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Urza's Saga

 Urzas Saga  EpopĂ©e d'Urza  Saga di Urza  La Saga de Urza  A Saga de Urza

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Monk Realist

Creature - Human Monk Cleric 1/1, 1W (2)
When Monk Realist comes into play, destroy target enchantment.
"We plant the seeds of doubt to harvest the crop of wisdom."
Illus. Daren Bader

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • If there is an enchantment in play just after it comes into play, you must destroy one. If not, then 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 (Common)


Opal Acrolith

Enchantment, 2W (3)
Whenever an opponent plays a creature spell, if Opal Acrolith is an enchantment, Opal Acrolith becomes a 2/4 Soldier creature.
{0}: Opal Acrolith becomes an enchantment.
1
Illus. Robh Ruppel

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • When it turns into a creature, it no longer counts as an enchantment. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
  • When it turns into an enchantment, it no longer counts as a creature. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
  • Changes into a creature even if the spell is countered. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
  • It becomes a creature when the spell is announced, which is before that spell resolves. A Cloudchaser Eagle cannot be used to destroy this card, since it will no longer be an enchantment when the Eagle comes into play. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
  • A creature spell is any "Creature" or "Artifact Creature" spell. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01] Older cards of type Summon are also Creature spells.
  • Note - This card animated with creature type "Guardian" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Soldier".

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

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


Opal Archangel

Enchantment, 4W (5)
When an opponent plays a creature spell, if Opal Archangel is an enchantment, Opal Archangel becomes a 5/5 Angel creature with flying and vigilance.1
Illus. Jeff Miracola

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • When it turns into a creature, it no longer counts as an enchantment. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
  • It changes even if the spell is countered. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
  • It becomes a creature when the spell is announced, which is before that spell resolves. A Cloudchaser Eagle cannot be used to destroy this card, since it will no longer be an enchantment when the Eagle comes into play. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
  • A creature spell is any "Creature" or "Artifact Creature" spell. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01] Older cards of type Summon are also Creature spells.
  • Note - Also see Vigilance, Rule 502.14.

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

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


Opal Caryatid

Enchantment, W (1)
When an opponent plays a creature spell, if Opal Caryatid is an enchantment, Opal Caryatid becomes a 2/2 Soldier creature.1
Illus. Berry

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • When it turns into a creature, it no longer counts as an enchantment. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
  • It changes even if the spell is countered. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
  • It becomes a creature when the spell is announced, which is before that spell resolves. A Cloudchaser Eagle cannot be used to destroy this card, since it will no longer be an enchantment when the Eagle comes into play. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
  • A creature spell is any "Creature" or "Artifact Creature" spell. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01] Older cards of type Summon are also Creature spells.

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

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


Opal Gargoyle

Enchantment, 1W (2)
When an opponent plays a creature spell, if Opal Gargoyle is an enchantment, Opal Gargoyle becomes a 2/2 Gargoyle creature with flying.1
Illus. Kev Walker

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • When it turns into a creature, it no longer counts as an enchantment. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
  • It changes even if the spell is countered. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
  • It becomes a creature when the spell is announced, which is before that spell resolves. A Cloudchaser Eagle cannot be used to destroy this card, since it will no longer be an enchantment when the Eagle comes into play. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
  • A creature spell is any "Creature" or "Artifact Creature" spell. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01] Older cards of type Summon are also Creature spells.

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

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


Opal Titan

Enchantment, 2WW (4)
When an opponent plays a creature spell, if Opal Titan is an enchantment, Opal Titan becomes a 4/4 Giant creature with protection from each of that spell's colors.1
Illus. Paolo Parente

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • If the spell was colorless (an artifact), this card does not get any form of Protection. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
  • When it turns into a creature, it no longer counts as an enchantment. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
  • It changes even if the spell is countered. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
  • It becomes a creature when the spell is announced, which is before that spell resolves. A Cloudchaser Eagle cannot be used to destroy this card, since it will no longer be an enchantment when the Eagle comes into play. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
  • A creature spell is any "Creature" or "Artifact Creature" spell. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01] Older cards of type Summon are also Creature spells.
  • Note - Also see Protection, Rule 502.7.

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

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


Pacifism

Enchantment - Aura, 1W (2)
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you play this. This card comes into play attached to that creature.)
Enchanted creature can't attack or block.
1
"Fight? I cannot. I do not care if I live or die, so long as I can rest." -Urza, to Serra
Illus. Randy Gallegos

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

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

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended, Standard

Printings (11/64) Tenth Edition (Common)
Core Set - Ninth Edition (Common)
Core Set - Eighth Edition (Common)
Onslaught (Common)
Seventh Edition (Common)
Urza's Saga (Common)
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Pariah

Enchantment - Aura, 2W (3)
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you play this. This card comes into play attached to that creature.)
All damage that would be dealt to you is dealt to enchanted creature instead.
1
"It is not sad", Radiant chided the lesser angel. "It is right. Every society must have its outcasts."
Illus. Jon J Muth

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • You can play this on an opponent's creature, and all damage done to you is instead done to their creature. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
  • If you have more than one Pariah in play, you get to choose which one gets the damage. [D'Angelo 1999/01/20]
  • All damage being dealt to you at one time gets redirected to one Pariah. If you take 3 damage from Incinerate, all 3 damage goes to one Pariah. [D'Angelo 1999/01/20] If you take damage from multiple creatures in combat, all the combat damage goes to one Pariah. [D'Angelo 1999/08/18]
  • Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
  • Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended, Standard

Printings (3/21) Tenth Edition (Rare)
Seventh Edition (Rare)
Urza's Saga (Rare)


Path of Peace

Sorcery, 3W (4)
Destroy target creature. Its owner gains 4 life.1
"When the sword becomes a burden, let the warrior lay it aside that another with a truer heart might take it up." -Radiant, archangel
Illus. Val Mayerik

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • If the spell fails because the target is not there or isn't legal, the owner does not gain any life. [D'Angelo 1998/10/05]

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

Printings (4/17) Starter (Common)
Urza's Saga (Common)
Portal Second Age (Common)
Portal (Common)


Pegasus Charger

Creature - Pegasus 2/1, 2W (3)
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
1
"The clouds came alive and dove to the earth! Hooves flashed among the dark army, who fled before the spectacle of fury." -Song of All, canto 211
Illus. Val Mayerik

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


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

Printings (3/16) Core Set - Ninth Edition (Common)
Anthologies (Special)
Urza's Saga (Common)


Planar Birth

Sorcery, 1W (2)
Return all basic land cards from all graveyards to play under their owners' control, tapped.1
"From womb of nothingness sprang this place of beauty, purity, and hope realized." -Song of All, canto 3
Illus. Adam Rex

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • They come into play tapped. They do not enter play and then tap afterwards. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

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

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


Presence of the Master

Enchantment, 3W (4)
Whenever a player plays an enchantment spell, counter it.
Peace to all. Peace be all. -Great Hall floor inscription
Illus. Ciruelo

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • Does not stop enchantments from being put into play by a spell or ability, such as Show and Tell. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
  • This effect triggers when the spell is announced and prior to allowing responses to it. [WotC Rules Team 1995/11/10]
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card until 1998/11/01, at which time the card was re-introduced via Urza's Saga.

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

Printings (2/8) Urza's Saga (Uncommon)
Legends (Uncommon)


Redeem

Instant, 1W (2)
Prevent all damage that would be dealt this turn to up to two target creatures.1
"That they are saved from death is immaterial. What is important is that they know the source of their benefaction." -Radiant, archangel
Illus. D. Alexander Gregory


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

Printings (2/12) Core Set - Eighth Edition (Common)
Urza's Saga (Uncommon)


Remembrance

Enchantment, 3W (4)
Whenever a nontoken creature you control is put into a graveyard from play, you may search your library for a creature card with the same name as that creature, reveal the card and put it into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.1
Illus. Val Mayerik

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries

  • If a card which is a creature only due to an effect goes to the graveyard, you can search for another copy of that card, but since the cards you find will not be creature cards, you cannot choose them. [D'Angelo 2003/09/08]
  • If a copy card, such as Clone, goes to the graveyard under this effect, you get to look for another copy of the card it was copying (not the Clone card). This is because a copy card actually takes on the name and initial characteristics of what it copies. [WotC Rules Team 1999/03/18]
  • You do not have to find a creature card if you do not want to. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]

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

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


Rune of Protection: Artifacts

Enchantment, 1W (2)
{W}: The next time an artifact source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
1
Illus. Scott M. Fischer

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


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

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


Rune of Protection: Black

Enchantment, 1W (2)
{W}: The next time a black source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
1
Illus. Scott M. Fischer

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


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

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


Rune of Protection: Blue

Enchantment, 1W (2)
{W}: The next time a blue source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
1
Illus. Scott M. Fischer

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


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

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


Rune of Protection: Green

Enchantment, 1W (2)
{W}: The next time a green source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
1
Illus. Scott M. Fischer

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


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

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


Rune of Protection: Lands

Enchantment, 1W (2)
{W}: The next time a land source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
1
Illus. Scott M. Fischer

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


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

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


Rune of Protection: Red

Enchantment, 1W (2)
{W}: The next time a red source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
1
Illus. Scott M. Fischer

Crystal Keep Rulings Summaries


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

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


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