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In Magic: The Gathering, you’re bound to come across powerful and unique cards known as legends (or legendaries). These special cards depict important characters, settings, or plot events in Magic’s story, but they do come with one major downside—the legend rule. The legend rule basically states that you cannot control more than one copy of a given legendary at any time. We’ll break all of that down and more.
Things You Should Know
- The legend rule means that you cannot have more than one copy of a given legend under your control at a given time.
- The legend rule only applies if the cards in question are identical in terms of their name. They must be word-for-word interchangeable.
- If you do play more than one copy of a legend, choose one to keep and put the other copy in the graveyard.
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- If a card being legendary sounds kind of like a downside, that’s because it is! Legendary cards tend to be more powerful, so the legend rule prevents games from getting out of hand.Thanks
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References
- ↑ https://blog.cardkingdom.com/how-do-planeswalkers-work/
- ↑ https://media.wizards.com/images/magic/tcg/resources/rules/MagicCompRules_21031101.pdf
- ↑ https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/dominaria-frame-template-and-rules-changes-2018-03-21
- ↑ https://media.wizards.com/images/magic/tcg/resources/rules/MagicCompRules_21031101.pdf
- ↑ https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/09/magic-the-gathering-rule-changes-let-planeswalkers-play-with-themselves/
- ↑ https://media.wizards.com/images/magic/tcg/resources/rules/MagicCompRules_21031101.pdf
- ↑ https://media.wizards.com/images/magic/tcg/resources/rules/MagicCompRules_21031101.pdf
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