mtg-db 2.3.12 → 2.4.0

data/data/sets/ddo.json

@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@
     "color_indicator": null,
     "rulings": [
       {
-        "date": "6/8/2016",
+        "date": "6/14/2019",
         "text": "If there are no other creatures on the battlefield when Man-o’-War enters the battlefield, its ability must target itself."
       }
     ]
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "1GU",
     "converted_mana_cost": 3,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "Whenever you draw a card, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Lorescale Coatl."
+      "Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Lorescale Coatl."
     ],
     "flavor_text": "\"The enlightenment I never found in etherium I have found traced in the coatl's scales.\"\n—Ranalus, vedalken heretic",
     "power": "2",
@@ -1682,12 +1682,8 @@
     "color_indicator": null,
     "rulings": [
       {
-        "date": "3/16/2018",
-        "text": "If a spell or ability causes you to draw multiple cards, Lorescale Coatl’s ability triggers that many times."
-      },
-      {
-        "date": "3/16/2018",
-        "text": "If a spell or ability causes you to put cards in your hand without specifically using the word “draw,” Lorescale Coatl’s ability won’t trigger."
+        "date": "6/23/2020",
+        "text": "If a spell or ability causes you to put a card into your hand without specifically using the word “draw,” it’s not a card drawn."
       }
     ]
   },

data/data/sets/ddp.json

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     ],
     "supertypes": [],
     "subtypes": [
-      "Hound"
+      "Dog"
     ],
     "rarity": "Uncommon",
     "mana_cost": "2W",

data/data/sets/ddq.json

@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "1W",
     "converted_mana_cost": 2,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "{2}{W}: Moorland Inquisitor gains first strike until end of turn."
+      "{2}{W}: Moorland Inquisitor gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)"
     ],
     "flavor_text": "Inquisitors are taught scripture, philosophy, and the fine art of sharpening an axe.",
     "power": "2",
@@ -519,7 +519,12 @@
     "multiverse_id": 409592,
     "other_part": null,
     "color_indicator": null,
-    "rulings": []
+    "rulings": [
+      {
+        "date": "7/12/2019",
+        "text": "Multiple instances of first strike on the same creature are redundant."
+      }
+    ]
   },
   {
     "name": "Rebuke",
@@ -1354,7 +1359,7 @@
     "converted_mana_cost": 4,
     "oracle_text": [
       "Flying, trample",
-      "When Mindwrack Demon enters the battlefield, put the top four cards of your library into your graveyard.",
+      "When Mindwrack Demon enters the battlefield, mill four cards.",
       "Delirium — At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 4 life unless there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard."
     ],
     "flavor_text": null,
@@ -1616,7 +1621,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "1U",
     "converted_mana_cost": 2,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "When Screeching Skaab enters the battlefield, put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard."
+      "When Screeching Skaab enters the battlefield, mill two cards."
     ],
     "flavor_text": "Its screeching is the sound of you losing your mind.",
     "power": "2",
@@ -1888,7 +1893,8 @@
     ],
     "supertypes": [],
     "subtypes": [
-      "Vampire"
+      "Vampire",
+      "Noble"
     ],
     "rarity": "Uncommon",
     "mana_cost": "3B",

data/data/sets/ddr.json

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
     "converted_mana_cost": 1,
     "oracle_text": [
       "As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a land.",
-      "Search your library for a land card and put that card onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library."
+      "Search your library for a land card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library."
     ],
     "flavor_text": "Zendikar's elves have developed innovative methods to mitigate the effects of the Roil.",
     "power": null,
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "1B",
     "converted_mana_cost": 2,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)",
+      "Flying",
       "{B}: Fetid Imp gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)"
     ],
     "flavor_text": null,

data/data/sets/ddt.json

@@ -332,7 +332,8 @@
     ],
     "supertypes": [],
     "subtypes": [
-      "Merfolk"
+      "Merfolk",
+      "Noble"
     ],
     "rarity": "Rare",
     "mana_cost": "1UU",
@@ -1555,7 +1556,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "3R",
     "converted_mana_cost": 4,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "Haste",
+      "Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)",
       "When Goblin Ringleader enters the battlefield, reveal the top four cards of your library. Put all Goblin cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order."
     ],
     "flavor_text": null,
@@ -1565,7 +1566,12 @@
     "multiverse_id": 438488,
     "other_part": null,
     "color_indicator": null,
-    "rulings": []
+    "rulings": [
+      {
+        "date": "7/12/2019",
+        "text": "If an effect refers to a “[subtype] spell” or “[subtype] card,” it refers only to a spell or card that has that subtype. For example, Goblin Gathering is a card that creates Goblins and features Goblins in its illustration, but it isn’t a Goblin card."
+      }
+    ]
   },
   {
     "name": "Goblin Tunneler",

data/data/sets/ddu.json

@@ -349,7 +349,12 @@
     "multiverse_id": 442746,
     "other_part": null,
     "color_indicator": null,
-    "rulings": []
+    "rulings": [
+      {
+        "date": "6/23/2020",
+        "text": "If a card in a player’s library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0."
+      }
+    ]
   },
   {
     "name": "Gladehart Cavalry",
@@ -1501,7 +1506,7 @@
     "converted_mana_cost": 1,
     "oracle_text": [
       "Galvanic Blast deals 2 damage to any target.",
-      "Metalcraft — Galvanic Blast deals 4 damage to that permanent or player instead if you control three or more artifacts."
+      "Metalcraft — Galvanic Blast deals 4 damage instead if you control three or more artifacts."
     ],
     "flavor_text": null,
     "power": null,
@@ -2363,7 +2368,7 @@
     "converted_mana_cost": 0,
     "oracle_text": [
       "Temple of Epiphany enters the battlefield tapped.",
-      "When Temple of Epiphany enters the battlefield, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)",
+      "When Temple of Epiphany enters the battlefield, scry 1.",
       "{T}: Add {U} or {R}."
     ],
     "flavor_text": null,

data/data/sets/dgm.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     ],
     "supertypes": [],
     "subtypes": [
-      "Hound"
+      "Dog"
     ],
     "rarity": "Common",
     "mana_cost": "1W",
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@
     ],
     "supertypes": [],
     "subtypes": [
-      "Fish",
+      "Shark",
       "Beast"
     ],
     "rarity": "Common",
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@
     "supertypes": [],
     "subtypes": [
       "Plant",
-      "Hound"
+      "Dog"
     ],
     "rarity": "Common",
     "mana_cost": "3G",
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "4BG",
     "converted_mana_cost": 6,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "When Deadbridge Chant enters the battlefield, put the top ten cards of your library into your graveyard.",
+      "When Deadbridge Chant enters the battlefield, mill ten cards.",
       "At the beginning of your upkeep, choose a card at random in your graveyard. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, put it into your hand."
     ],
     "flavor_text": null,
@@ -2418,7 +2418,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "BG",
     "converted_mana_cost": 2,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "Choose target creature. Put the top four cards of your library into your graveyard, then that creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each land card in your graveyard."
+      "Choose target creature. Mill four cards, then that creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each land card in your graveyard."
     ],
     "flavor_text": "The rot farmer's first rite of passage is to craft a pair of work stilts.",
     "power": null,
@@ -3054,7 +3054,7 @@
     "converted_mana_cost": 6,
     "oracle_text": [
       "Play with the top card of your library revealed.",
-      "You may cast the top card of your library if it's an instant or sorcery card.",
+      "You may cast instant and sorcery spells from the top of your library.",
       "Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your library, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy."
     ],
     "flavor_text": null,
@@ -3303,7 +3303,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "1UB",
     "converted_mana_cost": 3,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "Target player puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard. Draw two cards."
+      "Target player mills two cards. Draw two cards."
     ],
     "flavor_text": "Mirko Vosk hunted anyone with knowledge of the maze, draining the chances of the other guilds.",
     "power": null,
@@ -3610,7 +3610,7 @@
     "converted_mana_cost": 4,
     "oracle_text": [
       "Rot Farm Skeleton can't block.",
-      "{2}{B}{G}, Put the top four cards of your library into your graveyard: Return Rot Farm Skeleton from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery."
+      "{2}{B}{G}, Mill four cards: Return Rot Farm Skeleton from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery."
     ],
     "flavor_text": null,
     "power": "4",
@@ -4866,7 +4866,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "UB",
     "converted_mana_cost": 2,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "Target player puts the top eight cards of their library into their graveyard.",
+      "Target player mills eight cards.",
       "Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)"
     ],
     "flavor_text": null,

data/data/sets/dis.json

@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "3U",
     "converted_mana_cost": 4,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "{U}, Sacrifice Enigma Eidolon: Target player puts the top three cards of their library into their graveyard.",
+      "{U}, Sacrifice Enigma Eidolon: Target player mills three cards.",
       "Whenever you cast a multicolored spell, you may return Enigma Eidolon from your graveyard to your hand."
     ],
     "flavor_text": null,
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@
     "converted_mana_cost": 4,
     "oracle_text": [
       "Cackling Flames deals 3 damage to any target.",
-      "Hellbent — Cackling Flames deals 5 damage to that permanent or player instead if you have no cards in hand."
+      "Hellbent — Cackling Flames deals 5 damage instead if you have no cards in hand."
     ],
     "flavor_text": "\"I like a little entertainment with my dinner.\"\n—Rakdos",
     "power": null,
@@ -2229,7 +2229,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "2RR",
     "converted_mana_cost": 4,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "{2}{R}, Discard a card at random: Stormscale Anarch deals 2 damage to any target. If the discarded card was multicolored, Stormscale Anarch deals 4 damage to that permanent or player instead."
+      "{2}{R}, Discard a card at random: Stormscale Anarch deals 2 damage to any target. If the discarded card was multicolored, Stormscale Anarch deals 4 damage instead."
     ],
     "flavor_text": null,
     "power": "2",
@@ -2503,7 +2503,7 @@
     "rulings": [
       {
         "date": "5/1/2006",
-        "text": "If the enchanted permanent’s mana cost is {2}{W}{U}, this Aura’s controller adds {C}{C}{W}{U} to their mana pool. If its mana cost is {X}{G}, this Aura’s controller adds {G} to their mana pool. If its mana cost is (W/U)(W/U), this Aura’s controller chooses whether to add {W}{W}, {W}{U}, or {U}{U} to their mana pool. The choice may be different each time the ability resolves."
+        "text": "If the enchanted permanent’s mana cost is {2}{W}{U}, this Aura’s controller adds {C}{C}{W}{U} to their mana pool. If its mana cost is {X}{G}, this Aura’s controller adds {G} to their mana pool. If its mana cost is {W/U}{W/U}, this Aura’s controller chooses whether to add {W}{W}, {W}{U}, or {U}{U} to their mana pool. The choice may be different each time the ability resolves."
       },
       {
         "date": "5/1/2006",
@@ -2655,8 +2655,12 @@
     "color_indicator": null,
     "rulings": [
       {
-        "date": "5/1/2006",
-        "text": "Loaming Shaman’s controller chooses all the targets when the ability is put on the stack."
+        "date": "7/12/2019",
+        "text": "If Loaming Shaman’s triggered ability targets a player but doesn’t target any cards in that player’s graveyard, that player just shuffles their library."
+      },
+      {
+        "date": "7/12/2019",
+        "text": "If the target cards become illegal targets, the target player shuffles their library. If the target player becomes an illegal target, Loaming Shaman’s ability has no effect."
       }
     ]
   },

data/data/sets/dka.json

@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@
     "color_indicator": null,
     "rulings": [
       {
-        "date": "7/13/2018",
+        "date": "7/12/2019",
         "text": "A creature spell that can’t be countered is a legal target for Bone to Ash. The creature spell won’t be countered when Bone to Ash resolves, but you’ll still draw a card."
       }
     ]
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "2U",
     "converted_mana_cost": 3,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "Each player puts the top five cards of their library into their graveyard.",
+      "Each player mills five cards.",
       "Flashback {7}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)"
     ],
     "flavor_text": "\"Wait . . . did you fellows hear something?\"",
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "4UU",
     "converted_mana_cost": 6,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "Counter target spell. You may cast a nonland card in your hand that shares a card type with that spell without paying its mana cost."
+      "Counter target spell. You may cast a spell that shares a card type with it from your hand without paying its mana cost."
     ],
     "flavor_text": "\"Pathetic. Let me show you how it's done.\"",
     "power": null,
@@ -1186,16 +1186,20 @@
     "color_indicator": null,
     "rulings": [
       {
-        "date": "1/22/2011",
-        "text": "If another player gains control of Dungeon Geists, the creature will no longer be affected by the ability preventing it from untapping, even if you later regain control of Dungeon Geists."
+        "date": "4/15/2013",
+        "text": "The ability can target a tapped creature. If the targeted creature is already tapped when it resolves, that creature just remains tapped and doesn’t untap during its controller’s next untap step."
       },
       {
-        "date": "1/22/2011",
-        "text": "If you gain control of the creature that’s being prevented from untapping, that creature won’t untap during your untap step for as long as you control Dungeon Geists."
+        "date": "7/12/2019",
+        "text": "If another player gains control of Dungeon Geists, its effect expires. It won’t keep the creature from untapping anymore, even if you later regain control of Dungeon Geists."
       },
       {
-        "date": "4/15/2013",
-        "text": "The ability can target a tapped creature. If the targeted creature is already tapped when it resolves, that creature just remains tapped and doesn’t untap during its controller’s next untap step."
+        "date": "7/12/2019",
+        "text": "Dungeon Geists’s triggered ability can target a tapped creature. If the targeted creature is already tapped when it resolves, that creature just remains tapped and won’t untap during its controller’s untap step."
+      },
+      {
+        "date": "7/12/2019",
+        "text": "If Dungeon Geists leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability has resolved, the target creature will be tapped, but it will be able to untap as normal."
       }
     ]
   },
@@ -1216,7 +1220,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "4UU",
     "converted_mana_cost": 6,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "When Geralf's Mindcrusher enters the battlefield, target player puts the top five cards of their library into their graveyard.",
+      "When Geralf's Mindcrusher enters the battlefield, target player mills five cards.",
       "Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)"
     ],
     "flavor_text": null,
@@ -1342,7 +1346,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "XU",
     "converted_mana_cost": 1,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "Target player puts the top X cards of their library into their graveyard. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, that player puts twice that many cards into their graveyard instead.",
+      "Target player mills X cards. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, that player mills twice that many cards instead.",
       "Flashback {X}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)"
     ],
     "flavor_text": null,
@@ -1534,7 +1538,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "1U",
     "converted_mana_cost": 2,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "When Screeching Skaab enters the battlefield, put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard."
+      "When Screeching Skaab enters the battlefield, mill two cards."
     ],
     "flavor_text": "Its screeching is the sound of you losing your mind.",
     "power": "2",
@@ -1592,7 +1596,7 @@
     "converted_mana_cost": 2,
     "oracle_text": [
       "Flying",
-      "Whenever Shriekgeist deals combat damage to a player, that player puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard."
+      "Whenever Shriekgeist deals combat damage to a player, that player mills two cards."
     ],
     "flavor_text": "Wounds of the flesh are easy to heal. Wounds of the mind may never be undone.",
     "power": "1",
@@ -1719,7 +1723,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "U",
     "converted_mana_cost": 1,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "Target player puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.",
+      "Target player mills two cards.",
       "Draw a card."
     ],
     "flavor_text": "\"As you inject the viscus vitae into the brain stem, don't let the spastic moaning bother you. It will soon become music to your ears.\"\n—Stitcher Geralf",
@@ -3100,20 +3104,16 @@
     "color_indicator": null,
     "rulings": [
       {
-        "date": "8/15/2010",
+        "date": "10/4/2019",
         "text": "The sacrificed creature’s last known existence on the battlefield is checked to determine its power."
       },
       {
-        "date": "8/15/2010",
-        "text": "If you sacrifice an attacking or blocking creature during the declare blockers step, it won’t deal combat damage. If you wait until the combat damage step, but that creature is dealt lethal damage, it’ll be destroyed before you get a chance to sacrifice it."
-      },
-      {
-        "date": "4/15/2013",
-        "text": "You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures."
+        "date": "10/4/2019",
+        "text": "You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you can’t cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you can’t sacrifice additional creatures."
       },
       {
-        "date": "4/15/2013",
-        "text": "Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell."
+        "date": "10/4/2019",
+        "text": "Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to interfere with the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell."
       }
     ]
   },
@@ -4755,7 +4755,8 @@
     ],
     "supertypes": [],
     "subtypes": [
-      "Vampire"
+      "Vampire",
+      "Noble"
     ],
     "rarity": "Mythic Rare",
     "mana_cost": "2BR",
@@ -4803,7 +4804,7 @@
     "mana_cost": "3UB",
     "converted_mana_cost": 5,
     "oracle_text": [
-      "{1}: You may cast target creature card in a graveyard this turn. When you cast that card this turn, Havengul Lich gains all activated abilities of that card until end of turn."
+      "{1}: You may cast target creature card in a graveyard this turn. When you cast it this turn, Havengul Lich gains all activated abilities of that card until end of turn."
     ],
     "flavor_text": "Fusing intelligence with the power of undeath requires inspiration of the darkest kind.",
     "power": "4",
@@ -4821,10 +4822,6 @@
         "date": "1/22/2011",
         "text": "If you don’t cast the creature card that turn, Havengul Lich won’t gain any of its abilities."
       },
-      {
-        "date": "1/22/2011",
-        "text": "Havengul Lich gains the activated abilities of the card while that card is still a spell on the stack."
-      },
       {
         "date": "4/15/2013",
         "text": "Havengul Lich’s ability changes the zone you are permitted to cast the card from, not the times you are permitted to cast it. You can cast a creature card that has been targeted by Havengul Lich from the graveyard, but unless it has flash, you can only do so if it’s your main phase, the stack is empty, and you have priority."
@@ -4832,6 +4829,10 @@
       {
         "date": "6/8/2016",
         "text": "Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text."
+      },
+      {
+        "date": "10/4/2019",
+        "text": "Havengul Lich gains the activated abilities of the card as it existed in the graveyard while that card is still a spell on the stack."
       }
     ]
   },
@@ -5290,12 +5291,20 @@
     "color_indicator": null,
     "rulings": [
       {
-        "date": "3/14/2017",
-        "text": "If a creature card tries to enter the battlefield from a graveyard or library, it stays in its current zone."
+        "date": "7/12/2019",
+        "text": "Players can still play lands from graveyards or libraries if an effect allows them to do so."
       },
       {
-        "date": "3/14/2017",
-        "text": "The second ability doesn’t stop players from playing land cards from graveyards or libraries since lands aren’t cast."
+        "date": "7/12/2019",
+        "text": "If an effect exiles a card from a library and allows a player to cast it, that player may do so. The spell is cast from exile, not a library."
+      },
+      {
+        "date": "7/12/2019",
+        "text": "Look at the card as it exists in your graveyard to determine whether it can enter the battlefield. For example, Sculpting Steel can be put onto the battlefield as a copy of a creature, but Phyrexian Metamorph can’t be put onto the battlefield, even if it would copy a noncreature artifact."
+      },
+      {
+        "date": "7/12/2019",
+        "text": "Manifesting a card from a graveyard or library is an impossible action while Grafdigger’s Cage is on the battlefield."
       }
     ]
   },