Amiga Format CD 5/amigaformatcd05.iso/screenplay/utilities/mtg/4e_black.guide

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@database 4E_BLACK.guide
@author "Tom de Ruyter"
@$VER: MTG.guide 1.6 (19.6.96)
@node MAIN "Fourth Edition - Black Cards"
@{" " link MTG_CARD_LISTS.guide/CL_4E}
                         @{b}Fourth Edition - Black Cards@{ub}
                 @{" Abomination       " link LG_BLACK.guide/ABOMI}     @{" Animate Dead      " link ANIMA}
                 @{" Ashes to Ashes    " link DK_BLACK.guide/ASHES}     @{" Bad Moon          " link BADMO}
                 @{" Black Knight      " link BLKNI}     @{" Blight            " link LG_BLACK.guide/BLIGH}
                 @{" Bog Imp           " link DK_BLACK.guide/BOGIM}     @{" Bog Wraith        " link BOGWR}
                 @{" Carrion Ants      " link LG_BLACK.guide/CARRI}     @{" Cosmic Horror     " link LG_BLACK.guide/COSMI}
                 @{" Cursed Land       " link CURSE}     @{" Cyclopean Mummy   " link LG_BLACK.guide/CYCLO}
                 @{" Dark Ritual       " link DRITU}     @{" Deathgrip         " link DEGRI}
                 @{" Deathlace         " link DELAC}     @{" Drain Life        " link DRLIF}
                 @{" Drudge Skeletons  " link DRUDG}     @{" El-Hajjaj         " link AN_BLACK.guide/ELHAJ}
                 @{" Erg Raiders       " link AN_BLACK.guide/ERGRA}     @{" Evil Presence     " link EVILP}
                 @{" Fear              " link FEAR_}     @{" Frozen Shade      " link FROZE}
                 @{" Gloom             " link GLOOM}     @{" Greed             " link LG_BLACK.guide/GREED}
                 @{" Howl from Beyond  " link HOWLF}     @{" Hypnotic Specter  " link HYPNO}
                 @{" Junun Efreet      " link AN_BLACK.guide/JUNUN}     @{" Lord of the Pit   " link LORDO}
                 @{" Lost Soul         " link LG_BLACK.guide/LOSTS}     @{" Marsh Gas         " link DK_BLACK.guide/MARSH}
                 @{" Mind Twist        " link MINDT}     @{" Murk Dwellers     " link DK_BLACK.guide/MURKD}
                 @{" Nether Shadow     " link NETHE}     @{" Nightmare         " link NIGHT}
                 @{" Paralyze          " link PARAL}     @{" Pestilence        " link PESTI}
                 @{" Pit Scorpion      " link LG_BLACK.guide/PITSC}     @{" Plague Rats       " link PLAGU}
                 @{" Rag Man           " link DK_BLACK.guide/RAGMA}     @{" Raise Dead        " link RAISE}
                 @{" Royal Assassin    " link ROYAL}     @{" Scathe Zombies    " link SCATH}
                 @{" Scavenging Ghoul  " link SCAVE}     @{" Sengir Vampire    " link SENGI}
                 @{" Simulacrum        " link SIMUL}     @{" Sorceress Queen   " link AN_BLACK.guide/SORCE}
                 @{" Spirit Shackle    " link LG_BLACK.guide/SPIRI}     @{" Terror            " link TERRO}
                 @{" Uncle Istvan      " link DK_BLACK.guide/UNCLE}     @{" Unholy Strength   " link UNHOL}
                 @{" Vampire Bats      " link LG_BLACK.guide/VAMPI}     @{" Wall of Bone      " link WALLO}
                 @{" Warp Artifact     " link WARPA}     @{" Weakness          " link WEAKN}
                 @{" Will-O-The-Wisp   " link WILLO}     @{" Word of Binding   " link DK_BLACK.guide/WORDO}
                 @{" Xenic Poltergeist " link AQ_BLACK.guide/XENIC}     @{" Zombie Master     " link ZOMBI}
@endnode
@node ANIMA "Animate Dead"
@{b}Animate Dead@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U) / 4E(U)
Type      = Enchant Dead Creature
Cost      = 1B
Artist    = Anson Maddocks
Print run = A(4,500) / B(13,500) / UL(68,000) / RV(1,012,000) / 4E(1,060,500)
Text(4E): Take  target creature from any graveyard and put it directly into
          play  under  your  control  with  -1/-0.   Treat this creature as
          though  it  were just summoned.  If Animate Dead is removed, bury
          the creature in its owner's graveyard.
Text(RV): Any  creature  in any graveyard comes into play on your side with
          -1 to its original power.  At end of game, or if this enchantment
          is  discarded  without removing target creature from play, target
          creature  is  returned to its owner's graveyard.  Target creature
          may be killed as normal.
Text(UL): Any creature in either player's graveyard comes into play on your
          side  with  -1  to  its  original  power.  If this enchantment is
          removed,  or  at  end of game, target creature is returned to its
          owner's graveyard.  Target creature may be killed as normal.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_A.guide/ADEAD}
@endnode
@node BADMO "Bad Moon"
@{b}Bad Moon@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(R) / RV(R) / 4E(R)
Type      = Enchantment
Cost      = 1B
Artist    = Jesper Myrfors
Print run = A(1,100) / B(3,200) / UL(18,500) / RV(289,000) / 4E(353,500)
Text(4E): All black creatures get +1/+1.
Text(RV): All black creatures gain +1/+1.
Text(UL): All black creatures gain +1/+1
 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}
@endnode
@node BLKNI "Black Knight"
@{b}Black Knight@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U) / 4E(U)
Type      = Summon Knight (2/2)
Cost      = BB
Artist    = Jeff A. Menges
Print run = A(4,500) / B(13,500) / UL(68,000) / RV(1,012,000) / 4E(1,060,500)
Text(4E): Protection from white, First strike
Text(RV): Protection from white, First strike
Text(UL): Protection from white, First strike
Flavor Text: @{i}Battle doesn't need a purpose; the battle is its own
             purpose. You don't ask why a plague spreads or a field
             burns. Don't ask why I fight.@{ui}
 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}
@endnode
@node BOGWR "Bog Wraith"
@{b}Bog Wraith@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U) / 4E(U)
Type      = Summon Wraith (3/3)
Cost      = 3B
Artist    = Jeff A. Menges
Print run = A(4,500) / B(13,500) / UL(68,000) / RV(1,012,000) / 4E(1,060,500)
Text(4E): Swampwalk
Text(RV): Swampwalk
Text(UL): Swampwalk
Flavor Text: @{i}'Twas in the bogs of Cannelbrae My mate did meet an
             early grave 'Twas nothing left for us to save In the
             peat-filled bogs of Cannelbrae.@{ui}
 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}
@endnode
@node CURSE "Cursed Land"
@{b}Cursed Land@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U) / 4E(U)
Type      = Enchant Land
Cost      = 2BB
Artist    = Jesper Myrfors
Print run = A(4,500) / B(13,500) / UL(68,000) / RV(1,012,000) / 4E(1,060,500)
Text(4E): Cursed Land deals 1 damage to target land's controller during his
          or her upkeep.
Text(RV): Cursed  Land does 1 damage to target land's controller during his
          or her upkeep.
Text(UL): Cursed Land does 1 damage to target land's controller during each
          upkeep.
 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}
@endnode
@node DRITU "Dark Ritual"
@{b}Dark Ritual@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(C) / RV(C) / 4E(C) / IA(C)
Type      = Interrupt
Cost      = B
Artist    = Sandra Everingham (A/B/UL/RV/4E) / Justin Hampton (IA)
Print run = A(16,000) / B(48,000) / UL(244,500) / RV(3,657,000) / 4E(3,600,000)
            IA(2,047,000)
@{b}NOTE@{ub}: The Ice Age card has different artwork. It also had
      Flavor Text added to the card's text.
Text(IA): Add <BBB> to your mana pool.
Text(4E): Add <BBB> to your mana pool.
Text(RV): Add <BBB> to your mana pool.
Text(UL): Add three black mana to your mana pool.
Flavor Text: @{i}"Leshrac, my liege, grant me the power I am due."
              ---Lim-Dul, the Necromancer@{ui}
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_D.guide/DRITU}
@endnode
@node DEGRI "Deathgrip"
@{b}Deathgrip@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U) / 4E(U)
Type      = Enchantment
Cost      = BB
Artist    = Anson Maddocks
Print run = A(4,500) / B(13,500) / UL(68,000) / RV(1,012,000) / 4E(1,060,500)
Text(4E): <BB>:   Counter  target  green  spell.   Play  this ability as an
          interrupt.
Text(RV): <BB>:   Counter  a green spell as it is being cast.  This ability
          is  played  as  an  interrupt,  and  does  not affect green cards
          already in play.
Text(UL): <BB>:   Destroy  a  green spell as it is being cast.  This action
          may  be  played  as an interrupt, and does not affect green cards
          already in play.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_D.guide/DGRIP}
@endnode
@node DELAC "Deathlace"
@{b}Deathlace@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(R) / RV(R) / 4E(R)
Type      = Interrupt
Cost      = B
Artist    = Sandra Everingham
Print run = A(1,100) / B(3,200) / UL(18,500) / RV(289,000) / 4E(353,500)
Text(4E): Change  the  color  of target spell or target permanent to black.
          Costs  to cast, tap, maintain, or use a special ability of target
          remain unchanged.
Text(RV): Changes  the  color of one card either being played or already in
          play  to  black.   Cost  to cast, tap, maintain, or use a special
          ability of target card remains entirely unchanged.
Text(UL): Changes  the  color of one card either being played or already in
          play  to  black.   Cost  to cast, tap, maintain, or use a special
          ability of target card remains entirely unchanged.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_D.guide/DLACE}
@endnode
@node DRLIF "Drain Life"
@{b}Drain Life@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(C) / RV(C) / 4E(C)
Type      = Sorcery
Cost      = 1B
Artist    = Douglas Shuler
Print run = A(16,000) / B(48,000) / UL(244,500) / RV(3,657,000) / 4E(3,600,000)
Text(4E): Drain Life deals 1 damage to a target creature or player for each
          <B>  that you pay in addition to the casting cost.  You then gain
          1  life  for each 1 damage dealt.  You cannot gain more life than
          the  toughness  of  the  creature or the total life of the player
          Drain Life damages.
Text(RV): Drain Life does 1 damage to a single target for each <B> spent in
          addition  to  the  casting  cost.   Caster  gains 1 life for each
          damage  inflicted.  If you drain life from a creature, you cannot
          gain more life than the creature's current toughness.
Text(UL): Drain Life does 1 damage to a single target for each <B> spent in
          addition  to  the  casting  cost.   Caster  gains 1 life for each
          damage  inflicted.  If you drain life from a creature, you cannot
          gain more life than the creature's toughness.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_D.guide/DLIFE}
@endnode
@node DRUDG "Drudge Skeletons"
@{b}Drudge Skeletons@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(C) / RV(C) / 4E(C)
Type      = Summon Skeletons (1/1)
Cost      = 1B
Artist    = Sandra Everingham
Print run = A(16,000) / B(48,000) / UL(244,500) / RV(3,657,000) / 4E(3,600,000)
Text(4E): <B>: Regenerate
Text(RV): <B>: Regenerates
Text(UL): <B>: Regenerates
Flavor Text: @{i}Bones scattered around us joined to form misshapen
             bodies. We struck at them repeatedly - they fell,
             but soon formed again, with the same mocking look
             on their faceless skulls.@{ui}
 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}
@endnode
@node EVILP "Evil Presence"
@{b}Evil Presence@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U) / 4E(U)
Type      = Enchant Land
Cost      = B
Artist    = Sandra Everingham
Print run = A(4,500) / B(13,500) / UL(68,000) / RV(1,012,000) / 4E(1,060,500)
Text(4E): Target land becomes a basic swamp.
Text(RV): Target land is now a basic swamp.
Text(UL): Target land is now a swamp.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_E.guide/EVPRE}
@endnode
@node FEAR_ "Fear"
@{b}Fear@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(C) / RV(C) / 4E(C) / IA(C)
Type      = Enchant Creature
Cost      = BB
Artist    = Mark Poole (A/B/UL/RV/4E) / Rick Emond (IA)
Print run = A(16,000) / B(48,000) / UL(244,500) / RV(3,657,000) / 4E(3,600,000)
            IA(2,047,000)
@{b}NOTE@{ub}: The Ice Age card has different artwork. It also had
      Flavor Text added to the card's text.
Text(IA): Target creature cannot be blocked except by artifact creatures or
          black creatures.
Text(4E): Target  creature  cannot be blocked except by black creatures and
          artifact creatures.
Text(RV): Target  creature  cannot be blocked by any creatures except black
          creatures and artifact creatures.
Text(UL): Target  creature  cannot  be  blocked by any creatures other than
          artifact creatures and black creatures.
Flavor Text: @{i}"Even the bravest of warriors yet knows the dark
              clutch of fright upon his stalwart heart."
              ---Lim-Dul, the Necromancer@{ui}
 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}
@endnode
@node FROZE "Frozen Shade"
@{b}Frozen Shade@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(C) / RV(C) / 4E(C)
Type      = Summon Shade (0/1)
Cost      = 2B
Artist    = Douglas Shuler
Print run = A(16,000) / B(48,000) / UL(244,500) / RV(3,657,000) / 4E(3,600,000)
Text(4E): <B>: +1/+1 until end of turn.
Text(RV): <B>: +1/+1
Text(UL): <B>: +1/+1
Flavor Text: @{i}"There are some qualities - some incorporate things,
              That have a double life, which thus is made
              A type of twin entity which springs
              From matter and light, evinced in solid and shade."
              ---Edgar Allan Poe, "Silence"@{ui}
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_F.guide/FROZE}
@endnode
@node GLOOM "Gloom"
@{b}Gloom@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U) / 4E(U)
Type      = Enchantment
Cost      = 2B
Artist    = Dan Frazier
Print run = A(4,500) / B(13,500) / UL(68,000) / RV(1,012,000) / 4E(1,060,500)
Text(4E): White  spells cost an additional <3> to cast.  White enchantments
          with activation costs require an additional <3> to use.
Text(RV): White  spells  cost 3 more mana to cast.  White enchantments with
          activation costs require 3 more mana to use.
Text(UL): White  spells  cost  3  more mana to cast.  Circles of Protection
          cost 3 more mana to use.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_G.guide/GLOOM}
@endnode
@node HOWLF "Howl from Beyond"
@{b}Howl from Beyond@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(C) / RV(C) / 4E(C) / IA(C)
Type      = Instant
Cost      = XB
Artist    = Mark Poole (A/B/UL/RV/4E) / Mark Poole (IA)
Print run = A(16,000) / B(48,000) / UL(244,500) / RV(3,657,000) / 4E(3,600,000)
            IA(2,047,000)
@{b}NOTE@{ub}: The Ice Age card has different artwork. It also had
      Flavor Text added to the card's text.
Text(IA): Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn.
Text(4E): Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn.
Text(RV): Target creature gains +X/+0 until end of turn.
Text(UL): Target creature gains +X/+0 until end of turn.
Flavor Text: @{i}"From the mouths of my servants, my voice shall emers
              to shake the souls of my foes."
              ---Lim-Dul, the Necromancer@{ui}
 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}
@endnode
@node HYPNO "Hypnotic Specter"
@{b}Hypnotic Specter@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U) / 4E(U)
Type      = Summon Specter (2/2)
Cost      = 1BB
Artist    = Douglas Shuler
Print run = A(4,500) / B(13,500) / UL(68,000) / RV(1,012,000) / 4E(1,060,500)
Text(4E): Flying.
          An opponent damaged by Specter discards a card at random from his
          or  her  hand.   Ignore  this  effect if opponent has no cards in
          hand.
Text(RV): Flying.
          An opponent damaged by Specter must discard a card at random from
          his  or  her  hand.   Ignore this effect if opponent has no cards
          left in hand.
Text(UL): Flying.
          An opponent damaged by Specter must discard a card at random from
          his  or  her  hand.   Ignore this effect if opponent has no cards
          left in hand.
Flavor Text: @{i}"...There was no trace
              Of aught on that illumined face..."
              ---Samuel Coleridge, "Phantom"@{ui}
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_H.guide/HYPNO}
@endnode
@node LORDO "Lord of the Pit"
@{b}Lord of the Pit@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(R) / RV(R) / 4E(R)
Type      = Summon Demon (7/7)
Cost      = 4BBB
Artist    = Mark Tedin
Print run = A(1,100) / B(3,200) / UL(18,500) / RV(289,000) / 4E(353,500)
Text(4E): Flying, trample
          During   your  upkeep,  sacrifice  a  creature.   If  you  cannot
          sacrifice a creature, Lord of the Pit deals 7 damage to you.  You
          cannot sacrifice Lord of the Pit to itself.
Text(RV): Flying, trample
          You  must  sacrifice one of your own creatures during your upkeep
          or  Lord  of  the Pit does 7 damage to you.  You may still attack
          with  Lord of the Pit even if you failed to sacrifice a creature.
          Lord of the Pit may not be sacrificed to itself.
Text(UL): Flying, trample
          You  must  sacrifice  one  of your own creatures during upkeep or
          Lord  of the Pit does 7 damage to you.  You may still attack with
          Lord of the Pit even if you failed to sacrifice a creature.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_L.guide/LOPIT}
@endnode
@node MINDT "Mind Twist"
@{b}Mind Twist@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(R) / RV(R) / 4E(R)
Type      = Sorcery
Cost      = XB
Artist    = Julie Baroh
Print run = A(1,100) / B(3,200) / UL(18,500) / RV(289,000) / 4E(353,500)
Text(4E): Target  player  discards  X cards at random from his or har hand.
          If that player does not have enough cards, his or her entire hand
          is discarded.
Text(RV): Opponent  must  discard X cards at random from hand.  If opponent
          doesn't have enough cards in hand, entire hand is discarded.
Text(UL): Opponent  must  discard X cards at random from hand.  If opponent
          doesn't have enough cards in hand, entire hand is discarded.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_M.guide/MINDT}
@endnode
@node NETHE "Nether Shadow"
@{b}Nether Shadow@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(R) / RV(R) / 4E(R)
Type      = Summon Shadow (1/1)
Cost      = BB
Artist    = Christopher Rush
Print run = A(1,100) / B(3,200) / UL(18,500) / RV(289,000) / 4E(353,500)
Text(4E): At the end of your upkeep, if Shadow is in your graveyard with at
          least  3  creature  cards  above  it,  you may return it to play.
          Shadow can attack the turn it comes into play.
Text(RV): If  Shadow is in graveyard with any combination of cards above it
          that  includes  at  least  three creatures, it can be returned to
          play during your upkeep.  Shadow can attack on same turn summoned
          or returned to play.
Text(UL): If  Shadow is in graveyard with any combination of cards above it
          that  includes  at  least  three creatures, it can be returned to
          play  during your upkeep for its normal casting cost.  Shadow can
          attack on same turn summoned or returned to play.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_N.guide/NETSH}
@endnode
@node NIGHT "Nightmare"
@{b}Nightmare@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(R) / RV(R) / 4E(R)
Type      = Summon Nightmare (*/*)
Cost      = 5B
Artist    = Melissa Benson
Print run = A(1,100) / B(3,200) / UL(18,500) / RV(289,000) / 4E(353,500)
Text(4E): Flying
          Nightmare has power and toughness each equal the number of swamps
          its controller controls.
Text(RV): Flying
          Nightmare's  power  and toughness both equal the number of swamps
          its controller has in play.
Text(UL): Flying
          Nightmare's  power  and toughness both equal the number of swamps
          its controller has in play.
Flavor Text: @{i}The Nightmare arises from its lair in the swamps.
             As the poisoned land spreads, so does the Nightmare's
             rage and terrifying strength.@{ui}
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_N.guide/NIGMA}
@endnode
@node PARAL "Paralyze"
@{b}Paralyze@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(C) / RV(C) / 4E(C)
Type      = Enchant Creature
Cost      = B
Artist    = Anson Maddocks
Print run = A(16,000) / B(48,000) / UL(244,500) / RV(3,657,000) / 4E(3,600,000)
Text(4E): Target  creature  does  not  untap  during its controller's untap
          phase.   That  player may pay an additional <4> during his or her
          upkeep to untap it.  Tap target creature when Paralyze comes into
          play.
Text(RV): Target  creature  is  not  untapped as normal during untap phase.
          Creature's  controller  may  spend <4> to untap during his or her
          upkeep to untap it.  Tap target creature when Paralyze is cast.
Text(UL): Target  creature  is  not  untapped  as normal during untap phase
          unless  4  mana  are spent.  Tap target creature when Paralyze is
          cast.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_P.guide/PARAL}
@endnode
@node PESTI "Pestilence"
@{b}Pestilence@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(C) / RV(C) / 4E(C)
Type      = Enchantment
Cost      = 2BB
Artist    = Jesper Myrfors
Print run = A(16,000) / B(48,000) / UL(244,500) / RV(3,657,000) / 4E(3,600,000)
Text(4E): At  the  end of any turn, if there are no creatures in play, bury
          Pestilence.  <B>:  Pestilence deals 1 damage to all creatures and
          players.
Text(RV): <B>:  Do 1 damage to each creature and to both players.  If there
          are  no creatures in play at the end of any turn, Pestilence must
          be discarded.
Text(UL): <B>:   Do  1  damage  to  each  creature  and  to  both  players.
          Pestilence  must  be  discarded at end of any turn in which there
          are no creatures in play at end of turn.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_P.guide/PESTI}
@endnode
@node PLAGU "Plague Rats"
@{b}Plague Rats@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(C) / RV(C) / 4E(C)
Type      = Summon Rats (*/*)
Cost      = 2B
Artist    = Anson Maddocks
Print run = A(16,000) / B(48,000) / UL(244,500) / RV(3,657,000) / 4E(3,600,000)
Text(4E): Plague  Rats  has power and toughness each equal to the number of
          Plague  Rats  in play, no matter who controls them.  For example,
          if  there  are  two  Plague  Rats  in  play,  each  has power and
          toughness 2/2.
Text(RV): The *s below are the number of Plague Rats in play, counting both
          sides.  Thus if there are two Plague Rats in play, each has power
          and toughness 2/2.
Text(UL): The Xs below are the number of Plague Rats in play, counting both
          sides.   Thus  if there are 2 Plague Rats in play, each has power
          and toughness 2/2.
Flavor Text: @{i}During the dark times, the rats seemed
             to grow ever stronger.@{ui}
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_P.guide/PLAGU}
@endnode
@node RAISE "Raise Dead"
@{b}Raise Dead@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(C) / RV(C) / 4E(C)
Type      = Sorcery
Cost      = B
Artist    = Jeff A. Menges
Print run = A(16,000) / B(48,000) / UL(244,500) / RV(3,657,000) / 4E(3,600,000)
Text(4E): Take  target  creature  from  your graveyard and put it into your
          hand.
Text(RV): Bring one creature from your graveyard to your hand.
Text(UL): Return creature from your graveyard to your hand.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_R.guide/RAISE}
@endnode
@node ROYAL "Royal Assassin"
@{b}Royal Assassin@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(R) / RV(R) / 4E(R)
Type      = Summon Assassin (1/1)
Cost      = 1BB
Artist    = Tom Wanerstrand
Print run = A(1,100) / B(3,200) / UL(18,500) / RV(289,000) / 4E(353,500)
Text(4E): <T>: Destroy target tapped creature.
Text(RV): <T>: Destroy a tapped creature.
Text(UL): <T>: Destroy a tapped creature.
Flavor Text: @{i}Trained in the arts of stealth, the royal assassins
             choose their victims carefully, relying on timing and
             precision rather than brute force.@{ui}
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_R.guide/ROYAL}
@endnode
@node SCATH "Scathe Zombies"
@{b}Scathe Zombies@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(C) / RV(C) / 4E(C)
Type      = Summon Zombies (2/2)
Cost      = 2B
Artist    = Jesper Myrfors
Print run = A(16,000) / B(48,000) / UL(244,500) / RV(3,657,000) / 4E(3,600,000)
Flavor Text: @{i}"They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose,
              Nor spake, nor moved their eyes;
              It had been strange, even in a dream,
              To have seen those dead men rise."
              ---Samuel Coleridge, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"@{ui}
 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}
@endnode
@node SCAVE "Scavenging Ghoul"
@{b}Scavenging Ghoul@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U) / 4E(U)
Type      = Summon Ghoul (2/2)
Cost      = 3B
Artist    = Jeff A. Menges
Print run = A(4,500) / B(13,500) / UL(68,000) / RV(1,012,000) / 4E(1,060,500)
Text(4E): At the end of each turn, put a corpse counter on Scavenging Ghoul
          for  each creature put into the graveyard during that turn.  <0>:
          Remove a corpse counter from Scavenging Ghoul to regenerate it.
Text(RV): At  the end of each turn, put one counter on Ghoul for each other
          creature  that  was  placed in the graveyard during the turn.  If
          Ghoul takes lethal damage you may use a counter to regenerate it;
          counters remain until used.
Text(UL): At  the end of each turn, put one counter on Ghoul for each other
          creature that was destroyed without regenerating during the turn.
          If  Ghoul  dies  you may use a counter to regenerate it; counters
          remain until used.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_S.guide/SCAVG}
@endnode
@node SENGI "Sengir Vampire"
@{b}Sengir Vampire@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U) / 4E(U)
Type      = Summon Vampire (4/4)
Cost      = 3BB
Artist    = Anson Maddocks
Print run = A(4,500) / B(13,500) / UL(68,000) / RV(1,012,000) / 4E(1,060,500)
Text(4E): Flying
          Put a +1/+1 counter on Sengir Vampire each time a creature is put
          into the graveyard the same turn Sengir Vampire damaged it.
Text(RV): Flying
          Vampire  gets  a +1/+1 counter each time a creature dies during a
          turn in which Vampire damaged it.
Text(UL): Flying
          Vampire  gets  a +1/+1 counter each time a creature dies during a
          turn  in  which  Vampire  damaged  it unless the dead creature is
          regenerated.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_S.guide/SENVA}
@endnode
@node SIMUL "Simulacrum"
@{b}Simulacrum@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U) / 4E(U)
Type      = Instant
Cost      = 1B
Artist    = Mark Poole
Print run = A(4,500) / B(13,500) / UL(68,000) / RV(1,012,000) / 4E(1,060,500)
Text(4E): All  damage done to you so far this turn is instead retroactively
          applied  to  a  target creature you control.  Further damage this
          turn is treated normally.
Text(RV): All  damage done to you so far this turn is instead retroactively
          applied  to  one of your creatures in play.  Even if there's more
          than  enough damage to kill the creature, you don't suffer any of
          it.  Further damage this turn is treated normally.
Text(UL): All  damage done to you so far this turn is instead retroactively
          applied  to  one of your creatures in play.  If this damage kills
          the  creature,  it  can be regenerated; even if there's more than
          enough  damage  to kill the creature, you don't suffer any of it.
          Further damage this turn is treated normally.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_S.guide/SIMUL}
@endnode
@node TERRO "Terror"
@{b}Terror@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(C) / RV(C) / 4E(C)
Type      = Instant
Cost      = 1B
Artist    = Ron Spencer
Print run = A(16,000) / B(48,000) / UL(244,500) / RV(3,657,000) / 4E(3,600,000)
Text(4E): Bury target non-black, non-artifact creature.
Text(RV): Buries   target  creature.   Cannot  target  black  creatures  or
          artifact creatures.
Text(UL): Destroys  target  creature  without  possibility of regeneration.
          Does not affect black creatures and artifact creatures.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_T.guide/TERRO}
@endnode
@node UNHOL "Unholy Strength"
@{b}Unholy Strength@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(C) / RV(C) / 4E(C)
Type      = Enchant Creature
Cost      = B
Artist    = Douglas Shuler
Print run = A(16,000) / B(48,000) / UL(244,500) / RV(3,657,000) / 4E(3,600,000)
@{b}NOTE@{ub}: The artwork for Unholy Strength changed in 4th edition.
      The burning pentagram in the background was removed.
Text(4E): Target creature gets +2/+1.
Text(RV): Target creature gains +2/+1.
Text(UL): Target creature gains +2/+1.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_U.guide/UNHST}
@endnode
@node WALLO "Wall of Bone"
@{b}Wall of Bone@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U) / 4E(U)
Type      = Summon Wall (1/4)
Cost      = 2B
Artist    = Anson Maddocks
Print run = A(4,500) / B(13,500) / UL(68,000) / RV(1,012,000) / 4E(1,060,500)
Text(4E): <B>: Regenerate.
Text(RV): <B>: Regenerates.
Text(UL): <B>: Regenerates.
Flavor Text: @{i}The Wall of Bone is said to be an aspect of the Great
             Wall in Hel, where the bones of all sinners wait for
             Ragnarok, when Hela will call them forth for the final
             battle.@{ui}
 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}
@endnode
@node WARPA "Warp Artifact"
@{b}Warp Artifact@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(R) / RV(R) / 4E(R)
Type      = Enchant Artifact
Cost      = BB
Artist    = Amy Weber
Print run = A(1,100) / B(3,200) / UL(18,500) / RV(289,000) / 4E(353,500)
Text(4E): Warp  Artifact  deals  1  damage  to target artifact's controller
          during his or her upkeep.
Text(RV): Warp  Artifact  does  1  damage  to  target artifact's controller
          during his or her upkeep.
Text(UL): Warp  Artifact  does  1 damage to target artifact's controller at
          start of each turn.
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_W.guide/WARPA}
@endnode
@node WEAKN "Weakness"
@{b}Weakness@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(C) / RV(C) / 4E(C)
Type      = Enchant Creature
Cost      = B
Artist    = Douglas Shuler
Print run = A(16,000) / B(48,000) / UL(244,500) / RV(3,657,000) / 4E(3,600,000)
Text(4E): Target creature gets -2/-1.
Text(RV): Target creature loses -2/-1.
Text(UL): Target  creature loses -2/-1.  If this drops creature's toughness
          below 1, it is dead.
 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}
@endnode
@node WILLO "Will-O-The-Wisp"
@{b}Will-O-The-Wisp@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(R) / RV(R) / 4E(R)
Type      = Summon Will-O-The-Wisp (0/1)
Cost      = B
Artist    = Jesper Myrfors
Print run = A(1,100) / B(3,200) / UL(18,500) / RV(289,000) / 4E(353,500)
Text(4E): Flying
          <B>: Regenerate
Text(RV): Flying
          <B>: Regenerates
Text(UL): Flying
          <B>: Regenerates
Flavor Text: @{i}"About, about in reel and rout The death-fires danced at
              night; The water, like a witch's oils, Burnt green, and
              blue and white."
              ---Samuel Coleridge, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"@{ui}
 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}
@endnode
@node ZOMBI "Zombie Master"
@{b}Zombie Master@{ub}
Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(R) / RV(R) / 4E(R)
Type      = Summon Lord (2/3)
Cost      = 1BB
Artist    = Jeff A. Menges
Print run = A(1,100) / B(3,200) / UL(18,500) / RV(289,000) / 4E(353,500)
Text(4E): All zombies gain swampwalk and '<B>:  Regenerate'.
Text(RV): All zombies in play gain swampwalk and '<B>:  Regenerates' for as
          long as this card remains in play.
Text(UL): All zombies in play gain swampwalk and '<B>:  Regenerates' for as
          long as this card remains in play.
Flavor Text: @{i}They say the Zombie Master controlled these foul
             creatures even before his own death, but now that
             he is one of them, nothing can make them betray him.@{ui}
 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_Z.guide/ZOMBI}
@endnode