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Historical Rules · 16 January 2026

Rule 702.104b

Official source text from the 16 January 2026 Rules release

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Objects with tribute have triggered abilities that check “if tribute wasn’t paid.” This condition is true if the opponent chosen as a result of the tribute ability didn’t have the creature enter the battlefield with +1/+1 counters as specified by the creature’s tribute ability.

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