Edition (Uncommon) Revised Edition (Uncommon) Unlimited Edition (Uncommon) → View All

Fireball

Sorcery, XR (1)
Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among any number of target creatures and/or players.
As an additional cost to play Fireball, pay {1} for each target beyond the first.¹
Illus. Mark Tedin

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• If split for multiple targets, each target can receive only one of the splits. You may not multiply target something. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
• If the damage to creatures is redirected to the player (via Jade Monolith or other effect), the damage from the Fireball can all be prevented with one use of a Circle of Protection. The trick is that all damage from one use of a spell/ability can be prevented at once. [WotC Rules Team 1996/10/03]
• The mana spent for extra targets is not part of the mana cost. It's an extra cost. [D'Angelo 2005/12/01]
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended Banned in Standard
Printings (13/40)	2005 Textless Player Rewards Promos (Special) Darksteel (Uncommon) Beatdown (Special) Anthologies (Special) Fifth Edition (Common) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) → View All

Forest

Basic Land - Forest
[G]
Illus. Christopher Rush

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended, Standard
Versions (3)	Introductory Two-Player Set #18 (Christopher Rush) Introductory Two-Player Set #19 (Christopher Rush) Introductory Two-Player Set #20 (Christopher Rush)
Printings (157/811)	Shards of Alara (Land) Shadowmoor (Land) Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins (Special) Lorwyn (Land) Tenth Edition (Land) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) → View All

Forest

Basic Land - Forest
[G]
Illus. Christopher Rush

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended, Standard
Versions (3)	Introductory Two-Player Set #18 (Christopher Rush) Introductory Two-Player Set #19 (Christopher Rush) Introductory Two-Player Set #20 (Christopher Rush)
Printings (157/811)	Shards of Alara (Land) Shadowmoor (Land) Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins (Special) Lorwyn (Land) Tenth Edition (Land) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) → View All

Forest

Basic Land - Forest
[G]
Illus. Christopher Rush

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

• Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended, Standard
Versions (3)	Introductory Two-Player Set #18 (Christopher Rush) Introductory Two-Player Set #19 (Christopher Rush) Introductory Two-Player Set #20 (Christopher Rush)
Printings (157/811)	Shards of Alara (Land) Shadowmoor (Land) Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins (Special) Lorwyn (Land) Tenth Edition (Land) Introductory Two-Player Set (Special) → View All