Rule evolution

Rule 805.10d

Earliest archived Rules release: 2017-06-05 · 2 wording revisions · 0 renumberings

  1. Added805.10dDetails
    As the declare blockers step begins, the defending team declares blockers. Creatures controlled by the defending players can block creatures attacking any player on the defending team. The defending team has one combined block, and that set of blocking creatures must be legal as a whole. See rule 509.1.
  2. Wording changed805.10dDetails
    As the declare blockers step begins, the defending team declares blockers. Creatures controlled by the defending players can block creatures attacking any player on the defending team or attacking a planeswalker controlled by one of those players. The defending team has one combined block, and that set of blocking creatures must be legal as a whole. See rule 509.1.
  3. Wording changed805.10dDetails
    As the declare blockers step begins, the defending team declares blockers. Creatures controlled by the defending players can block creatures attacking any player on the defending team, or attacking a planeswalker controlled by one of those players, or a battle protected by one of those players. The defending team has one combined block, and that set of blocking creatures must be legal as a whole. See rule 509.1.

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