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Urza's Saga

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

1. Absolute Grace

• This affects all creatures, not just your own. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule 502.7.

2. Absolute Law

• This affects all creatures, not just your own. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule 502.7.

3. Angelic Chorus

• Does not trigger when creatures phase in or change controllers. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Does trigger when a creature is put into play by casting or by a spell or ability that puts one into play. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Does not trigger on a card in play being turned into a creature. That is just a permanent changing type, not something coming into play. [Barclay 1998/02/28]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.

4. Angelic Page

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

5. Brilliant Halo

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

6. Catastrophe

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

7. Clear

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

8. Congregate

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

9. Defensive Formation

• You follow all the normal rules for damage assignment. For example, you can assign more damage to a blocking creature than its toughness, and if a creature has Trample (see Rule 502.9) you follow the Trample rules as appropriate. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• Damage assignment choices from Trample (see Rule 502.9), Thorn Elemental, and other things which allow alternative damage assignments for attacking creatures are all made by you. [bethmo 1999/10/05]

10. Disciple of Grace

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule 502.7.
• Note - This card was creature type "Cleric" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Cleric".

11. Disciple of Law

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.
• Note - Also see Protection, Rule 502.7.
• Note - This card was creature type "Cleric" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Cleric".

12. Disenchant

• 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]

13. Elite Archers

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

14. Faith Healer

• Note - Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule G3.29.
• Note - This card was creature type "Cleric" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Cleric".

15. Glorious Anthem

16. Healing Salve

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

17. Herald of Serra

• Note - Also see Echo, Rule 502.19.
• Note - Also see Vigilance, Rule 502.14.

18. Humble

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

19. Intrepid Hero

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

20. Monk Idealist

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

21. Monk Realist

• If there is an enchantment in play just after it comes into play, you must destroy one. If not, then the "comes into play" ability (see Rule 410.10a) just doesn't do anything. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
• Note - This card was creature type "Cleric" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Monk Cleric".

22. Opal Acrolith

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

23. Opal Archangel

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

24. Opal Caryatid

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

25. Opal Gargoyle

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

26. Opal Titan

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

27. Pacifism

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

28. Pariah

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

29. Path of Peace

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

30. Pegasus Charger

• Note - Also see First Strike, Rule 502.2.

31. Planar Birth

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

32. Presence of the Master

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

33. Redeem

34. Remembrance

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

35. Rune of Protection: Artifacts

• Note - See Circle of Protection: Black for rulings.
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

36. Rune of Protection: Black

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

37. Rune of Protection: Blue

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

38. Rune of Protection: Green

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

39. Rune of Protection: Lands

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

40. Rune of Protection: Red

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

41. Rune of Protection: White

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

42. Sanctum Custodian

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

43. Sanctum Guardian

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

44. Seasoned Marshal

• Can tap an already tapped creature if you want. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Note - The Portal version had no creature type.
• Note - This card was of creature type "Soldier" and not "Human Soldier" until Ninth Edition and Orcle 2005/08/01.

45. Serra Avatar

• Its power and toughness are continuously calculated. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• It shuffles itself into the owner's library no matter where it would go to the graveyard from. Discard, destroy, counter, Millstone, etc. [WotC Rules Team 1998/10/18]
• If it goes to the graveyard from play while its abilities are nullified by an effect such as Humility it actually goes to the graveyard. [WotC Rules Team 1998/10/18]
• The ability to shuffle into the owner's library is a replacement effect (see Rule 419). It applies even when this card is being put in the graveyard as part of a cost or a mana ability effect. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• The ability replaces the "put into the graveyard" effect, so nothing which triggers on it going to the graveyard will trigger. But, since it does not replace the entire action that put it into the graveyard, anything which triggers on that action would still trigger. For example, a "destroy", "discard", or "counter". [Barclay 1999/03/30]

46. Serra Zealot

• Note - Also see First Strike, Rule 502.2.
• Note - This card was creature type "Soldier" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Soldier".

47. Serra's Embrace

• Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
• Note - Also see Vigilance, Rule 502.14.
• Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.

48. Serra's Hymn

• You count the number of counters, then divide up the prevention during the announcement of the ability. Each targeted creature receives the appropriate amount of damage prevention when the ability resolves. [D'Angelo 2003/02/16]
• Adding a counter is optional. If you forget to add one during your upkeep, you cannot back up and add one later. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
• You can play the ability (choosing no targets) even if there are no verse counters on it. It doesn't do anything useful if you do this. [D'Angelo 2003/05/19]
• If there is at least one verse counter on this, you cannot choose zero targets. You must choose between 1 and X targets. [DeLaney 2003/05/19]

49. Serra's Liturgy

• Adding a counter is optional. If you forget to add one during your upkeep, you cannot back up and add one later. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]

50. Shimmering Barrier

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.
• Note - Also see Defender, Rule 502.41.
• Note - Also see First Strike, Rule 502.2.
• Note - Also see Walls, Rule G23.1.

51. Silent Attendant

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

52. Songstitcher

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

53. Soul Sculptor

• The creature stops being a creature (or any other permanent type) and is just an enchantment with no abilities. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• A creature spell is any "Creature" or "Artifact Creature" spell. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01] Older cards of type Summon are also Creature cards.
• Note - This card was creature type "Townsfolk" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human".

54. Voice of Grace

• Note - Also see Protection, Rule 502.7.

55. Voice of Law

• Note - Also see Protection, Rule 502.7.

56. Waylay

• The three tokens do have summoning sickness. This means they cannot attack unless you have an effect that allows them to ignore summoning sickness. [D'Angelo 1998/11/20]
• Before the errata, you could play this card during a player's End of Turn step and let the tokens live through the following turn. It can now only be played during combat. [D'Angelo 1999/07/29]
• Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

57. Worship

• If this effect is applied when you lose life due to unprevented damage. All the damage got dealt (for purposes of triggers), but the player's life total is not reduced by the full amount of the damage. [WotC Rules Team 1998/10/18]
• It reduces your life total to 1, not the damage to 1. [D'Angelo 1999/01/23]
• It does not do anything to prevent or modify loss of life from anything other than unprevented damage. A spell or ability that causes loss of life directly (without causing damage) is applied as normal. [D'Angelo 2003/09/08]

58. Academy Researchers

• Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
• Note - This card was creature type "Wizard" until Oracle 2007/07/13, when it became "Human Wizard".

59. Annul

• It works on Artifact Creature spells and Enchant spells. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Note - The Urza's Saga version was of type Interrupt.

60. Arcane Laboratory

• You cannot play a buyback spell more than once. It does not matter that it's the same spell card. It's not the same spell instance. [WotC Rules Team 1998/10/18]
• If the spell is countered, it still counts as the one spell played. [D'Angelo 1998/10/19]
• When it enters play, it will look back over the turn to see if any spell was cast before it entered play. [DeLaney 1998/10/17] It will notice itself being played. [D'Angelo 1998/10/22]
• When it leaves play, the effect ends and all players are able to play spells unrestricted again. [D'Angelo 1999/11/23]

61. Attunement

• If you have less than 4 cards, discard all you have. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

62. Back to Basics

• Only Forest, Island, Mountain, Plains, and Swamp (plus their Snow-Covered equivalents) are basic lands. See Rule G2.3. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

63. Barrin, Master Wizard

• Note - Also see Legendary, Rule G12.9.
• Note - This card was of creature type "Legend" until Oracle 2004/10/01, when it became "Wizard". Then with Oracle 2007/10/01 it became "Human Wizard".

64. Catalog

65. Cloak of Mists

• No creature can be assigned to block it. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
• Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.

66. Confiscate

• If you take control of a local enchantment, you do not get to move the enchantment. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
• Note - Prior to Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01, this card was of type Enchant Permanent.

67. Coral Merfolk

68. Curfew

• The current player chooses first. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• All choices are made during resolution. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]

69. Disruptive Student

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

70. Douse

71. Drifting Djinn

• You choose whether to pay or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice this card. You can choose to not pay if you no longer control this card on resolution. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01]
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

72. Enchantment Alteration

• Only targets the enchantment and not either of the things the enchantment may be on. [Aahz 1995/07/09]
• You can move a Blue Ward since it offers protection to the creature and not to itself. [bethmo 1994/09/14]
• The choice of where to move the enchantment is made on resolution. You must move the enchantment to another location if possible. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• If this card is Deflectioned, you can change which enchantment is targeted, but you cannot choose a destination for it. [D'Angelo 1995/10/31]
• Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
• Note - Also see Moving Enchantments, Rule G13.22.

73. Energy Field

• Buyback (see Rule 502.16) causes a spell to go to your hand instead of your graveyard, so using Buyback will avoid triggering this card to be sacrificed. [D'Angelo 1998/10/08]
• Discarding does trigger this. [DeLaney 1998/10/17]

74. Exhaustion

• The effect applies to the creatures controlled by the opponent when this spell resolves. [Jackson 1999/11/22]
• The creatures and lands are only prevented from untapping during the targeted player's next untap step. They can still can untap during other player's untap steps. [Jackson 1999/10/25]

75. Fog Bank

• Note - Also see Defender, Rule 502.41.
• Note - Also see Walls, Rule G23.1.

76. Gilded Drake

• This effect is targeted, so Protection from Color will prevent targeting if Protection from Color exists when the ability would be announced. Once the ability is on the stack, adding Protection from Color will not counter the ability but the exchange will not take place since the target is illegal and you sacrifice this card on resolution. [bethmo 2000/02/02]
• If the chosen creature to exchange is not in play at resolution, then sacrifice this card. [D'Angelo 2000/01/16]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.

77. Great Whale

• You can untap from 0 to 7 lands. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Does not target the lands. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Can be used on already untapped lands (with no effect). [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Can be used on another player's lands. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• From March 1999 to July 2006 this card had errata to not trigger when coming into play from locations other than your hand. [D'Angelo 2006/08/01]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.

78. Hermetic Study

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

79. Hibernation

80. Horseshoe Crab

81. Imaginary Pet

82. Launch

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

83. Lilting Refrain

• Adding a counter is optional. If you forget to add one during your upkeep, you cannot back up and add one later. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]

84. Lingering Mirage

• The land loses all its previous abilities and gains the ability to be tapped for blue mana, just like an island. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.
• Note - This card was of type "Enchant Land" until Oracle 2005/08/01.

85. Morphling

• Note - Also see Shroud, Rule 502.36.

86. Pendrell Drake

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

87. Pendrell Flux

• You have to even match the color requirements of the mana cost. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• You choose whether to pay or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice the creature. You can choose to not pay if you no longer control the creature on resolution. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01]
• Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
• Note - Also see Mana Cost, Rule G13.7.
• Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.

88. Peregrine Drake

• You can untap from 0 to 5 lands. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Does not target the lands. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Can be used on already untapped lands (with no effect). [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Can be used on another player's lands. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• From March 1999 to July 2006 this card had errata to not trigger when coming into play from locations other than your hand. [D'Angelo 2006/08/01]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.

89. Power Sink

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

90. Power Taint

• Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.
• Note - This card was of type "Enchant Enchantment" until Oracle 2005/08/01.

91. Recantation

• Adding a counter is optional. If you forget to add one during your upkeep, you cannot back up and add one later. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]

92. Rescind

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

93. Rewind

• You can untap from 0 to 4 lands. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Does not target the lands. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Can be used on already untapped lands (with no effect). [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Can be used on another player's lands. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Note - This card was of type Interrupt and is now of type Instant. [Oracle 1999/05/01]

94. Sandbar Merfolk

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

95. Sandbar Serpent

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

96. Show and Tell

• Players choose cards during resolution, not announcement. [D'Angelo 1998/11/09]
• The current player chooses first and reveals their card, then the opponent chooses and reveals their card. Both cards are then put into play simultaneously. [bethmo 2000/01/06]
• If the cards being put into play also require choices, such as Clone or Primal Clay, those choices are made after both players choose their card. The current player makes choices for their card (if any), then the opponent (if any). [bethmo 1998/11/03]

97. Somnophore

• It can end up holding more than one creature tapped. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• You can choose the same creature more than once (for no additional effect). [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]

98. Spire Owl

• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.

99. Stern Proctor

• You can play this card if there are no artifacts or enchantments in play. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• If there is an artifact or enchantment in play (even your own) when this card comes into play, you must return one to owner's hand. If not, then simply ignore the "comes into play" ability (see Rule 410.10a). [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
• Note - This card was creature type "Wizard" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Wizard".

100. Stroke of Genius

• Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) restricted this card from 1999/01/01 until 2004/12/20.
• Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) banned this card from 1999/01/01 until 2004/09/20.
• Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.

101. Sunder

• Only affects land cards in play. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

102. Telepathy

103. Time Spiral

• You can untap from 0 to 6 lands. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Does not target the lands. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Can be used on already untapped lands (with no effect). [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Can be used on another player's lands. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have restricted this card since 1999/04/01.
• Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have banned this card since 1999/04/01.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/07/01.
• Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1999/04/01.
• Urza Block Constructed tournaments (see Rule 806.6) have banned this card since 1999/04/01.

104. Tolarian Winds

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

105. Turnabout

• You decide on resolution if you are tapping or untapping, and which kind of permanent you are affecting. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]

106. Veil of Birds

• When it turns into a creature, it no longer counts as an enchantment. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
• It changes even if the spell is countered. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• It becomes a creature when the spell is announced, which is before that spell resolves. A Disenchant cannot be used to destroy this card, since it will no longer be an enchantment when the Disenchant resolves. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]

107. Veiled Apparition

• When it turns into a creature, it no longer counts as an enchantment. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
• It changes even if the spell is countered. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• It becomes a creature when the spell is announced, which is before that spell resolves. A Disenchant cannot be used to destroy this card, since it will no longer be an enchantment when the Disenchant resolves. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• You choose whether to pay or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice the creature. You can choose to not pay if you do not control the creature on resolution. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01]

108. Veiled Crocodile

• When it turns into a creature, it no longer counts as an enchantment. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
• It can trigger even if a player's hand is empty momentarily during the middle of the resolution of a spell or ability. [WotC Rules Team 1998/10/18]

109. Veiled Sentry

• When it turns into a creature, it no longer counts as an enchantment. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
• It changes even if the spell is countered. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• If the spell is no longer on the stack when the triggered ability resolves, the converted mana cost of the spell is still remembered. [bethmo 1999/09/27]
• It becomes a creature when the spell is announced, which is before that spell resolves. A Disenchant cannot be used to destroy this card, since it will no longer be an enchantment when the Disenchant resolves. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• Note - Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule G3.29.

110. Veiled Serpent

• When it turns into a creature, it no longer counts as an enchantment. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
• It changes even if the spell is countered. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• It becomes a creature when the spell is announced, which is before that spell resolves. A Disenchant cannot be used to destroy this card, since it will no longer be an enchantment when the Disenchant resolves. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

111. Windfall

• Vintage tournaments (see Rule 801) have restricted this card since 1999/01/01.
• Legacy tournaments (see Rule 802) have banned this card since 1999/01/01.
• Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 1999/01/01.
• Standard (Type 2) tournaments (see Rule 804) have banned this card since 1999/01/01.
• Urza Block Constructed tournaments (see Rule 806.6) have banned this card since 1999/04/01.

112. Wizard Mentor

• Can target itself. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Note - This card was creature type "Wizard" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Wizard".

113. Zephid

• Note - Also see Shroud, Rule 502.36.

114. Zephid's Embrace

• Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
• Note - Also see Shroud, Rule 502.36.
• Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.

115. Abyssal Horror

• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.

116. Befoul

• This is not modal. You do not have to choose the target type. The target has to either be a land or non-black creature when announced and on resolution. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

117. Bereavement

• If the player has no cards in hand, this has no effect. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

118. Blood Vassal

119. Bog Raiders

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

120. Breach

• Note - Also see Fear, Rule 502.25.

121. Cackling Fiend

• If the opponent has no cards in hand, this has no effect. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.

122. Carrion Beetles

• You pick the 0, 1, 2, or 3 target cards on announcement. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• If any of the targets are not there on resolution, the others are still affected. [D'Angelo 1998/10/15]

123. Contamination

• The first ability of this card is a replacement effect (see Rule 419), not a triggered ability. [WotC Rules Team 1998/11/03]
• Wild Growth and other external effects that generate more mana still generate their additional mana as directed without being affected by this card. [DeLaney 1998/10/05] Effects which generate more mana based on what mana the land produces, such as Mana Flare will be affected in color but not in amount. [D'Angelo 1998/10/22]
• You choose whether to sacrifice a creature or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice this card. You can choose to not sacrifice even if you no longer control this card on resolution. [D'Angelo 1999/06/01]

124. Corrupt

• The swamps are counted on resolution. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

125. Crazed Skirge

• Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.

126. Dark Hatchling

• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.

127. Dark Ritual

• This card, as with all instants cards, goes to the graveyard when it resolves. It does not stay in play. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• Extended tournaments (see Rule 803) have banned this card since 2000/04/01.
• Note - In Mirage, Fifth Edition, Tempest, and Urza's Saga, this spell was of type Mana Source. In Ice Age, Fourth Edition (and before), it was of type Interrupt. It is now of type Instant.

128. Darkest Hour

• All creatures are black instead of whatever color(s) they were before. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

129. Despondency

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

130. Diabolic Servitude

• You choose the target creature card when this card's "comes into play" ability (see Rule 410.10a) is played. If the targeted creature card is not in the graveyard when the ability resolves, it brings nothing into play and sits in play with no further effects in the future. If there is no creature card to target, then you skip playing the ability. [D'Angelo 1998/10/08]
• If the creature is in play and is unsummoned or is removed from the game, this card loses track of the creature and has no further effects in the future. [D'Angelo 1998/10/08]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.

131. Discordant Dirge

• Adding a counter is optional. If you forget to add one during your upkeep, you cannot back up and add one later. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]

132. Duress

133. Eastern Paladin

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

134. Exhume

• The current player chooses first (if they can choose). [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• All choices are made during resolution. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]

135. Expunge

• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

136. Flesh Reaver

137. Hollow Dogs

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

138. Ill-Gotten Gains

• You can get fewer than 3 cards if you want. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• You can pick up any of the cards you discarded since you do not choose the cards until after you discard. [WotC Rules Team 1998/10/18]

139. Looming Shade

140. Lurking Evil

• When it turns into a creature, it no longer counts as an enchantment. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
• If you have zero or negative life, half your life is zero, so it costs nothing to use the ability. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]

141. Mana Leech

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

142. No Rest for the Wicked

• It pulls out the creature cards at the time it resolves. It does not have a continuing effect. [D'Angelo 1998/10/15]

143. Oppression

• The ability does not do anything if the player no longer has any cards in hand after casting their spell. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]

144. Order of Yawgmoth

• Note - Also see Fear, Rule 502.25.
• Note - This card was creature type "Knight" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Zombie Knight".

145. Parasitic Bond

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

146. Persecute

• Lands and artifacts have no color so they cannot be discarded by this effect. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• The color is chosen on resolution. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• Note - Also see Color, Rule 203.2d, for rules on choosing a color.

147. Pestilence

• 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]

148. Phyrexian Ghoul

149. Planar Void

• The card does go to the graveyard before it is removed from the game, so other triggered abilities like Energy Field will trigger on the card going to the graveyard. [D'Angelo 1999/01/12]
• It will not trigger on itself going to the graveyard from play. [D'Angelo 2008/07/12]
• It will trigger on any cards going to the graveyard at the same time it does, and it will remove them from the game. [D'Angelo 1999/03/06]
• If Disenchant is used on it, Planar Void goes to the graveyard, then Disenchant goes to the graveyard and stays there. [DeLaney 1999/01/18]

150. Priest of Gix

• From March 1999 to July 2006 this card had errata to not trigger when coming into play from locations other than your hand. [D'Angelo 2006/08/01]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
• Note - This card was creature type "Minion" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Human Cleric Minion".

151. Rain of Filth

• The granted ability can be used while the land is tapped. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]
• Only grants the ability to lands you control when this ability resolves. [bethmo 1999/06/13]

152. Ravenous Skirge

• If it attacks more than once per turn (due to Relentless Assault, for example), it gets the bonus each time. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

153. Reclusive Wight

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

154. Reprocess

• You can sacrifice zero things if you want to. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

155. Sanguine Guard

• Note - Also see First Strike, Rule 502.2.
• Note - This card was creature type "Knight" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Zombie Knight".

156. Sicken

• Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
• Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.
• Note - This card was of type "Enchant Creature" until Oracle 2005/08/01.

157. Skirge Familiar

158. Skittering Skirge

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

159. Sleeper Agent

• This card is a bit weird. When it comes into play under your control, you give control of it to an opponent. After that it damages them each turn because the "you" on the card means its controller. [D'Angelo 1998/10/15]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.

160. Spined Fluke

• If there are no other creatures in play when this card comes into play, you must sacrifice this card. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05] See Rule 410.10a.
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.
• Note - This card was creature type "Horror" until Oracle 2007/10/01, when it became "Worm Horror".

161. Tainted Æther

• If the controller has no other lands or creatures in play, they must sacrifice the creature that just came into play. [Urza's FAQ 1998/10/05]
• If more than one of these is in play, the controller sacrifices a creature for each one of these. [D'Angelo 1998/10/08]
• If the creature changes controllers before this ability resolves, its new controller has to sacrifice something. For example, Gilded Drake. [bethmo 1998/11/24]
• Tainted AEther's controller is the one that controls its triggered ability, but the controller of the creature that came into play chooses what creature they sacrifice during resolution. [D'Angelo 1999/07/07]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.

162. Unnerve

• Players with less than 2 cards discard all they have. [DeLaney 1998/10/05]

163. Unworthy Dead

164. Vampiric Embrace

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

165. Vebulid

• Adding a counter is optional. If you forget to add one during your upkeep, you cannot back up and add one later. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]
• Note - Also see Comes Into Play Abilities, Rule 410.10a.

166. Victimize

• The sacrifice is part of the play cost for this spell. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• You cannot bring back the creature you sacrificed because you choose the target creatures before you sacrifice the creature. [D'Angelo 1999/07/03]
• If one of the target creatures is not there on resolution, the other is still affected. If both creatures are gone, then nothing happens. [D'Angelo 1999/05/01]
• This card can be used to put both parts of the B.F.M. into play at once. [DeLaney 1998/10/17]

167. Vile Requiem

• Adding a counter is optional. If you forget to add one during your upkeep, you cannot back up and add one later. [Urza's Saga Rule Page]

168. Western Paladin