Oracle

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.

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. Another one, affecting about 300 cards, was the introduction of the colorless mana symbol with Oath of the Gatewatch.

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.

External links

• Gatherer
• Yawgatog.com - Oracle Changes from Set to Set
• Aaron Forsythe (July 14, 2006). "Power-Level-Errata-B-Gone". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.