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==Obsolete keywords==
==Obsolete keywords==
* [[Landhome]] is no longer a keyword, and its component rules are written out in full.
* [[Landhome]] is no longer a keyword, and its component rules are written out in full.
* [[Substance]] was added to the [[Oracle]] text of certain older cards to preserve their functionality. Later rules updates made it unnecessary, and it was never printed.
* [[Substance]] was temporally added to the [[Oracle]] text of certain older cards to preserve their functionality. Later rules updates made it unnecessary, and it was never printed.


==Obsolete concepts==
==Obsolete concepts==
* [[Batch]]es, replaced by the the [[stack]].  
* [[Batch]]es, replaced by the the [[stack]].  
* [[Bury]], replaced by [[destroy]] and [[sacrifice]]
* [[Bury]], replaced by [[destroy]] and [[sacrifice]].
* [[Damage]] using the [[stack]]
* [[Damage]] using the [[stack]].
* [[Mana burn]]
* [[Mana burn]].
* [[Mana pool|Carrying mana over to an other phase]]
* [[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.  
* 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]], replaced with the phased-out [[status]]
* [[Phased out|Phased-out zone]], replaced with the phased-out [[status]].
* [[Indestructible]] (as in "is indestructible"), became a keyword ability with the same name ("has indestructible").
* [[Indestructible]] (as in "is indestructible"), became a keyword ability with the same name ("has indestructible").


== Obsolete terminology ==
== Obsolete terminology ==
* "[[Caster]]", replaced by "[[controller]]"
* "[[Caster]]", replaced by "[[controller]]".
* "[[Casting cost]]", replaced by "[[mana cost]]"
* "[[Casting cost]]", replaced by "[[mana cost]]".
* "In-play zone", replaced by "[[battlefield]]"
* "In-play zone", replaced by "[[battlefield]]".
** "[[Comes into play]]", replaced by "[[enters the battlefield]]"
** "[[Comes into play]]", replaced by "[[enters the battlefield]]".
** "[[Leaves play]]", replaced by "[[leaves the battlefield]]"
** "[[Leaves play]]", replaced by "[[leaves the battlefield]]".
* "[[Removed from the game|Remove(d) from the game]]", replaced by "[[exile]](d)".
* "[[Removed from the game|Remove(d) from the game]]", replaced by "[[exile]](d)".
* "[[Unblockable]]", replaced by "can't be blocked".
* "[[Unblockable]]", replaced by "can't be blocked".

Revision as of 22:36, 1 June 2017

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 artifact supertypes

Obsolete subtypes (creature/tribal)

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Obsolete keywords

  • Landhome is no longer a keyword, and its component rules are written out in full.
  • Substance was temporally added to the Oracle text of certain older cards to preserve their functionality. Later rules updates made it unnecessary, and it was never printed.

Obsolete concepts

Obsolete terminology

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