Magic: the Gathering FAQ v1.00 (7/11/01) by Gene
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Magic: the Gathering 
1 Player
1 Disc
Genre: Strategy Card Game
Memory: 6 Blocks
VGA Box Support, Visual Memory and Memory Card 4X Support

1)  Introduction
2)  Frequently Asked Questions
3)  How to play
       3.1)  Controls
       3.2)  Game menus      
       3.3)  Magic Heart
       3.4)  Playing the Computer AI
4)  Walkthrough
       4.1)  Collecting the Gems
       4.2)  The Balance Tower
5)  Card Lists
       5.1)  Sixth Edition Cards
       5.2)  Other Cards
       5.3)  Dreamcast Cards
6)  Secrets
7)  Miscellaneous / Et Cetera


1) Introduction
---------------
This game was released on June 28th, 2001 in Japan for the Dreamcast. It is a 
strategy card game using the Magic: the Gathering (MtG) game world and system.  

This FAQ will be only a FAQ directed at the questions for players familiar with 
the game of MtG and are wondering whether to purchase this game, or how to play 
it.

For more information on the card game, Magic the Gathering, go to Wizards of 
the Coast Homepage (http://www.wizards.com).


2) Frequently Asked Questions
-----------------------------
Q) What is Magic: the Gathering?
A) It is a card game designed by Richard Garfield and produced by Wizards of 
   the Coast.  

Q) Do I need to know how to play MtG before playing this game?
A) No, there is a tutorial in the game, as long as you understand Japanese.

Q) Is there any network support?
A) No.  Unfortunately, there isn't any.  I guess that Sega didn't put enough 
   development into this game.  I think it was originally planned to have 
   network support, but in the end it didn't happen, probably due to Sega's 
   financial woes among software related problems and the halting of 
   Dreamcast production.

Q) What sets are the cards from?
A) Almost all of the 354 cards come from the 6th edition classics set, except
   a few from Tempest, Alliances and the Classics set.  There are ten new 
   Dreamcast only cards found in this game.

Q) What are the Dreamcast specific cards?
A) See the Card List section.

Q) How is the computer AI?
A) It is barely adequate.  Don't expect it to pull any surprises.  It basically 
   is too defensive.  It will kill you off when it knows that it can.  But, 
   otherwise, it doesn't play that well.

Q) Do I need to know Japanese to play this game?
A) It depends on how well you know MtG.  If you can recognize the cards, you 
   will have a much easier time.  But, if you don't know the cards, you will 
   need to know Japanese to figure them out.  The menus are also in Japanese, 
   but you can figure them out pretty easily.

Q) Is the game going to be released in other markets, like America or Europe?
A) There are no plans for Sega to release the game elsewhere.

Q) Are there any plans to release other sets later with different cards?
A) Sega has not mentioned any plans yet.


3) How to play
--------------

3.1) Controls
-------------
The controls are as follows:
 The directional pad moves between cards and in menus
 L and R buttons scroll between cards, zoom in and out on the playfield
 A button selects a card or option, or taps a card
 X button skips past effects or taps for mana automatically
 B returns or cancels

3.2) Game Menus
---------------
You will see the game menu on the left side with all of the cards in play 
before you. Here is the listing of the menu:
 
 
  (if any)
  (if any)
  (if any)
   (if any)
 

When skipping through phases (by pressing the X button), you will access 
another menu.
  Top option skips until the beginning of your turn
  Middle option skips until the combat phase of your opponent
  Bottom option skips until someone draws a card

During skipping, the B button, will stop. 
It will always be interrupted by combat.


3.3) Magic Heart
----------------
Magic Heart is the town where you begin the game and can return between battles.  
It is a safe place for you to edit your decks, and battle other random 
opponents if you wish.  You will always begin your save games in Magic Heart.
The menu of Magic Heart:
Deck edit
 - edit and build new decks
View all cards
 - view all of your cards out of the total 354 available
View gems / Battle
 - view all of the gems that you have collected and battle any of the opponents 
  that you have already defeated.  You can do this once you have collected a gem 
  from that opponent.  Some opponents have multiple decks to play against.  You 
  cannot play any of the characters from the Balance Tower
Fight random opponent
 - You will fight a random opponent and are rewarded with extra cards if you win
Options
  Sound - stereo or mono
  Sound effects - on or off
  Visual effects - on or off
  BGM - on or off
Go to another place
 - Visit another place on the game map

3.4) Playing the Computer AI
----------------------------
The computer AI is relatively easy.  But, there are some things to note about 
playing it.  First of all, you should know that the computer AI will start with 
several cards pre-determined in its hand.  It can vary from enemy to enemy, but 
you will soon notice a pattern of cards that they will start with in their 
initial draw, especially the final bosses.  I believe this is used to balance 
out the Computer AI difficulty.  

It is easy to tell when the computer has some instants to play, especially 
counterspells because you will notice lag while the computer is thinking between 
phases.  Keep an eye out for this and you can tell if the computer's holding an 
instant, such as a counterspell.  Also, the computer doesn't hold back a lot of 
cards.  It will use it almost as soon as it can.

The computer AI is far from perfect.  It has some problems with some cards and 
abilities.  In these cases, it usually just can't detect the special abilities 
of the cards.  However, in other cases, the computer will misjudge when to use 
the card.  I've even seen it kill itself.
The computer AI has some difficulties with the following cards / abilities:
- Any ability that augments Power/Toughness in combat
- Land that inflicts damage to produce mana
- Armageddon / Boil
- Fog Elemental
- Fyndhorn Brownie
- Nevinyrral's Disk 
- Radjan Spirit


4) Walkthrough
--------------
This is a quick strategy guide for Story mode.

4.1) Collecting the Gems
------------------------
There are the five places that you can visit for battle besides Magic Heart, the 
original town.  They represent a color that you will battle in each place.  You 
can play them in any order that you wish.  None of them are extremely hard if 
you are an intermediate player.  You will, of course, have to build up your 
deck and keep editing it to make it stronger, but none of these opponents are 
particularly strong.  After defeating a boss or a sub-boss, you will receive a 
gem once you have all of the gems, you can continue to the Balance Tower.  
You can choose whichever sub-boss that you want to fight.  You will have to beat 
the bosses twice to receive the final gem of that color.  
The five places, their colors and their bosses are:

Murg - Black
Boss: Hapto
Sub-bosses: Haruuz the Imp and The Black Knight, Vice

Camat Island - Blue
Boss: Wanallan
Sub-bosses: Kasheem the Faery and the Merfolk, Saji

Lydar Forest - Green
Boss: Tantanick
Sub-bosses: Fellores the Elf and the Treefolk, Element

Yeluk - Red
Boss: Ashuza
Sub-bosses: Vestas the Djinn and the Minotaur, Haakuun

Tornell - White
Boss: Harellia
Sub-bosses: Oran the Griffon and The White Knight, Rack 

4.2) The Balance Tower
----------------------
After collecting all of the gems from the various places, the Balance Tower 
appears in the middle of the map.  When you enter there are three consecutive 
bosses to overcome before winning the game.  They are the three forms of the 
demon that is plaguing the realm.  These are the toughest decks in the game.  I 
found that Nevinyrral's Disk is particularly useful, especially against the 
first deck.  

After completing the Balance Tower, you will see the staff roll and your 
record against your opponents.

After completing the game once, you can only play the Balance Tower afterwards, 
unless you start a new game.  However, you can still fight all the opponents 
from the View Gem / Battle menu in Magic Heart.


5) Card Lists
-------------
Here are all the cards in the game:

5.1) Sixth Edition Cards (335)
------------------------------
yLandz
Forest/X
Island/"
Mountain/R
Plains/"n
Swamp/
yLand Uncommonz
Crystal Vein/z- 
Dwarven Ruins/h[t"ss"̔p
Ebon Stronghold/"̗v
Havenwood Battleground/wC"Ebh"̌Ð
Ruins of Trokair/gEPA"̔p
Svyelunite Temple/VBGiCg"̎@
yLand Rarez
Adarkar Wastes/A_[J[r
Brushland/"-ؗ"n
City of Brass/^J""s
Karplusan Forest/J[v[U""̐X
Sulfurous Springs/
Underground River/"n""̑

yArtifact Uncommonz
Ashnod's Altar/AVmbh"̋]
Charcoal Diamond/"YF"̃_CA""h 
Crystal Rod/"̏
Dragon Mask/hS""̉- 
Fire Diamond/F"̃_CA""h 
Fountain of Youth/""̐
Glasses of Urza/EU"̊ዾ
Iron Star/"S"̐
Ivory Cup/ۉ"̔t
Lead Golem/"̃S[ 
Mana Prism/}iEvY 
Marble Diamond/""F"̃_CA""h 
Moss Diamond/ېF"̃_CA""h 
Mystic Compass/V"̃R"pX 
Obsianus Golem/j"̃S[ 
Ornithopter/H"""s@B
Patagia Golem/-"̃S[ 
Phyrexian Vault/t@CNVA"̑  
Rod of Ruin/j-"̃bh
Skull Catapult/鐃J^pg
Sky Diamond/F"̃_CA""h 
Soul Net/"-
Throne of Bone/"̋ʍ
Wooden Sphere/X"̕
yArtifact Rarez
Aladdin's Ring/AW""̎w
Amber Prison/"̘S 
Ankh of Mishra/~V"̃A"N
Bottle of Suleiman/XC}"""
Cursed Totem/"""g[e
Dancing Scimitar/x"~"
Dingus Egg/s-"̗
Disrupting Scepter/j"̉
Dragon Engine/hS"EG"W"
Flying Carpet/"O~
Grinning Totem/""""""̃g[e 
Howling Mine/-i""""zR
Jade Monolith/Ő"̃"mX
Jalum Tome/WFC-{
Jayemdae Tome/WFCf[-{
Meekstone/"̐
Millstone/ΉP
Pentagram of the Ages/"̃y"^O
Primal Clay/""y
Snake Basket/"" 
Storm Cauldron/""̑劘 
Teferi's Puzzle Box/etF["̍׍H  
The Hive/-I"̑
Wand of Denial/""̃"h 

yBlack Commonz
Blood Pet/ubhEybg 
Bog Imp/C"v
Bog Rats/lY~
Coercion/v 
Drudge Skeletons/"[
Dry Spell/""̎ 
Enfeeblement/̉ 
Fatal Blow/-" 
Fear/ؕ|
Feast of the Unicorn/pb"̋ 
Feral Shadow/cE"ȉe 
Gravedigger/OCufBK[ 
Howl from Beyond/ޕ"""̗Y"
Kjeldoran Dead/LCFh["̎
Lost Soul/-""鍰
Painful Memories/""""L 
Python/jVLwr 
Raise Dead/ҍĐ
Razortooth Rats/J~lY~ 
Scathe Zombies/XPCYE]"r
Syphon Soul/z 
Terror/|
yBlack Uncommonz
Abyssal Specter/["̎
Agonizing Memories/-"̋L 
Blight/rp
Blighted Shaman/j-"̃V[}" 
Bog Wraith/"̈
Dread of Night/-"̐ 
Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore/I[YoCSA"̎׊
Gravebane Zombie/""""̃]"r 
Hidden Horror/B"""| 
Leshrac's Rite/VbN"̔V
Mind Warp/_c
Mischievous Poltergeist/Y"ȃ|^[KCXg 
Perish/"̎ 
Pestilence/a
Strands of Night/-""f 
Stupor/R 
yBlack Rarez
Abyssal Hunter/["̎l 
Ashen Powder/D"̔镲 
Derelor/f[
Doomsday/Ō"̐R
Fallen Angel/"Vg
Forbidden Crypt/֊"̕揊 
Greed/×~ 
Hecatomb/" """̐"
Infernal Contract/-{"̌_- 
Necrosavant/lNT@"g 
Nightmare/--"
Rag Man/l"""
Sengir Autocrat/Z"MA"̏]b
Stromgald Cabal/Xg[Kh"̉A-d"c
Vampiric Tutor/z"̋ 
Zombie Master/]"rg"

yBlue Commonz
Boomerang/u["
Counterspell/΍R
Dream Cache/-"""" 
Flight/s
Fog Elemental/Z-"̐ 
Gaseous Form/KX
Horned Turtle/pCT 
Inspiration/슴 
Memory Lapse/L"̌
Merfolk of the Pearl Trident/^O-"̐l
Phantasmal Terrain/e""n
Prodigal Sorcerer/" -"pt
Psychic Venom/"n""
Remove Soul/썰"
Sage Owl/"m"tNE 
Sea Monster/V[E""X^[ 
Spell Blast/j
Storm Crow/"_"̃JX 
Tidal Surge/"""g 
Unsummon/
Vodalian Soldiers/H[fCA"̕m
Wind Drake/"̃hCN 
yBlue Uncommonz
Abduction/U 
Air Elemental/C"̐
Browse/E""" 
Chill/" 
Glacial Wall/X"̕
Harmattan Efreet/A}b^"ECt[g 
Insight/"@ 
Mystical Tutor/_"̋ 
Phantom Warrior/e"̐m 
Power Sink/-"͏"
Prosperity/ɉh 
Relearn/K 
Segovian Leviathan/ZSrA"̑
Soldevi Sage/fB"̌l 
Wall of Air/C"̕
Wind Spirit/"̐
yBlue Rarez
Ancestral Memories/c"̋L 
Daring Apprentice/ʊ""q 
Deflection/Ό
Desertion/"D 
Diminishing Returns/""̎v 
Flash/M 
Forget/-Yp
Juxtapose/"u
Library of Lat-Nam/gEi"̐} 
Lord of Atlantis/Ag"eBX"̉
Mana Short/͊ 
Polymorph/ϐg 
Psychic Transfer/-"] 
Recall/z
Sibilant Spirit/-""̐
Zur's Weirding/YA["̉^-xz

yGreen Commonz
Cat Warriors/L"̐m
Elven Cache/Gt"̉B"ꏊ 
Fog/Z-
Fyndhorn Brownie/tB"hz[""̃uEj[ 
Giant Growth/剻
Giant Spider/"w
Gorilla Chieftain/S"̏U" 
Grizzly Bears/DFF
Llanowar Elves/m["̃Gt
Panther Warriors/^"̐m 
Pradesh Gypsies/vfbV"̕Y-
Rampant Growth/s"̎R 
Redwood Treefolk/bhEbhEc[tH[N 
Regeneration/Đ
Scaled Wurm/b"̃[
Shanodin Dryads/Vm[fB""̃hCAh
Stalking Tiger/E"ъ" 
Stream of Life/-"̐
Trained Armodon/P"""A["h" 
Tranquility/
Vitalize/""""銈 
Wild Growth/-
yGreen Uncommonz
Creeping Mold/E"ъ"Jr 
Elven Riders/Gt"̋R
Fallow Earth/xk"n 
Familiar Ground/"n"̗ 
Femeref Archers/tFt"̎ˎ 
Fyndhorn Elder/tB"hz[""̌ØV
Lure/"a
Radjan Spirit/W""̐
River Boa/o[E{A 
Summer Bloom/Ԑ""̉ 
Thicket Basilisk/-""̃oWXN
Uktabi Orangutan/E[N^r[EI"E[^" 
Unseen Walker/"""闷l 
Untamed Wilds/rX""R
Warthog/C{CmVV 
Worldly Tutor/"̋ 
yGreen Rarez
Birds of Paradise/Ɋy"
Call of the Wild/-쐶"̌"ѐ 
Dense Foliage/Qt 
Early Harvest/"E" 
Elder Druid/hCh
Elvish Archers/Gt"̎ˎ
Hurricane/nP["
Living Lands/"""""n
Maro/}[ 
Nature's Resurgence/R"̕ 
Rowen/""x-"̎n 
Tranquil Grove/"̎ 
Uktabi Wildcats/E[N^r[EChLbg 
Verduran Enchantress/V"̏-"pt
Waiting in the Weeds/A"̑"" 
Wyluli Wolf/C[["̘T

yRed Commonz
Anaba Bodyguard/Ai[o"̃{fBK[h 
Anaba Shaman/Ai[o"̃V[}" 
Balduvian Barbarians/ofBA"̔ؑ 
Firebreathing/"̃uX
Fit of Rage/V 
Flame Spirit/Ή"̐
Giant Strength/l"̗
Goblin Digging Team/Su"@"蕔
Goblin Elite Infantry/Su"s 
Goblin Hero/Su""̗Em
Lightning Blast/"d"j 
Mountain Goat/VC"M
Pyrotechnics/
Raging Goblin/"{"苶"Su" 
Sabretooth Tiger/
Shatter/
Shock/VbN 
Spitting Earth/"n"̔I 
Stone Rain/"̉J
Talruum Minotaur/^[[E~m^EX 
Tremor/k 
Viashino Warrior/B[AV[m"̐m 
yRed Uncommonz
AEther Flash/"V"̑M 
Blaze/-҉ 
Boil/" 
Burrowing/@" 
Conquer/
Fire Elemental/"̐ 
Flashfires/-
Goblin Recruiter/Su"""啺 
Hulking Cyclops/"̃TCNvX 
Orcish Artillery/I[NW|
Orcish Oriflamme/I[N"̌R
Pillage/"D 
Spitting Drake/ΐ"hCN 
Vertigo/"""
Volcanic Geyser/n╬ 
Wall of Fire/"̕
yRed Rarez
Balduvian Horde/ofBA"̑R 
Crimson Hellkite/^g"̃wJCg 
Earthquake/"nk
Fervor/M 
Final Fortune/Ō""q" 
Goblin King/Su""̉
Goblin Warrens/Su""̑
Hammer of Bogardan/{K[_""" 
Illicit Auction/-""̋" 
Inferno/C"tFm
Jokulhaups/W[Nz[vX
Manabarbs/-""""
Reckless Embermage/--d""G"o["-""m 
Relentless Assault/A"ˌ" 
Shatterstorm/"̗"
Volcanic Dragon/ΎR"̃hS" 

yWhite Commonz
Armored Pegasus/Z"̃yKTX 
Circle of Protection : Black/"-h~
Circle of Protection : Blue/"-h~
Circle of Protection : Green/"-h~
Circle of Protection : Red/"-h~
Circle of Protection : White/""-h~
D'Avenant Archer/_ui"g"̎ˎ
Disenchant/
Ekundu Griffin/C[J"hD[EOtB" 
Healing Salve/-""p
Hero's Resolve/Em"̌ 
Infantry Veteran/"̕ 
Mesa Falcon/TEt@R"
Pacifism/a"ȐS 
Regal Unicorn/c"pb 
Remedy/ 
Resistance Fighter/WX^"X 
Samite Healer/T}Cg"-"
Standing Troops/R 
Tundra Wolves/c"hT
Venerable Monk/" """"VC"m 
Warrior's Honor/m"̗_" 
yWhite Uncommonz
Ardent Militia/g"I-"c 
Castle/
Daraja Griffin/_WEOtB" 
Divine Transformation/_ψ
Enlightened Tutor/""̋ 
Heavy Ballista/doX^ 
Kismet/h-
Light of Day/"""̌ 
Longbow Archer/"| 
Reprisal/w 
Serra's Blessing/Z"̏j 
Spirit Link/"J
Staunch Defenders/S"-hq 
Unyaro Griffin/E""EOtB" 
Wall of Swords/"̕
Warmth/"gC 
yWhite Rarez
Animate Wall/""
Archangel/"Vg 
Armageddon/n}Qh"
Celestial Dawn/"VE"̏ 
Crusade/R
Ethereal Champion/"V"̗E 
Exile/Y 
Icatian Town/ACPCVA""ss
Kjeldoran Royal Guard/LCFh["̋߉q
Order of the Sacred Torch/""""̋Rm"c
Pearl Dragon/^"̃hS" 
Reverse Damage/_[W"]
Serenity/Î 
Sunweb/z"- 
Tariff/֐ 
Wrath of God/_""{"

5.2) Other Cards (9)
--------------------
yBlack Commonz
Death Pits of Rath/[X"̎""ޗ (Tempest)

yBlack Rarez
Bad Moon/sg"̌ (Reprint)

yBlue Commonz
Manta Riders/-fՕC_[ (Tempest)

yWhite Uncommonz
Swords to Plowshares/"L" (Reprint)

yArtifact Rarez
Nevinyrral's Disk/lrj"̉~ (Reprint)
Winter Orb/"~"̕ (Reprint)

yLand Rarez
Thawing Glaciers/Z"""X (Alliances) 

5.3) Dreamcast Only Cards (10)
------------------------------
yBlack Rarez
Hapato's Might/npgD"̃J
Instant                               2B
- Target creature receives +X/+0 where X is a random number from 0 to 6.

Murgish Cemetery/}[MbV"̗쉀
Enchantment                           4BB
- 3B, Discard a card from your hand to bring a X/X black token into play where 
  X is a random number from 2 to 6.

yBlue Rarez
Camato Scout/J}["̐ˌ
Summon Merfolk      (2/3)             1UU
- When Camato scout comes into play, it gains landwalk of a random basic land type.

Saji's Torrent/TW"̌
Instant                               1U
- Tap X creatures where X is a random number from 0 to 5.

yGreen Rarez
Lydari Druid/_"̃hCh
Summon Druid        (2/2)             2G
- When Lydari Druid comes into play, all lands are transformed permanently to
  a random basic land.

Lydari Elephant/_"̏
Summon Elephant     (X/Y)             4G
- X and Y equal random numbers from 3 to 7. 

yRed Rarez
Velican Dragon/FJ"hS"
Summon Dragon       (5/5)             5RR
- Flying, when Velican Dragon is blocked, it receives +X/+O until the end of 
  turn, where X is a random number from 0 to 5.

Ashuza's Breath/AVU["̃uX
Sorcery                               1R
- all creatures take X damage, where X is a random number from 0 to 2.

yWhite Rarez
Arden Angel/A[f""Vg
Summon Angel        (4/4)             4WW
- During your upkeep, if Arden Angel is in the graveyard, there is a 1 in 4 
  chance that you can bring it directly into play under your control.

Tornellan Protector/g[lb""̔݌
Summon Cleric       (1/2)             2W
- Tap, this turn damage dealt to target player or creature is reduced by X, 
  where X is a random number from 1 to 3.
 

6) Secrets
----------
If you put the game disc into your PC, you can view Sample.bmp, the world map 
with a BMP-compatible viewer.


7) Miscellaneous / Et Cetera
----------------------------
Thanks to Sega and for making this interesting game!
Thanks to Another Plane for the card lists.
This FAQ is not associated with Sega, or any of its products either software or 
hardware.  Sega retains all copyrights of its products mentioned in this FAQ.
Sega Homepage: http://www.sega.com
Sega's MtG Homepage: http://www.sega.co.jp/dreamcast/software/mtg/

This FAQ is not associated with Wizards of the Coast, or any of its 
products.  Wizards of the Coast retains all copyrights of its products 
mentioned in this FAQ.
Wizards of the Coast Homepage: http://www.wizards.com

This FAQ is best viewed in Japanese Notepad or a Japanese text-based editor.

If you like card strategy games, try Culdcept Second (DC).

Other FAQs written by me:
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- The Typing of the Dead (DC)
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- Advanced World War (DC)
- Dioramos (PS)
- Blood: The Last Vampire (PS2)
- Hundred Swords (DC)
- Culdcept Expansion (PS)
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--  7/11/01 Gene(intv@canada.com)