The Rules Lawyer foil card from Magic: The Gathering's 2022 Unfinity Foil Edition, featuring a rare Cyborg Advisor with unique state-based action immunity.
2022 • Magic: The Gathering • The List (Unfinity Foil Edition)
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The Rules Lawyer card, numbered 7 in the 2022 Unfinity Foil Edition, stands out as a distinctive artifact creature within the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by Sean Murray, this rare foil card introduces a playful twist on the game's fundamental mechanics, appealing to collectors who appreciate the humor and creativity inherent in the Un-set series. As a Cyborg Advisor with a mana cost of three generic and two white mana, the card brings a unique strategic element to gameplay by altering how state-based actions affect the player. The card's ability ensures that standard game-ending conditions do not apply to the controller or their permanents. This means players are immune to losing the game from having zero or less life, drawing from an empty library, or having creatures destroyed by lethal damage or deathtouch. Additionally, planeswalkers with zero loyalty remain in play, and legendary permanents with duplicate names do not send each other to the graveyard. Counters also persist on permanents regardless of rule-based removal, and illegally attached or combined permanents stay on the battlefield intact. This comprehensive immunity to state-based actions makes Rules Lawyer a fascinating piece of Magic: The Gathering history, often sought after by enthusiasts of the Unfinity era for its whimsical design and game-altering potential. Collectors of Magic: The Gathering trading cards value the Unfinity Foil Edition for its high-quality foil finish and the set's reputation for innovation. The Rules Lawyer card, with its foil treatment and rare status, serves as a memorable entry for any collection focused on this release. Its ability to redefine the boundaries of the game makes it a conversation starter and a notable addition for those tracking the evolution of card design in the TCG space.
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Rules Lawyer
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Rare
Sean Murray
Card Stock
English
Foil
{3}{W}{W}
Artifact Creature — Cyborg Advisor
1 / 1
W
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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.)
