Magic Data

[Marek14]

Here's the latest version after some more Vanguard corrections:

http://www.easy-share.com/1908905531/mtg-data.zip

[Marek14]

Worldwake is now up in Gatherer. Seems Vanguard cards are still not in...

Arche, maybe you could build the basic file, and I'll add Vanguards and new planes manually if you don't have an automated way? (There might be some updates, so I don't want to just insert Worldwake into my existing file.)

[Arch]

There has been a few updates to old cards; some minor changes to previously ambiguous rules as far as I can see. Saw they did some revision of flip-cards which I must handle specially, no text-changes but format-changes. Need to look into that.

The planechase cards should be updated automatically. They don't really differ from the other cards.

The Vanguard cards are a bit different. Since there's no good place to harvest the data they will need to be updated by hand whenever they change. I can get them into the data without to much trouble though since I already have ways to injects such data. We can deal with any changes as they come.

Should be ready some time tomorrow.

[Marek14]

Well, when I was saying "new planes", I meant Celestine Reef and Horizon Boughs that weren't in the last update... are they in now?

[Arch]

The planes are not in Gatherer. I added them the same way as the vanguard cards.

Vanguards are a bit of a hack currently but it only affects the data; the text should be indistinguishable from how you entered them.

Data / Text

[Marek14]

Thanks a lot!

[Marek14]

Reading the new Oracle update, I realized there's a better way to write the Mishra Vanguard. Here's the new text:

Mishra
Vanguard
Hand modifier: +0
Life modifier: -3
If a creature you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.
VG4

[Arch]

I'll update it for the next release. And you're right; it's better.

[Marek14]

I corrected Jhoira of the Ghitu Avatar:

Jhoira of the Ghitu Avatar
Vanguard
Hand modifier: +1
Life modifier: 0
, Discard a card: Copy three instant cards chosen at random. You may cast one of the copies without paying its mana cost.
, Discard a card: Copy three sorcery cards chosen at random. You may cast one of the copies without paying its mana cost. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.
VGO - Future Sight Release Events (Participation), May 2007

(The costs were in wrong format)

[Arch]

Noted.

[Marek14]

New plane card appeared:

Mirrored Depths
Plane - Karsus
Whenever a player casts a spell, that player flips a coin. If he or she loses the flip, counter that spell.
Whenever you roll C, target player reveals the top card of his or her library. If it's a nonland card, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.

[Arch]

Added Mirrored Depths. Is this a standalone card (no set)? The images I've come across only have the DCI set-symbol.

Actually this is the same with Celestine Reef and Horizon Boughs. Both of those are currently tagged as "HOP S". (Which would be wrong in that case.) I can't seem to confirm this though.

[Marek14]

Added Mirrored Depths. Is this a standalone card (no set)? The images I've come across only have the DCI set-symbol.

Actually this is the same with Celestine Reef and Horizon Boughs. Both of those are currently tagged as "HOP S". (Which would be wrong in that case.) I can't seem to confirm this though.

Yes, it's a promo. Actually, I think so is Tazeem...

[Marek14]

I updated the wording of Mirri Vanguard based on Pulse of Llanowar:

Mirri
Vanguard
Hand modifier: +0
Life modifier: +5
If a basic land you control is tapped for mana, you may make it produce mana of a color of your choice instead of any other type.
VG1

[Marek14]

Rise of the Eldrazi is in the Gatherer

I didn't check for Vanguards or Mirrored Depths yet.

Ink-Eyes avatar had the word "in" changed to "from"