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Urza's Saga

 Urzas Saga  Epopée d'Urza  Saga di Urza  La Saga de Urza  A Saga de Urza

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Absolute Grace

Enchantment, 1W (2)
All creatures have protection from black.1
In pursuit of Urza, the Phyrexians sent countless legions into Serra's realm. Though beaten back, they left it tainted with uncleansable evil.
Illus. Jeff Miracola

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Urza's Saga (Uncommon)


Absolute Law

Enchantment, 1W (2)
All creatures have protection from red.1
The strength of law is unwavering. It is an iron bar in a world of water.
Illus. Mark Zug

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Urza's Saga (Uncommon)


Angelic Chorus

Enchantment, 3WW (5)
Whenever a creature comes into play under your control, you gain life equal to its toughness.1
The very young and the very old know best the song the angels sing.
Illus. Ron Spencer

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Does not trigger when creatures phase in or change controllers. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
  • Does trigger when a creature is put into play by casting or by a spell or ability that puts one into play. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
  • 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 1998/02/28]
  • Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended, Standard

Printings (2/15) Tenth Edition (Rare)
Urza's Saga (Rare)


Angelic Page

Creature - Angel Spirit 1/1, 1W (2)
Flying
{T}: Target attacking or blocking creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

If only every message were as perfect as its bearers.
Illus. Rebecca Guay

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Note - This card was creature type "Spirit" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Angel Spirit".

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended
Banned in Standard

Printings (4/20) Core Set - Eighth Edition (Common)
Seventh Edition (Common)
Battle Royale (Special)
Urza's Saga (Common)


Brilliant Halo

Enchantment - Aura, 1W (2)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+2.
When Brilliant Halo is put into a graveyard from play, return Brilliant Halo to its owner's hand.
1
Illus. Randy Gallegos

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Urza's Saga (Common)


Catastrophe

Sorcery, 4WW (6)
Destroy all lands or all creatures. Creatures destroyed this way can't be regenerated.1
Radiant's eyes flashed. "Go, then, " the angel spat at Serra, "and leave this world to those who truly care."
Illus. Andrew Robinson

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • You choose land or creatures when the spell resolves. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (2/7) Battle Royale (Special)
Urza's Saga (Rare)


Clear

Instant, 1W (2)
Destroy target enchantment.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
1
Illus. Andrew Robinsons

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Urza's Saga (Uncommon)


Congregate

Instant, 3W (4)
Target player gains 2 life for each creature in play.
"In the gathering there is strength for all who founder, renewal for all who languish, love for all who sing." -Song of All, canto 642
Illus. Mark Zug

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Creatures are counted during resolution. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Urza's Saga (Common)


Defensive Formation

Enchantment, W (1)
Instead of the attacking player, you assign the combat damage of creatures attacking you.1
"Your enemies will pound upon the door of your defenses, but only you shall have the key, and it is the key of life." -Song of All, canto 873
Illus. Greg Stapes

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • 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 502.9) you follow the Trample rules as appropriate. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
  • Damage assignment choices from Trample (see Rule 502.9), Thorn Elemental, and other things which allow alternative damage assignments for attacking creatures are all made by you. [bethmo 1999/10/05]

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Urza's Saga (Uncommon)


Disciple of Grace

Creature - Human Cleric 1/2, 1W (2)
Protection from black
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
1
Beauty is beyond law.
Illus. Robh Ruppel

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended
Banned in Standard

Printings (2/12) Onslaught (Common)
Urza's Saga (Common)


Disciple of Law

Creature - Human Cleric 1/2, 1W (2)
Protection from red
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
1
A religious order for religious order.
Illus. Matthew Wilson

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Urza's Saga (Common)


Disenchant

Instant, 1W (2)
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
"Let Phyrexia breed evil in the darkness; my holy light will reveal its taint." -Serra
Illus. Donato Giancola

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Artifact creatures can regenerate from destroy effects like this. [D'Angelo 1998/02/03]
  • 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 1998/07/01]

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended
Banned in Standard

Printings (20/83) 2007 Textless Player Rewards Promos (Special)
Time Spiral Timeshifted (Special)
Coldsnap Theme Decks (Special)
2003 FNM Promos (Special)
Seventh Edition (Common)
Urza's Saga (Common)
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Elite Archers

Creature - Human Soldier Archer 3/3, 5W (6)
{T}: Elite Archers deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
Arrows fletched with the feathers of angels seldom miss their mark.
Illus. Greg Staples

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Note - This card was creature type "Soldier" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Soldier Archer".

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended
Banned in Standard

Printings (3/18) Core Set - Eighth Edition (Rare)
Seventh Edition (Rare)
Urza's Saga (Rare)


Faith Healer

Creature - Human Cleric 1/1, 1W (2)
Sacrifice an enchantment: You gain life equal to its converted mana cost.1
The power of faith is quiet. It is the leaf unmoved by the hurricane.
Illus. Randy Gallegos

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Urza's Saga (Rare)


Glorious Anthem

Enchantment, 1WW (3)
Creatures you control get +1/+1.1
Once heard, the battle song of an angel becomes part of the listener forever.
Illus. Kev Walker


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended, Standard

Printings (5/36) Tenth Edition (Rare)
Core Set - Ninth Edition (Rare)
Core Set - Eighth Edition (Rare)
Seventh Edition (Rare)
Urza's Saga (Rare)


Healing Salve

Instant, W (1)
Choose one - Target player gains 3 life; or prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.1
"Xantcha is recovering. The medicine is slow, but my magic would have killed her." -Serra, to Urza
Illus. Heather Hudson

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended
Banned in Standard

Printings (13/58) Core Set - Eighth Edition (Common)
Seventh Edition (Common)
Battle Royale (Special)
Classic Sixth Edition (Common)
Urza's Saga (Common)
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Herald of Serra

Creature - Angel 3/4, 2WW (4)
Flying, vigilance
Echo {2}{W}{W} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
1
Illus. Matthew Wilson

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Urza's Saga (Rare)


Humble

Instant, 1W (2)
Target creature loses all abilities and becomes 0/1 until end of turn.1
"It is not your place to rule, Radiant. It may not even be mine." -Serra
Illus. Val Mayerik

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Removes all creature abilities. This includes mana abilities, such as with Llanowar Elves. Animated lands lose the ability to tap for mana. [bethmo 1998/10/14]
  • See Interaction of Continuous Effects, Rule 418.5, for more details on how this card interacts with other effects. [D'Angelo 2007/07/19]

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Urza's Saga (Uncommon)


Intrepid Hero

Creature - Human Soldier 1/1, 2W (3)
{T}: Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.
"We each have our own strengths, Radiant, " Serra said with a sly smile. "If all of my people were like this one, who would carry your scrolls?"
Illus. Brian Snõddy

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • The power of the creature is checked on announcement and on resolution. If the targeted creature's power is not 4 or greater on resolution, the effect is countered. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
  • Note - This card was creature type "Soldier" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Soldier".

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended
Banned in Standard

Printings (3/18) Core Set - Eighth Edition (Rare)
Seventh Edition (Rare)
Urza's Saga (Rare)


Monk Idealist

Creature - Human Monk Cleric 2/2, 2W (3)
When Monk Idealist comes into play, return target enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.
"Belief is the strongest mortar."
Illus. Daren Bader

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • You can play this if there are no enchantments in your graveyard. The "comes into play" ability (see Rule 410.10a) just doesn't do anything. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
  • Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
  • Note - This card was creature type "Cleric" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Monk Cleric".

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Urza's Saga (Uncommon)


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