I think maybe the only card in Magic that can really get away with having no rules text is [[Counterspell]]. Possibly the only one whose name actually explains what it does more succinctly than the rules text.
I mean, I know what Lightning Bolt and Wrath of God do because I've been playing Magic for a long time. But I wouldn't fault anybody who doesn't remember whether Lightning Bolt deals 2 or 3 damage, or what the second sentence on Wrath of God is, etc.
Agreed about Cryptic Command. If my life depended on it I could maybe tell you one of its modes.
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lovestha@mtgjudge.social · 7 pts · 3y
Evu@mtgzone.com · 3 pts · 3y
I think maybe the only card in Magic that can really get away with having no rules text is [[Counterspell]]. Possibly the only one whose name actually explains what it does more succinctly than the rules text.
lovestha@mtgjudge.social · 1 pts · 3y
Evu@mtgzone.com · 2 pts · 3y
I mean, I know what Lightning Bolt and Wrath of God do because I've been playing Magic for a long time. But I wouldn't fault anybody who doesn't remember whether Lightning Bolt deals 2 or 3 damage, or what the second sentence on Wrath of God is, etc.
Agreed about Cryptic Command. If my life depended on it I could maybe tell you one of its modes.
lovestha@mtgjudge.social · 2 pts · 3y
Kra@mtgzone.com · 6 pts · 3y
semperverus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
It'd be great if it said what kind
calvinball@mtgzone.com · 5 pts · 3y
Isn't this the type line on all reliquary towers?
Blakerboy777@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
@semperverus
@astanix
Might be mixing it up with another card, Reliquary Tower has no land subtype. It gives you no max hand size and taps for {C}.