Rule evolution
Rule 608.3e
Previously numbered 608.3b, 608.3c, 608.3d.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 3 wording revisions · 3 renumberings
Earliest archived Rules release608.3bDetails
If a permanent spell resolves but its controller can't put it onto the battlefield, that player puts it into its owner's graveyard. Example: Worms of the Earth says "If a land would enter the battlefield, instead it doesn't." Clone says "You may have Clone enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield." If a player casts Clone and chooses to copy Dryad Arbor (a land creature) while Worms of the Earth is on the battlefield, Clone can't enter the battlefield from the stack. It's put into its owner's graveyard.
Wording changed608.3bDetails
If a permanent spell resolves but its controller can't put it onto the battlefield, that player puts it into its owner's graveyard. Example: Worms of the Earth
sayshas"Iftheaabilityland"Landswouldcan't enter the battlefield, instead it doesn't." Clone says "You may have Clone enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield." If a player casts Clone and chooses to copy Dryad Arbor (a land creature) while Worms of the Earth is on the battlefield, Clone can't enter the battlefield from the stack. It's put into its owner's graveyard.Renumbered
608.3b→ 608.3cDetailsPreviously
6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
608. Resolving Spells and AbilitiesThen
6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
608. Resolving Spells and AbilitiesIf a permanent spell resolves but its controller can’t put it onto the battlefield, that player puts it into its owner’s graveyard. Example: Worms of the Earth has the ability “Lands can’t enter the battlefield.” Clone says “You may have Clone enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.” If a player casts Clone and chooses to copy Dryad Arbor (a land creature) while Worms of the Earth is on the battlefield, Clone can’t enter the battlefield from the stack. It’s put into its owner’s graveyard.
Renumbered
608.3c→ 608.3dDetailsPreviously
6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
608. Resolving Spells and AbilitiesThen
6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
608. Resolving Spells and AbilitiesIf a permanent spell resolves but its controller can’t put it onto the battlefield, that player puts it into its owner’s graveyard. Example: Worms of the Earth has the ability “Lands can’t enter the battlefield.” Clone says “You may have Clone enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.” If a player casts Clone and chooses to copy Dryad Arbor (a land creature) while Worms of the Earth is on the battlefield, Clone can’t enter the battlefield from the stack. It’s put into its owner’s graveyard.
Renumbered
608.3d→ 608.3eDetailsPreviously
6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
608. Resolving Spells and AbilitiesThen
6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
608. Resolving Spells and AbilitiesIf a permanent spell resolves but its controller can’t put it onto the battlefield, that player puts it into its owner’s graveyard. Example: Worms of the Earth has the ability “Lands can’t enter the battlefield.” Clone says “You may have Clone enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.” If a player casts Clone and chooses to copy Dryad Arbor (a land creature) while Worms of the Earth is on the battlefield, Clone can’t enter the battlefield from the stack. It’s put into its owner’s graveyard.
Wording changed608.3eDetails
If a permanent spell resolves but its controller can't put it onto the battlefield, that player puts it into its owner's graveyard. Example: Worms of the Earth has the ability "Lands can't enter the battlefield." Clone says "You may have Clone enter
the battlefieldas a copy of any creature on the battlefield." If a player casts Clone and chooses to copy Dryad Arbor (a land creature) while Worms of the Earth is on the battlefield, Clone can't enter the battlefield from the stack. It's put into its owner's graveyard.Wording changed608.3eDetails
If a permanent spell resolves but its controller can't put it onto the battlefield, that player puts it into its owner's graveyard. Example: Worms of the Earth has the ability "Lands can't enter the battlefield." Clone says "You may have
Clonethis creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield." If a player casts Clone and chooses to copy Dryad Arbor (a land creature) while Worms of the Earth is on the battlefield, Clone can't enter the battlefield from the stack. It's put into its owner's graveyard.