Rule evolution

Rule 211.1

Previously numbered 209.1, 210.1.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 2 wording revisions · 2 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release209.1Details
    Each vanguard card has a hand modifier printed in its lower left corner. This is a number preceded by a plus sign, a number preceded by a minus sign, or a zero. This modifier is applied to the maximum hand size of the vanguard card's owner (normally seven) to determine both how many cards that player draws at the beginning of the game and his or her maximum hand size.
  2. Renumbered209.1 → 210.1Details

    Previously
    2. Parts of a Card
    209. Hand Modifier

    Then
    2. Parts of a Card
    210. Hand Modifier

    Each vanguard card has a hand modifier printed in its lower left corner. This is a number preceded by a plus sign, a number preceded by a minus sign, or a zero. This modifier is applied to the maximum hand size of the vanguard card's owner (normally seven) to determine both how many cards that player draws at the beginning of the game and his or her maximum hand size.
  3. Wording changed210.1Details
    Each vanguard card has a hand modifier printed in its lower left corner. This is a number preceded by a plus sign, a number preceded by a minus sign, or a zero. This modifier is applied toas the starting hand size and the maximum hand size of the vanguard card's owner (normallyare seven) to determine both how many cards that player draws at the beginning of the game and his or her maximum hand sizedetermined. See rule 103.4.
  4. Wording changed210.1Details
    Each vanguard card has a hand modifier printed in its lower left corner. This is a number preceded by a plus sign, a number preceded by a minus sign, or a zero. This modifier is applied as the starting hand size and the maximum hand size of the vanguard card's owner are determined. See rule 103.45.
  5. Renumbered210.1 → 211.1Details

    Previously
    2. Parts of a Card
    210. Hand Modifier

    Then
    2. Parts of a Card
    211. Hand Modifier

    Each vanguard card has a hand modifier printed in its lower left corner. This is a number preceded by a plus sign, a number preceded by a minus sign, or a zero. This modifier is applied as the starting hand size and the maximum hand size of the vanguard card’s owner are determined. See rule 103.5.

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