Rule evolution
Rule 310.11
Previously numbered 310.10.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2023-04-14 · 1 wording revision · 1 renumbering
Added310.10Details
If a battle that isn’t being attacked has no player designated as its protector, or its protector is a player who can’t be its protector based on its battle type, its controller chooses an appropriate player to be its protector. If no player can be chosen this way, the battle is put into its owner’s graveyard. This is a state-based action (see rule 704).
Wording changed & Renumbered
310.10→ 310.11DetailsPreviously
3. Card Types
310. BattlesThen
3. Card Types
310. BattlesIf a battle that isn't being attacked has no player designated as its protector, or its protector is a player who can't be its protector
based on its battle type, its controller chooses an appropriate player to be its protector. If no player can be chosen this way, the battle is put into its owner's graveyard. This is a state-based action (see rule 704).