Rule evolution
Rule 713.10
Previously numbered 712.9, 713.9.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2016-07-22 · 2 wording revisions · 2 renumberings
Added712.9Details
If an effect allows a player to cast a meld card as a face-down spell, or if a meld card enters the battlefield face down, it will have the characteristics given to it by the rule or effect that caused it to be face down. That card remains hidden, using either a face-down checklist card or opaque sleeves. See rule 707, “Face-Down Spells and Permanents.”
Wording changed712.9Details
If an effect allows a player to cast a meld card as a face-down spell, or if a meld card enters the battlefield face down, it will have the characteristics given to it by the rule or effect that caused it to be face down. That card remains hidden, using either a face-down
checklistsubstitute card or opaque sleeves. See rule 707, "Face-Down Spells and Permanents."Wording changed & Renumbered
712.9→ 713.9DetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
712. Meld CardsThen
7. Additional Rules
713. Meld CardsIf an effect allows a player to cast a meld card as a face-down spell, or if a meld card enters the battlefield face down, it will have the characteristics given to it by the rule or effect that caused it to be face down. That card remains hidden, using either a face-down substitute card or opaque sleeves. See rule
707708, "Face-Down Spells and Permanents."Renumbered
713.9→ 713.10DetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
713. Meld CardsThen
7. Additional Rules
713. Meld CardsIf an effect allows a player to cast a meld card as a face-down spell, or if a meld card enters the battlefield face down, it will have the characteristics given to it by the rule or effect that caused it to be face down. That card remains hidden, using either a face-down substitute card or opaque sleeves. See rule 708, “Face-Down Spells and Permanents.”
Removed713.10Details
If an effect allows a player to cast a meld card as a face-down spell, or if a meld card enters the battlefield face down, it will have the characteristics given to it by the rule or effect that caused it to be face down. That card remains hidden, using either a face-down substitute card or opaque sleeves. See rule 708, “Face-Down Spells and Permanents.”