Rule evolution
Rule 614.17a
Previously numbered 614.16a.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2017-04-28 · 2 wording revisions · 1 renumbering
Added614.16aDetails
“Can’t” effects must exist before the appropriate event occurs—they can’t “go back in time” and change something that’s already happened.
Renumbered
614.16a→ 614.17aDetailsPreviously
6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
614. Replacement EffectsThen
6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
614. Replacement Effects“Can’t” effects must exist before the appropriate event occurs—they can’t “go back in time” and change something that’s already happened.
Wording changed614.17aDetails
"Can't" effects must exist before the appropriate event occurs
—-they can't "go back in time" and change something that's already happened.Wording changed614.17aDetails
"Can't" effects must exist before the appropriate event occurs
-—they can't "go back in time" and change something that's already happened.