@database AI_BLACK.guide
@author "Tom de Ruyter"
@$VER: MTG.guide 2.1 jan.97
@node MAIN "Alliances - Black Cards"
@{" " link MTG_CARD_LISTS.guide/CL_AI}
                           @{b}Alliances - Black Cards@{ub}

             @{" Balduvian Dead        " link BALDU}     @{" Casting of Bones      " link CASTI}
             @{" Contagion             " link CONTA}     @{" Diseased Vermin       " link DISEA}
             @{" Dystopia              " link DYSTO}     @{" Fatal Lore            " link FATAL}
             @{" Feast or Famine       " link FEAST}     @{" Fevered Strength      " link FEVER}
             @{" Insidious Bookworms   " link INSID}     @{" Keeper of Tresserhorn " link KEEPE}
             @{" Krovikan Horror       " link KRHOR}     @{" Krovikan Plague       " link KRPLA}
             @{" Lim-Dul's High Guard  " link LIMDU}     @{" Misinformation        " link MISIN}
             @{" Phantasmal Fiend      " link PHANT}     @{" Phyrexian Boon        " link PHYRE}
             @{" Ritual of the Machine " link RITUA}     @{" Soldevi Adnate        " link SOLDE}
             @{" Stench of Decay       " link STENC}     @{" Stromgald Spy         " link STROM}
             @{" Swamp Mosquito        " link SWAMP}

@endnode
@node BALDU "Balduvian Dead"

@{b}Balduvian Dead@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(U2)
Type    = Summon Zombies (2/3)
Cost    = 3B
Artist  = Mike Kimble

Text(AI): <2R>: Remove target summon card in your graveyard from the game
          to put a Graveborn token into play. Treat this token as a 3/1
          black and red creature that can attack the turn it comes into
          play. Bury Graveborn token at end of turn.

 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}

@endnode
@node CASTI "Casting of Bones"

@{b}Casting of Bones@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(C1/C1)
Type    = Enchant Creature
Cost    = 2B
Artist  = Anson Maddocks / Anson Maddocks

@{b}NOTE@{ub}: There are TWO different artworks for this card.

Text(AI): If enchanted creature is put into the graveyard, draw three
          cards. Choose and discard one of those cards.

Flavor Text: @{i}"Whether whole or not, still we serve Lim-Duls wishes."
              ---Chaeska, Keeper of Tresserhorn@{ui}

Flavor Text: @{i}"Only a necromancer would create such a foul
              form of divination."
              ---Gerda Aagesdotter, Archmage of the Unseen@{ui}

 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}

@endnode
@node CONTA "Contagion"

@{b}Contagion@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(U2)
Type    = Instant
Cost    = 3BB
Artist  = Mike Raabe

Text(AI): You may pay 1 life and remove a black card in your hand from the
          game instead of paying Contagion's casting cost. Effects that
          prevent or redirect damage cannot be used to counter this loss of
          life. Put two -2/-1 counters, distributed any way you choose, on
          any number of target creatures.

 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_C.guide/CONTA}

@endnode
@node DISEA "Diseased Vermin"

@{b}Diseased Vermin@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(U2)
Type    = Summon Rats (1/1)
Cost    = 2B
Artist  = Scott Kirschner

Text(AI): During your upkeep, Diseased Vermin deals 1 damage to a single
          target opponent it has previously damaged for each infection
          counter on Diseased Vermin. If Diseased Vermin damages a player
          in combat, put an infection counter on it.

 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}

@endnode
@node DYSTO "Dystopia"

@{b}Dystopia@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(R2)
Type    = Enchantment
Cost    = 1BB
Artist  = Ruth Thompson

Text(AI): Cumulative Upkeep: 1 life.
          During each player's upkeep, if that player controls any
          green or white  permanents, he or she sacrifices a green
          or white permanent.

 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}

@endnode
@node FATAL "Fatal Lore"

@{b}Fatal Lore@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(R2)
Type    = Sorcery
Cost    = 2BB
Artist  = Lawrence Snelly

Text(AI): Target opponent chooses one: you draw three cards; or you choose
          and bury up to two target creatures that opponent controls and
          he or she draws up to three cards.

Flavor Text: @{i}"All knowledge has its price."
              ---Gerda Aagesdotter, Archmage of the Unseen@{ui}

 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_F.guide/FATAL}

@endnode
@node FEAST "Feast or Famine"

@{b}Feast or Famine@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(U3/U3)
Type    = Instant
Cost    = 3B
Artist  = Pete Venters / Pete Venters

@{b}NOTE@{ub}: There are TWO different artworks for this card.

Text(AI): Bury target non-black, non-artifact creature or put a Zombie
          token into play. Treat this token as a 2/2 black creature.

Flavor Text: @{i}"The living cannot understand the benefits of death."
              ---Chaeska, Keeper of Tresserhorn@{ui}

Flavor Text: @{i}"We are not yet free of Lim-Dul's terrors."
              ---Halvor Arensson, Kjeldoran Priest@{ui}

 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}

@endnode
@node FEVER "Fevered Strength"

@{b}Fevered Strength@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(C1/C2)
Type    = Instant
Cost    = 2B
Artist  = Brian Snoddy / Brian Snoddy

@{b}NOTE@{ub}: There are TWO different artworks for this card.

Text(AI): Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Draw a card at the
          beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Flavor Text: @{i}"The fever clouds the mind as it energizes the body.
              Both will pass in time."
              ---Halvor Arensson, Kjeldoran Priest@{ui}

Flavor Text: @{i}"The burst of strenght brought on by this plague should
              not be mistaken for a sign of renewed health."
              ---Kolbjorn, High Honered Druid@{ui}

 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}

@endnode
@node INSID "Insidious Bookworms"

@{b}Insidious Bookworms@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(C1/C1)
Type    = Summon Worms (1/1)
Cost    = B
Artist  = Greg Simanson / Greg Simanson

@{b}NOTE@{ub}: There are TWO different artworks for this card.

Text(AI): <1B>: Target player discards a card at random from his or her
          hand. Use this ability only when Insidious Bookworms is put into
          the graveyard from play. You cannot spend more than <1B> in this
          way each turn.

 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_I.guide/INSID}

@endnode
@node KEEPE "Keeper of Tresserhorn"

@{b}Keeper of Tresserhorn@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(R2)
Type    = Summon Keeper (6/6)
Cost    = 5B
Artist  = Zak Plucinski & D. Alexander Gregory

Text(AI): If Keeper of Tresserhorn attacks and is not blocked, it deals no
          damage to defending player this turn and that player loses 2
          life. Effects that prevent or redirect damage cannot be used to
          counter this loss of life.

 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_K.guide/KEEPE}

@endnode
@node KRHOR "Krovikan Horror"

@{b}Krovikan Horror@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(R2)
Type    = Summon Horror (2/2)
Cost    = 3B
Artist  = Christopher Rush

Text(AI): At the end of any turn, if Krovikan Horror is in your graveyard
          with a summon card directly above it, you may put Krovikan Horror
          into your hand.
          <1>: Sacrifice a creature to have Krovikan Horror deal 1 damage
          to target creature or player.

 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}

@endnode
@node KRPLA "Krovikan Plague"

@{b}Krovikan Plague@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(U2)
Type    = Enchant Creature
Cost    = 2B
Artist  = Liz Danforth

Text(AI): Play on a non-wall creature you control. Draw a card at the
          beginning of the upkeep of the turn after Krovikan Plague comes
          into play.
          <0>: Tap enchanted creature to have Krovikan Plague deal 1
          damage to target creature or player. Put a -0/-1 counter on
          enchanted creature.

 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_K.guide/KROPL}

@endnode
@node LIMDU "Lim-Dul's High Guard"

@{b}Lim-Dul's High Guard@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(C1/C1)
Type    = Summon Skeleton (2/1)
Cost    = 1BB
Artist  = Anson Maddocks / Anson Maddocks

@{b}NOTE@{ub}: There are TWO different artworks for this card.

Text(AI): First strike
          <1B>: Regenerate

Flavor Text: @{i}"Death does not prevent us from service to our absent master.
              As long as Tresserhorn stands, so shall we."
              ---Chaeska, Keeper of Tresserhorn@{ui}

Flavor Text: @{i}"The Guard will forever stand ready. For them, death
              is merely an inconvenience, not an ending."
              ---Chaeska, Keeper of Tresserhorn@{ui}

 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}

@endnode
@node MISIN "Misinformation"

@{b}Misinformation@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(U2)
Type    = Instant
Cost    = B
Artist  = Richard Kane Ferguson

Text(AI): Put up to three target cards from an opponent's graveyard on top
          of his or her library in any order.

Flavor Text: @{i}"When you cannot rely on your sources, trust your own senses.
              When you cannot trust those, you must follow your instincts."
              ---Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian Chieftain@{ui}

 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}

@endnode
@node PHANT "Phantasmal Fiend"

@{b}Phantasmal Fiend@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(C1/C1)
Type    = Summon Phantasm (1/5)
Cost    = 3B
Artist  = Scott Kirschner / Scott Kirschner

@{b}NOTE@{ub}: There are TWO different artworks for this card.

Text(AI): <B>: +1/-1 until end of turn.
          <1U>: Switch Phantasmal Fiend's power and toughness until end of
          turn. Effects that alter Phantasmal Fiend's power alter its
          toughness instead, and vice versa.

 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}

@endnode
@node PHYRE "Phyrexian Boon"

@{b}Phyrexian Boon@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(C1/C1)
Type    = Enchant Creature
Cost    = 2B
Artist  = Mark Tedin / Mark Tedin

@{b}NOTE@{ub}: There are TWO different artworks for this card.

Text(AI): As long as enchanted creature is black, it get +2/+1; otherwise
          it gets -1/-2.

Flavor Text: @{i}"Phyrexia's touch is painful to all but the blackest of hearts."
              ---Gerda Aagesdotter, Archmage of the Unseen@{ui}

Flavor Text: @{i}"Dagsson should have paid attention to the lessons of Phyrexia
              before attempting to create a mechanical utopia."
              ---Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi Heretic@{ui}

 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}

@endnode
@node RITUA "Ritual of the Machine"

@{b}Ritual of the Machine@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(R2)
Type    = Sorcery
Cost    = 2BB
Artist  = Anson Maddocks

Text(AI): Sacrifice a creature to gain control of target non-black,
          non-artifact creature.

Flavor Text: @{i}"Rumors of persist of dark deeds performed in the depths
              of Soldev. When will Dagsson heed the danger therein ?"
              ---Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi Heretic@{ui}

 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}

@endnode
@node SOLDE "Soldevi Adnate"

@{b}Soldevi Adnate@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(C1/C1)
Type    = Summon Cleric (1/2)
Cost    = 1B
Artist  = Christopher Rush / Christopher Rush

@{b}NOTE@{ub}: There are TWO different artworks for this card.

Text(AI): <T>: Sacrifice a black or artifact creature to add an amount
          of <B> equal to that creature's casting cost to your mana pool.
          Play this ability as an interrupt.

Flavor Text: @{i}"People love to follow fools; theydon't feel so alone then."
              ---Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi Heretic@{ui}

Flavor Text: @{i}"An idiot cannot hear sense, even when a thousand people speak it."
              ---Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi Heretic@{ui}

 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_S.guide/SOLAD}

@endnode
@node STENC "Stench of Decay"

@{b}Stench of Decay@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(C1/C1)
Type    = Instant
Cost    = 1BB
Artist  = Heather Hudson / Heather Hudson

@{b}NOTE@{ub}: There are TWO different artworks for this card.

Text(AI): All non-artifact creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn.

Flavor Text: @{i}"My lord, there is only so much I can do. This plague infests
              Krov worse than any other city."
              ---Halvor Arensson, Kjeldoran Priest@{ui}

Flavor Text: @{i}"Disa is dead, and I am left. I shall allow no others
              to succomb to this pestilence."
              ---Kolbjorn, High Honered Druid@{ui}

 @{b}NO RULINGS@{ub}

@endnode
@node STROM "Stromgald Spy"

@{b}Stromgald Spy@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(U2)
Type    = Summon Spy (2/4)
Cost    = 3B
Artist  = Zak Plucinski

Text(AI): If Stromgald Spy attacks and is not blocked, you may choose to
          have it deal no damage to defending player this turn. If you do
          so, defending player must play with his or her hand face up on
          the table until Stromgald Spy leaves play.

 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_S.guide/STROM}

@endnode
@node SWAMP "Swamp Mosquito"

@{b}Swamp Mosquito@{ub}

Color   = Black
Rarity  = AI(C1/C2)
Type    = Summon Mosquito (0/1)
Cost    = 1B
Artist  = Nicola Leonard / Nicola Leonard

@{b}NOTE@{ub}: There are TWO different artworks for this card.

Text(AI): Flying
          If Swamp Mosquito attacks and is not blocked, defending player
          gets a poison counter. If a player has ten or more poison
          counters, he or she loses the game.

 @{" Rulings " link MTG_CARD_S.guide/SWMOS}

@endnode