Rule evolution

Rule 703.4n

Previously numbered 703.4k, 703.4m, 703.4p, 703.4q.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 1 wording revision · 5 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release703.4kDetails
    Immediately after the cleanup step begins, if the active player's hand contains more cards than his or her maximum hand size (normally seven), he or she discards enough cards to reduce his or her hand size to that number. See rule 514.1.
  2. Renumbered703.4k → 703.4mDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    703. Turn-Based Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    703. Turn-Based Actions

    Immediately after the cleanup step begins, if the active player's hand contains more cards than his or her maximum hand size (normally seven), he or she discards enough cards to reduce his or her hand size to that number. See rule 514.1.
  3. Wording changed & Renumbered703.4m → 703.4nDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    703. Turn-Based Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    703. Turn-Based Actions

    Immediately after the cleanup step begins, if the active player's hand contains more cards than histheir or her maximum hand size (normally seven), hethey ordiscard she discards enough cards to reduce histheir or her hand size to that number. See rule 514.1.
  4. Renumbered703.4n → 703.4pDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    703. Turn-Based Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    703. Turn-Based Actions

    Immediately after the cleanup step begins, if the active player’s hand contains more cards than their maximum hand size (normally seven), they discard enough cards to reduce their hand size to that number. See rule 514.1.
  5. Renumbered703.4p → 703.4qDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    703. Turn-Based Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    703. Turn-Based Actions

    Immediately after the cleanup step begins, if the active player’s hand contains more cards than their maximum hand size (normally seven), they discard enough cards to reduce their hand size to that number. See rule 514.1.
  6. Renumbered703.4q → 703.4nDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    703. Turn-Based Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    703. Turn-Based Actions

    Immediately after the cleanup step begins, if the active player’s hand contains more cards than their maximum hand size (normally seven), they discard enough cards to reduce their hand size to that number. See rule 514.1.

Current in the latest available Rules
Unchanged since 2026-08-07.