Rule evolution

Rule 701.59b

Previously numbered 701.57b.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2024-02-02 · 0 wording revisions · 1 renumbering

  1. Added701.57bDetails
    If a player is given the choice to collect evidence but is unable to exile cards with total mana value N or greater from their graveyard (usually because there aren’t enough cards to do so) they can’t choose to collect evidence.
  2. Renumbered701.57b → 701.59bDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    701. Keyword Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    701. Keyword Actions

    If a player is given the choice to collect evidence but is unable to exile cards with total mana value N or greater from their graveyard (usually because there aren’t enough cards to do so) they can’t choose to collect evidence.

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