[Rules] Jumpstation *Read this before posting a question*

[Lockdown]

Hello TMD!  I'm creating this thread because, more often than not, there have been redundant questions, which could be prevented, if people checked the comprehensive rulings.  As such, I will provide links to the comprehensive rules regarding the most common card interactions/mechanics, rather than the large, unmanageable list of questions and answers that I've created in the past.  If you want to check this list quickly, it can be found here.

-Lockdown

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First of all, visit Crystal Keep which contains, as a general note, everything.  READ THE CARDS.  Often everything you need to know is self-explanatory after reading the Oracle wordings.
Or, you can visit the Official Wizards Website as an alternate source.

Now for the links:

Individual Cards[/u]
- Comprehensive Rules for Academy Rector
- Comprehensive Rules for Aluren
- Comprehensive Rules for Chains of Mephistopheles
- Comprehensive Rules for Chalice of the Void
- Comprehensive Rules for Fork
- Comprehensive Rules for Illusionary Mask
- Comprehensive Rules for Karmic Justice
- Comprehensive Rules for Null Rod
- Comprehensive Rules for Phyrexian Dreadnought
- Comprehensive Rules for Sacred Ground
- Comprehensive Rules for Stifle
- Comprehensive Rules for Volrath's Shapeshifter


Mechanics[/u]
- Comprehensive Rules for Cycling
- Comprehensive Rules for Combat Phase
- Comprehensive Rules for Copying Objects
- Comprehensive Rules for Face Down Cards
- Comprehensive Rules for Illegal Actions
- Comprehensive Rules for Imprint
- Comprehensive Rules for Infinite Loops
- Comprehensive Rules for Madness
- Comprehensive Rules for Mana Abilities / Playing Mana Abilities *Two seperate links
- Comprehensive Rules for Mana Cost/Converted Mana Cost
- Comprehensive Rules for Timing, Priority, and the Stack
- Comprehensive Rules for Tokens

Last Edited: April 1, 2004
-Changed title so people will check this more often before posting questions.  I think most of the views have been mine =/.
-Added link to Wizards
-Added Null Rod

[Jaapmans]

Hi,

I would like to add that Crystal Keep is not the official source of the rules. It's just a collection of rules over the years. Although mostly correct, WotC doesn't maintain these rules and rulings and errors could occur.

I would initially refer to the comprehensive rules of the game at all time.

www.wizards.com/magic/comprules

Jaap