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Some [[card type|types of cards]], [[supertype]]s, [[subtype]]s or [[mechanics]] have been removed or changed either because of [[flavor]] reasons or [[rules]] modifications.
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Some [[card type|types of cards]], [[supertype]]s, [[subtype]]s or [[mechanic]]s have been removed or changed either because of [[flavor]] reasons or [[rules]] modifications.


==Obsolete card types==
==Obsolete card types==
*[[Local enchantment|Enchant Artifact]]
*[[Local enchantment]]s
*[[Local enchantment|Enchant Creature]]
**Enchant Artifact
*[[Local enchantment|Enchant Dead Creature]]
**Enchant Creature
*[[Local enchantment|Enchant Land]]
**Enchant Dead Creature
*[[Enchant World]]
**Enchant Land
**Enchant Wall
*[[Enchant World]] (no longer used but remains in the [[Comprehensive Rules]].)
*[[Interrupt]]
*[[Interrupt]]
*[[Mana source]]
*[[Mana source]]
*[[Summon]]
*[[Summon]]
*[[Artifact#Obsolete Terminology|Mono, Poly, and Continuous]] Artifacts
*Tribal, the card type, was renamed [[Kindred]].


==Obsolete artifact supertypes==
==Obsolete creature types==
*[[Mono]]
Especially in older sets, many cards were printed with creature types used on very few, or even zero, other cards. Beginning with ''[[Revised]]'', many updates have provided [[errata]] to replace rare types, such as ''Folk of An-Havva'', with more standardized creature types, like ''Human''. The largest collection of such changes occurred in the [[Grand Creature Type Update]].
*[[Poly]]
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*[[Continuous]]
*[[Abomination]]
*[[Aboroth]]
*[[Aesthir]]
*[[Aladdin]]
*[[Albatross]]
*[[Alchemist]]
*[[Ali-Baba]]
*[[Ali-from-Cairo]]
*[[Alligator]]
*[[Ambush-Party]]
*[[Ancestor]]
*[[Anemone]]
*[[Ant]]
*[[Anteater]]
*[[Archaeologist]]
*[[Asp]]
*[[Autocrat]]
*[[Avenger]]
*[[Avizoa]]
*[[Ball-Lightning]]
*[[Bandit]]
*[[Banshee]]
*[[Barishi]]
*[[Bee]]
*[[Behemoth]]
*[[Being]]
*[[Blinking-Spirit]]
*[[Bodyguard]]
*[[Brother]]
*[[Brownie]]
*[[Bull]]
*[[Butterfly]]
*[[Caravan]]
*[[Carnivore]]
*[[Carriage]]
*[[Caterpillar]]
*[[Cavalry]]
*[[Cave-People]]
*[[Cephalid]]
*[[Cheetah]]
*[[Clone]]
*[[Cobra]]
*[[Constable]]
*[[Crusader]]
*[[Dandân]]
*[[Dead]]
*[[Dervish]]
*[[Devouring-Deep]]
*[[Doppelganger]]
*[[Dragonfly]]
*[[Drill-Sergeant]]
*[[Eater]]
*[[Eel]]
*[[Effigy]]
*[[El-Hajjâj]]
*[[Enchantress]]
*[[Entity]]
*[[Erne]]
*[[Essence]]
*[[Evil-Eye]]
*[[Exorcist]]
*[[Falcon]]
*[[Fallen]]
*[[Farmer]]
*[[Fiend]]
*[[Flying-Men]]
*[[Folk-of-An-Havva]]
*[[Force]]
*[[Frostbeast]]
*[[Fungusaur]]
*[[Gaea's-Avenger]]
*[[Gaea's-Liege]]
*[[Gatekeeper]]
*[[General]]
*[[Ghost]]
*[[Ghoul]]
*[[Gorilla-Pack]]
*[[Guardian]]
*[[Gypsy]]
*[[Harlequin]]
*[[Hell's-Caretaker]]
*[[Heretic]]
*[[Hero]]
*[[Hipparion]]
*[[Hippopotamus]]
*[[Hornet]]
*[[Horseman]]
*[[Hound]]
*[[Hunter]]
*[[Infernal-Denizen]]
*[[Inquisitor]]
*[[Island-Fish]]
*[[Keeper]]
*[[Kelp]]
*[[King]]
*[[Legend]]
*[[Legionnaire]]
*[[Lemure]]
*[[Leper]]
*[[Lichenthrope]]
*[[Lion]]
*[[Lord]]
*[[Lord-of-Atlantis]]
*[[Lurker]]
*[[Lycanthrope]]
*[[Mage]]
*[[Maiden]]
*[[Marid]]
*[[Master]]
*[[Medusa]]
*[[Lost-Soul]]
*[[Mana-Bird]]
*[[Mantis]]
*[[Martyr]]
*[[Meerkat]]
*[[Merchant]]
*[[Mindsucker]]
*[[Minor]]
*[[Miracle-Worker]]
*[[Mist]]
*[[Mob]]
*[[Mold-Demon]]
*[[Mosquito]]
*[[Monster]]
*[[Mummy]]
*[[Murk-Dweller]]
*[[Naga]]
*[[Nameless-Race]]
*[[Nature-Spirit]]
*[[Narwhal]]
*[[Necrosavant]]
*[[Nekrataal]]
*[[Niall-Silvain]]
*[[Night-Stalker]]
*[[Paladin]]
*[[Peacekeeper]]
*[[People-of-the-Woods]]
*[[Phantasm]]
*[[Pig]]
*[[Pigeon]]
*[[Pikemen]]
*[[Pixie-Queen]]
*[[Poison-Snake]]
*[[Poltergeist]]
*[[Preacher]]
*[[Priest]]
*[[Pyknite]]
*[[Python]]
*[[Rag-Man]]
*[[Raider]]
*[[Rider]]
*[[Robber]]
*[[Roc]]
*[[Rock-Sled]]
*[[Rooster]]
*[[Rukh]]
*[[Sage]]
*[[Scavenger]]
*[[Scavenger-Folk]]
*[[Shadow]]
*[[Shyft]]
*[[Sindbad]]
*[[Singing-Tree]]
*[[Sister]]
*[[Smith]]
*[[Sorcerer]]
*[[Sorceress]]
*[[Speaker]]
*[[Sprite]]
*[[Spuzzem]]
*[[Squire]]
*[[Stangg-Twin]]
*[[Strider]]
*[[Swarm]]
*[[Tactician]]
*[[Tarpan]]
*[[Taskmaster]]
*[[Thief]]
*[[Thundermare]]
*[[Tiger]]
*[[Titan]]
*[[Toad]]
*[[Tombspawn]]
*[[Tortoise]]
*[[Tracker]]
*[[Twin]]
*[[Uncle-Istvan]]
*[[Undead]]
*[[Viashino]]
*[[Viper]]
*[[Vulture]]
*[[Walking-Dead]]
*[[War-Rider]]
*[[Warthog]]
*[[Wasp]]
*[[Whippoorwill]]
*[[Wight]]
*[[Wiitigo]]
*[[Wildcat]]
*[[Wildebeest]]
*[[Will-O'-The-Wisp]]
*[[Witch]]
*[[Wirefly]]
*[[Wolverine-Pack]]
*[[Wolves-of-the-Hunt]]
*[[Wood]]
*[[Wretched]]
*[[Wyvern]]
}}


==Obsolete subtypes (creature/tribal)==
==Obsolete keywords==
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* [[Abomination]]
*[[Landhome]] is no longer a keyword, and its component rules are written out in full.
* [[Aboroth]]
*[[Substance]] was temporarily added to the [[Oracle]] text of certain older cards as a reaction to a rules update that broke their intended functionality. Later rules updates made it unnecessary, and none of the affected cards was ever reprinted with the keyword present.
* [[Aesthir]]
*Totem armor, the keyword, was renamed [[Umbra armor]]. The mechanic remains functionally unchanged.
* [[Aladdin]]
* [[Albatross]]
* [[Alchemist]]
* [[Ali-Baba]]
* [[Ali-from-Cairo]]
* [[Alligator]]
* [[Ambush-Party]]
* [[Ancestor]]
* [[Anemone]]
* [[Ant]]
* [[Anteater]]
* [[Archaeologist]]
* [[Asp]]
* [[Autocrat]]
* [[Avenger]]
* [[Avizoa]]
* [[Ball-Lightning]]
* [[Bandit]]
* [[Banshee]]
* [[Barishi]]
* [[Bee]]
* [[Behemoth]]
* [[Being]]
* [[Blinking-Spirit]]
* [[Bodyguard]]
* [[Brother]]
* [[Brownie]]
* [[Bull]]
* [[Bureaucrat]]
* [[Butterfly]]
* [[Caravan]]
* [[Carnivore]]
* [[Carriage]]
* [[Caterpillar]]
* [[Cavalry]]
* [[Cave-People]]
* [[Cheetah]]
* [[Chicken]]
* [[Child]]
* [[Clamfolk]]
* [[Clone]]
* [[Cobra]]
* [[Constable]]
* [[Cow]]
* [[Crusader]]
* [[Dandân]]
* [[Dead]]
* [[Dervish]]
* [[Designer]]
* [[Devouring-Deep]]
* [[Dinosaur]]
* [[Dog]]
* [[Donkey]]
* [[Doppelganger]]
* [[Dragonfly]]
* [[Drill-Sergeant]]
* [[Eater]]
* [[Eel]]
* [[Effigy]]
* [[Egg]]
* [[El-Hajjâj]]
* [[Enchantress]]
* [[Entity]]
* [[Erne]]
* [[Essence]]
* [[Evil-Eye]]
* [[Exorcist]]
* [[Expansion-Symbol]]
* [[Falcon]]
* [[Zombie#Grand_Creature_Type_Update|Fallen]]
* [[Farmer]]
* [[Fiend]]
* [[Flying-Man]]
* [[Folk of An-Havva]]
* [[Force]]
* [[Frostbeast]]
* [[Fungusaur]]
* [[Gaea's-Avenger]]
* [[Gaea's Liege]]
* [[Gamer]]
* [[Gatekeeper]]
* [[General]]
* [[Ghost]]
* [[Ghoul]]
* [[Gorilla]]
* [[Gorilla-Pack]]
* [[Guardian]]
* [[Gus]]
* [[Gypsy]]
* [[Harlequin]]
* [[Hell's Caretaker]]
* [[Heretic]]
* [[Hero]]
* [[Hipparion]]
* [[Hippopotamus]]
* [[Hornet]]
* [[Horseman]]
* [[Hunter]]
* [[Infernal-Denizen]]
* [[Inquisitor]]
* [[Island-Fish]]
* [[Jackal]]
* [[Keeper]]
* [[Kelp]]
* [[King]]
* [[Lady-of-Proper-Etiquette]]
* [[Legend]]
* [[Legionnaire]]
* [[Lemure]]
* [[Leper]]
* [[Lichenthrope]]
* [[Lion]]
* [[Lord]]
* [[Lord of Atlantis]]
* [[Lurker]]
* [[Lycanthrope]]
* [[Mage]]
* [[Maiden]]
* [[Mammoth]]
* [[Marid]]
* [[Master]]
* [[Medusa]]
* [[Lost-Soul]]
* [[Mana-Bird]]
* [[Mantis]]
* [[Martyr]]
* [[Meerkat]]
* [[Merchant]]
* [[Mime]]
* [[Mindsucker]]
* [[Minor]]
* [[Miracle-Worker]]
* [[Mist]]
* [[Mob]]
* [[Mold-Demon]]
* [[Monkey]]
* [[Mosquito]]
* [[Monster]]
* [[Mummy]]
* [[Murk-Dweller]]
* [[Nameless-Race]]
* [[Nature-Spirit]]
* [[Narwhal]]
* [[Necrosavant]]
* [[Nekrataal]]
* [[Niall-Silvain]]
* [[Night-Stalker]]
* [[Noble]]
* [[Paladin]]
* [[Paratrooper]]
* [[Peacekeeper]]
* [[Penguin]]
* [[People-of-the-Woods]]
* [[Phantasm]]
* [[Pig]]
* [[Pigeon]]
* [[Pikemen]]
* [[Pixie-Queen]]
* [[Poison-Snake]]
* [[Poltergeist]]
* [[Pony]]
* [[Preacher]]
* [[Priest]]
* [[Pyknite]]
* [[Python]]
* [[Rag-Man]]
* [[Raider]]
* [[Ranger]]
* [[Rider]]
* [[Robber]]
* [[Roc]]
* [[Rock-Sled]]
* [[Rooster]]
* [[Rukh]]
* [[Sage]]
* [[Scavenger]]
* [[Scavenger-Folk]]
* [[Shadow]]
* [[Shark]]
* [[Ship]]
* [[Shyft]]
* [[Sindbad]]
* [[Singing-Tree]]
* [[Sister]]
* [[Smith]]
* [[Sorcerer]]
* [[Sorceress]]
* [[Speaker]]
* [[Sprite]]
* [[Spuzzem]]
* [[Spy]]
*  [[Squire]]
* [[Stangg-Twin]]
* [[Strider]]
* [[Swarm]]
* [[Tactician]]
* [[Tarpan]]
* [[Taskmaster]]
* [[Teddy]]
* [[Thief]]
* [[The-Biggest-Baddest-Nastiest-Scariest-Creature-You'll-Ever-See]]
* [[Thundermare]]
* [[Tiger]]
* [[Titan]]
* [[Toad]]
* [[Tombspawn]]
* [[Tortoise]]
* [[Townsfolk]]
* [[Tracker]]
* [[Twin]]
* [[Uncle-Istvan]]
* [[Undead]]
* [[Viper]]
* [[Villain]]
* [[Vulture]]
* [[Waiter]]
* [[Walking-Dead]]
* [[War-Rider]]
* [[Warthog]]
* [[Wasp]]
* [[Whippoorwill]]
* [[Wight]]
* [[Wiitigo]]
* [[Wildcat]]
* [[Wildebeest]]
* [[Will-O'-The-Wisp]]
* [[Witch]]
* [[Wirefly]]
* [[Wolverine-Pack]]
* [[Wolves-of-the-Hunt]]
* [[Wood]]
* [[Wretched]]
* [[Wyvern]]
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==Obsolete keywords==
==Obsolete rules==
* [[Landhome]] stopped being a keyword.
*[[Planeswalker#Planeswalker redirection rule|Planeswalker redirection rule]]
* [[Substance]], never printed, replaced by rules improvements
*[[Planeswalker uniqueness rule]]
Some keywords still exists but got replaced by better concepts and will therefore probably never be reprinted.
* [[Fading]], replaced by [[Vanishing]]
* [[Fear]], replaced by [[Intimidate]], replaced by [[Menace]] as [[black]]/[[red]] [[evergreen]] evasion ability.
* [[Shroud]], replaced by [[Hexproof]]


==Obsolete concepts==
==Obsolete concepts==
* [[Batch]]es, replaced by the the [[stack]].  
*[[Batch]]es, replaced by the [[stack]].  
* [[Bury]], replaced by [[destroy]] and [[sacrifice]]
*[[Bury]], replaced by [[destroy]] and [[sacrifice]].
* [[Caster]], replaced by [[Controller]]
*[[Damage]] using the [[stack]].
* [[Casting cost]], replaced by [[mana cost]]
*[[Mana burn]].
* [[CIP]], replaced by "[[enters the battlefield]]"
*[[Mana pool|Carrying mana over to another phase]].
* [[Damage]] using the [[stack]]
*Phase abilities. Some older cards used the phrase “during [phase], [action]. Replaced with abilities that trigger at the beginning of a step or phase.  
* In-play zone, replaced by [[battlefield]]
*[[Phased out|Phased-out zone]], replaced with the phased-out [[status]].
* [[Mana burn]]
*[[Indestructible]] (as in "is indestructible"), became a keyword ability with the same name ("has indestructible").
* [[Mana cost]] [[symbol]]s {{Y}} and {{Z}}
* [[Mana pool|Carrying Mana over to an other phase]]
* Phase abilities. Some older cards used the phrase “during [phase], [action]. Replaced with abilities that trigger at the beginning of a step or phase.  
* [[Phased out|Phased-out zone]]
* [[Removed from the game]], replaced by [[Exile]].
* [[Indestructible]], became a keyword with the same name.
* [[Unblockable]], replaced by ''Can't be blocked''.


==Obsolete counters==
==Obsolete terminology==
* [[Counter (marker)/List of Counters#+0/+1 counter|+0/+1 counter]]
*"[[Caster]]", replaced by "[[control]]ler".
* [[Counter (marker)/List of Counters#+0/+2 counter|+0/+2 counter]]
*"[[Casting cost]]", replaced by "[[mana cost]]".
* [[Counter (marker)/List of Counters#+1/+0 counter|+1/+0 counter]]
*"[[Converted mana cost]]", replaced by "[[mana value]]".
* [[Counter (marker)/List of Counters#+1/+2 counter|+1/+2 counter]]
*"[[Counts as]]", cards with this text have received errata to state that the card actually is that thing.
* [[Counter (marker)/List of Counters#+2/+0 counter|+2/+0 counter]]
*"In-play zone", replaced by "[[battlefield]]".
* [[Counter (marker)/List of Counters#+2/+2 counter|+2/+2 counter]]
**"[[Comes into play]]", replaced by "[[enters the battlefield]]".
* [[Counter (marker)/List of Counters#-0/-1 counter|-0/-1 counter]]
**"[[Leaves play]]", replaced by "[[leaves the battlefield]]".
* [[Counter (marker)/List of Counters#-0/-2 counter|-0/-2 counter]]
*"Is put into a graveyard from the battlefield", replaced by "[[dies]]".
* [[Counter (marker)/List of Counters#-1/-0 counter|-1/-0 counter]]
*"[[Turn structure#Phase abilities (obsolete)|Phase abilities]]", cards received errata so they have abilities that trigger at the beginning of a step or phase.
* [[Counter (marker)/List of Counters#-2/-1 counter|-2/-1 counter]]
*"Put a token onto the battlefield", replaced by "[[Create]] a token".
* [[Counter (marker)/List of Counters#-2/-2 counter|-2/-2 counter]]
*"[[Removed from the game|Remove(d) from the game]]", replaced by "[[exile]](d)".
*"[[Silver-bordered]]", replaced by "[[Acorn card|Acorn]]".
*"[[Unblockable]]", replaced by "can't be blocked".
*"Unaffected by summoning sickness", replaced by [[haste]].


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Latest revision as of 06:04, 12 June 2024

Some types of cards, supertypes, subtypes or mechanics have been removed or changed either because of flavor reasons or rules modifications.

Obsolete card types

Obsolete creature types

Especially in older sets, many cards were printed with creature types used on very few, or even zero, other cards. Beginning with Revised, many updates have provided errata to replace rare types, such as Folk of An-Havva, with more standardized creature types, like Human. The largest collection of such changes occurred in the Grand Creature Type Update.

Obsolete keywords

Main article: List of deprecated mechanics
  • Landhome is no longer a keyword, and its component rules are written out in full.
  • Substance was temporarily added to the Oracle text of certain older cards as a reaction to a rules update that broke their intended functionality. Later rules updates made it unnecessary, and none of the affected cards was ever reprinted with the keyword present.
  • Totem armor, the keyword, was renamed Umbra armor. The mechanic remains functionally unchanged.

Obsolete rules

Obsolete concepts

Obsolete terminology

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