Comprehensive Rules
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2026-04-17 – Secrets of Strixhaven 2026-02-27 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2026-01-16 – Lorwyn Eclipsed 2025-11-14 – Avatar: The Last Airbender 2025-09-19 – Marvel's Spider-Man 2025-07-25 – Edge of Eternities 2025-06-06 – Final Fantasy 2025-04-04 – Tarkir: Dragonstorm 2025-02-07 – Aetherdrift 2024-11-08 – Foundations 2024-09-09 – Duskmourn: House of Horror 2024-08-05 – Bloomburrow 2024-06-11 – Modern Horizons 3 2024-04-11 – Outlaws of Thunder Junction 2024-03-06 – Fallout 2024-02-07 – Murders at Karlov Manor 2023-11-16 – The Lost Caverns of Ixalan 2023-10-13 – Doctor Who 2023-08-29 – Wilds of Eldraine 2023-06-15 – The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 2023-04-08 – March of the Machine 2023-02-04 – Phyrexia: All Will Be One 2022-11-15 – The Brothers' War 2022-10-10 – Unfinity
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Tournament Rules
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2026-02-27 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Infraction Procedure Guide
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2024-09-23 – Duskmourn: House of Horror
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Judging at Regular REL
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2024-09-23 – Duskmourn: House of Horror
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About
Cryptic Study is a rules reference tool for Magic: The Gathering. It provides a rules browser for the three official documents used by players and judges, with built-in search, internal links, and powerful navigation tools.
- Search Bar: Find rules by number, title, or text substring. Supports regular expressions.
- Pinned Rules: Pin related rules for quick access. Pins persist across sessions.
- Internal Links: Glossary terms and rule references are linked within and across documents.
- Preview Panel: Preview links without losing your place, even across documents.
- Sharing Options: Copy formatted rule links or content.
- Link Forwarding: Old links intelligently redirect to the matching rule in the latest version.
- Unofficial Notes: Optional clarifications citing Gatherer rulings and rules team responses.
- Latest Changes: Inline comparison against the previous version. Jump easily between changes.
- Rule History: Browse a timeline of historical rule changes in the preview panel.
- Offline Support: Install the website as a progressive web app for use without internet.