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Can old cards be played with the current rules?

Several community members give the same answer in the forum threads; no official ruling.

  • General_Norris · Community · 2013-07-03
  • Syvanis · Community · 2014-08-27
  • gonzoron · Community · 2009-04-29
  • bsushort · Community · 2009-04-29

Yes in casual play, using the card's current Oracle wording from Gatherer. Tournament formats restrict which sets are legal, and any tournament-legal printing of a card counts as the same card.

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