MTG Rules Changes

I thought I would keep you readers informed on the latest rule changes that were released yesterday by WOTC.

http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/42a

My Opinion
Who cares? Not I. Changes are good, I feel like they made some of these changes to open up design space and others to make the game more friendly for beginners. I trust WOTC to continue to make a great game - I mean after all if they don't then they don't survive financially.

Rule Changes
Here is a quick summary of the rules changes:

1) Simultaneous Mulligans- Yeah, We mull at the same time now.

2) Terminology Changes - See Below.

• Battlefield - The new name for the "In-Play" zone.
• Cast, Play, and Activate- You cast spell, play lands and activate abilities.
• Exile - The new name for "RFG" zone.
• Beginning of the End Step- Made to clear up "at end of turn" and "until end of turn".

3) Mana Pools and Mana Burn- See Below.

• Mana Pools Emptying - Mana empties at the end of each step and phase. No more floating mana to the draw step in response to Mistbind Clique or Tangle Wire.
• Mana Burn Eliminated - RIP Mana Burn

4) Token Ownership- The player whose control that the token comes into play owns it.

5) Combat Damage No Longer Uses the Stack- No more "Stack Damage" then sac Mogg Fanatic or with damage on the stack pump and save a dude. The last time to react is in the declare blocker step after blocks have been declared.

• Blocking Order - Now the attacking player choose how damage will be assigned by using a blocking order.

6) Deathtouch - No longer trigered, now it is static and handled by state-based effects.

7) Lifelink- No longer trigered, now it is static and handled by state-based effects. You can live if you block with a lifelinker even if you are being delt leathal damage. No more Double Lifelink.

Spoiled Cards
Here are the cards spoiled by the article for M10.

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