Rule evolution

Rule 115.10a

Previously numbered 113.9a, 114.9a, 114.10a.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 1 wording revision · 3 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release113.9aDetails
    Just because an object or player is being affected by a spell or ability doesn't make that object or player a target of that spell or ability. Unless that object or player is identified by the word "target" in the text of that spell or ability, or the rule for that keyword ability, it is not a target.
  2. Wording changed113.9aDetails
    Just because an object or player is being affected by a spell or ability doesn't make that object or player a target of that spell or ability. Unless that object or player is identified by the word "target" in the text of that spell or ability, or the rule for that keyword ability, it's is not a target.
  3. Renumbered113.9a → 114.9aDetails

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    113. Targets

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    114. Targets

    Just because an object or player is being affected by a spell or ability doesn't make that object or player a target of that spell or ability. Unless that object or player is identified by the word "target" in the text of that spell or ability, or the rule for that keyword ability, it's not a target.
  4. Renumbered114.9a → 114.10aDetails

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    114. Targets

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    114. Targets

    Just because an object or player is being affected by a spell or ability doesn’t make that object or player a target of that spell or ability. Unless that object or player is identified by the word “target” in the text of that spell or ability, or the rule for that keyword ability, it’s not a target.
  5. Renumbered114.10a → 115.10aDetails

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    114. Targets

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    115. Targets

    Just because an object or player is being affected by a spell or ability doesn’t make that object or player a target of that spell or ability. Unless that object or player is identified by the word “target” in the text of that spell or ability, or the rule for that keyword ability, it’s not a target.

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