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The '''Oracle''' is a database of every printed [[Magic]] card and its current wording. This is especially necessary for old cards that do not use modern formatting of their text in order to make them understandable.
The '''Oracle''' is a database of every printed ''[[Magic]]'' card and the current wordings on them. Oracle can be consulted via [[Gatherer]].<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/662266164888715265/why-is-the-current-wording-of-cards-called-the|title=Why is the current wording of cards called the Oracle text?|September 13, 2021}}</ref>


Four times a year, coinciding with the set releases, the Oracle is updated in order to incorporate rules changes or, rarely, functional changes to cards that do not work as intended.
==Description==
Oracle is especially necessary for old cards that do not use modern formatting of their text to make them understandable. Most [[Universes Beyond]] cards are not available on the Oracle (neither are their [[Universes Within]] counterparts if the [[UB]] card was printed first). The only card that is not available on the Oracle for technical reasons is <c>+2 Mace</c>.


One of the biggest changes made to the Oracle was the [[Grand Creature Type Update]], affecting almost 1200 cards.
At least six times a year, coinciding with the major set releases, the Oracle is updated to incorporate rules changes or, rarely, functional changes to cards that do not work as intended.


{{rules|text=
One of the biggest changes made to the Oracle was the [[Grand Creature Type Update]], affecting almost 1,200 cards.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/lorwyn-update-bulletin-2007-09-26|''Lorwyn'' Update Bulletin|[[Mark Gottlieb]]|September 26, 2007}}</ref> Another one, affecting about 300 cards, was the introduction of the [[colorless]] [[mana symbol]] with ''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]''.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/costs-costs-2016-01-27|The Costs of Costs|Alli Medwin|January 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160604210447/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/costs-costs-2016-01-27</ref>
'''From the [[Comprehensive Rules]]'''
 
*'''200.2.''' Use the Oracle card reference when determining a card’s wording. A card’s Oracle text can be found using the [[Gatherer]] card database at http://gatherer.wizards.com.}}
==Rules==
{{CR|glossary|Oracle}}
{{CR|108.1}}
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://gatherer.wizards.com Gatherer]
*[http://gatherer.wizards.com Gatherer]
*[http://www.yawgatog.com/resources/oracle-changes/ Yawgatog.com - Oracle Changes from Set to Set]
*[http://www.yawgatog.com/resources/oracle-changes/ Yawgatog.com - Oracle Changes from Set to Set]
*{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/af127|Power-Level-Errata-B-Gone|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|July 14, 2006}}
*{{DailyRef|latest-developments/power-level-errata-b-gone-2006-07-14|Power-Level-Errata-B-Gone|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|July 14, 2006}}
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[[Category:Wizards of the Coast]]
[[Category:Wizards of the Coast]]

Latest revision as of 07:10, 17 June 2024

For other uses, see Oracle (disambiguation).

The Oracle is a database of every printed Magic card and the current wordings on them. Oracle can be consulted via Gatherer.[1]

Description

Oracle is especially necessary for old cards that do not use modern formatting of their text to make them understandable. Most Universes Beyond cards are not available on the Oracle (neither are their Universes Within counterparts if the UB card was printed first). The only card that is not available on the Oracle for technical reasons is +2 Mace.

At least six times a year, coinciding with the major set releases, the Oracle is updated to incorporate rules changes or, rarely, functional changes to cards that do not work as intended.

One of the biggest changes made to the Oracle was the Grand Creature Type Update, affecting almost 1,200 cards.[2] Another one, affecting about 300 cards, was the introduction of the colorless mana symbol with Oath of the Gatewatch.[3][4]

Rules

From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

Oracle
The reference that contains the up-to-date wordings (in English) for all tournament-legal cards. A card’s Oracle text can be found using the Gatherer card database at Gatherer.Wizards.com. See rule 108.1.

From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

  • 108.1. Use the Oracle card reference when determining a card’s wording. A card’s Oracle text can be found using the Gatherer card database at Gatherer.Wizards.com.

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 13, 2021). "Why is the current wording of cards called the Oracle text?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  2. ↑ Mark Gottlieb (September 26, 2007). "Lorwyn Update Bulletin". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Alli Medwin (January 27, 2016). "The Costs of Costs". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160604210447/https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/costs-costs-2016-01-27

External links

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