{ "id": 59, "name": "The Old Ruler", "name_anchor": "the-old-ruler", "uri": "https://mtgtreachery.net/rules/oracle/?card=the-old-ruler", "cost": "", "cmc": 0, "color": "multicolor", "type": "Identity — Leader", "types": { "supertype": "Identity", "subtype": "Leader" }, "rarity": "U", "text": "(Start the game with this identity face up in the command zone. You are the starting player.)|Your starting life total is increased by 20.|Your starting hand size and your maximum hand size are each increased by one.|At the beginning of your first upkeep, create a Blood token, a Clue token, a Food token, a Map token, and a Treasure token.", "flavor": "", "artist": "AnthonyFoti (Tony Foti) @ DeviantArt", "rulings": [ "Even though your starting hand size is increased by one, nothing else about the pregame procedure changes.", "A Blood token is an artifact with \"{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.\"", "A Clue token is an artifact with \"{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.\"", "A Food token is an artifact with \"{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.\"", "A Map token is an artifact with \"{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it’s a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)\"", "A Treasure token is an artifact with \"{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.\"" ] }