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Introductory Two-Player Set

 Introductory Two-Player Set  Introductory Two-Player Set

1. Alabaster Potion

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

2. Battering Ram

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

3. Bog Imp

• Note - The Portal version had no creature type.

4. Bog Wraith

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

5. Circle of Protection: Black

• 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.

6. Circle of Protection: Red

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

7. 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".

8. Cursed Land

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

9. 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.

10. Detonate

• 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.

11. Disintegrate

• 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.

12. Durkwood Boars

13. Elven Riders

• 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.

14. Elvish Archers

• 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.

15. Energy Flux

16. Feedback

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

17. 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.

18. 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]

19. 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]

20. 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]

21. Glasses of Urza

• You can use it on yourself. [D'Angelo 1998/06/03]

22. Grizzly Bears

• Note - The Portal version had no creature type.

23. Healing Salve

• Note - Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G13.13.

24. Hill Giant

• Note - The Portal version had no creature type.

25. Ironclaw Orcs

26. 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]

27. 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]

28. 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]

29. Jayemdae Tome

• Note - In Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition, the term "Mono Artifact" was used to indicate that tapping was part of the use cost.

30. Lost Soul

• Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule 502.6.
• Note - This card was creature type "Lost Soul" until Sixth Edition, when it became "Minion". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Spirit Minion".

31. Merfolk of the Pearl Trident

• Note - The Portal version had no creature type.

32. Mesa Pegasus

• Note - Also see Banding, Rule 502.10.

33. Mons's Goblin Raiders

34. 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]

35. 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]

36. 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]

37. Murk Dwellers

• Note - This card was creature type "Murk Dwellers" until Oracle 1999/09/01, when it became "Murk-Dwellers". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Zombie".

38. Orcish Artillery

• A Circle of Protection: Red can be used to prevent the damage from this card. Makes it a nice 2 point directed attack. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
• You do not take the 3 points of damage if the effect fails because the target is illegal. [Aahz 1994/06/06]
• Note - The Alpha printing version of this card had a mana cost of "{1}{R}". All further printings have had a "{1}{R}{R}" mana cost.
• Note - This card was creature type "Orc" and not "Orc Warrior" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.

39. Orcish Oriflamme

• Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) restricted this card from 1994/01/25 to 1994/02/23.
• Note - The mana cost on the Alpha printing version of this card was just "{1}{R}", and not "{3}{R}" as appears in all other printings.

40. Pearled Unicorn

41. Phantom Monster

• Note - This card was creature type "Phantom" until Oracle 2007/09/01 when it became "Illusion".

42. Plains

• 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]

43. Plains

• 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]

44. Plains

• 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]

45. 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.

46. Pyrotechnics

• You cannot do fractional points of damage. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 9]
• You cannot choose to do zero damage to a target. [WotC Rules Team 1995/07/19]
• You cannot choose to have zero targets. You must choose between 1 and 4 targets. [Jordan 2003/05/19]
• You can assign damage to multiple targets and are not forced to assign the same amount of damage to each target (like you are with Fireball). [D'Angelo 1995/03/07]
• No matter how much you assign to a target, it is only targeted once, and so damage is assigned once per target regardless of the amount of damage assigned to that target. [D'Angelo 1995/03/02]

47. Raise Dead

• A "creature card" is a Creature card or Artifact Creature card. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01] Older cards of type Summon are also Creature cards.
• You must show the card you bring out of the graveyard to your opponent. [bethmo 1994/10/01]
• You can Raise Dead a creature which was discarded from your hand and was therefore never in play. [D'Angelo 1994/10/01]
• The creature being brought back is chosen on announcement and not on resolution of the spell because it is targeted. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 123]
• Although the text isn't totally clear, the targeted creature card must be in your graveyard. [D'Angelo 2007/02/28]

48. Reverse Damage

• This can only affect damage which would be dealt after it resolves. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• It only affects damage dealt by the source one time. If the source damages you a second time this turn, the damage will not be reversed. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• It can be used even if you have taken no damage this turn, in order to waste the spell. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 131]

49. Rod of Ruin

50. Scathe Zombies

51. Sorceress Queen

• Creatures with power or toughness calculated (such as Nightmare or Keldon Warlord) have their power/toughness overridden to be 0/2 so their normal ability to have their power/toughness recalculated won't do anything useful while the Sorceress effect is upon that creature. Same goes for Angry Mob. [bethmo 1996/01/30]
• Note - This card was creature type "Sorceress" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Wizard".

52. 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]

53. 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]

54. 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]

55. 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]

56. Twiddle

• The opponent gets a chance to use the card being Twiddled in response to this spell if they so wish and if the card's ability is legal at the time. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
• Any cards which might trigger off a card becoming tapped will trigger. Thus, a Psychic Venom on a land that becomes tapped will cause 2 damage. [D'Angelo 1995/03/12] Similarly, if the card itself triggers on its own tapping, such as City of Brass, the ability will still happen. [D'Angelo 1995/04/12]
• The decision to tap or untap is made on resolution. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03] This is not a modal spell.
• The choice of target gives free range of lands, creatures, and artifacts. You do not lock in on one type as a casting decision. If the spell is Forked or redirected, the type is not fixed. [Duelist Magazine #8, Page 50]
• Twiddle to tap can target a tapped card, and Twiddle to untap can target an untapped card. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 23]
• This is not a toggle effect. If you use Twiddle to tap a card and before it takes effect your opponent taps it, Twiddle will not untap the card. [bethmo 1994/04/01]

57. Unsummon

• Unsummon can be used during combat in the steps after attackers or blockers are declared (see Rule 308 and Rule 309) to remove an attacker or blocker so that creature does not deal damage. [D'Angelo 1994/10/01]
• Unsummon can be used during combat after combat damage is assigned but before combat damage resolves. If this happens, the creature does not receive damage, but the damage it assigned will still become dealt. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• If this causes an opponent to go over 7 cards when it is not their turn they need not discard until the discard phase of their next turn. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
• Unsummoning a token creature removes it from the game. [bethmo 1994/10/01] See Rule 216.3.

58. Untamed Wilds

• Can get a Snow-Covered land. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 132]
• 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]

59. Vampire Bats

60. Wall of Bone

• Note - Also see Defender, Rule 502.41.
• Note - Also see Walls, Rule G23.1.
• Note - This card was creature type "Wall" until Oracle 2008/01/01, when it became "Skeleton Wall".

61. War Mammoth

• Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.
• Note - This card was creature type "Mammoth" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Elephant".

62. Warp Artifact

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

63. Weakness

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

64. Whirling Dervish

• If it damages the opponent multiple times in a turn, it gets only one +1/+1 counter at end of turn. [D'Angelo 2001/06/22]
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule 502.7.
• Note - This card was of creature type "Dervish" and not "Human Monk" until Oracle 2006/10/01 and Time Spiral.

65. Winter Blast

• Will succeed on already tapped creatures and do damage to them. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 22]
• Checks if the creatures are Flying on resolution and not on announcement. [D'Angelo 1995/10/05]
• Cannot target the same thing more than once. [D'Angelo 1998/02/03]
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.

66. Zephyr Falcon

• Note - The creature type was Falcon and is now Bird. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
• Note - Also see Vigilance, Rule 502.14.

67. Scryb Sprites