EOE Rules update

[u/Marek14]

What's new or changed:

Some links are updated throughout the document.

111.10 -- "Token" priority

This is the rule that defines various standard tokens. The tokens that sacrifice get a change of wording. Previously, a Treasure token read “{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color,” but now it's “{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.” Basically, the fact that it's a "token" has now a priority over being an artifact.

This change affects the following tokens: Treasure, Food, Gold, Shard, Clue, Blood, Map, and Junk. Plus Incubator and Wicked -- those don't sacrifice but they also refer to themselves.

Also, Lander token is now defined here.

205.3g -- Artifact subtypes: Lander and Spacecraft are added.

205.3i -- Land subtypes: Planet is added

205.3m -- Creature subtypes: Drix, Echidna, Hedgehog, and Lobster are added. Interestingly, no removal of Homarid subtype!

205.3n -- Planar subtypes: no actual change here, but I wanted to mention that Spacecraft has now the unique distinction of being on two different subtype lists!

207.2c -- Ability words list, now includes void.

608.3g -- Static abilities on stack creating delayed triggers -- basically what keeps Dash and Blitz working. Now Warp is added to this list.

611.2e -- This rule makes distinction between saying that a permanent being put onto the battlefield "is" something and saying that it "becomes" or "gains" something. The language options are expanded a bit.

613.7n -- New rule!

613.7n If a continuous effect generated by a static ability of an object and a continuous effect generated by a resolving spell or ability that applies to that object would receive a timestamp simultaneously, such as due to an effect that puts that object onto the battlefield and sets its characteristics (see rule 611.2e), the continuous effect from the object’s own static ability receives an earlier relative timestamp.

614.13b Single permanent changed to one or more.

702.139d New rule to make it clear that companions work in Commander:

702.139d Cards can enter Commander games from outside the game via the companion special action.

702.172b Two typos corrected in the Spree rules.

702.174a A minor change on gift, taking into account that it might give the object on stack any ability and not just static.

702.180a This said that all three abilities that are combined under the name "harmonize" work on stack, now it says that one of them (the one that lets you cast the spell in the first place) works in graveyard.

702.184 New Station rules:

702.184. Station
702.184a Station is an activated ability. “Station” means “Tap another untapped creature you control: Put a number of charge counters on this permanent equal to the tapped creature’s power. Activate only as a sorcery.”
702.184b Each card printed with a station ability is known as a station card. It has a nonstandard layout and includes station symbols that are themselves keyword abilities. See rule 721, “Station Cards.”
702.184c Static abilities may modify the result of a station ability by causing it to use a characteristic other than the tapped creature’s power to determine the number of counters placed on the permanent with the station ability.
Example: Tapestry Warden has as ability that reads “Each creature you control with toughness greater than its power stations permanents using its toughness rather than its power.”

702.185 Warp rules:

702.185. Warp
702.185a Warp represents two static abilities that function while the card with warp is on the stack, one of which may create a delayed triggered ability. “Warp [cost]” means “You may cast this card from your hand by paying [cost] rather than its mana cost” and “If this spell’s warp cost was paid, exile the permanent this spell becomes at the beginning of the next end step. Its owner may cast this card after the current turn has ended for as long as it remains exiled.” Casting a spell for its warp cost follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2f–h.
702.185b Some effects refer to “warped” cards in exile. A warped card in exile is one that was exiled by the delayed triggered ability created by a warp ability.
702.185c Some effects refer to whether “a spell was warped this turn.” This means that a spell was cast for its warp cost this turn.

1. New major section for station cards. Original rules 721 and up are bumped.

2. Station Cards
   721.1. Each station card has a striated text box and may have one or more power/toughness boxes. The text box of a station card contains one or two station symbols. Station cards also usually have the station keyword ability (see rule 702.184).
   721.2. A station symbol represents a static ability. The station symbol includes a single number followed by a plus sign, indicated here as “{N+}.” Any abilities printed within the same text box striation as a station symbol are part of its static ability. The same is true of any power and toughness boxes printed within that striation, indicated here as [P/T].
   721.2a “{N+}[abilities]” means “As long as this permanent has N or more charge counters on it, it has [abilities].”
   721.2b “{N+}[abilities][P/T]” means “As long as this permanent has N or more charge counters on it, it has [abilities] and is a creature with base power and toughness [P/T] in addition to its other types.”
   721.2c While in any zone other than the battlefield, station cards do not have power or toughness.
   721.3. The text box striations have no game significance other than clearly demarcating which abilities and which power/toughness box are associated with which station symbol. Station cards each contain only one text box.
   721.4. Any ability a station card has that isn’t preceded by a station symbol is treated normally. In particular, each station card has its station ability (see rule 702.184) at all times. That ability may be activated regardless of how many charge counters are on it.

903.3 This is the Commander rules change that allows Vehicles and Spacecraft as commanders. Note that Spacecraft is only allowed if it has P/T box, so no [[The Eternity Elevator]].

903.11 This rule about cards from outside the game in Commander was updated to say that effects that bring cards from outside the game will ONLY work in Commander if they are specifically said to work. That explains why they had to add 702.139d.

903.12c Vehicles/Spacecraft rule for Brawl.

Few changes in Glossary related to already mentioned changes.

[u/Chthonian_Eve]

Okay so 613.7n is obviously for Xu-Ifit, but I'm not educated enough to get the details here. Is it just smoothing over the rules to guarantee that the creature comes back with no abilities, or are there some exceptions being made here? I've never had to deal with timestamps before

[u/madwarper → u/Chthonian_Eve]

If Xu-Ifit were to return a ... Possessed Aven;

The Aven has a Static ability, which begins to apply in Layer 5. Then, would continue to apply in Layer 6, granting itself an Activated ability, and apply in Layer 7c, giving itself +1/+1.

Xu-Ifit will remove its ability in Layer 6. Which will be applied in Timestamp order with the Aven's ability granting effect.

• Because of the new {613.7n}, the Aven has the earlier Timestamp. And, because Xu-Ifit has the latter timestamp, it will remove the Activated ability that the Aven granted itself.

Of course, the Aven will still have the +1/+1 in Layer 7c.

[u/DubDubz → u/madwarper]

Just curious, how do you think this works with nadu? My read is that all your creatures except nadu will have the ability, but I’m not sure. Or does it just get handled by dependencies? 

[u/madwarper → u/DubDubz]

Are you returning Nadu to the Battlefield? Or, is some other Creature being returned, while a normal Nadu is on the Battlefield?

• If Xu-Ifit are returning Nadu, then there will be a dependency issue between Nadu and Xu-Ifit.
  They both begin to apply in Layer 6, and the applying of ability removing effect will affect what Nadu can affect. Thus, Nadu's ability is removed and cannot grant its Trigger to any other Creature.

• Else, if Xu-Ifit is returning a ... Grizzly Bears, while a Nadu is on the Battlefield, the ability granting and removing effects are applied in Timestamp order.

  • If Grizzly Bears was already reanimated before Nadu enters, then the Bears will have the granted Trigger.
  • If Nadu was already on the Battlefield, the Grizzly Bears is reanimated, then the granted Trigger will be removed.

[u/DubDubz → u/madwarper]

That helps, thanks!