Karn Liberated + Other exiled cards

Omnom · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 54

Say I have cards exiled by a spell/ability other than Karn's (for example Memoricide or Brittle Effigy).

When Karn's third ability, which restarts the game, is activated, are the exiled cards shuffled back into the library?

Zeph · Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 92

http://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214350

-14: Restart the game, leaving in exile all non-Aura permanent cards exiled with Karn Liberated. Then put those cards onto the battlefield under your control.

Omnom · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 54

So the cards exiled by Memoricide or other cards get shuffled back into the library?

Farseer · Level 3 Judge Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Posts: 335

Cards exiled by other sources will be shuffled into their owners' libraries.

Only cards exiled by the Karn that is restarting the game will start in play.

Zeph · Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 92

Im starting to think you are a troll.... the card text is enough to notice they won't get put onto battlefield, so yes, shuffled.

moscowdemon · Level 3 Judge Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Posts: 218

I'll help Farseer a bit as some players have trouble with this concept of Exile.
Exile is a zone in a game of Magic. When Karn restarts the game, he takes all cards in all game zones, except the ones he exiled, and shuffles them into their owner's library. Seeing as you now know that Exile is a zone, you can now see that even cards removed by spells such as memoricide will return to their respective deck.

editted for some helpful bolding and underlining

Omnom · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 54

Thanks for the responses, just wanted to be absolutely sure, since this came up during a game and we couldn't agree on a ruling.

Mad03 · Level 1 Judge Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 10

Lets Make it Harder what if karn exiles a consecrated sphinx and utimates what happens ? what if there are mulligans ? XD

Clariax · Level 3 Judge Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 174