Rule evolution

Rule 701.44c

Previously numbered 701.38c, 701.39c, 701.40c.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2017-09-29 · 1 wording revision · 3 renumberings

  1. Added701.38cDetails
    If a permanent changes zones before an effect causes it to explore, its last known information is used to determine which object explored and who controlled it.
  2. Renumbered701.38c → 701.39cDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    701. Keyword Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    701. Keyword Actions

    If a permanent changes zones before an effect causes it to explore, its last known information is used to determine which object explored and who controlled it.
  3. Renumbered701.39c → 701.40cDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    701. Keyword Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    701. Keyword Actions

    If a permanent changes zones before an effect causes it to explore, its last known information is used to determine which object explored and who controlled it.
  4. Renumbered701.40c → 701.44cDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    701. Keyword Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    701. Keyword Actions

    If a permanent changes zones before an effect causes it to explore, its last known information is used to determine which object explored and who controlled it.
  5. Wording changed701.44cDetails
    If a permanent changesis zonesno beforelonger on the battlefield as an effect causesinstructs it to explore, its last known information is used to determine which object explored and who controlled it.

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