Rules Lawyer
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SetUST
Collector #20
Released2017-12-08
Rarityrare
ArtistSean Murray
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Rules Lawyer

RareColour IDMV 5
Artifact Creature — Cyborg Advisor
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.)
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Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
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Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 2017-01-01Newest 2022-10-07Cheapest priced $0.41 in ULST
Rulings (28)
wotc24 Jan 2025
You 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)
wotc24 Jan 2025
Creatures you control that have been dealt lethal damage remain on the battlefield. (704.5g)
wotc24 Jan 2025
+1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on permanents you control no longer annihilate each other. (704.5q)
wotc24 Jan 2025
Rules 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.
wotc24 Jan 2025
You could hit up an all-you-can-eat poison counter buffet no problem. (704.5c)
wotc24 Jan 2025
You 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)