Rule evolution
Rule 508.7a
Earliest archived Rules release: 2017-08-25 · 1 wording revision · 0 renumberings
Added508.7aDetails
The attacking creature isn’t removed from combat and it isn’t considered to have attacked a second time. That creature is attacking the reselected player or planeswalker, but it’s still considered to have attacked the player or planeswalker chosen as it was declared as an attacker.
Wording changed508.7aDetails
The attacking creature isn't removed from combat and it isn't considered to have attacked a second time. That creature is attacking the reselected player or
planeswalkerpermanent, but it's still considered to have attacked the player orplaneswalkerpermanent chosen as it was declared as an attacker.