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Rule 508.1a

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 2 wording revisions · 0 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release508.1aDetails
    The active player chooses which creatures that he or she controls, if any, will attack. The chosen creatures must be untapped, and each one must either have haste or have been controlled by the active player continuously since the turn began.
  2. Wording changed508.1aDetails
    The active player chooses which creatures that hethey or she controlscontrol, if any, will attack. The chosen creatures must be untapped, and each one must either have haste or have been controlled by the active player continuously since the turn began.
  3. Wording changed508.1aDetails
    The active player chooses which creatures that they control, if any, will attack. The chosen creatures must be untapped, they can't also be battles, and each one must either have haste or have been controlled by the active player continuously since the turn began.

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Unchanged since 2026-08-07.