108. Cards

Rules in this chapter

• 108.1 Cards 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.
• 108.2 Cards When a rule or text on a card refers to a “card,” it means only a Magic card or an object represented by a Magic card.
• 108.3 Cards The owner of a card in the game is the player who started the game with it in their deck. If a card is brought into the game from outside the game rather than starting in a…
• 108.4 Cards A card doesn’t have a controller unless that card represents a permanent or spell; in those cases, its controller is determined by the rules for permanents or spells. See rules…
• 108.5 Cards Nontraditional Magic cards can’t start the game in any zone other than the command zone (see rule 408). If an effect would bring a nontraditional Magic card other than a dungeon…
• 108.6 Cards For more information about cards, see section 2, “Parts of a Card.”