Rule evolution

Rule 702.119a

Previously numbered 702.118a.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2016-07-22 · 4 wording revisions · 1 renumbering

  1. Added702.118aDetails
    Emerge represents two static abilities that function while the spell with emerge is on the stack. “Emerge [cost]” means “You may cast this spell by paying [cost] and sacrificing a creature rather than paying its mana cost” and “If you chose to pay this spell’s emerge cost, its total cost is reduced by an amount of generic mana equal to the sacrificed creature’s converted mana cost.” Paying a card’s emerge cost follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2f–h.
  2. Wording changed702.118aDetails
    Emerge represents two static abilities that function while the spell with emerge is on the stack. "Emerge [cost]" means "You may cast this spell by paying [cost] and sacrificing a creature rather than paying its mana cost" and "If you chose to pay this spell's emerge cost, its total cost is reduced by an amount of generic mana equal to the sacrificed creature's converted mana cost." Paying a card's emerge cost follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2f-h.
  3. Wording changed702.118aDetails
    Emerge represents two static abilities that function while the spell with emerge is on the stack. "Emerge [cost]" means "You may cast this spell by paying [cost] and sacrificing a creature rather than paying its mana cost" and "If you chose to pay this spell's emerge cost, its total cost is reduced by an amount of generic mana equal to the sacrificed creature's converted mana cost." Paying a card's emerge cost follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2f-h.
  4. Wording changed702.118aDetails
    Emerge represents two static abilities that function while the spell with emerge is on the stack. "Emerge [cost]" means "You may cast this spell by paying [cost] and sacrificing a creature rather than paying its mana cost" and "If you chose to pay this spell's emerge cost, its total cost is reduced by an amount of generic mana equal to the sacrificed creature's converted mana cost." PayingCasting a card'sspell using its emerge costability follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2f–h.
  5. Wording changed & Renumbered702.118a → 702.119aDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    702. Keyword Abilities

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    702. Keyword Abilities

    Emerge represents two static abilities that function while the spell with emerge is on the stack. "Emerge [cost]" means "You may cast this spell by paying [cost] and sacrificing a creature rather than paying its mana cost" and "If you chose to pay this spell's emerge cost, its total cost is reduced by an amount of generic mana equal to the sacrificed creature's converted mana costvalue." Casting a spell using its emerge ability follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2f–h.

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