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:''For the article about fictional character, see [[Oracle en-Vec]]. | :''For the article about fictional character, see [[Oracle en-Vec|Oracle ''en''-Vec]]. | ||
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 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. | ||
Four times a year the Oracle is updated in order to incorporate rules changes or, rarely, functional changes to cards that do not work as intended. | 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. | ||
One of the biggest changes made to the Oracle was the [[Grand Creature Type Update]], affecting almost 1200 cards. | |||
{{rules|text= | {{rules|text= | ||
'''From the [[Comprehensive Rules]]''' | '''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.}} | *'''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.}} | ||
==External links== | |||
*[http://gatherer.wizards.com Gatherer] | |||
*[http://www.yawgatog.com/resources/oracle-changes/ Yawgatog.com - Oracle Changes from Set to Set] | |||
[[Category:Magic rules]][[Category:Wizards of the Coast]] | [[Category:Magic rules]][[Category:Wizards of the Coast]] | ||
[[Category:The Game of Magic]] | [[Category:The Game of Magic]] | ||
Revision as of 20:03, 19 April 2008
- For the article about fictional character, see Oracle en-Vec.
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.
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.
One of the biggest changes made to the Oracle was the Grand Creature Type Update, affecting almost 1200 cards.
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