Rule evolution

Rule 614.17a

Previously numbered 614.16a.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2017-04-28 · 2 wording revisions · 1 renumbering

  1. 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.
  2. Renumbered614.16a → 614.17aDetails

    Previously
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    614. Replacement Effects

    Then
    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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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Unchanged since 2026-08-07.