{"id":1729,"date":"2025-12-17T18:51:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/nametherule\/?p=1729"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:25:41","slug":"december-2025-uub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/nametherule\/december-2025-uub\/","title":{"rendered":"An Unofficial Magic: The Gathering\u2014FINAL FANTASY Holiday Release Update Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>(Originally published on 2025-12-17; last reviewed on 2025-12-17; last updated on 2025-12-17)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the start of December (either on the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> or the 3<sup>rd<\/sup>), Wizards of the Coast (WotC) made an update to Gatherer. That update includes the <em>Magic: The Gathering\u2014FINAL FANTASY<\/em> holiday release and some miscellaneous changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Most of the time, I will list only the changed parts of a card\u2019s Oracle text, rather than the complete text of the card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#oracle-changes\">Oracle changes<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#o-functional\">Functional changes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#o-nonfunctional\">Nonfunctional changes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#ruling-changes\">Gatherer ruling changes (nonfunctional)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"oracle-changes\">Oracle Changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"o-functional\">Cards which regain their rules text (functional)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the <em>Magic: The Gathering | Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/em> update and the <em>Magic: The Gathering | Avatar: The Last Airbender<\/em> update, WotC had removed the entire rules text of four cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this December update, WotC restored those cards\u2019 previous rules text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This update applies to: <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LE\/en-us\/0\/aerathi-berserker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Aerathi Berserker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/UNH\/en-us\/120\/who-what-when-where-why\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Who \/\/ What \/\/ When \/\/ Where \/\/ Why<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/UND\/en-us\/14\/strutting-turkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Strutting Turkey<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/SPM\/en-us\/147\/spdr-piloted-by-peni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">SP\/\/dr, Piloted by Peni<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Old Oracle text (example):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<p>Aerathi Berserker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>{2}{R}{R}{R}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creature \u2013 Human Berserker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>2\/4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:34%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gatherer-static.wizards.com\/Cards\/small\/038DC72A30E5DBF286008123735F7F80F8A6781EA2389EDCE6DA1F2CFCE228DE.webp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LE\/en-us\/0\/aerathi-berserker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Gatherer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/scryfall.com\/card\/leg\/131\/aerathi-berserker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Scryfall<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>New Oracle text (example):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<p>Aerathi Berserker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>{2}{R}{R}{R}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creature \u2013 Human Berserker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Rampage 3 <em>(Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +3\/+3 until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>2\/4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:34%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gatherer-static.wizards.com\/Cards\/small\/038DC72A30E5DBF286008123735F7F80F8A6781EA2389EDCE6DA1F2CFCE228DE.webp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LE\/en-us\/0\/aerathi-berserker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Gatherer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/scryfall.com\/card\/leg\/131\/aerathi-berserker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Scryfall<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"zinnia\">Zinnia, Valley&#8217;s Voice (functional)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With this December update, WotC have changed the timing of when the effect of <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/BLC\/en-us\/4\/zinnia-valleys-voice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Zinnia<\/a>\u2019s last ability starts to apply to creature spells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, the effect simply applied to creature spells, so it started to apply as soon as a spell was put onto the stack at the start of the casting process <a href=\"https:\/\/yawgatog.com\/resources\/magic-rules\/#R6113a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">[CR 611.3a]<\/a>. The spell\u2019s controller could then choose to pay the offspring cost <a href=\"https:\/\/yawgatog.com\/resources\/magic-rules\/#R6012b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">[CR 601.2b]<\/a>. Regardless of that choice, the effect continued to grant the offspring ability to that spell and to the permanent the spell would become during resolution for the remainder of the game <a href=\"https:\/\/yawgatog.com\/resources\/magic-rules\/#R4007b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">[CR 400.7b]<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/yawgatog.com\/resources\/magic-rules\/#R6113d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">[CR 611.3d]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WotC\u2019s new wording changes the effect from simply granting offspring to a spell to granting it offspring <em>as it is cast<\/em>. This wording has previously been used on <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/C16\/en-us\/50\/yidris-maelstrom-wielder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder<\/a>, and its consequences for Zinnia\u2019s ability are exactly the same, specified in rule <a href=\"https:\/\/yawgatog.com\/resources\/magic-rules\/#R6012i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">601.2i<\/a>. Namely, the spell gains offspring only just before it becomes cast, at the end of the casting process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, the spell does not have offspring while its controller decides whether they want to pay any additional costs, nor while they determine and actually pay the spell\u2019s total cost. In other words, Zinnia\u2019s controller cannot pay offspring costs granted by Zinnia anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a spell acquires offspring at the end of the casting process, the spell continues to have offspring for the rest of the game, as does the permanent it becomes during resolution. Since the granted offspring cost is impossible to pay, the enters-the-battlefield ability will never trigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old ability text:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Creature spells you cast have offspring {2}. <em>(You may pay an additional {2} as you cast a creature spell. If you do, when that creature enters, create a 1\/1 token copy of it.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New ability text:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Creature spells you cast gain offspring {2} as you cast them. <em>(You may pay an additional {2} as you cast a creature spell. If you do, when that creature enters, create a 1\/1 token copy of it.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"o-nonfunctional\">Crash Through (nonfunctional)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A typo in <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/FDN\/en-us\/620\/crash-through\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Crash Through<\/a>\u2019s reminder text was corrected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old ability text:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Creatures you control gain trample until end of turn. <em>(Each of those creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it&#8217;s attacking.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New ability text:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Creatures you control gain trample until end of turn. <em>(Each of those creatures can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it&#8217;s attacking.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ruling-changes\">Gatherer ruling changes (nonfunctional)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hydroelectric Specimen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>WotC removed an incorrect ruling from <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/MH3\/en-us\/240\/hydroelectric-specimen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Hydroelectric Specimen<\/a>\u2019s Gatherer page. The ruling claimed that a spell with multiple targets is a legal target for Hydroelectric Specimen\u2019s ability, so long as all those targets were the same object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If a spell has multiple targets but it&#8217;s targeting the same creature with all of them (such as Seeds of Strength targeting the same creature three times) you can target that spell with Hydroelectric Specimen&#8217;s ability. In that case, you change all of those targets to Hydroelectric Specimen.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zinnia, Valley&#8217;s Voice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>WotC corrected a ruling on the Gatherer page of <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/BLC\/en-us\/4\/zinnia-valleys-voice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Zinnia, Valley&#8217;s Voice<\/a>. The ruling used to incorrectly describe what happens if Zinnia leaves the battlefield in response to a creature spell it grants offspring to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new text is slightly misleading insofar as it calls the unrelated change to the ability\u2019s functionality \u201cminor,\u201d when that change actually makes the ability useless from a practical standpoint (<a href=\"#zinnia\">see above<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old text:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If Zinnia leaves the battlefield after you&#8217;ve cast a creature spell and paid its offspring cost but before that spell resolves, the permanent that spell becomes won&#8217;t have offspring when it enters. As such, you won&#8217;t create a 1\/1 token copy of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New text:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Zinnia&#8217;s last ability has received updated wording, and its function has changed minorly as a result. If Zinnia leaves the battlefield after you&#8217;ve cast a creature spell and paid its offspring cost but before that spell resolves, the permanent that spell becomes will still have offspring when it enters. As such, you&#8217;ll still create a 1\/1 copy of it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Garland, Royal Kidnapper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gatherer page for the new card <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/FIC\/en-us\/442\/garland-royal-kidnapper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Garland, Royal Kidnapper<\/a> has a misleading ruling. The ruling states that, if a permanent spell which is not represented by a card resolves and becomes a token, that spell\u2019s controller is the owner of the token.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The owner of a token is the player who created that token or, in the case of a resolving copy of a permanent spell that became a token, the player who controlled that spell as it resolved.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This is misleading insofar as it only holds true if that player is also the spell\u2019s owner, since ownership of the spell determines ownership of the token. If a player puts such a spell onto the stack and another player gains control of the spell, the first player remains the owner of the spell and will be the owner of the resulting token.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the token is not created, the usual rule for determining a token\u2019s owner does not apply <a href=\"https:\/\/yawgatog.com\/resources\/magic-rules\/#R6083f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">[CR 608.3f]<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/yawgatog.com\/resources\/magic-rules\/#R1112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">[CR 111.2]<\/a>. Absent such a rule, having the spell\u2019s owner also be the owner of the resulting token matches the idea that the spell \u201cbecomes a token,\u201d and it is consistent with \u201cstolen\u201d permanent spells and the default controller of the resulting permanents (see rule <a href=\"https:\/\/yawgatog.com\/resources\/magic-rules\/#R1102b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">110.2b<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Destined White Mage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gatherer page for the new card <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/FIC\/en-us\/444\/the-destined-white-mage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Destined White Mage<\/a> has two rulings which refer to the wrong ability of that card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Destined White Mage&#8217;s second ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it&#8217;s 1 life from Al Bhed Salvagers or 3 life from Balamb T-Rexaur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a creature you control is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain life, it can&#8217;t receive a counter from The Destined White Mage&#8217;s second ability in time to save it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Duelist&#8217;s Flame<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gatherer page for the new card <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/FIC\/en-us\/452\/duelists-flame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Duelist&#8217;s Flame<\/a> has a typo in one of its rulings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>You cast the exiled card while the triggered ability ability is resolving and still on the stack. You can&#8217;t wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the card&#8217;s type are ignored.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tend the Sprigs can\u2019t find shock lands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gatherer pages of five cards gained a brand new ruling that mentions a card named <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/search?searchTerm=Tend_the_Sprigs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tend the Sprigs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While no card with that name exists, it is still absurd to think that a card with that name will be printed in the upcoming <em>Lorwyn Eclipsed<\/em> release just because those five cards have all been revealed as getting a reprint in that same release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This update applies to the Gatherer pages of: <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/RVR\/en-us\/283\/overgrown-tomb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Overgrown Tomb<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/RVR\/en-us\/290\/temple-garden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Temple Garden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/RVR\/en-us\/288\/steam-vents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Steam Vents<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/RVR\/en-us\/273\/blood-crypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Blood Crypt<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/RVR\/en-us\/280\/hallowed-fountain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Hallowed Fountain<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New ruling (example):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This land has two basic land types. It&#8217;s not basic, so cards such as Tend the Sprigs can&#8217;t find it, but it does have the appropriate land types for effects such as that of Kishla Village (from the Tarkir: Dragonstorm release).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New rulings for Lorwyn-related cards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gatherer pages of four Lorwyn-related cards gained new rulings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given that old cards receive new rulings all the time, the idea that these specific cards will be reprinted as part of the <em>Lorwyn Eclipsed<\/em> release seems far-fetched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This update applies to the Gatherer pages of: <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LRW\/en-us\/75\/mistbind-clique\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mistbind Clique<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LRW\/en-us\/95\/wanderwine-prophets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Wanderwine Prophets<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/2XM\/en-us\/130\/heat-shimmer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Heat Shimmer<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/MH1\/en-us\/126\/goatnap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Goatnap<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New ruling (example):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Goat is a creature type. Keep in mind that creatures with the changeling ability are Goats. (Whether they&#8217;re &#8220;goated&#8221; or not is too subjective for this ruling to address.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restored rulings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the <em>Magic: The Gathering | Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/em> update, WotC had removed all rulings from the Gatherer pages of three cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this December update, WotC restored those pages\u2019 previous rulings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This update applies to the Gatherer pages of: <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LE\/en-us\/0\/aerathi-berserker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Aerathi Berserker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/UNH\/en-us\/120\/who-what-when-where-why\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Who \/\/ What \/\/ When \/\/ Where \/\/ Why<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/UND\/en-us\/14\/strutting-turkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Strutting Turkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the <em>Edge of Eternities<\/em> update, WotC had removed thousands of rulings from Gatherer pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this December update, WotC restored one ruling shared by five cards\u2019 Gatherer pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This update applies to the Gatherer pages of: <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/RVR\/en-us\/283\/overgrown-tomb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Overgrown Tomb<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/RVR\/en-us\/290\/temple-garden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Temple Garden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/RVR\/en-us\/288\/steam-vents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Steam Vents<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/RVR\/en-us\/273\/blood-crypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Blood Crypt<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/RVR\/en-us\/280\/hallowed-fountain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Hallowed Fountain<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If an effect puts this land onto the battlefield tapped, you may pay 2 life, but it still enters tapped.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ruling-transforming-nonmodal\">\u201cTransforming\u201d becomes \u201cnonmodal\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Magic: The Gathering | Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/em> update did not replace the term \u201ctransforming double-faced [object]\u201d with \u201cnonmodal double-faced [object].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This December update does so. All instances of \u201ctransforming double-faced [object]\u201d and \u201ctransforming token\u201d were replaced with \u201cnonmodal double-faced [object],\u201d \u201cdouble-faced token,\u201d or \u201cdouble-faced [object],\u201d as appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other changes to the functionality of double-faced objects were not applied to existing rulings. For example, many rulings still state that modal double-faced cards cannot transform or enter transformed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This update applies to the Gatherer pages of: <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/ISD\/en-us\/25\/nevermore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Nevermore<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/ZNR\/en-us\/90\/agadeem-the-undercrypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Agadeem, the Undercrypt<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/KHM\/en-us\/15\/halvar-god-of-battle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Halvar, God of Battle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/MID\/en-us\/17\/enduring-angel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Enduring Angel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/MID\/en-us\/42\/baithook-angler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Baithook Angler<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/MID\/en-us\/149\/moonveil-regent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Moonveil Regent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/MID\/en-us\/233\/olag-ludevics-hubris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Olag, Ludevic&#8217;s Hubris<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/NEO\/en-us\/172\/azusas-many-journeys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Azusa&#8217;s Many Journeys<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/NEO\/en-us\/176\/boon-of-boseiju\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Boon of Boseiju<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/NEO\/en-us\/221\/hidetsugu-consumes-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Hidetsugu Consumes All<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/MOM\/en-us\/29\/norns-inquisitor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Norn&#8217;s Inquisitor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/MOM\/en-us\/53\/corruption-of-towashi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Corruption of Towashi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/MOM\/en-us\/230\/invasion-of-alara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Invasion of Alara<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/CMM\/en-us\/708\/omarthis-ghostfire-initiate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/MKC\/en-us\/53\/ugins-mastery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ugin&#8217;s Mastery<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LCI\/en-us\/26\/ojer-taq-deepest-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LCI\/en-us\/67\/ojer-pakpatiq-deepest-epoch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LCI\/en-us\/88\/aclazotz-deepest-betrayal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LCI\/en-us\/158\/ojer-axonil-deepest-might\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LCI\/en-us\/204\/ojer-kaslem-deepest-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LCC\/en-us\/73\/march-of-the-canonized\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">March of the Canonized<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LCC\/en-us\/10\/altar-of-the-wretched\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Altar of the Wretched<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LCC\/en-us\/13\/tetzin-gnome-champion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tetzin, Gnome Champion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/MH3\/en-us\/237\/ajani-nacatl-pariah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ajani, Nacatl Pariah<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/MH3\/en-us\/254\/age-graced-chapel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Age-Graced Chapel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/FIN\/en-us\/1\/summon-bahamut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Summon: Bahamut<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/FIN\/en-us\/16\/bahamut-warden-of-light\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bahamut, Warden of Light<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/TLA\/en-us\/27a\/the-legend-of-yangchen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Legend of Yangchen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/TLA\/en-us\/61a\/the-legend-of-kuruk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Legend of Kuruk<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/TLA\/en-us\/145a\/the-legend-of-roku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Legend of Roku<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/TLA\/en-us\/186a\/the-legend-of-kyoshi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Legend of Kyoshi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ruling-each-color\">Replacing \u201call colors\u201d with \u201ceach color\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Protection and hexproof abilities use the phrase \u201cfrom each color\u201d rather than \u201cfrom all colors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rulings of some Gatherer pages still used \u201call colors\u201d in this context. With this December update, those rulings were updated to use \u201ceach color.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This update applies to the Gatherer pages of: <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/V15\/en-us\/10\/iridescent-angel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Iridescent Angel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/LRW\/en-us\/14\/favor-of-the-mighty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Favor of the Mighty<\/a> (only one of two rulings was updated), and <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/CMR\/en-us\/305\/commanders-plate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Commander&#8217;s Plate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old text (example):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This card has Protection from Black, from Blue, from Red, from White, and from Green. This is the definition of &#8220;All Colors&#8221;. This means it is possible to use an effect that removes one color of protection, such as just black, on this card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New text (example):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Protection from each color&#8221; is shorthand for protection from white, from blue, from black, from red, and from green. Colorless is not a color.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>One ruling was added to <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/MH3\/en-us\/1\/breaker-of-creation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Breaker of Creation<\/a>\u2019s Gatherer page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Hexproof from each color&#8221; is shorthand for hexproof from white, from blue, from black, from red, and from green. Colorless is not a color.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>One ruling was removed from <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/BRC\/en-us\/140\/etched-champion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Etched Champion<\/a>\u2019s Gatherer page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Protection from all colors&#8221; means protection from white, from blue, from black, from red, and from green. (In other words, it doesn&#8217;t just mean &#8220;protection from objects that have all five colors.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ruling-changeling\">Changeling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One standard ruling for the changeling ability got slightly expanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This update applies to the Gatherer pages of: <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/MOC\/en-us\/350\/bloodline-pretender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloodline Pretender<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/BLB\/en-us\/243\/barkform-harvester\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Barkform Harvester<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/FDN\/en-us\/682\/three-tree-mascot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Three Tree Mascot<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old text:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If an effect causes a creature with changeling to become a new creature type, it will be only that new creature type. It will still have changeling; the effect making it all creature types will simply be overwritten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New text:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If an effect causes a creature with changeling to become a new creature type, it will be only that new creature type (unless the effect says &#8220;in addition&#8221; or similar). It will still have changeling; the effect making it all creature types will simply be overwritten.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fastbond<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The two rulings on <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/VMA\/en-us\/209\/fastbond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Fastbond<\/a>\u2019s Gatherer page got merged into one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old rulings:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You take damage when you play a land using the &#8220;play a land&#8221; action. Such an action can be your regular &#8220;play a land&#8221;, one enabled by Fastbond, or ones enabled through other effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You do not take damage when you &#8220;put a land onto the battlefield&#8221; through the effect of a spell or ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New ruling:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Fastbond&#8217;s second ability will trigger whenever you play a land (using the special action of playing a land) as long as that land wasn&#8217;t the first land you played this turn. Lands that enter under your control due to effects other than taking the special action of playing a land won&#8217;t cause Fastbond&#8217;s last ability to trigger.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skulking Ghost<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A card name used in one of <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/EMA\/en-us\/107\/skulking-ghost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Skulking Ghost<\/a>\u2019s rulings got corrected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old text:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If the spell that targets Skulking Ghost has no other targets, it won&#8217;t resolve (because it no longer has a legal target after Gossamer Phantasm has been sacrificed).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New text:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If the spell that targets Skulking Ghost has no other targets, it won&#8217;t resolve (because it no longer has a legal target after Skulking Ghost has been sacrificed).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crash Through<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Duplicate rulings were removed from <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/FDN\/en-us\/620\/crash-through\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Crash Through<\/a>\u2019s Gatherer page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ruling-bahamut-warden-of-light\">Bahamut, Warden of Light<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A redundant ruling was removed from <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/FIN\/en-us\/16\/bahamut-warden-of-light\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bahamut, Warden of Light<\/a>\u2019s Gatherer page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A transforming double-faced card enters the battlefield with its front face up by default, unless a spell or ability instructs you to put it onto the battlefield transformed or you cast it transformed, in which case it enters with its back face up.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Avatar Aang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One ruling was added to <a href=\"https:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/TLA\/en-us\/207a\/avatar-aang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Avatar Aang<\/a>\u2019s Gatherer page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Avatar Aang&#8217;s last ability looks at the whole turn when determining whether or not Avatar Aang should transform, not just actions you&#8217;ve taken since he entered or came under your control. For example, say you airbend, waterbend, and earthbend, then play Avatar Aang. 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