Rule evolution

Rule 704.5k

Previously numbered 704.5m.

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

  1. Earliest archived Rules release704.5mDetails
    If two or more permanents have the supertype world, all except the one that has been a permanent with the world supertype on the battlefield for the shortest amount of time are put into their owners' graveyards. In the event of a tie for the shortest amount of time, all are put into their owners' graveyards. This is called the "world rule."
  2. Wording changed704.5mDetails
    If two or more permanents have the supertype world, all except the one that has beenhad a permanent with the world supertype on the battlefield for the shortest amount of time are put into their owners' graveyards. In the event of a tie for the shortest amount of time, all are put into their owners' graveyards. This is called the "world rule."
  3. Renumbered704.5m → 704.5kDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    704. State-Based Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    704. State-Based Actions

    If two or more permanents have the supertype world, all except the one that has had the world supertype for the shortest amount of time are put into their owners’ graveyards. In the event of a tie for the shortest amount of time, all are put into their owners’ graveyards. This is called the “world rule.”

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