General Rulings - G18

• G18.1a - A keyword ability that can make a creature better in combat. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• Note - See Rule 702.20, "Rampage."

• G18.2a - A keyword ability that allows a creature to block an attacking creature with flying. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• Note - See Rule 702.15, "Reach."
• Note - See Rule G6.14, "Flying."

• Note - See Rule G12.17, "Limited Range of Influence."

• G18.4a - A keyword ability that lets a player return a card from his or her graveyard to his or her hand. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• Note - See Rule 702.56, "Recover."

• G18.5a - Some older cards were printed with the term "redirect" to indicate a redirection effect. Such cards have received errata in the Oracle card reference so they explicitly state that damage that would be dealt to one object or player is dealt "instead" to another. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• Note - See Rule G18.6, "Redirection Effect."

• G18.6a - A kind of replacement effect that causes damage that would be dealt to one creature, planeswalker, or player to be dealt instead to another creature, planeswalker, or player. See Rule 614.9. [CompRules 2009/07/08]

• G18.7a - To replace a permanent's destruction with an alternate sequence of events. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• Note - See Rule 701.11, "Regenerate."

• G18.8a - A keyword ability that lets a player put +1/+1 counters on a creature. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• Note - See Rule 702.74, "Reinforce."

• G18.9a - Parenthetical text in italics in the text box of a card that summarizes a rule that applies to that card, but is not actually rules text and has no effect on play. See Rule 206.2. [CompRules 2009/07/08]

• G18.10a - Certain events can cause an attacking or blocking creature, or a planeswalker that's being attacked, to be "removed from combat." A permanent that's removed from combat has no further involvement in that combat phase. See Rule 506.4. [CompRules 2009/07/08]

• G18.11a - "Remove <-something-> from the game" is an obsolete term for "exile <-something->." "The removed card" is an obsolete term for "the exiled card." The removed-from-the-game zone is an obsolete term for the exile zone. Cards with that text have received errata in the Oracle card reference. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• Note - See Rule G5.23, "Exile."

• G18.12a - A kind of continuous effect that watches for a particular event that would happen and completely or partially replaces that event with a different event. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• Note - See Rule 614, "Replacement Effects."

• G18.13a - A keyword ability that creates copies of a spell. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• Note - See Rule 702.53, "Replicate."

• G18.14a - An effect that forces one or more creatures to attack or block. See Rule 508.1b and Rule 509.1b. [CompRules 2009/07/08]

• G18.15a - When the spell or ability on top of the stack "resolves," its instructions are followed and it has its effect. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• Note - See Rule 608, "Resolving Spells and Abilities."

• G18.16a - To cast an instant spell or activate an ability while another spell or ability is already on the stack. See Rule 115.7. [CompRules 2009/07/08]

• G18.17a - An effect that precludes one or more creatures from attacking or blocking. See Rule 508.1b and Rule 509.1b. [CompRules 2009/07/08]

• G18.18a - A keyword ability that lets a player cast a card from his or her graveyard. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• Note - See Rule 702.78, "Retrace."

• G18.19a - To show a card to all players for a brief time. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• Note - See Rule 701.12, "Reveal."

• G18.20a - A keyword ability that may let a player cast extra cards from his or her library for no cost. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• Note - See Rule 702.57, "Ripple."

• G18.21a - A characteristic that defines a card's abilities. See Rule 206.1. [CompRules 2009/07/08]