@database 3E_BLACK.guide
@author "Tom de Ruyter"
@$VER: MTG.guide 1.11 nov.96
@node MAIN "Revised Edition - Black Cards"
@{" " link MTG_CARD_LISTS.guide/CL_3E}
                        @{b}Revised Edition - Black Cards@{ub}

               @{" Animate Dead        " link 4E_BLACK.guide/ANIMA}     @{" Bad Moon            " link 4E_BLACK.guide/BADMO}
               @{" Black Knight        " link 4E_BLACK.guide/BLKNI}     @{" Bog Wraith          " link 4E_BLACK.guide/BOGWR}
               @{" Contract from Below " link CONTR}     @{" Cursed Land         " link 4E_BLACK.guide/CURSE}
               @{" Dark Ritual         " link 4E_BLACK.guide/DRITU}     @{" Darkpact            " link DARKP}
               @{" Deathgrip           " link 4E_BLACK.guide/DEGRI}     @{" Deathlace           " link 4E_BLACK.guide/DELAC}
               @{" Demonic Attorney    " link DEMAT}     @{" Demonic Hordes      " link DEMHO}
               @{" Demonic Tutor       " link DEMTU}     @{" Drain Life          " link 4E_BLACK.guide/DRLIF}
               @{" Drudge Skeletons    " link 4E_BLACK.guide/DRUDG}     @{" El-Hajjaj           " link AN_BLACK.guide/ELHAJ}
               @{" Erg Raiders         " link AN_BLACK.guide/ERGRA}     @{" Evil Presence       " link 4E_BLACK.guide/EVILP}
               @{" Fear                " link 4E_BLACK.guide/FEAR_}     @{" Frozen Shade        " link 4E_BLACK.guide/FROZE}
               @{" Gloom               " link 4E_BLACK.guide/GLOOM}     @{" Howl from Beyond    " link 4E_BLACK.guide/HOWLF}
               @{" Hypnotic Specter    " link 4E_BLACK.guide/HYPNO}     @{" Lord of the Pit     " link 4E_BLACK.guide/LORDO}
               @{" Mind Twist          " link 4E_BLACK.guide/MINDT}     @{" Nether Shadow       " link 4E_BLACK.guide/NETHE}
               @{" Nettling Imp        " link NETTL}     @{" Nightmare           " link 4E_BLACK.guide/NIGHT}
               @{" Paralyze            " link 4E_BLACK.guide/PARAL}     @{" Pestilence          " link 4E_BLACK.guide/PESTI}
               @{" Plague Rats         " link 4E_BLACK.guide/PLAGU}     @{" Raise Dead          " link 4E_BLACK.guide/RAISE}
               @{" Royal Assassin      " link 4E_BLACK.guide/ROYAL}     @{" Sacrifice           " link SACRI}
               @{" Scathe Zombies      " link 4E_BLACK.guide/SCATH}     @{" Scavenging Ghoul    " link 4E_BLACK.guide/SCAVE}
               @{" Sengir Vampire      " link 4E_BLACK.guide/SENGI}     @{" Simulacrum          " link 4E_BLACK.guide/SIMUL}
               @{" Sorceress Queen     " link AN_BLACK.guide/SORCE}     @{" Terror              " link 4E_BLACK.guide/TERRO}
               @{" Unholy Strength     " link 4E_BLACK.guide/UNHOL}     @{" Wall of Bone        " link 4E_BLACK.guide/WALLO}
               @{" Warp Artifact       " link 4E_BLACK.guide/WARPA}     @{" Weakness            " link 4E_BLACK.guide/WEAKN}
               @{" Will-O-The-Wisp     " link 4E_BLACK.guide/WILLO}     @{" Zombie Master       " link 4E_BLACK.guide/ZOMBI}

@endnode
@node CONTR "Contract from Below"

@{b}Contract from Below@{ub}

Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(R) / RV(R)
Type      = Sorcery
Cost      = B
Artist    = Douglas Shuler

Text(RV): Discard your current hand and draw eight new cards, adding the
          first drawn to your ante. Remove this card from your deck
          before playing if you are not playing for ante.

Text(UL): Discard your current hand and draw eight new cards, adding the
          first drawn to your ante. Remove this card from your deck
          before playing if you are not playing for ante.

 @{ Rulings " link MTG_CARD_C.guide/CONTR}

@endnode
@node DARKP "Darkpact"

@{b}Darkpact@{ub}

Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(R) / RV(R)
Type      = Sorcery
Cost      = BBB
Artist    = Quinton Hoover

Text(RV): Swap top card of your library with either card of the ante; this
          swap is permanent. You must have a card in your library to cast
          this spell. Remove this card from your deck before playing if
          you are not playing for ante.

Text(UL): Without looking at it first, swap top card of your library with
          either card of the ante; this swap is permanent. You must have a
          card in your library to cast this spell. Remove this card from
          your deck before playing if you are not playing for ante.

 @{ Rulings " link MTG_CARD_D.guide/DPACT}

@endnode
@node DEMAT "Demonic Attorney"

@{b}Demonic Attorney@{ub}

Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(R) / RV(R)
Type      = Sorcery
Cost      = 1BB
Artist    = Daniel Gelon

Text(RV): If opponent doesn't concede the game immediately, each player
          must ante an additional card from the top of his or her library.
          Remove this card from your deck before playing if you are not
          playing for ante.

Text(UL): If opponent doesn't concede the game immediately, each player
          must ante an additional card from the top of his or her library.
          Remove this card from your deck before playing if you are not
          playing for ante.

 @{ Rulings " link MTG_CARD_D.guide/DATTO}

@endnode
@node DEMHO "Demonic Hordes"

@{b}Demonic Hordes@{ub}

Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(R) / RV(R)
Type      = Summon Demons (5/5)
Cost      = 3BBB
Artist    = Jesper Myrfors

Text(RV): <T>: Destroy 1 land. Pay <BBB> during upkeep or the Hordes
          become tapped and you lose a land of opponent's choice.

Text(UL): <T>: Destroy 1 land. Pay <BBB> during upkeep or the Hordes
          become tapped and you lose a land of opponent's choice.

Text(AL): <T>: Destroy 1 land. Pay BBB during upkeep or the Hordes become
          tapped and you lose a land of opponent's choice.

Flavor Text: @{i}Created to destroy Dominia, Demons can sometimes be
             bent to a more focused purpose.@{ui}

 @{ Rulings " link MTG_CARD_D.guide/DHORD}

@endnode
@node DEMTU "Demonic Tutor"

@{b}Demonic Tutor@{ub}

Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U)
Type      = Sorcery
Cost      = 1B
Artist    = Douglas Shuler

Text(RV): Search your library for one card and take it into your hand.
          Reshuffle your library afterwards.

Text(UL): You may search your library for one card and take it into your
          hand. Reshuffle your library afterwards.

 @{ Rulings " link MTG_CARD_D.guide/DTUTO}

@endnode
@node NETTL "Nettling Imp"

@{b}Nettling Imp@{ub}

Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U)
Type      = Summon Imp (1/1)
Cost      = 2B
Artist    = Quinton Hoover

Text(RV): <T>: Force a particular one of opponent's non-wall creatures to
          attack. If target creature cannot attack, it is killed at end of
          turn. This ability can only be played during opponent's turn,
          before the attack. May not be used on creatures summoned this
          turn.

Text(UL): <T>: Force a particular one of opponent's non-wall creatures to
          attack. If target creature cannot attack, it is destroyed at end
          of turn. This tap should  be  played during opponent's turn,
          before the  attack. May not be used on creatures summoned this
          turn.

 @{ Rulings " link MTG_CARD_N.guide/NETTL}

@endnode
@node SACRI "Sacrifice"

@{b}Sacrifice@{ub}

Color     = Black
Rarity    = A/B/UL(U) / RV(U)
Type      = Interrupt
Cost      = B
Artist    = Dan Frazier

Text(RV): Sacrifice one of your creatures to add to your mana pool a number
          of black mana equal to the creature's casting cost.

Text(UL): Destroy one of your creatures without regenerating it, and add to
          your mana pool a number of black mana equal to the creature's
          casting cost.

 @{ Rulings " link MTG_CARD_S.guide/SACRI}

@endnode