Rule evolution

Rule 726.1

Previously numbered 721.1, 722.1, 723.1, 724.1, 725.1.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2022-06-10 · 1 wording revision · 7 renumberings

  1. Added721.1Details
    Initiative is a designation a player can have. There is no initiative in a game until an effect instructs a player to take the initiative. A player who currently has the initiative designation is said to have the initiative.
  2. Wording changed & Renumbered721.1 → 722.1Details

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    721. Initiative

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    722. The Initiative

    InitiativeThe initiative is a designation a player can have. There is no initiative in a game until an effect instructs a player to take the initiative. A player who currently has the initiative designation is said to have the initiative.
  3. Renumbered722.1 → 723.1Details

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    722. The Initiative

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    723. The Initiative

    The initiative is a designation a player can have. There is no initiative in a game until an effect instructs a player to take the initiative. A player who currently has the initiative designation is said to have the initiative.
  4. Renumbered723.1 → 722.1Details

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    723. The Initiative

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    722. The Initiative

    The initiative is a designation a player can have. There is no initiative in a game until an effect instructs a player to take the initiative. A player who currently has the initiative designation is said to have the initiative.
  5. Renumbered722.1 → 723.1Details

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    722. The Initiative

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    723. The Initiative

    The initiative is a designation a player can have. There is no initiative in a game until an effect instructs a player to take the initiative. A player who currently has the initiative designation is said to have the initiative.
  6. Renumbered723.1 → 724.1Details

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    723. The Initiative

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    724. The Initiative

    The initiative is a designation a player can have. There is no initiative in a game until an effect instructs a player to take the initiative. A player who currently has the initiative designation is said to have the initiative.
  7. Renumbered724.1 → 725.1Details

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    724. The Initiative

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    725. The Initiative

    The initiative is a designation a player can have. There is no initiative in a game until an effect instructs a player to take the initiative. A player who currently has the initiative designation is said to have the initiative.
  8. Renumbered725.1 → 726.1Details

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    725. The Initiative

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    726. The Initiative

    The initiative is a designation a player can have. There is no initiative in a game until an effect instructs a player to take the initiative. A player who currently has the initiative designation is said to have the initiative.

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