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1. Air Elemental

2. Blizzard Elemental

3. Brainstorm

• This is all one effect. You draw 3 and return 2 cards all in one resolution. Nothing may be used between the two. [D'Angelo 1999/10/12]
• Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have restricted this card since 2008/06/20.

4. Cloud Djinn

5. Cloud Elemental

6. Counterspell

• Note - In Fifth Edition (and before) this was an Interrupt. All such spells are now Instants.

7. Fog Elemental

8. Gaseous Form

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

9. Giant Crab

• Note - Also see Shroud, Rule 502.36.

10. Impulse

• Due to errata, you no longer shuffle your library. [Oracle 1998/07/01]
• This is not a "draw". [Aahz 1997/01/29]

11. Killer Whale

12. Leviathan

• You don't have to pay the untap cost if it is untapped outside the upkeep phase or is untapped by an effect. [Duelist Magazine #3, Page 7]
• To make it attack, the two Islands are sacrificed at the time it is declared as an attacker. This is an increase to the cost to attack. [D'Angelo 1998/06/05]
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.

13. Mahamoti Djinn

• Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1999/10/01 to 2001/05/01.

14. Power Sink

• When this spell resolves, you either pay X mana or let all your lands become tapped. The lands that become tapped are not "tapped for mana". [bethmo 1997/10/09] If you choose to pay, you may pay the X mana using whatever mana abilities you want to use.
• Special lands which do not provide mana are also tapped by this card. [D'Angelo 2000/11/06]
• If the land provides mana only for specific purposes (like Mishra's Workshop), it cannot be used to pay the X mana (unless that purpose is being filled). Mishra's Workshop, like most purposed mana, could not be used to pay for Power Sink. [WotC Rules Team 1994/09/30]
• Does not increase the mana cost of the spell. It just requires a separate expenditure in order for it to succeed. [bethmo 1994/05/05]
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.

15. Snapping Drake

• All tournament formats have banned this card until 2005/10/20 because it only appeares in Portal or Starter prior to then.
• Note - The Portal version had no creature type.

16. Tolarian Winds

• It counts how many cards you discard. Since this card will not be in your hand at that time, this card is not counted. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]

17. Vigilant Drake

18. Wayward Soul

19. Bone Harvest

• You have to show the creatures you put on top of your library, but not the order you put them there. [D'Angelo 2000/02/18]

20. Coercion

21. Dark Ritual

• 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.

22. Death Stroke

23. Diabolic Edict

• The choice of what to sacrifice is made by the player on resolution. [Duelist Magazine #23, Page 22]

24. Drain Life

• You can put as much black mana as you want into this spell's X value, but you cannot gain more life than the creature's toughness. [D'Angelo 1996/07/01]
• You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged. [PPG Page 70]
• Cost reducers, such as Helm of Awakening can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost. [WotC Rules Team 1997/06/01]
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.
• Note - Before errata, the X part of the cost was not part of the mana cost; it was part of the card's text. [Oracle 1999/07/01] This means the X cost is now part of the cost for things like Spell Blast.
• Note - The artist's name, Shuler, was misspelled on the Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition versions of this card.

25. Fallen Angel

• You can use the sacrifice ability as many times in a turn as you want to, with one creature sacrificed each time. [Aahz 1994/06/14]
• Can sacrifice itself. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 123]

26. Feral Shadow

• Note - This card is referred to by Urborg Panther.
• Note - Before errata, the creature type was Night Stalker as two words. [Oracle 1999/07/01]
• Note - The Portal version had no creature type.

27. Gravedigger

• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
• Note - The Portal version had no creature type.

28. Hollow Dogs

• If it attacks more than once per turn (due to Relentless Assault, for example), it gets the bonus each time. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Note - This card was creature type "Hound" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Zombie Hound".

29. Sengir Vampire

• Gets counters when creatures go to the graveyard. If it dies at the same time as a creature it killed, it does not get the counter. If it regenerates or otherwise lives past the creature going to the graveyard, it gets the counter. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
• Does not get a counter if it damages a creature and that creature's permanent is no longer a creature at the time it is put in the graveyard. [WotC Rules Team 1997/06/01] [Duelist Magazine #19, Page 31]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1999/10/01 until 2002/03/01, when it was put back into print.

30. Skittering Horror

• Triggers when you announce a creature spell, and will resolve before that creature is put into play. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01]

31. Skittering Skirge

• The triggered ability triggers when the creature spell is announced, and it is put on the stack before any responses can be played. This ability will resolve before that creature comes into play. [D'Angelo 2000/01/02]
• A creature spell is any "Creature" or "Artifact Creature" spell. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01] Older cards of type Summon are also Creature cards.

32. Tar Pit Warrior

• You can move an enchantment onto this card using Enchantment Alteration or a similar effect without causing this card to be sacrificed. [D'Angelo 1997/12/15]
• Note - This card was of creature type "Cyclops" until Oracle 1999/07/01. It was then of type "Giant" until Oracle 2006/01/15.

33. Terror

• As with all targeted spells, the requirements for targeting are checked when declaring the effect and when resolving it. So, if the creature becomes a black or artifact creature after this spell is declared and before it is resolved, then the spell is countered. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]

34. Balduvian Horde

• The discard is forced. You may use Library of Leng on the discarded card. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• You choose whether to discard or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice this card. You can choose to not discard even if you no longer control this card on resolution. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
• Note - This card was creature type "Barbarian" until Oracle 2007/09/01 when it became "Human Barbarian".

35. Ball Lightning

• The creature is sacrificed at the end of every turn in which it is in play. There is no choice about what turn to sacrifice it. [D'Angelo 1998/06/05]
• Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.
• Note - This card was of creature type "Ball Lightning" until Oracle 1999/09/20, when it became "Ball-Lightning" until Oracle 2007/09/01, when it became "Elemental".

36. Bloodrock Cyclops

• There is no penalty if it cannot attack. [DeLaney 1997/06/12]
• Note - Also see Must Attack or Block, Rule 500.
• Note - This card was creature type "Giant" instead of "Cyclops" from Oracle 1999/07/01 to Oracle 2007/05/01.

37. Fireball

• 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.

38. Hulking Cyclops

• Cannot be given the ability to block by something like Web or Spider Climb. Those abilities do not remove the general inability to block. [Duelist Magazine #17, Page 30]
• Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
• Note - This card was of creature type "Giant" from the release of Sixth Edition until Oracle 2006/01/15. It was "Cyclops" before Sixth Edition.

39. Kird Ape

• Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card until 2005/08/20 because it was not in a legal expansion.

40. Lava Axe

41. Lightning Bolt

• Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.

42. Lowland Giant

43. Raging Goblin

• Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.
• Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
• Note - This card had creature type "Goblin" and not "Goblin Berserker" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.

44. Shivan Dragon

45. Shock

46. Sonic Burst

• You cannot discard more than once to target more than one creature (or player) or to do multiple amounts of damage to a single creature (or player). [D'Angelo 1998/06/10]
• You must discard a card as part of the cost. If you do not have any other cards in your hand, you cannot cast this spell. [D'Angelo 1998/06/15]
• You pick the target before you pick the random card to discard. [bethmo 1999/02/11]

47. Talruum Minotaur

• Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.
• Note - This card was of creature type "Minotaur" and not "Minotaur Berserker" until Oracle 2005/08/01.

48. Thunderbolt

• The decision to target a flying creature or a player is made on announcement This decision cannot be changed if the spell is redirected. [bethmo 1997/10/07] See Rule G13.13 on Modal spells.
• Note - Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G13.13.

49. Thundering Giant

• Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.

50. Viashino Warrior

• Note - This card was of creature type "Viashino" and not "Viashino Warrior" until Oracle 2005/08/01.

51. Crash of Rhinos

• Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.

52. Crashing Boars

• The ability is not optional. If there are no untapped creatures to choose, then the ability does nothing. [Barclay 1998/06/10]
• If the chosen creature is not still untapped at the time blockers are declared, it does not have to block. [DeLaney 1998/06/10]

53. Deadly Insect

• Note - Also see Shroud, Rule 502.36.

54. Erhnam Djinn

• If there are no creatures your opponent controls to target at the beginning of your upkeep, ignore this ability. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
• If you have more than one Djinn, you can have all of them target the same creature with their ability. [D'Angelo 1996/12/10]
• In multiplayer games you can choose a different player's creature each time it is used. [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 1996/06/13]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1999/10/01 until 2002/07/01.
• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule 502.6.

55. Fog

56. Force of Nature

• A Circle of Protection: Green can be used to prevent damage due to not paying upkeep. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
• Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.
• Note - This card was of creature type "Force" and not "Elemental" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.

57. Giant Growth

58. Llanowar Elves

• Note - This card was of creature type "Elf" and not "Elf Druid" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.

59. Plated Spider

• Note - Also see Reach, Rule 502.70.

60. Quirion Elves

• Note - Also see Color, Rule 203.2d, for rules on choosing a color.
• Note - This card was of creature type "Elf" and not "Elf Druid" until Oracle 2005/08/01.

61. Rampant Growth

• The land does not count toward your one per turn limit because it was put into play by an effect. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 30]
• You do not have to find a basic land card if you do not want to. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2001/07/14]

62. Scaled Wurm

63. Shambling Strider

• Note - This card was of creature type "Strider" until Oracle 2007/09/01 when it became "Yeti".

64. Wild Growth

• The additional mana is not an ability of the land and is not something the land can produce for purposes of Fellwar Stone, Reflecting Pool, and similar cards. [DeLaney 1999/07/21]
• The additional {G} is not a valid choice for Mana Flare and similar cards. This mana is produced by a triggered ability. [DeLaney 1999/08/10]
• Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
• Note - This card was of type "Enchant Land" until Oracle 2005/08/01.

65. Woolly Spider

• Note - Also see Reach, Rule 502.70.

66. Yavimaya Wurm

• Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.

67. Diabolic Vision

68. Segmented Wurm

69. Clockwork Avian

• See Clockwork Beast for rulings.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
• Note - This card had no creature type until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Bird".

70. Clockwork Beast

• 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".

71. Dwarven Ruins

• When Drain Power resolves you can choose to use either mana ability. [D'Angelo 2002/07/21]

72. Ebon Stronghold

• See Dwarven Ruins for rulings.

73. Havenwood Battleground

• See Dwarven Ruins for rulings.

74. Polluted Mire

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

75. Remote Isle

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

76. Slippery Karst

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

77. Smoldering Crater

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

78. Svyelunite Temple

• See Dwarven Ruins for rulings.

79. Island

• 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]

80. Island

• 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]

81. Island

• 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]

82. Swamp

• 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]

83. Swamp

• 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]

84. Swamp

• 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]

85. Mountain

• 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]

86. Mountain

• 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]

87. Mountain

• 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]

88. Forest

• 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]

89. Forest

• 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]

90. Forest

• 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]