|

Menu:
Home
Random
Advanced Search
Preferences
Editions:
Zendikar (new)
Magic 2010
Alara Reborn
Conflux
Shards of Alara
→ View All
Extras:
Tokens
Contributors
Help
Rules:
Rulings Summaries
Comprehensive Rules
|
Seconda Edizione  Revised Edition Unlimitierte Auflage Tirage Non Limité
| Enchantment - Aura |
1B (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant creature card in a graveyard When Animate Dead enters the battlefield, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Animate Dead." Return enchanted creature card to the battlefield under your control and attach Animate Dead to it. When Animate Dead leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it. Enchanted creature gets -1/-0. |
- It follows all the rules for Aura (Enchant Creature) cards. [WotC Rules Team 1997/03/14] For example, it counts for abilities that interact with creature enchantments, such as Rabid Wombat. [Aahz 1997/06/06]
- You can Animate a creature which was discarded from a hand and therefore was never in play. [D'Angelo 1994/04/01]
- The creature comes out as if it were just played. Any X in the mana cost is zero (see Rule G24.1). So animating a Rock Hydra gives you a hydra with zero heads. [Mirage, Page 31]
- When putting a card into play that requires a definition for its value, such as with Minion of the Wastes, you do what is needed to define the value. [WotC Rules Team 1998/02/02] In the case of Minion of the Wastes, you pay life to define its values.
- The animated creature comes into play with summoning sickness (see Rule G19.39), so it cannot attack until it begins one of its controller's turns in play. [D'Angelo 1998/02/03]
- This is a targeted ability. Note that cards in the graveyard do not have Protection from Color abilities (see Rule 402.8). [D'Angelo 2002/12/19]
- If the creature card put into play has Protection from Black (or a similar effect that prevents Animate Dead from legally being attached), then it will fail to become attached and it as per Rule 212.4k, which states that an Aura trying to move onto an illegal permanent will stay where it is. Then the Animate Dead will go to the graveyard as an Aura that is not enchanting anything. This will sacrifice the creature as well, as stated by the card text. [D'Angelo 2007/10/20]
- If the creature phases out (see Rule 502.15) without the Animate Dead because Animate Dead has been affected by Spatial Binding, the Animate Dead is put into the graveyard but the creature is not. The creature will phase in perfectly normal since the Animate Dead ability did not destroy it. [Aahz 1997/02/16]
- It cannot move to a different creature using Aura moving effects. [D'Angelo 2007/09/08]
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
- Note - Also see Put Into Play, Rule G16.34.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchantment" until Oracle 2007/09/01 when it became "Enchantment - Aura".
- Note - The Limited Edition, Unlimited Edition, Revised Edition, and Fourth Edition versions had this card as an Enchant Dead Creature. [D'Angelo 1997/04/11]
| Enchantment |
1B (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Black creatures get +1/+1. |
| Creature - Human Knight 2/2 |
BB (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Protection from white (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything white.) |
| Creature - Wraith 3/3 |
3B (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Swampwalk (This creature is unblockable as long as defending player controls a Swamp.) |
| Sorcery |
B (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Remove Contract from Below from your deck before playing if you're not playing for ante. Discard your hand, add the top card of your library to the ante, then draw seven cards. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have banned this card since 1994/01/25.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have always banned this card.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
- Note - The artist's name, Shuler, was misspelled on the Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition versions of this card.
| Enchantment - Aura |
2BB (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant land At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted land's controller, Cursed Land deals 1 damage to that player. |
| Instant |
B (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Add {B}{B}{B} to your mana pool. |
- 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.
| Sorcery |
BBB (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Remove Darkpact from your deck before playing if you're not playing for ante. You own target card in the ante. Exchange that card with the top card of your library. |
- The exchange puts Darkpact into that player's ante. The winner of the game will end up owning Darkpact. [D'Angelo 2006/05/13]
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have banned this card since 1994/01/25 since it is only used in games for Ante.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have always banned this card.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
| Enchantment |
BB (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| {B}{B}: Counter target green spell. |
| Instant |
B (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Target spell or permanent becomes black. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.) |
- See Chaoslace for rulings.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - This card was an Interrupt and now is an Instant. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
| Sorcery |
1BB (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Remove Demonic Attorney from your deck before playing if you're not playing for ante.
Each player antes the top card of his or her library. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have banned this card since 1994/01/25 since it is only used in games for Ante.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have always banned this card.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have always banned this card.
| Creature - Demon 5/5 |
3BBB (6) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
{T}: Destroy target land.
At the beginning of your upkeep, unless you pay {B}{B}{B}, tap Demonic Hordes and sacrifice a land of an opponent's choice. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Sorcery |
1B (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Search your library for a card and put that card into your hand. Then shuffle your library. |
- This is not a draw. [D'Angelo 1995/02/27]
- You do not show the card you pick out of your library to your opponent. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
- You pick a card on resolution. [D'Angelo 1995/07/21] Because you pick on resolution, this spell can be Forked so that the Fork's caster can pick a different card. [Aahz 1995/09/05]
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have restricted this card since 1994/03/23.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have always banned this card.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1995/05/02 when it left the environment.
- Note - The artist's name, Shuler, was misspelled on the Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition versions of this card.
| Sorcery |
X1B (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Spend only black mana on X. Drain Life deals X damage to target creature or player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt, but not more life than the player's life total before Drain Life dealt damage or the creature's toughness. |
- 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.
| Creature - Skeleton 1/1 |
1B (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| {B}: Regenerate Drudge Skeletons. (The next time this creature would be destroyed this turn, it isn't. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat.) |
| Creature - Human Wizard 1/1 |
1BB (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Whenever El-Hajjâj deals damage, you gain that much life. |
| Creature - Human Warrior 2/3 |
1B (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| At the beginning of your end step, if Erg Raiders didn't attack this turn, Erg Raiders deals 2 damage to you unless it came under your control this turn. |
- If unable to attack because it is tapped or something, it still deals 2 damage to the controller of this card. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
- Note - The Arabian Nights version of this card has two versions, one with a small dark circle behind the "1" in the mana cost (rarity C3) and one with a normal mana circle behind the cost (rarity C2).
- Note - This card was of creature type "Raider" and not "Human Warrior" until Oracle 2007/09/01.
| Enchantment - Aura |
B (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant land Enchanted land is a Swamp. |
- A changed land is considered to be the new land type in all ways. This is not just a change of name. It changes the color of mana produced too. [Mirage, Page 58]
- Will not add or remove Snow-Covered nature from a land. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 132]
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Land" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Enchantment - Aura |
BB (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters the battlefield attached to that creature.) Enchanted creature has fear. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) |
| Creature - Shade 0/1 |
2B (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| {B}: Frozen Shade gets +1/+1 until end of turn. |
- Note - The artist's name, Shuler, was misspelled on the Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition versions of this card.
| Enchantment |
2B (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
White spells cost {3} more to cast. Activated abilities of white enchantments cost {3} more to activate. |
- The additional mana is paid at the same time the spell/ability is announced. [bethmo 1996/06/20]
- The extra mana is not considered part of the mana cost (see Rule G13.7). A Spell Blast would still only require the original mana cost as X in order to counter the spell. [Aahz 1994/09/02]
- The extra mana is not considered part of the activation cost. It is a separate cost. [Aahz 1994/09/02]
- The extra mana is part of the play cost, so cost reducers like Helm of Awakening can be used to pay part of this cost.
| Instant |
XB (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn. |
| Creature - Specter 2/2 |
1BB (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Flying Whenever Hypnotic Specter deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card at random. |
- Must do at least 1 point of damage to cause opponent to discard because the effect only happens if at least 1 damage remains unprevented. [WotC Rules Team 1994/02/07]
- If damage is redirected to opponent by some spell or ability and is not prevented, opponent must discard a card as if they were attacked directly. Equally, if damage is redirected away from the player, no card needs to be discarded. [WotC Rules Team 1994/02/07]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1997/10/01 until 2005/08/20.
- Note - The artist's name, Shuler, was misspelled on the Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition versions of this card.
| Creature - Demon 7/7 |
4BBB (7) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Flying, trample At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature other than Lord of the Pit. If you can't, Lord of the Pit deals 7 damage to you. |
- If you have a creature, you must sacrifice it. The 7 damage can only be taken if no creature can be sacrificed. [Duelist Magazine #3, Page 15]
- You can sacrifice a Lord of the Pit to a different Lord of the Pit. [Aahz 1994/09/14]
- If you have two Lords of the Pit, you can sacrifice them to each other. [D'Angelo 2001/04/16]
- You can select creatures with Protection from Black to be sacrificed. [Aahz 1994/04/01]
- Circle of Protection: Black can be used to prevent the damage. [bethmo 1994/03/01]
- Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.
| Sorcery |
XB (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Target player discards X cards at random. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) restricted this card from 1994/08/01 to 1996/02/01. It was then banned from 1996/02/01 to 2000/10/01. It was then restricted from 2000/10/01 until 2007/06/20.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have always banned this card.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1996/02/01. It was previously restricted from 1994/08/01 to 1996/02/01.
- Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.
| Creature - Spirit 1/1 |
BB (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Haste At the beginning of your upkeep, if Nether Shadow is in your graveyard with three or more creature cards above it, you may put Nether Shadow onto the battlefield. |
- Note that bringing the Shadow back into play from the graveyard is not a spell, it is an ability. It cannot be countered with something that counters spells. [bethmo 1994/05/14]
- Since it comes into play due to triggering at the beginning of upkeep, it is not possible to get an infinite loop with four Nether Shadows. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- Note - In all printings it was of creature type "Shadow" but it is now of creature type "Spirit".
| Creature - Imp 1/1 |
2B (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| {T}: Choose target non-Wall creature the active player has controlled continuously since the beginning of the turn. That creature attacks this turn if able. If it doesn't, destroy it at the beginning of the next end step. Activate this ability only during an opponent's turn, before attackers are declared. |
- If the Imp leaves play before the end of the turn, the creature still is destroyed. [D'Angelo 1995/04/12]
- The ability may only be used on a creature on its controller's turn at a time when it would be legal for that player to declare an attack later in the turn. [Aahz 1995/04/11]
- The creature is destroyed if it does not attack because it simply cannot do so legally. For example, a Sea Serpent will be destroyed if it cannot attack because the opponent has no islands. [Aahz 1994/06/01]
- You can use this effect on a creature you know won't be able to attack. For example, you can use it on a tapped creature. [Aahz 1994/06/01]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Must Attack, Rule 502.2.
| Creature - Nightmare Horse X/X |
5B (6) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Flying Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control. |
- If you run out of Swamps, the Nightmare dies as a state-based effect (see Rule 420) right before the next player gains priority. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
- Note - This card was creature type "Nightmare" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Nightmare Horse".
- Note - The Beta printing version of this card has a blotch over the word Swamp that is not in any of the other printings.
| Enchantment - Aura |
B (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant creature When Paralyze enters the battlefield, tap enchanted creature. Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step. At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player may pay {4}. If he or she does, untap the creature. |
- It can only be untapped using Paralyze once per turn. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- Two Paralyzes are not cumulative. Paying either one will untap the creature. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- Paying the cost is optional. [D'Angelo 1994/04/01]
- The enchantment is a permanent. It does not leave once it is paid. This is a common mistake. [D'Angelo 1994/04/01]
- Because Paralyze is paid during upkeep, the creature does avoid restrictions on the untap phase such as Smoke, and can untap when Stasis is in effect, or untap around the Meekstone. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
- The creature becomes tapped just after Paralyze comes into play (see Rule 410.10a), not when it is declared. [Aahz 1994/07/29]
- Paralyze can be played on creatures which are already tapped. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Enchantment |
2BB (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
At the beginning of the end step, if no creatures are on the battlefield, sacrifice Pestilence. {B}: Pestilence deals 1 damage to each creature and each player. |
- It is not targeted, so it will try to damage creatures with Protection from Black, but note that Protection from Color immediately reduces all damage of that color to zero, so the damage is prevented before it can actually hurt the creature. [D'Angelo 1998/02/03]
- Each activation is considered a new damage effect. An activation can only be 1 point of damage. [Duelist Magazine #12, Page 26]
- It will stay in play if there is a creature which is put into the graveyard at end of turn. This is because this ability will not trigger at all if there is at least one creature in play at that time. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01] Remember that the current player's "at end of turn" effects resolve after the other player's because they are put on the stack first.
- Note that "until end of turn" effects wear off after this, so a Mishra's Factory can keep Pestilence in play. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
- Applies to all players and their creatures in multiplayer games. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64]
| Creature - Rat X/X |
2B (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Plague Rats's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures named Plague Rats on the battlefield. |
- "Plague Rats in play" means Plague Rats in play controlled by any and all players. [D'Angelo 1994/04/01]
- Only counts cards that are "Plague Rats" and not all cards that are "Creature - Rats" (or "Summon Rats" on older cards). [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
| Sorcery |
B (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. |
- 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]
| Creature - Human Assassin 1/1 |
1BB (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {T}: Destroy target tapped creature. |
- If the creature is no longer tapped (it untaps by Twiddle or other effect) when the Assassin is resolved, then the ability is countered. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- You can target creatures you control. [bethmo 1994/05/01]
- Cannot target itself because you choose the target at the same time you are tapping him. At that time he is not yet tapped. [D'Angelo 1995/07/18]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1999/10/01 to 2005/08/20 because it was not in a legal set.
- Note - This card was of creature type "Assassin" and not "Human Assassin" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Instant |
B (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
As an additional cost to cast Sacrifice, sacrifice a creature. Add to your mana pool an amount of black mana equal to the sacrificed creature's converted mana cost. |
- Sacrificing an animated land gives no mana since mana cost was zero. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule G3.30.
- Note - This card was of type Interrupt and is now of type Instant. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
| Creature - Zombie 2/2 |
2B (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Creature - Zombie 2/2 |
3B (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
At the beginning of the end step, put a corpse counter on Scavenging Ghoul for each creature put into a graveyard from the battlefield this turn. Remove a corpse counter from Scavenging Ghoul: Regenerate Scavenging Ghoul. |
- The Ghoul still gets to claim counters even if it enters play after the creatures died. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - This card was creature type "Ghoul" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Zombie".
| Creature - Vampire 4/4 |
3BB (5) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Whenever a creature dealt damage by Sengir Vampire this turn is put into a graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on 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.
| Instant |
1B (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| You gain life equal to the damage dealt to you this turn. Simulacrum deals damage to target creature you control equal to the damage dealt to you this turn. |
- This is not damage prevention or redirection. It actually is life gain and newly dealt damage. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- The damage dealt to the creature is black and is from this spell, not the original source. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- You cannot use Simulacrum on Loss of Life, just damage. [D'Angelo 1995/06/01]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Creature - Human Wizard 1/1 |
1BB (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {T}: Target creature other than Sorceress Queen becomes 0/2 until end of turn. |
- 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".
| Instant |
1B (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. |
- 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]
| Enchantment - Aura |
B (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+1. |
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - The Fourth Edition version of this card has a modified version of the card art used in Limited Edition through Revised Edition. The red flaming pentagram in the background was removed.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Creature - Skeleton Wall 1/4 |
2B (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Defender (This creature can't attack.) {B}: Regenerate Wall of Bone. (The next time this creature would be destroyed this turn, it isn't. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat.) |
| Enchantment - Aura |
BB (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Enchant artifact At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted artifact's controller, Warp Artifact deals 1 damage to that player. |
| Enchantment - Aura |
B (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets -2/-1. |
| Creature - Spirit 0/1 |
B (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) {B}: Regenerate Will-o'-the-Wisp. (The next time this creature would be destroyed this turn, it isn't. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat.) |
| Creature - Zombie 2/3 |
1BB (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Other Zombie creatures have swampwalk. Other Zombies have "{B}: Regenerate this permanent." |
- Does not grant the abilities to itself. [PPG Page 225]
- The regeneration ability is actually added to the card text of all Zombies. The Swampwalk ability is just granted to them. [Aahz 1997/03/18]
- Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule 502.6.
- Note - This card was creature type "Lord" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Zombie".
| Creature - Elemental 4/4 |
3UU (5) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Flying |
| Enchantment - Aura |
3U (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant artifact As long as enchanted artifact isn't a creature, it's an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its converted mana cost. |
- Animated artifacts are subject to the effects of summoning sickness (see Rule G19.39). [Mirage, Page 14] Remember that all permanents get summoning sickness, but that only creatures are affected by it. So whether or not you can use the animated artifact right away depends on whether or not it has summoning sickness. It will not have summoning sickness if it has been in play on your side (creature or not) since the beginning of your most recent turn.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - Also see Changing a Permanent's Type, Rule 212.1c.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Artifact" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Instant |
U (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Choose one - Counter target red spell; or destroy target red permanent. |
- The decision to counter a spell or destroy a permanent is a decision made on announcement before a target of the proper type is selected. If the spell is redirected, this mode cannot be changed, so only targets of the selected type are valid. [Duelist Magazine #8, Page 50] See Rule G13.13 on Modal spells.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G13.13.
- Note - This card was of type Interrupt and is now of type Instant. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
| Sorcery |
XUU (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Target player draws X cards. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) restricted this card from 1994/01/25 until 2004/09/20.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2004/09/20.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01. It was previously banned from the start of this format until 1999/01/01.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1995/05/02 when it left the environment.
- Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.
| Creature - Shapeshifter 0/0 |
3U (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| You may have Clone enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield. |
- Note - Also see Copying Objects, Rule 503. There are enough important rules there that they are worth reading first.
- As a copy, the Clone copies all characteristics of the chosen creature. This includes name, color, power/toughness, abilities, and more. [CompRules 2001/07/23 - 503.2/3] For example, a copy of an artifact creature can be Disenchanted.
- Can be used to copy a Vesuvan Doppelganger. You get a Doppelganger and the Clone is mimicking the same creature the Doppelganger was until the next upkeep. It also copies the ability to change forms. See Vesuvan Doppelganger for details. [D'Angelo 2001/08/31]
- The Clone is not treated as a Creature - Clone card in addition to the type of its target. [Duelist Magazine #10, Page 43]
- Clone is not a targeted creature spell. [D'Angelo 2001/08/15]
- If there is nothing to copy or you choose not to copy something, the Clone is 0/0 and will die if nothing prevents that. [D'Angelo 2001/10/31]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1999/10/01 until 2002/11/01.
- Note - Prior to Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01, this card was of creature type Clone and not of type Shapeshifter.
| Enchantment - Aura |
2UU (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant creature You control enchanted creature. |
- Takes control of a creature, but enchantments on the creature do not change controller. [D'Angelo 1998/06/01]
- The controlled creature comes under your control with summoning sickness (see Rule G19.39) so it cannot be tapped or used for an attack until you begin a turn with the creature in play. [Mirage, Page 14]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Enchantment |
1U (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| You may have Copy Artifact enter the battlefield as a copy of any artifact on the battlefield. It's still an enchantment. |
- Note - Also see Copying Objects, Rule 503. There are enough important rules there that they are worth reading first.
- The artifact to copy is chosen at the time this card enters play. If there is no valid artifact to choose, then this card enters play as a global enchantment that has no effect. [D'Angelo 2001/08/31]
- As a copy, Copy Artifact copies all initial characteristics of the targeted artifact. This includes name, abilities, whether or not it is a creature and more. [CompRules 2001/07/23 - 503.2/3]
- The copy of the artifact is not still blue. It copies the color of the thing it is copying. [Duelist Magazine #14, Page 26]
- The copy is both an artifact and an enchantment, so it is an artifact-enchantment (perhaps even an artifact-creature-enchantment). It can be affected by anything which affects either type of permanent. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) restricted this card from 1994/03/23 to 1997/10/01.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 1999/04/01.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1995/05/02. It was previously restricted up until 1995/05/02.
- Note - Also see Copying Objects, Rule 503.
| Instant |
UU (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Counter target spell. |
- Note - In Fifth Edition (and before) this was an Interrupt. All such spells are now Instants.
| Enchantment - Aura |
1U (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant creature When enchanted creature is put into a graveyard, Creature Bond deals damage equal to that creature's toughness to the creature's controller. |
- You do not take damage if Swords to Plowshares is used on the creature. Swords to Plowshares causes the card to leave the game, not to be destroyed. [Snark 1994/02/01]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Sorcery |
UU (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Target player activates a mana ability of each land he or she controls, then empties his or her mana pool. Add mana to your mana pool equal to the type and amount emptied from that player's mana pool this way. |
- Since this is a sorcery, your opponent may use instants and abilities of permanents in response to this spell before you get the mana from their mana pool and lands. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- If a land can draw more than one color of mana (by choice) then the target player (not the caster of this spell) chooses which colors are drawn at the time they draw it. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
- If a land can draw a variable amount of mana, the target player (not the caster of this spell) chooses how much to draw. [D'Angelo 2002/07/21]
- During the resolution of this spell, the targeted player plays mana abilities of his or her lands one at a time until each land has had a mana ability played once, or the remaining lands have no mana abilities that can be played. [D'Angelo 2008/09/06]
- If a mana ability has a cost to play it, the cost must be paid if it can be paid using available resources (such as mana already in the mana pool, or a creature already in play if it requires a sacrifice). [D'Angelo 2008/09/06]
| Enchantment |
2U (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| All artifacts have "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this artifact unless you pay {2}." |
| Enchantment - Aura |
2U (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant enchantment At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted enchantment's controller, Feedback deals 1 damage to that player. |
| Enchantment - Aura |
U (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters the battlefield attached to that creature.) Enchanted creature has flying. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) |
| Instant |
1U (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Return all artifacts target player owns to his or her hand. |
- Retrieves all artifacts owned by the target player regardless of who controls them. Ignores artifacts owned by other players even if target player has control of them. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
- It only returns artifacts which are in play. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) restricted this card from 1999/10/01 until 2003/04/01.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card from 1999/10/01 until 2003/04/01.
| Creature - Fish 6/8 |
4UUU (7) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Island Fish Jasconius can't attack unless defending player controls an Island. Island Fish Jasconius doesn't untap during your untap step. At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {U}{U}{U}. If you do, untap Island Fish Jasconius. When you control no Islands, sacrifice Island Fish Jasconius. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - This card was creature type "Island-Fish" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Fish".
| Instant |
U (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Target creature gains flying until end of turn. |
- If used after a blocker is assigned your creature is still blocked. [D'Angelo 1994/04/01]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Enchantment |
UU (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Whenever a Forest an opponent controls becomes tapped, you gain 1 life. |
- Gives one life for each and every Forest tapped. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
- Since it detects a Forest becoming tapped, it even works if the Forest is tapped with Twiddle or Icy Manipulator. [D'Angelo 1994/04/01]
- It works if the land being tapped is only part Forest or "counts as a Forest" regardless of what mana type it is tapped for. [Aahz 1994/07/28]
- In multi-player games it affects all opponents. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
| Creature - Merfolk 2/2 |
UU (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Other Merfolk creatures get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. |
- Does not grant the abilities to itself. [D'Angelo 2006/10/08]
- Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule 502.6.
- Note - In the Alpha, Beta, and Unlimited Editions this card was of creature type "Lord of Atlantis". Then it was of type "Lord" until Oracle 2006/10/01 and Time Spiral when it became "Merfolk Lord". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Merfolk".
| Instant |
U (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one basic land type with another. (For example, you may change "swampwalk" to "plainswalk." This effect lasts indefinitely.) |
- Alters all occurrences of a land word in the text box of the given card. [WotC Rules Team 1994/04/01]
- Can target a card with no land words on it. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 23]
- Cannot change a land word to the same land word. It must be a different word. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 23]
- Cannot Hack proper nouns (i.e. card names) such as Island Fish Jasconius. [WotC Rules Team 1994/06/01]
- Cannot change a card's name, such as changing an Island to a Plains. [D'Angelo 1999/03/26]
- Cannot add or remove the words "Snow-Covered". [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 132]
- If played on a spell being cast, and that spell becomes a permanent, the permanent enters play with an effect on it. It does not change the base characteristics of the permanent. This is just like having the permanent enter play, and then playing this spell. [bethmo 1998/05/22]
- You choose the land words on resolution. [D'Angelo 2003/02/16]
- Note - Also see Text Changing, Rule 418.6.
- Note - This card was of type Interrupt and is now of type Instant. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
| Creature - Djinn 5/6 |
4UU (6) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1999/10/01 to 2001/05/01.
| Instant |
2U (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Tap all lands target player controls and empty his or her mana pool. |
- If you play Mana Short in response to a spell, it will have no effect on that spell since the mana has already been paid. [D'Angelo 1996/11/08]
- Since this is an instant, your opponent may use instants in response to the casting of this spell. Note that such spells and abilities will be resolved before the mana pool is emptied by the Mana Short. [bethmo 1994/06/01] This makes it useless as a countermeasure for spells. To use it effectively, you need to use it during Upkeep and even then it will not prevent the use of instant spells and abilities.
- It even taps lands that do not produce mana. [Oracle 2000/10/24] (REVERSAL)
| Creature - Merfolk 1/1 |
U (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Creature - Illusion 4/1 |
3U (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Phantasmal Forces unless you pay {U}. |
- Note - This card was creature type "Phantasm" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Illusion".
- Note - The Alpha printing version of this card had a 'U' where the blue mana symbol is on all further printings.
| Enchantment - Aura |
UU (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant land As Phantasmal Terrain enters the battlefield, choose a basic land type. Enchanted land is the chosen type. |
- Basic land types are: Forest, Island, Mountain, Plains, and Swamp. All other land types are not considered basic lands. [CompRules 1999/04/23] See Rule G2.4.
- A changed land is considered to be the new land type in all ways. This is not just a change of name. It changes the color of mana produced and removes any and all special abilities the land may otherwise have had. [CompRules 1999/04/23]
- Will not add or remove Snow-Covered nature from a land. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 132]
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Land" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Creature - Illusion 3/3 |
3U (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Flying |
- Note - This card was creature type "Phantom" until Oracle 2007/09/01 when it became "Illusion".
| Creature - Human Pirate 4/3 |
4U (5) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Pirate Ship can't attack unless defending player controls an Island. {T}: Pirate Ship deals 1 damage to target creature or player. When you control no Islands, sacrifice Pirate Ship. |
| Enchantment - Aura |
1U (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant enchantment At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted enchantment's controller, that player may pay any amount of mana. Power Leak deals 2 damage to that player. Prevent X of that damage, where X is the amount of mana that player paid this way. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Enchantment" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Instant |
XU (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If he or she doesn't, that player taps all lands he or she controls and empties his or her mana pool. |
- 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.
| Creature - Human Wizard 1/1 |
2U (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| {T}: Prodigal Sorcerer deals 1 damage to target creature or player. |
- Note - This card was of creature type "Wizard" and not "Human Wizard" until Oracle 2006/10/01 and Time Spiral.
| Enchantment - Aura |
1U (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant land Whenever enchanted land becomes tapped, Psychic Venom deals 2 damage to that land's controller. |
| Sorcery |
U (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - The Anvil symbol is missing from the Antiquities version of this card.
| Creature - Serpent 5/5 |
5U (6) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Sea Serpent can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
When you control no Islands, sacrifice Sea Serpent. |
| Creature - Efreet 3/4 |
2U (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, Serendib Efreet deals 1 damage to you. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Note - Due to a printing error, the Revised Edition version of this card has a green background and the picture of the Ifh-Biff Efreet while having the blue mana cost and characteristics of the Serendib Efreet. It is still a blue card because the mana cost (not the color on the back of the card) determines a card's color.
| Instant |
U (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Cast Siren's Call only during an opponent's turn, before attackers are declared. Creatures the active player controls attack this turn if able. At the beginning of the next end step, destroy all non-Wall creatures that player controls that didn't attack this turn. Ignore this effect for each creature the player didn't control continuously since the beginning of the turn. |
- Only creatures in play when the spell is resolved are affected. This means that any creatures which come into play after this spell is resolved are not affected. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
- The creature is destroyed if it does not attack because it simply cannot do so legally. For example, a Sea Serpent will be destroyed if it cannot attack because the opponent has no islands. [Aahz 1994/06/01]
- You can use this effect on a creature you know won't be able to attack. For example, you can use it on a tapped creature. [Aahz 1994/06/01]
- It will require creatures with Haste (see Rule 502.5) to attack since they are able, but it won't destroy them if they don't for some reason. [DeLaney 2000/03/14]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Must Attack, Rule 500.2.
| Instant |
U (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (For example, you may change "target black spell" to "target blue spell." This effect lasts indefinitely.) |
- If played on a spell being cast, and that spell becomes a permanent, the permanent enters play with an effect on it. It does not change the base characteristics of the permanent. This is just like having the permanent enter play, and then playing this spell except it is never in play with its original text. [bethmo 1998/05/22]
- Can target a card with no color words on it. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 23]
- Cannot change a color word to the same color word. It must be a different word. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 23]
- You cannot Sleight proper nouns (i.e. card names). This means that you cannot affect Black Vise. [WotC Rules Team 1995/04/26]
- You cannot Sleight explanatory references to a card's own color. This applies to Dark Heart of the Wood, Scarwood Goblins, and Marsh Goblins. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 132]
- This spell can be used to change the "flavor text" (the italicized text) on the card. This has no game effect but uses up the spell. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
- Note - Also see Text Changing, Rule 418.6.
- Note - This card was of type Interrupt and is now of type Instant. [Oracle 2000/02/01]
| Instant |
XU (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Counter target spell with converted mana cost X. |
| Enchantment |
1U (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Players skip their untap steps.
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Stasis unless you pay {U}. |
- Does not prevent cards from being untapped outside the untap step. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
- Since there is no untap step, Phasing in/out (see Rule 502.15 and Rule 502.15) won't happen. [bethmo 1996/10/03]
| Enchantment - Aura |
2UU (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant artifact You control enchanted artifact. |
- Can be used on artifact creatures. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Artifact" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Instant |
U (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Target spell or permanent becomes blue. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.) |
- See Chaoslace for rulings.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - This card was of type Interrupt and is now of type Instant. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
| Enchantment - Aura |
U (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +3/+3. At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, put a -1/-1 counter on that creature. |
- The -1/-1 counters stay even if the enchantment is removed, and the +3/+3 goes away when the enchantment does. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Instant |
U (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Return target creature to its owner's hand. |
- 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.
| Creature - Shapeshifter 0/0 |
3UU (5) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| You may have Vesuvan Doppelganger enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield except it doesn't copy that creature's color and it gains "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have this creature become a copy of target creature except it doesn't copy that creature's color. If you do, this creature gains this ability." |
- Note - Also see Copying Objects, Rule 503. There are enough important rules there that they are worth reading first.
- The ability is gained as an initial ability. [D'Angelo 2000/01/16]
- The Doppelganger of an artifact creature can be Shattered or Disenchanted. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
- Can switch to the same creature it is currently a copy of. [WotC Rules Team 1998/03/31]
- Damage is not removed when it changes forms. [D'Angelo 1995/09/09]
- When the Doppelganger switches creatures, the creature it used to be is not considered to have left play. Such effects will consider the creature to have left play when the Doppelganger leaves play. This means that if it was a Gaea's Liege, converted lands revert to their old form when the Doppelganger leaves play, and that if it was Aladdin, stolen artifacts return to the owner when the Doppelganger leaves play. [WotC Rules Team 1998/03/31]
- When it switches forms, the new form is not considered to be entering play. Effects that trigger off it "entering play" or when it "comes into play", even on the card itself, will not trigger. Thus, switching to a Pyknite will not allow you to draw a card. [D'Angelo 1995/12/21] And Eye of Singularity will not trigger. [Aahz 1997/07/09]
- If it is a Tetravus and changes forms to something else (leaving some Tetravite tokens in play) then changes back to a Tetravus later, the old tokens can still be sacrificed to this Doppelganger/Tetravus. [Jackson 2001/03/29]
- Whenever it changes forms, it does not lose any counters or other gains made as the creature it was copying. [WotC Rules Team 1998/03/31]
- When changing forms, any text changes from Magical Hack and Sleight of Mind that exist on the Doppelganger are applied to the new text. This does nothing if the suggested change is inappropriate. [D'Angelo 2001/08/31]
- When changing forms, it does not get any counters that the creature being copied would have received when played, although it would get those counters when played. [WotC Rules Team 1994/02/27] Thus, a Doppel of a Clockwork Beast would get counters if it copied the Beast when played, but would not get any if it changes form to a Clockwork Beast.
- A Doppelganger of a Clone is just a copy of the creature the Clone copied. [PPG Page 224]
- A Doppelganger of a Doppelganger has the form change triggered ability twice and can change twice during upkeep. [D'Angelo 2000/01/11]
- The Doppelganger is not a targeted creature spell. [D'Angelo 2001/08/15]
- When it switches forms, cumulative upkeep counts on the creature it was copying applies to any new cumulative upkeep for the new form. For example, if it was copying a Firestorm Hellkite (cumulative upkeep {U}{R}), and it stayed in that form through three upkeep payments, it would gain three cumulative upkeep counters (aka age counters). If it then switched to a Soldevi Simulacrum (cumulative upkeep {1}), its next upkeep payment would be {4}. [WotC Rules Team 1998/03/31]
- When it takes on the characteristics of the other card, it is no longer of creature type Doppelganger. [WotC Rules Team 1998/03/31]
- If it is a copy of a Licid and is in creature enchantment form, it will stop being a creature enchantment when it changes form. [Aahz 1997/11/16]
- It does copy the mana symbols in the mana cost for the card it is copying, but it uses its own color definition and not the one from those mana symbols. This is so it maintains its color just like the text says. [bethmo 1998/07/07]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - This card was creature type "Doppelganger" until Oracle 2007/09/01 when it became "Shapeshifter".
| Sorcery |
XUUU (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Destroy X target Mountains. Volcanic Eruption deals damage to each creature and each player equal to the number of Mountains destroyed this way. |
- Can be used with X equal to zero. This is useful if no Mountains are in play. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
- Casting Magical Hack on Volcanic Eruption will not allow you to change the targets of the spell because you chose the targets when the spell was declared and before a Hack can interrupt it. The Hack will just cause it to be countered since the targets will be illegal. [WotC Rules Team 1994/02/07] It may not be countered on multilands that are half mountain and half of the new land type specified.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.
| Creature - Wall 1/5 |
1UU (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Defender, flying (This creature can't attack, and it can block creatures with flying.) |
| Creature - Wall 0/5 |
1UU (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Defender (This creature can't attack.) {U}: Wall of Water gets +1/+0 until end of turn. |
| Creature - Elemental 5/4 |
3UU (5) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Enchantment - Aura |
1G (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +X/+Y, where X is half the number of Forests you control, rounded down, and Y is half the number of Forests you control, rounded up. |
- The bonus is recalculated every time the number of Forests you have in play changes. It is not a one-time bonus. [bethmo 1994/04/01] It is a continuous effect.
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Creature - Bird 0/1 |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Flying {T}: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. |
- Note - In Fifth Edition (and before) this card was of creature type Mana Birds.
| Sorcery |
GG (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Until end of turn, any time you could activate a mana ability, you may pay 1 life. If you do, add {1} to your mana pool. |
- The amount of life converted into mana is not a decision as part of the casting of Channel. [WotC Rules Team 1994/02/01] You first cast Channel then you can convert life to mana for the rest of the turn. You do not convert it during casting.
- You cannot pay life points you don't have. In other words, you cannot Channel yourself below zero life. [D'Angelo 1995/08/10]
- The ability is played as a mana ability. [Barclay 1999/12/01]
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have restricted this card since 2000/10/01. It was previously banned from 1995/11/01 until 2000/10/01 and it was restricted from 1994/03/23 to 1995/11/01.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have always banned this card.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1995/11/01. It was previously restricted until 1995/11/01.
| Creature - Cockatrice 2/4 |
3GG (5) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Flying Whenever Cockatrice blocks or becomes blocked by a non-Wall creature, destroy that creature at end of combat. |
- Protection from Green does not prevent the Cockatrice's power because the ability is not a targeted effect. [WotC Rules Team 1994/02/07]
- The ability destroys the creature at the end of the combat, which is after all first strike and normal damage dealing is done. This means that a creature may have to regenerate twice to survive the combat, once from damage and once again at end of combat. [D'Angelo 1996/12/09]
| Creature - Wurm 6/4 |
4GG (6) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Instant |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Destroy target artifact. It can't be regenerated. That artifact's controller gains life equal to its converted mana cost. |
| Sorcery |
4GG (6) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Destroy target permanent. |
| Creature - Elf Archer 2/1 |
1G (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| First strike |
- 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.
| Enchantment |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
You may play any number of additional lands on each of your turns. Whenever you play a land, if it wasn't the first land you played this turn, Fastbond deals 1 damage to you. |
- You can only play land cards when it would otherwise be legal to play a land. This means only on your turn during your main phase. [bethmo 1994/09/20]
- You take damage when you play a land using the "play a land" action. Such an action can be your regular "play a land", one enabled by Fastbond, or ones enabled through other effects, such as Storm Cauldron. [DeLaney 2003/06/14]
- You do not take damage when you "put a land into play" through the effect of a spell or ability. [DeLaney 2003/06/14]
- If you have two in play, you take 2 damage per land played. [bethmo 1996/04/11]
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have restricted this card since 1996/10/01.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have banned this card since 1996/10/01.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1995/05/02, when it left the environment.
| Instant |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. |
| Creature - Elemental 8/8 |
2GGGG (6) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Trample (If this creature would deal enough damage to its blockers to destroy them, you may have it deal the rest of its damage to defending player or planeswalker.) At the beginning of your upkeep, Force of Nature deals 8 damage to you unless you pay {G}{G}{G}{G}. |
| Creature - Fungus Lizard 2/2 |
3G (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Whenever Fungusaur is dealt damage, put a +1/+1 counter on it. |
- Gets one counter each time it is damaged. [8E FAQ 2003/07/28] (REVERSAL)
- If more than one creature damages it at one time, it only gets one counter. [8E FAQ 2003/07/28]
- Note - This card was creature type "Fungusaur" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Fungus". Then with Oracle 2008/01/01 it became "Fungus Lizard".
| Creature - Avatar X/X |
3GGG (6) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
As long as Gaea's Liege isn't attacking, its power and toughness are each equal to the number of Forests you control. As long as Gaea's Liege is attacking, its power and toughness are each equal to the number of Forests defending player controls. {T}: Target land becomes a Forest until Gaea's Liege leaves the battlefield. |
- The power/toughness are continuously being calculated and will change whenever your number of forests change. It also changes whenever this card starts and ends an attack. For example, if you have 5 Forests and your opponent has 10 Forests, the Liege is 5/5 normally, and 10/10 when attacking. If it takes 7 damage during an attack, then once the attack is over, it reverts to being 5/5 with 7 damage and will be killed. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
- When being declared as an attacker, use the "not attacking" power and toughness. It only changes after declaration is complete. [DeLaney 2000/03/13]
- A changed land is considered to be the new land type in all ways. This is not just a change of name. It changes the color of mana produced too. [Mirage, Page 58]
- Will not add or remove Snow-Covered nature from a land. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 132]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card from 1999/10/01 until 2006/10/20 when it became part of Time Spiral.
- Note - It was creature type "Gaea's Liege" (two words) until Oracle 2001/08/24 when it changed to "Gaea's-Liege" (one word), and then it changed to "Avatar" in Oracle 2006/10/01.
| Instant |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. |
| Creature - Spider 2/4 |
3G (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) |
| Creature - Bear 2/2 |
1G (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Sorcery |
XG (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Hurricane deals X damage to each creature with flying and each player. |
- This is not a targeted spell, and so it may be cast when there are no creatures in play. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
- Whether or not a creature is Flying is only checked on resolution. [D'Angelo 1995/10/05]
- Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.
| Enchantment - Aura |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant creature Enchanted creature has haste. {0}: Untap enchanted creature. Activate this ability only during your turn and only once each turn. |
- Instill Energy's untap ability will not untap the creature until it resolves. This means other spells and abilities can be used before it actually becomes untapped. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- Any enchantments (or other effects) which are on the creature that would cause it to not be untapped (or have a cost to be untapped) during untap step do not in any way hinder or imply a cost to use this card's ability to untap once during the turn. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
- If played on an opponent's creature, you can untap their creature during your turn. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Creature - Treefolk 3/5 |
4G (5) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Enchantment - Aura |
1GG (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Enchant land When enchanted land becomes tapped, destroy it. That land's controller attaches Kudzu to a land of his or her choice. |
- If there is no valid target to move it to, Kudzu is simply put into the graveyard. [Oracle 1998/07/01]
- If Kudzu is destroyed directly (by Disenchant, for example) or the land is destroyed by a spell or ability (like Stone Rain), then Kudzu goes to the graveyard like any Aura would. [D'Angelo 2001/08/31]
- You can move it to any other player's land whenever you get to move it. [D'Angelo 1994/04/01]
- Although the person making choices with this spell changes regularly, the "controller" of the enchantment does not change. It is always the caster who is the controller. [D'Angelo 1995/02/01]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Land" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Creature - Human Druid 1/1 |
2G (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| {T}: Untap target land. |
- The land is untapped as a normal ability that goes on the stack. It is not a mana ability, so it cannot be used at times that only mana abilities can be used. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- Note - This card was of creature type "Cleric" and not "Human Druid" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Enchantment |
GG (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| {G}{G}: Counter target black spell. |
| Instant |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Target spell or permanent becomes green. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.) |
- See Chaoslace for rulings.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - This card was of type Interrupt and is now of type Instant. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
| Enchantment - Aura |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Enchant artifact Whenever you're dealt damage, put that many vitality counters on Living Artifact. At the beginning of your upkeep, you may remove a vitality counter from Living Artifact. If you do, you gain 1 life. |
- Does not trigger on loss of life, just on damage. [D'Angelo 1998/06/05]
- If you have two or more in play, you may trade in one counter from each during each of your upkeeps. [WotC Rules Team 1994/02/07]
- You can play it on your opponent's artifacts. The controller of the enchantment (not the controller of the artifact) uses the Living Artifact ability. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Artifact" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Enchantment |
3G (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| All Forests are 1/1 creatures that are still lands. |
| Creature - Elf Druid 1/1 |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| {T}: Add {G} to your mana pool. |
- Note - This card was of creature type "Elf" and not "Elf Druid" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Enchantment - Aura |
1GG (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters the battlefield attached to that creature.) All creatures able to block enchanted creature do so. |
- Lure does not give a creature the ability to block the Lured creature, it just forces those creatures which are already able to block the Lured creature to do so. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
- Opponent does not have to power special effects in an attempt to make all creatures block the Lured creature. For example, you do not need to power a Goblin Balloon Brigade to block a flying creature with Lure, but if you do power it, the Brigade must block. [bethmo 1994/08/01] More specifically, even a cost of zero mana is an optional cost you can choose not to pay. [WotC Rules Team 2000/02/16]
- If a Lured creature is in a band, only blockers able to block the Lured creature are affected by the Lure. [bethmo 1994/10/01]
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Enchantment - Aura |
1G (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters the battlefield attached to that creature.) {G}: Regenerate enchanted creature. (The next time that creature would be destroyed this turn, it isn't. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat.) |
| Sorcery |
1G (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Return target card from your graveyard to your hand. |
- You must show the card you bring out of the graveyard to your opponent. [bethmo 1994/03/01]
- You can Regrow a card which was discarded from your hand and was therefore never in play. [D'Angelo 1994/04/01]
- Can use Deflection to force selection of a different card in the Regrowth caster's graveyard. [bethmo 1996/04/01]
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have restricted this card since 1994/03/23.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2004/09/20.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1995/05/02 It was previously restricted from 1994/03/23 to 1995/05/02.
| Creature - Faerie 1/1 |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Flying |
| Creature - Dryad 1/1 |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Forestwalk |
| Sorcery |
XG (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Target player gains X life. |
| Creature - Basilisk 2/4 |
3GG (5) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Whenever Thicket Basilisk blocks or becomes blocked by a non-Wall creature, destroy that creature at end of combat. |
- Creatures can regenerate from the Basilisk's power. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
- Protection from Green does not prevent the Basilisk's power because the ability is not a targeted effect. [WotC Rules Team 1994/02/07]
- The ability destroys the creature at the end of the combat, which is after all first strike and normal damage dealing is done. This means that a creature may have to regenerate twice to survive the combat, once from damage and once again at end of combat. [D'Angelo 1995/12/09]
| Creature - Wolf 1/1 |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) |
| Enchantment |
3G (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Each noncreature artifact loses its abilities and becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its converted mana cost. If Titania's Song leaves the battlefield, this effect continues until end of turn. |
- The "this effect continues until end of turn" applies to the entire continuous ability, so that if a new non-creature artifact entered play after this left play, it would become a creature as per the ability. [D'Angelo 2008/04/19]
- Note - Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule G3.30.
| Sorcery |
2G (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Destroy all enchantments. |
- Destroys all cards that read "Enchant xxx" as well as those reading "Enchantment". [bethmo 1994/06/01]
| Sorcery |
3G (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Destroy all Islands. |
| Creature - Human Druid 0/2 |
1GG (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, you may draw a card. |
- The ability is a triggered ability (see Rule 404). Whenever you announce an enchantment spell, you immediately get the option of drawing a card as part of the triggered ability. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01] If the spell is later countered, you still get the card. [D'Angelo 2007/01/03]
- Does not trigger on the moving of an enchantment from one permanent to another. [D'Angelo 1995/07/25]
- Does trigger on enchantments that are cast as instants. [Duelist Magazine #16, Page 28]
- Note - In Fifth Edition (and before) this card was of creature type "Enchantress". In Sixth Edition, it was a "Wizard". In Seventh Edition and Eighth Edition, it was "Druid".
| Creature - Plant Wall 2/3 |
2G (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Defender (This creature can't attack.) {G}: Regenerate Wall of Brambles. |
| Creature - Wall 0/7 |
2G (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Defender (This creature can't attack.) |
| Creature - Wall 0/3 |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Defender (This creature can't attack.) |
| Enchantment - Aura |
2G (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant creature At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, Wanderlust deals 1 damage to that player. |
| Creature - Elephant 3/3 |
3G (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Trample |
| Enchantment - Aura |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters the battlefield attached to that creature.) Enchanted creature gets +0/+2 and has reach. (It can block creatures with flying.) |
| Enchantment - Aura |
G (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant land Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds {G} to his or her mana pool (in addition to the mana the land produces). |
- 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.
| Creature - Atog 1/2 |
1R (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Sacrifice an artifact: Atog gets +2/+2 until end of turn. |
| Enchantment - Aura |
R (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant creature Enchanted creature has mountainwalk. |
| Instant |
R (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Target spell or permanent becomes red. (Its mana symbols remain unchanged.) |
- If played on a spell being cast, it changes the color of the spell. If the spell becomes a permanent, the permanent enters play with an effect on it that changes its color. [WotC Rules Team 1998/05/01]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - This card was of type Interrupt and is now of type Instant. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
| Sorcery |
XR (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| 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, exile it instead. |
- 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.
| Creature - Dragon 2/3 |
2RR (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Flying {R}: Dragon Whelp gets +1/+0 until end of turn. If this ability has been activated four or more times this turn, sacrifice Dragon Whelp at the beginning of the next end step. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card from 1999/10/01 until 2006/10/20 when it became part of Time Spiral.
| Creature - Dwarf Warrior 1/1 |
2R (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| {T}: Target creature with power 2 or less is unblockable this turn. |
- Can enhance the creature any way you want after the Dwarves make it unblockable without losing the effect. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
- Can be used after a creature is blocked but has no effect. Once a creature is blocked, it cannot be unblocked. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
- Note - This card was creature type "Dwarf" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Dwarf Warrior".
| Creature - Dwarf Artificer 1/1 |
1R (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate this ability only during your upkeep. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - This card was creature type "Dwarf" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Dwarf Artificer".
| Creature - Elemental 4/5 |
3RR (5) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1999/10/01 until 2007/07/20 when it was reprinted in Tenth Edition.
| Enchantment - Aura |
R (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant creature When Earthbind enters the battlefield, if enchanted creature has flying, Earthbind deals 2 damage to that creature and Earthbind gains "Enchanted creature loses flying." |
- If Flight is cast on an Earthbound creature, it gains flying again. In general, if two enchantments contradict each other, the most recently cast wins. [Mirage, Page 29]
- The damage is done after it enters play and not as part of the casting of the spell. It is something the permanent does while in play. This means the damage is not subject to Justice. [Aahz 1996/01/03]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
- Note - The Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition versions of this card were of type "Enchant Flying Creature".
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Sorcery |
XR (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Earthquake deals X damage to each creature without flying and each player. |
- This is not a targeted spell, so it may be cast when there are no creatures in play. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
- Whether or not a creature is without Flying is only checked on resolution. [D'Angelo 1995/10/05]
- Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.
| Creature - Elemental 5/4 |
3RR (5) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Sorcery |
XR (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Fireball deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among any number of target creatures and/or players. Fireball costs {1} more to cast for each target beyond the first. |
- 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.
| Enchantment - Aura |
R (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant creature {R}: Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. |
| Sorcery |
3R (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Destroy all Plains. |
| Instant |
RR (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Copy target instant or sorcery spell, except that the copy is red. You may choose new targets for the copy. |
- Note - Also see Copying Objects, Rule 503. There are enough important rules there that they are worth reading first.
- You need not (and may not) pay any additional mana or other costs (like sacrifices) to use the spell which is Forked. You get control over a complete copy but can change nothing except the targets. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 57]
- If mana or other costs need to be spent at resolution of the spell, the caster of Fork would still be responsible for paying that cost. [bethmo 1994/07/18]
- Extra costs which are in the spell text but not in the cost at the top of the card still count as part of the cost and do not need to be paid by the player casting Fork. This includes extra mana in Soul Burn. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 57]
- You maintain full control over the copy of the spell regardless of who cast the original. [Snark 1994/02/01]
- For spells like Fireball that allow mana to be used for damage or for additional targets, the controller of the copy must use the same number of targets the original spell did. [Duelist Magazine #3, Page 22]
- Forking a spell with an X in the cost like Detonate requires you to use the same X value. In the case of Detonate, you must find an artifact with exactly the cost X. [WotC Rules Team 1994/09/30]
- The Fork card goes to the graveyard when it resolves and leaves the copy on the stack. There is no card representing the copy on the stack. [D'Angelo 2001/08/15]
- If the spell being copied targets a spell on the stack, it is possible to target Fork itself since Fork is still on the stack when you pick the target(s) for the copy. Note that since Fork will remove itself, the copy's target will be illegal when it resolves. [DeLaney 2001/08/19]
- Will not copy changes made by modifying effects to the spell prior to the use of Fork, such as Sleight of Mind or Magical Hack. [WotC Rules Team 1998/03/31]
- If you copy a spell for which Buyback has been paid, you get nothing back since the copied spell does not have a card to give you. [D'Angelo 2001/08/15]
- If you copy a spell for which Kicker has been paid, the Kicker has been paid for the copy as well. [DeLaney 2000/10/18]
- The copy that is placed on the stack is not considered to have been "played". [DeLaney 2001/08/13]
- Since the copy of the spell is not played, it is not subject to timing restrictions that would apply if you actually played the spell. [D'Angelo 2008/04/19]
- Does not copy effects upon the spell, such as Ertai's Meddling. [bethmo 1997/11/19]
- Does not let you make non-targeting choices about the spell. [Aahz 1997/11/17]
- It does copy the mana symbols in the mana cost for the card it is copying, but it uses its own color definition and not the one from those mana symbols. This is so it becomes red just like the text says. [bethmo 1998/07/07]
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) restricted this card from 1995/04/19 until 2004/09/20.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 2004/09/20.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1996/05/02 since it is not in the current edition.
- Note - Also see Copying Objects, Rule 503.
- Note - This card was of type Interrupt and is now of type Instant. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
| Creature - Goblin Warrior 1/1 |
R (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| {R}: Goblin Balloon Brigade gains flying until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) |
- Can power up the ability repeatedly during a turn. This generally has no additional effect, but can use up a red mana each time. [Aahz 1994/03/01]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1999/10/01 until 2005/08/20.
- Note - This card was of creature type "Goblin" and not "Goblin Warrior" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Creature - Goblin 2/2 |
1RR (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Other Goblin creatures get +1/+1 and have mountainwalk. (They're unblockable as long as defending player controls a Mountain.) |
- It does not affect itself because it only affects other goblins. [D'Angelo 2005/11/01]
- Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule 502.6.
- Note - In Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition it was of creature type Goblin King.
- Note - This card was of creature type "Lord" and not "Goblin Lord" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01. Then it became just "Goblin" with Tenth Edition and Oracle 2007/07/13.
| Creature - Gargoyle 2/2 |
2R (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Flying {R}: Granite Gargoyle gets +0/+1 until end of turn. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Creature - Ogre 2/2 |
2R (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Creature - Giant 3/3 |
3R (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
- Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
| Creature - Minotaur 2/3 |
1RR (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Creature - Human Barbarian X/X |
2RR (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Keldon Warlord's power and toughness are each equal to the number of non-Wall creatures you control. |
- The power/toughness adjusts itself as a continuous effect that is recalculated after each effect resolves or anything happens which might change it. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
- Note - This card was creature type "Lord" until Oracle 2007/09/01 when it became "Human Barbarian".
| Creature - Ape 1/1 |
R (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Kird Ape gets +1/+2 as long as you control a Forest. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card until 2005/08/20 because it was not in a legal expansion.
| Instant |
R (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature or player. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Enchantment |
1RR (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Blue creatures don't untap during their controllers' untap steps. At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may choose any number of tapped blue creatures he or she controls and pay {4} for each creature chosen this way. If the player does, untap those creatures. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Enchantment |
2R (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana to his or her mana pool of any type that land produced. |
- This is a triggered mana ability. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- Mana Flare adds one of whatever color the land produces after applying any land type or color changing effects. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 130]
- When used with lands that produce multiple colors, such as Badlands, Mana Flare produces 2 of one color, not one of each. [bethmo 1994/05/12]
- When used with Urza's lands (and other colorless producing lands) they produce one extra colorless mana each. [bethmo 1994/05/12]
- Only produces extra mana when land is tapped for mana, not when tapped by Twiddle or for some other effect. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
- Applies to all players in multiplayer games. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64]
- If the land produces more than one color or type of mana at a single time, such as with Balduvian Trading Post, you choose which kind of mana the Mana Flare actually provides. [Duelist Magazine #12, Page 26]
- Any restrictions on the mana generated by the land are copied along with the color. [bethmo 1996/12/07]
- The mana is provided when the triggered ability (see Rule 404) resolves. [Duelist Magazine #18, Page 29]
| Enchantment |
3R (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Whenever a player taps a land for mana, Manabarbs deals 1 damage to that player. |
- This card has a triggered ability (see Rule 404) that causes a separate effect for 1 point of damage each time a land is tapped for mana. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
| Creature - Djinn 6/3 |
RRR (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Whenever Mijae Djinn attacks, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, remove Mijae Djinn from combat and tap it. |
- The coin flip is done as a triggered ability on declaring the Djinn as an attacker. [bethmo 1997/08/08]
- Any abilities which have already resolved before the coin flip are not undone. Any abilities that trigger when it attacks which have not already resolved will still resolve. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
- If Nettling Imp, Siren's Call, or similar effect is used on the Djinn and the coin toss fails, then it still attacked and will not be killed at the end of the turn. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Creature - Goblin 1/1 |
R (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Creature - Orc Warrior 1/3 |
1RR (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| {T}: Orcish Artillery deals 2 damage to target creature or player and 3 damage to you. |
- 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.
| Enchantment |
3R (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Attacking creatures you control get +1/+0. |
- 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.
| Enchantment |
RR (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| At the beginning of each player's upkeep, Power Surge deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of untapped lands he or she controlled at the beginning of this turn. |
- This card knows how many were untapped even if it was not in play at the beginning of the turn. [Aahz 1997/02/16]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Instant |
R (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Choose one - Counter target blue spell; or destroy target blue permanent. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Modal Spells, Rule G13.13.
- Note - This card was of type Interrupt and is now of type Instant. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
- Note - The Alpha printing version said it was of type "Instant".
| Creature - Bird 3/3 |
3R (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Flying |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - This card was creature type "Roc" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Bird".
| Creature - Hydra 0/0 |
XRR (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Rock Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. For each 1 damage that would be dealt to Rock Hydra, if it has a +1/+1 counter on it, remove a +1/+1 counter from it and prevent that 1 damage. {R}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to Rock Hydra this turn. {R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Rock Hydra. Activate this ability only during your upkeep. |
- Removing a +1/+1 counter is a replacement ability that happens when the damage would become successfully dealt, if the damage was not prevented by some other means. For each counter removed, the damage is never actually dealt to the Hydra. You have no choice about this ability. It must be played if the Hydra has any counters. [D'Angelo 1998/11/16]
- Since the Hydra loses counters due to damage before accumulating damage points, instants like Giant Growth are not totally useful with a Rock Hydra. A Hydra with 4 counters and a Giant Growth is 7/7, but after taking 4 damage (without paying the mana to keep the counters) it will lose all of its counters and die once the Giant Growth wears off. [bethmo 1994/05/01]
- If brought into play without playing it from your hand, X will be zero. See Rule G24.1. So if brought into play it will be a 0/0 creature and will die unless something, like Castle, increases its toughness. [PPG Page 92]
- Once in play, the X is considered to be zero when calculating its mana cost. See Rule G24.1. [PPG Page 56] This means that Metamorphosis on a Hydra gives only 3 mana.
- If damage to a Rock Hydra is unpreventable (i.e. Whippoorwill or Lava Burst), you cannot spend {R} to prevent damage or remove heads to prevent damage. [Duelist Magazine #11, Page 57] The removal of counters is a replacement ability and is not damage prevention, so Whippoorwill will not stop that from happening. [D'Angelo 1998/11/16]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.
- Note - The Alpha printing version of this card had 'R's where the red mana symbols are on all further printings.
| Creature - Troll 2/2 |
2R (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Sedge Troll gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Swamp.
{B}: Regenerate Sedge Troll. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Instant |
1R (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Destroy target artifact. |
- Regenerating artifacts can regenerate from this. [D'Angelo 1998/02/03]
| Sorcery |
2RR (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Destroy all artifacts. They can't be regenerated. |
| Creature - Dragon 5/5 |
4RR (6) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Flying {R}: Shivan Dragon gets +1/+0 until end of turn. |
| Enchantment |
RR (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Players can't untap more than one creature during their untap steps. |
- Lands animated by Living Lands or Kormus Bell are affected by this spell. If in play with a Winter Orb as well, untapping an animated land will count as the one creature and the one land you can untap... thereby limiting you to one thing to be untapped. You can choose to untap a non-creature land and a creature if you want. [bethmo 1996/02/12]
- Does not prevent cards from being untapped outside the untap phase. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
| Creature - Giant 3/4 |
2RR (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| {T}: Target creature you control with toughness less than Stone Giant's power gains flying until end of turn. Destroy that creature at the beginning of the next end step. |
- The Giant can throw itself (if its power is enhanced). [bethmo 1994/06/01]
| Sorcery |
2R (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Destroy target land. |
| Instant |
R (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Destroy target Wall. It can't be regenerated. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Creature - Troll 2/2 |
2R (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| {R}: Regenerate Uthden Troll. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1999/10/01 until 2006/10/20 when it became part of Time Spiral.
| Creature - Wall 0/5 |
1RR (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Defender (This creature can't attack.) {R}: Wall of Fire gets +1/+0 until end of turn. |
| Creature - Wall 0/8 |
1RR (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Defender (This creature can't attack.) |
| Sorcery |
2R (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Each player discards his or her hand and draws seven cards. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have restricted this card since 1994/03/23.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have always banned this card.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1995/05/02 when it left the environment. It was previously restricted from 1994/03/23 to 1995/05/02.
| Enchantment - Aura |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Enchant Wall Enchanted Wall can attack as though it didn't have defender. |
| Sorcery |
3W (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Destroy all lands. |
- The destruction can be prevented normally, such as with Consecrate Land, Pyramids, or regeneration if the land is also a creature. [Aahz 1994/06/01]
| Sorcery |
1W (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Each player chooses a number of lands he or she controls equal to the number of lands controlled by the player who controls the fewest, then sacrifices the rest. Players discard cards and sacrifice creatures the same way. |
- All cards sacrificed at one time go to the graveyard simultaneously. All cards discarded go to the graveyard simultaneously. As always, you pick the order they end up in the graveyard. [D'Angelo 1998/02/03]
- This spell is not targeted so cards which cannot be targeted, such as a creature with Protection from White, are both counted and valid choices for being sacrificed. [Aahz 1994/12/02]
- Cards are not counted until the appropriate step. So, a land creature sacrificed to the first part of the spell would not count for the last part. [Oracle 1998/07/01]
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have restricted this card since 1995/04/19.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have banned this card since 1995/04/19.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1997/01/01. It was previously restricted from 1995/04/19 to 1997/01/01.
| Creature - Human Soldier 1/1 |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) |
| Enchantment - Aura |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant creature Enchanted creature has protection from black. This effect doesn't remove Black Ward. |
| Enchantment - Aura |
WW (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Enchant creature {W}: Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Enchantment - Aura |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant creature Enchanted creature has protection from blue. This effect doesn't remove Blue Ward. |
| Enchantment |
3W (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Untapped creatures you control get +0/+2. |
- Tapping a creature removes the +2 toughness from the creature and may kill it if it has already taken damage. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
- Note - In Fifth Edition (and before) the +0/+2 bonus was not granted if the creature was attacking.
| Enchantment |
1W (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| {1}: The next time a black source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. |
- 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.
| Enchantment |
1W (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| {1}: The next time a blue source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. |
| Enchantment |
1W (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| {1}: The next time a green source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. |
| Enchantment |
1W (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| {1}: The next time a red source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. |
| Enchantment |
1W (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| {1}: The next time a white source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. |
| Enchantment |
2WW (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Conversion unless you pay {W}{W}. All Mountains are Plains. |
- The mountains becomes plains in all ways. They even produce white mana. [D'Angelo 1998/06/01]
- Will not add or remove Snow-Covered nature from a land. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 132]
- The Conversion effect is a continuous effect. There is no chance to tap a just-played mountain for red mana before it becomes a plains. [D'Angelo 1996/12/10]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Enchantment |
WW (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| White creatures get +1/+1. |
| Instant |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Regenerate target creature. |
| Instant |
1W (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Destroy target artifact or enchantment. |
- 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]
| Instant |
WW (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, instead that source deals that much damage to you and Eye for an Eye deals that much damage to that source's controller. |
- Cannot be used on spells and abilities that cause loss of life. It can only be used on damage. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
- This spell is played after damage is dealt to you, so if you lost due to the original damage, you cannot use this spell to get in a final shot at your opponent. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
- If the damage is prevented, it was never dealt and this spell won't let you choose a source that didn't damage you. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
- Does white damage to your opponent. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
| Enchantment - Aura |
WWW (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Enchant land Enchanted land has "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {W}{W}. If you do, you gain 1 life." |
- The land's controller plays the ability. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- The ability may be played only once each upkeep. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Land" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Enchantment - Aura |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant creature Enchanted creature has protection from green. This effect doesn't remove Green Ward. |
| Instant |
XW (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. Until end of turn, you may pay {1} any time you could cast an instant. If you do, prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to that creature or player this turn. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Instant |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Choose one - Target player gains 3 life; or prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. |
| Enchantment - Aura |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. {W}: Enchanted creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
- Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Enchantment - Aura |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+2. |
| Enchantment |
1W (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| If you would draw a card during your draw step, instead you may skip that draw. If you do, until your next turn, you can't be attacked except by creatures with flying and/or islandwalk. |
- The ability is played as a replacement effect (see Rule 419) right when you would draw a card due to a spell, ability, or the mandatory draw action during the draw step. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- You only have to skip one draw during your draw step to activate this. If you get multiple draws or you use a spell or ability during the draw step to draw extra cards, you can skip any one of those. [bethmo 1994/05/30]
- Since the draw is replaced, you cannot use the same replaced draw to pay for other spells or abilities. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- This card does not count as an Island for any spell which expects Islands. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
- Once activated, the effect will continue until your next turn even if this card leaves play. [D'Angelo 1995/10/27]
- You can choose to skip more than one draw during your draw step, but it has no additional effect if you do so. [D'Angelo 2000/04/06]
- Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule 502.6.
| Enchantment |
2WW (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| At the beginning of each player's upkeep, Karma deals damage to that player equal to the number of Swamps he or she controls. |
- Amount of damage is determined in when effect is resolved and not when it is placed on the stack. [D'Angelo 1995/10/05]
| Enchantment - Aura |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant creature Enchanted creature has first strike. |
| Creature - Pegasus 1/1 |
1W (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) |
| Creature - Human Knight 3/3 |
2WW (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {W}{W}, {T}: Destroy target black permanent. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1999/10/01 to 2001/05/01.
- Note - This card was creature type "Paladin" until Seventh Edition when it became "Knight". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Knight".
| Creature - Unicorn 2/2 |
2W (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| Creature - Avatar Incarnation 6/6 |
3WWW (6) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
{0}: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to Personal Incarnation this turn is dealt to its owner instead. Any player may activate this ability, but only if he or she owns Personal Incarnation. When Personal Incarnation is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, its owner loses half his or her life, rounded up. |
- The loss of life caused when the Incarnation dies cannot be prevented by any spell or ability. It is not damage. [PPG Page 113]
- You do not lose life if this card is removed from the game or sent someplace without going to the graveyard first. [Snark 1994/04/01]
- If the Incarnation has Creature Bond on it when it dies, the Creature Bond and the Incarnation's abilities both trigger. If the same player controls both, they can choose which order they resolve. If different players control them, then the other player's resolves first, then the current player's. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- If two Incarnations die at once, you lose half of your life, then half of what is left. [WotC Rules Team 1994/04/01] This is because you play out the two triggered abilities (see Rule 404), one after the other.
- The owner of the Incarnation loses life when it is destroyed, not the controller. So if you control your opponent's Incarnation you can let it die to make them lose life. [bethmo 1994/09/09]
- If you have less than zero life when the Incarnation dies, treat it as if you had zero life. You do not gain life. [Aahz 1995/05/30]
- Note - This card was creature type "Avatar" until Oracle 2008/01/01, when it became "Avatar Incarnation".
| Instant |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Target spell or permanent becomes white. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.) |
- See Chaoslace for rulings.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - This card was of type Interrupt and is now of type Instant. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
| Enchantment - Aura |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant creature Enchanted creature has protection from red. This effect doesn't remove Red Ward. |
| Sorcery |
2WW (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. |
- Resurrected creatures are subject to summoning sickness (see Rule G19.39). They cannot be tapped to attack or to use an ability on the turn in which they come into play. [Mirage, Page 14]
- Treat the creature like it has been played from your hand but with zero applied to any 'X' in the mana cost. So, a Resurrected Clone would get to choose a creature to copy and a Resurrected Rock Hydra would have zero heads. [PPG Page 92]
- You can Resurrect a creature which was discarded from your hand and was therefore never in play. [D'Angelo 1994/04/01]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1999/10/01 until 2006/10/20 when it became part of Time Spiral.
| Instant |
1WW (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way. |
- 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]
| Instant |
WW (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| You gain X life, where X is twice the damage dealt to you so far this turn by artifacts. |
- You can cast more than one of these in a turn and get the full life gain each time. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
- It can be used even if you have taken no damage this turn, in order to waste the spell. [WotC Rules Team 1995/05/10]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Reverse Damage for related rulings.
| Instant |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Target blocking creature gets +7/+7 until end of turn. |
| Creature - Human Cleric 1/1 |
1W (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Common) |
| {T}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. |
- Note - The Anthologies version of the card has a mana cost of {2}{W} instead of {1}{W}. This is an error.
- Note - This card was of creature type "Cleric" and not "Human Cleric" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Creature - Cat 2/1 |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1999/10/01 until 2003/09/01.
- Note - This card was of creature type "Lion" and not "Cat" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Creature - Angel 4/4 |
3WW (5) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Flying Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.) |
| Instant |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power. |
- The controller of the creature may decide to "pump up" the creature before it leaves in order to get more life out of the deal because the total power of the creature (including enchantments and such) is counted on resolution of this spell. [D'Angelo 1994/04/01]
- If the creature has a negative power, the player does not lose life. It acts the same as if it had a power of zero. [Aahz 1994/06/01] See
| Creature - Human 2/5 |
3WW (5) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| As long as Veteran Bodyguard is untapped, all damage that would be dealt to you by unblocked creatures is dealt to Veteran Bodyguard instead. |
- If a creature is blocked but Trample damage is still done to a player, this damage cannot be redirected to the Bodyguard because the Bodyguard only takes damage from unblocked creatures. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
- Damage goes to the Bodyguard as long as he is untapped. This works even if he is blocking. [Peterson 1994/11/01]
- Cannot be used against spell or other non-creature attack damage. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
- Redirected damage retains its color and any other abilities. [Snark 1994/02/01]
- If you have multiple Veteran Bodyguards, you can decide which one receives the redirected damage each time damage would be dealt to you. [D'Angelo 2001/08/31]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - This card was creature type "Bodyguard" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human".
| Creature - Wall 3/5 |
3W (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Defender, flying (This creature can't attack, and it can block creatures with flying.) |
| Creature - Human Knight 2/2 |
WW (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Protection from black (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything black.) |
| Enchantment - Aura |
W (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Enchant creature Enchanted creature has protection from white. This effect doesn't remove White Ward. |
| Sorcery |
2WW (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated. |
- Creatures with Protection from White cannot avoid this spell's effects. Destruction by means of Wrath of God is not targeted. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
| Artifact |
10 (10) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {X}, {T}: The next time you would draw a card this turn, instead look at the top X cards of your library, shuffle all but one of them, put the shuffled cards on the bottom of your library, then draw a card. X can't be 0. |
- This card has a replacement ability (see Rule 419). It is used before the resolution of a spell or ability that would cause you to draw and it replaces one of the draws with a new effect. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25] For example, Sylvan Library, Jayemdae Tome, Howling Mine, and your normal draw during the draw step are also replaceable.
- If you use more than one Lamp effect, the second one will end up replacing the card being drawn with the first one. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
- If the ability is countered, you do not have to replace a draw. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
- Note - The Arabian Nights version had two mana cost circles with 5 in them to indicate 10, because they did not have a way to get 10 into a single circle. This is not a typo. [Arab FAQ 1994/01/05]
| Artifact |
8 (8) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {8}, {T}: Aladdin's Ring deals 4 damage to target creature or player. |
| Artifact |
2 (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Whenever a land enters the battlefield, Ankh of Mishra deals 2 damage to that land's controller. |
- Triggers on any land coming into play. This includes playing a land or putting a land into play using a spell or ability. [D'Angelo 1997/05/22]
- Lands phasing in will not trigger this card (see Rule 502.15d). [Mirage, Page 2]
- It determines the land's controller at the time the ability resolves. If the land leaves play before the ability resolves, the land's last controller before it left is used. [D'Angelo 1998/10/19]
- Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
| Artifact |
6 (6) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a doom counter on Armageddon Clock. At the beginning of your draw step, Armageddon Clock deals damage to each player equal to the number of doom counters on it. {4}: Remove a doom counter from Armageddon Clock. Any player may activate this ability but only during any upkeep step. |
- Players can remove as many counters as they can pay for each turn. [D'Angelo 2000/02/25]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Artifact |
3 (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Basalt Monolith doesn't untap during your untap step. {3}: Untap Basalt Monolith. {T}: Add {3} to your mana pool. |
- It can be untapped as often as you can pay for it. [D'Angelo 2001/08/31]
- As of Oracle 2006/07/14, there are no restrictions on how you use the mana. So it can untap itself. [D'Angelo 2006/08/01]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
As Black Vise enters the battlefield, choose an opponent. At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, Black Vise deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of cards in his or her hand minus 4. |
- You choose one opposing player as it comes into play and it only affects that one player. This choice is not changed even if this card changes controllers. It becomes useless but stays in play if the that player leaves play. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- Amount of damage is determined when the effect is resolved and not when it is announced. [D'Angelo 1995/10/05]
- If you take control of a Vise that targets you, you continue to take damage from it. The "chosen opponent" check is only made when it is played and is not checked by the effect again after it is in play. [D'Angelo 1996/01/07]
- If X is less than zero, it does not deal any damage. [D'Angelo 2006/10/08]
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) restricted this card from 1996/02/01 to 1996/04/01, then again from 1997/07/01 to 2007/06/20.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have banned this card since 1996/02/01.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1997/01/01. It was previously restricted from 1996/02/01 to 1997/01/01.
| Artifact |
4 (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {1}, Sacrifice Bottle of Suleiman: Flip a coin. If you lose the flip, Bottle of Suleiman deals 5 damage to you. If you win the flip, put a 5/5 colorless Djinn artifact creature token with flying onto the battlefield. |
- The coin is flipped on resolution and not on declaration of the ability. [Aahz 1994/12/21]
- The Djinn has cannot attack (see Rule G19.39) on the turn it is created, just like any creature which enters play cannot. [D'Angelo 1998/06/01]
- Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.
| Artifact Creature - Construct 1/3 |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Brass Man doesn't untap during your untap step. At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {1}. If you do, untap Brass Man. |
- 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 "Construct".
| Artifact |
3 (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| {2}, {T}: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Artifact Creature - Beast 0/4 |
6 (6) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Clockwork Beast enters the battlefield with seven +1/+0 counters on it. At end of combat, if Clockwork Beast attacked or blocked this combat, 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. Activate this ability only during your upkeep. |
- 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".
| Artifact |
4 (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| {3}, {T}: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to you this turn. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - See Damage Prevention, Rule 419.7b.
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Whenever a player casts a blue spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, you gain 1 life. |
| Artifact Creature - Spirit 1/5 |
4 (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) |
- Note - Prior to Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01, this card had no creature type.
| Artifact |
4 (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Whenever a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Dingus Egg deals 2 damage to that land's controller. |
- If multiple lands are destroyed at once, each land causes the Egg to trigger separately and do 2 points of damage. [D'Angelo 1998/02/03]
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) restricted this card from 1994/01/25 to 1994/05/01.
| Artifact |
3 (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {3}, {T}: Target player discards a card. Activate this ability only during your turn. |
- You can use it on yourself. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 64]
- Can be used on a player with no cards, but has no effect. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 23]
| Artifact Creature - Construct 1/3 |
3 (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {2}: Dragon Engine gets +1/+0 until end of turn. |
- Note - This card had no creature type until Oracle 2007/09/01, when it became "Construct".
| Artifact |
3 (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {2}, {T}: Untap target attacking creature you control. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this turn. |
- This card only untaps the creature and makes it neither take nor deal damage. It is still attacking, however. [Duelist Magazine #5, Page 10]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Artifact |
4 (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {2}, {T}: Target creature gains flying until end of turn. |
- Note - In Fifth Edition (and before) this card was sacrificed if the creature was put into a graveyard this turn.
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| {T}: Look at target player's hand. |
- You can use it on yourself. [D'Angelo 1998/06/03]
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {1}, {T}: Target creature gains banding until end of turn. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding a player controls are blocking or being blocked by a creature, that player divides that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) |
| Artifact |
2 (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| At the beginning of each player's draw step, if Howling Mine is untapped, that player draws an additional card. |
- The additional draw is separate from any other draw during your draw step. It happens when the triggered ability resolves. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
- It does not trigger at all if this is tapped at the start of the draw step, and it checks this again on resolution. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
- If Howling Mine leaves play before it resolves, then the last known tap or untap state of the card is used for resolution. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Whenever a player casts a red spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, you gain 1 life. |
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Whenever a player casts a white spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, you gain 1 life. |
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus four. |
- The amount of life is determined when effect is resolved and not when it is announced. [D'Angelo 1995/10/05]
- If the total is less than zero, you neither gain nor lose life. [D'Angelo 2001/08/31]
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) restricted this card from 1994/05/02 until 1999/10/01.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 1999/10/01.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1997/01/01. Previously it was restricted since this format was created.
| Artifact |
4 (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {1}: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to target creature this turn, that source deals that damage to you instead. |
| Artifact |
6 (6) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {2}, {T}, Discard the last card you drew this turn: Draw a card. |
- If you do not have the card still in your hand, you cannot pay the cost. [DeLaney 1998/07/02] There is currently no way to prove that it was the card you drew except to get a judge or 3rd party involved, or to put cards you draw aside until you decide whether or not to use this.
- If you draw more than one card due to a spell or ability, you must discard the last one of those drawn. [DeLaney 2000/03/17]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Artifact |
2 (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {3}, {T}: Untap target creature. |
| Artifact |
4 (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {4}, {T}: Draw a card. |
- Note - In Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition, the term "Mono Artifact" was used to indicate that tapping was part of the use cost.
| Artifact Creature - Juggernaut 5/3 |
4 (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Juggernaut attacks each turn if able. Juggernaut can't be blocked by Walls. |
- Invisibility can make the Juggernaut unblockable. The "can only be blocked by walls" of Invisibility does not override the text on the Juggernaut which says it cannot be blocked by walls. [bethmo 1994/04/01]
- There is no penalty if for some reason the Juggernaut cannot attack, but if it can attack you must do so. [bethmo 1994/08/05]
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card until 1997/10/01. It is currently unrestricted.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1999/10/01 until 2007/07/20 when it was reprinted in Tenth Edition.
- Note - Also see Must Attack, Rule 500.
- Note - This card had no creature type until Tenth Edition and Oracle 2007/07/13 when it became "Juggernaut".
| Artifact |
4 (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| All Swamps are 1/1 creatures that are still lands. |
- The creatures are not black. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- It affects Swamps controlled by any and all players. [D'Angelo 1994/03/01]
- The Swamps are both lands and creatures at the same time. [D'Angelo 1994/03/01] They are affected by anything that affects either permanent type. For example, Wrath of God and Armageddon or Smoke and Winter Orb.
- With Balance, consider them both as lands and as creatures. Just remove whatever you have to in order to achieve "balance". And yes, this does mean that they get double-counted :-( [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Changing a Permanent's Type, Rule 212.1c.
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
You have no maximum hand size. If an effect causes you to discard a card, discard it, but you may put it on top of your library instead of into your graveyard. |
- The ability replaces the normal discard action with a discard action that puts the card on the library instead of the graveyard. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- Since the card goes directly to the library, the card is not revealed unless the spell or ability requiring the discard specifically says it is. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- The discard triggers anything else that triggers on discards, such as Psychic Purge and Megrim. [D'Angelo 1998/07/17]
- The text "you have no maximum hand size" means you don't have to discard down to 7 cards during your cleanup step. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- If more than one card is discarded due to a single effect, the Library allows you to decide whether or not to use it on each of the cards. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03] You get to decide the order the cards are placed on the library if more than one goes there. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
- You can look at a randomly discarded card before deciding where it goes. [D'Angelo 1997/04/11]
- The ability triggers on any spell or ability that has you discard as part of the effect. It does not matter if you or your opponent control the spell or ability. The discard is forced because it is an effect. [Oracle 1998/07/01]
- The ability does not trigger on any spell or ability that has you discard as part of a cost. For example, Land's Edge. [Oracle 1998/07/01] Also, cards like Forbid, which have you discard as part of the buyback cost. [D'Angelo 1998/06/18]
- If multiple effects modify your hand size limit, apply them in the order they enter play. For example, if both this and Recycle are in play, the most recent in play decides your hand size. [D'Angelo 2001/05/21]
| Artifact Creature - Wall 0/6 |
4 (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
Defender (This creature can't attack.) {1}: Regenerate Living Wall. |
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Mana Vault doesn't untap during your untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {4}. If you do, untap Mana Vault.
At the beginning of your draw step, if Mana Vault is tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.
{T}: Add {3} to your mana pool. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have restricted this card since 1999/10/01.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 2000/04/01.
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| Creatures with power 3 or greater don't untap during their controllers' untap steps. |
| Artifact |
2 (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {2}, {T}: Target player puts the top two cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard. |
- Library of Leng has no effect on the Millstone because cards are moved to the graveyard. They are not "discarded". [bethmo 1994/10/01]
- Can be used on a player with less than 2 cards in their library. It will remove 0 or 1 cards if that is all that is available. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 130]
- It is not a draw effect so it will not cause a player with less than 2 cards in their library to lose. [Duelist Magazine #6, Page 130]
- Since you are putting more than one card in the graveyard at one time, the affected player can choose the order the 2 cards go in. [Aahz 1997/11/17]
| Artifact Creature - Juggernaut 5/5 |
7 (7) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) At the beginning of your upkeep, unless you discard a card, tap Mishra's War Machine and it deals 3 damage to you. |
- You may choose to take damage or to discard. You cannot avoid taking damage if you have no cards to discard. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - Also see Banding, Rule 502.10.
- Note - This card had no creature type until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Juggernaut".
| Artifact |
4 (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
Nevinyrral's Disk enters the battlefield tapped. {1}, {T}: Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments. |
- Creatures can be regenerated although the enchantments on the creatures will still be destroyed by the Disk. Enchantments with regeneration abilities, such as Regeneration can be used before they leave play. [PPG Page 222]
- The destruction of the disk is not a sacrifice. It is destroyed as part of the resolution if it is still in play. And it can regenerate from this if it was animated. [Duelist Magazine #15, Page 28]
- Like all abilities, once activated the effect occurs even if this card is removed from play. [Peterson 1994/11/01] For example, if you Capsize the Disk it won't be in play when it resolves but its effect will still destroy everything else.
- Guardian Beast can prevent this card from destroying itself. [D'Angelo 1996/11/07]
- Note - The Limited Edition and Unlimited Editions were of type "Mono Artifact". This meant they tapped as a cost. See Rule G13.14.
| Artifact Creature - Golem 4/6 |
6 (6) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
- Note - In Fourth Edition (and earlier) this card did not have a creature type.
| Artifact Creature - Construct 2/2 |
3 (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| When Onulet is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you gain 2 life. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
- Note - The incorrect artist is listed on the Revised Edition card. It should be Anson Maddocks. [Duelist Magazine #4, Page 138]
- Note - This card had no creature type until Oracle 2007/09/01 when it became "Construct".
| Artifact Creature - Thopter 0/2 |
0 (0) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Flying |
- Note - This card had no creature type until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.
| Artifact Creature - Shapeshifter X/X |
4 (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| As Primal Clay enters the battlefield, it becomes your choice of a 3/3 artifact creature, a 2/2 artifact creature with flying, or a 1/6 Shapeshifter Wall artifact creature with defender. |
- The form is chosen when this card comes into play. [D'Angelo 2000/12/07]
- A Clone or Vesuvan Doppelganger of this card which is entering play may not choose a different form than the original. [WotC Rules Team 1998/03/31]
- If put into play by a means other than casting it, you choose the form right before it comes into play. [WotC Rules Team 1998/02/01]
- Note - Also see Defender, Rule 502.41.
- Note - Also see Walls, Rule G23.1.
- Note - This card had no creature type until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Shapeshifter".
| Artifact |
4 (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {2}: Rocket Launcher deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Destroy Rocket Launcher at the beginning of the next end step. Activate this ability only if you've controlled Rocket Launcher continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn. |
- Because it does not have tapping as part of its activation cost, you can power it many times in one turn, but it is destroyed at the end of any turn in which you use it. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
- You can choose different targets for each use. [bethmo 1994/05/01]
- It is only sacrificed at end of turn if it is successfully used. If the ability is countered, it is not sacrificed. [Aahz 1997/06/12]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Artifact |
4 (4) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| {3}, {T}: Rod of Ruin deals 1 damage to target creature or player. |
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| {T}: Add {2} to your mana pool. |
- Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have restricted this card since 1994/01/25.
- Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have always banned this card.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have always banned this card.
- Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1995/05/02. It was previously restricted from 1994/01/24 to 1995/05/02.
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Whenever a creature is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay {1}. If you do, you gain 1 life. |
- It cannot be used on creatures which are removed from the game by Disintegrate, Swords to Plowshares, or a similar effect. [D'Angelo 1994/10/01]
- If animated so it is a creature, it can be triggered off its own destruction. [CompRules 1999/04/23]
| Artifact |
3 (3) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| You may spend white mana as though it were red mana. |
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/10/01.
| Artifact |
5 (5) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| {5}, {T}: Put a 1/1 colorless Insect artifact creature token with flying named Wasp onto the battlefield. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) |
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
As The Rack enters the battlefield, choose an opponent. At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, The Rack deals X damage to that player, where X is 3 minus the number of cards in his or her hand. |
- You choose one opposing player as this card enters play and it only affects that one player. This choice is not changed even if this card changes controllers. It becomes useless but stays in play if the chosen player leaves play. [Jordan 2001/02/13]
- Amount of damage is determined when effect is resolved and not when it is announced. [D'Angelo 1995/10/05]
- No damage is done if X is zero or less. [D'Angelo 2001/08/31]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) banned this card from 1999/10/01 until 2006/10/20 when it became part of Time Spiral.
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Whenever a player casts a black spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, you gain 1 life. |
| Artifact |
2 (2) |
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
| As long as Winter Orb is untapped, players can't untap more than one land during their untap steps. |
| Artifact |
1 (1) |
Seconda Edizione (Uncommon) |
| Whenever a player casts a green spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, you gain 1 life. |
| Land - Swamp Mountain |
|
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
- This card is considered to be a Mountain and a Swamp even while in the graveyard, library, or anywhere else. The text applies even when it is not in play. [Jordan 2001/10/13]
- Conversion changes the entire land to plains if it is a mountain. [WotC Rules Team 1998/02/01]
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 2002/11/01.
- Note - It has land type Mountain and Swamp as per errata, so it has the two abilities "{Tap}: Add {R} to your mana pool." and "{Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool." [D'Angelo 2003/08/01]
| Land - Swamp Forest |
|
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
{T}: Add either {B} or {G} to your mana pool. Counts as both swamp and forest and is affected by spells that affect either. If a spell destroys one of these land types, this card is destroyed; if a spell alters one of these land types, the other land type is unaffected. |
- See Badlands for rulings.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 2002/11/01.
- Note - This card has land types Swamp and Forest, so it has the abilities "{Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool." and "{Tap}: Add {G} to your mana pool." [D'Angelo 2003/08/01]
| Basic Land - Forest |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [G] |
- 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]
| Basic Land - Forest |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [G] |
- 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]
| Basic Land - Forest |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [G] |
- 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]
| Basic Land - Island |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [U] |
- 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]
| Basic Land - Island |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [U] |
- 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]
| Basic Land - Island |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [U] |
- 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]
| Basic Land - Mountain |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [R] |
- 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]
| Basic Land - Mountain |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [R] |
- 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]
| Basic Land - Mountain |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [R] |
- 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]
| Basic Land - Plains |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [W] |
- 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]
| Basic Land - Plains |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [W] |
- 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]
| Basic Land - Plains |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [W] |
- 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]
| Land - Mountain Plains |
|
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
{T}: Add either {R} or {W} to your mana pool. Counts as both mountains and plains and is affected by spells that affect either. If a spell destroys one of these land types, this card is destroyed; if a spell alters one of these land types, the other land type is unaffected. |
- The card works as if its text also has "{Tap}: Add {R} to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Add {W} to your mana pool." [WotC Rules Team 2000/06/06]
- See Badlands for rulings.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 2002/11/01.
- Note - It has land types Mountain and Plains as per errata, so it has the two abilities "{Tap}: Add {R} to your mana pool." and "{Tap}: Add {W} to your mana pool." [D'Angelo 2003/08/01]
- Note - The Revised Edition artwork was different from the Limited Edition and Unlimited Edition versions because the original art was lost or damaged.
- Note - The Revised Edition artwork is should be credited to Cornelius Brudi, not Drew Tucker.
| Land - Forest Plains |
|
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
- The card works as if its text also has "{Tap}: Add {G} to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Add {W} to your mana pool." [WotC Rules Team 2000/06/06]
- See Badlands for rulings.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 2002/11/01.
- Note - It has land type Plains and Forest as per errata, so it has the two abilities "{Tap}: Add {W} to your mana pool." and "{Tap}: Add {G} to your mana pool." [D'Angelo 2003/08/01]
| Land - Plains Swamp |
|
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
{T}: Add either {W} or {B} to your mana pool. Counts as both plains and swamp and is affected by spells that affect either. If a spell destroys one of these land types, this card is destroyed; if a spell alters one of these land types, the other land type is unaffected. |
- The card works as if its text also has "{Tap}: Add {W} to your mana pool. ; {Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool." [WotC Rules Team 2000/06/06]
- See Badlands for rulings.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 2002/11/01.
- Note - It has land type Plains and Swamp as per errata, so it has the two abilities "{Tap}: Add {W} to your mana pool." and "{Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool." [D'Angelo 2003/08/01]
| Basic Land - Swamp |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [B] |
- 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]
| Basic Land - Swamp |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [B] |
- 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]
| Basic Land - Swamp |
|
Seconda Edizione (Land) |
| [B] |
- 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]
| Land - Mountain Forest |
|
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
- See Badlands for rulings.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 2002/11/01.
- Note - It has land type Mountain and Forest as per errata, so it has the two abilities "{Tap}: Add {R} to your mana pool." and "{Tap}: Add {G} to your mana pool." [D'Angelo 2003/08/01]
| Land - Forest Island |
|
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
{T}: Add either {G} or {U} to your mana pool. Counts as both forest and islands and is affected by spells that affect either. If a spell destroys one of these land types, this card is destroyed; if a spell alters one of these land types, the other land type is unaffected. |
- See Badlands for rulings.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 2002/11/01.
- Note - It has land type Island and Forest as per errata, so it has the two abilities "{Tap}: Add {U} to your mana pool." and "{Tap}: Add {G} to your mana pool." [D'Angelo 2003/08/01]
| Land - Plains Island |
|
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
- See Badlands for rulings.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 2002/11/01.
- Note - It has land type Plains and Island as per errata, so it has the two abilities "{Tap}: Add {W} to your mana pool." and "{Tap}: Add {U} to your mana pool." [D'Angelo 2003/08/01]
| Land - Island Swamp |
|
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
- See Badlands for rulings.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 2002/11/01.
- Note - It has land type Island and Swamp as per errata, so it has the two abilities "{Tap}: Add {U} to your mana pool." and "{Tap}: Add {B} to your mana pool." [D'Angelo 2003/08/01]
| Land - Island Mountain |
|
Seconda Edizione (Rare) |
{T}: Add either {U} or {R} to your mana pool. Counts as both islands and mountains and is affected by spells that affect either. If a spell destroys one of these land types, this card is destroyed; if a spell alters one of these land types, the other land type is unaffected. |
- See Badlands for rulings.
- Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 2002/11/01.
- Note - It has land type Island and Mountain as per errata, so it has the two abilities "{Tap}: Add {U} to your mana pool." and "{Tap}: Add {R} to your mana pool." [D'Angelo 2003/08/01]
- Note - Volcanic Island was not in the Alpha printing of the Limited Edition.
|