Historical Rules · 4 October 2019
Rule 701.36a
Official source text from the 4 October 2019 Rules release
Meld is a keyword action that appears in an ability on one card in a meld pair. (See rule 712, “Meld Cards.”) To meld the two cards in a meld pair, put them onto the battlefield with their back faces up and combined. The resulting permanent is a single object represented by two cards.