Rules Lawyer
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| Card Set | Unstable |
| Card Type | Artifact Creature — Cyborg Advisor |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Mana Cost | |
| Card Stats | 1 / 1 |
| Card Text | State-based actions don't apply to you or other permanents you control. (You don't lose the game due to having 0 or less life or drawing from an empty library. Your creatures aren't destroyed due to damage or deathtouch and aren't put into a graveyard due to having 0 or less toughness. Your planeswalkers aren't put into a graveyard if they have 0 loyalty. You don't put a legendary permanent into a graveyard if you control two with the same name. Counters aren't removed from your permanents due to game rules. Permanents you control attached or combined illegally remain on the battlefield. For complete rules and regulations, see rule 704.) |
| Card Number | #20 |
| Artist | Sean Murray |
| Subtypes | Advisor , Cyborg |
| Card Languages | English |
| Frame Version | 2015 |
| Border Color | Silver |
| Has Foil? | Yes |
| Reprint? | No |
| Is Promo? | No |
| Oversized? | No |
| Joke Card? | Yes |
| In Starter? | No |
| Time Shifted? | No |
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Card Rulings
2025-01-24+1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on permanents you control no longer annihilate each other. (704.5q)
2025-01-24A creature with toughness 0 or less can still attack and block. If it blocks an attacking creature with trample, treat its toughness as 0 when determining how to assign combat damage.
2025-01-24Any ability that says a player wins or loses the game still works.
2025-01-24Auras you control stay on the battlefield if they're attached to an illegal permanent or if they aren't attached to a permanent (but should be). They may not do much because there probably won't be an "enchanted [whatever]," but they'll stay on the battlefield! (704.5m) Similarly, thanks to an unlisted silver-bordered state-based action no longer applying, your creatures with augment can now survive even if not attached to a host. If this happens, its power and toughness are 0/0. (704.5m)
2025-01-24Battles you control with no defense counters aren't put into their owners' graveyards. Given the intrinsic ability of Sieges (310.11b), this is unlikely to come up often. (704.5v)
2025-01-24Battles you control with no player in the game designated as their protector do not get a new protector. In this state, they'll be impossible to attack. Even Rules Lawyer has weaknesses. (704.5w)
2025-01-24Because Rules Lawyer applies only to you and other permanents you control, tokens that leave the battlefield will continue to cease to exist. This is also true for copies of cards that might exist off the battlefield.
2025-01-24Creatures can have as many Roles you control as you want attached to them. The casting director's job has never been easier. (704.5y)
2025-01-24Creatures you control shrug off opposing creatures with deathtouch. (704.5h)
2025-01-24Creatures you control that have been dealt lethal damage remain on the battlefield. (704.5g)
2025-01-24Creatures you control with toughness of 0 or less remain on the battlefield. (704.5f)
2025-01-24Equipment and Fortifications you control can stay attached to an illegal permanent. (704.5n)
2025-01-24Good news for Rasputin Dreamweaver fans: you can ignore abilities of permanents you control that say it can't have more than a certain number of a certain kind of counter. (704.5r)
2025-01-24If you control a Siege and you're also its protector, you'll continue to be its protector. Good luck attacking it. (704.5x)
2025-01-24If you somehow control a battle or creature that's attached to another permanent, that battle or creature can stay attached. If it's a creature, it can attack and block, even if another creature is carrying it. Similarly, if you control a permanent that isn't an Aura, an Equipment, or a Fortification, it can stay attached to whatever you manage to get it attached to. Strange. (704.5p)
2025-01-24If you try to draw from an empty library, nothing happens. (704.5b)
2025-01-24In Commander, you're immune to the "commander damage rule" that says you lose if a single commander deals 21 or more combat damage to you. (704.6d)
2025-01-24Planeswalkers with no loyalty counters and battles with no defense counters can still be attacked. Hopefully your opponents think this sounds fun and cool.
2025-01-24Rules Lawyer's ability doesn't apply to itself. It can die for any number of reasons. If you're at 0 or less life and you lose control of Rules Lawyer, you'll immediately lose the game.
2025-01-24Sagas you control aren't sacrificed when they have more lore counters than chapter abilities, even if their final chapter ability isn't on the stack. Have fun stacking up lore counters! (704.5s)
2025-01-24While you control Rules Lawyer, the following is true, with the exception of not affecting Rules Lawyer itself (Comprehensive Rules references as of this writing in parentheses; check out all of 704.5 and 704.6 for anything that's been added, changed, or moved since then):
2025-01-24You can control as many legendary permanents (including planeswalkers) with the same name as you want. It's like your own personal Mirror Gallery! (704.5j)
2025-01-24You can control multiple permanents with the supertype world. So, that opens up some deck ideas, I'd imagine. (704.5k)
2025-01-24You could hit up an all-you-can-eat poison counter buffet no problem. (704.5c)
2025-01-24You don't lose the game if you're at or below 0 life. (704.5a)
2025-01-24You won't choose sector designations for creatures that don't already have them if a permanent with space sculptor is on the battlefield. If this comes up, it'll be a true galaxy brain moment. (704.5u)
2025-01-24Your Two-Headed Giant team can no longer lose because you have 0 or less life or fifteen or more poison counters. (704.6as and 704.6b)
2025-01-24Your planeswalkers remain on the battlefield even if they have no loyalty counters. (704.5i)