Rule evolution
Rule 712.1
Previously numbered 711.1.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2011-09-30 · 10 wording revisions · 1 renumbering
Added711.1Details
A double-faced card has a _Magic_ card face on each side rather than a _Magic_ card face on one side and a _Magic_ card back on the other. Each face may have abilities that allow the permanent to "transform," or turn over to its other face. Tokens and cards with a _Magic_ card back can't transform. (See rule 701.25, "Transform.")
Wording changed711.1Details
A double-faced card has a
_Magic_card face on each side rather than a_Magic_card face on one side and a_Magic_card back on the other. Each face may have abilities that allow the permanent to "transform," or turn over to its other face. Tokens and cards with a_Magic_card back can't transform. (See rule 701.25, "Transform.")Wording changed711.1Details
A double-faced card has a Magic card face on each side rather than a Magic card face on one side and a Magic card back on the other. Each face may have abilities that allow the
permanentcard to "transform," or turn over to its other face. Tokens and cards with a Magic card back can't transform. (See rule 701.25, "Transform.")Wording changed711.1Details
A double-faced card has a Magic card face on each side rather than a Magic card face on one side and a Magic card back on the other. Each face may have abilities that allow the card to "transform," or turn over to its other face. Tokens and cards with a Magic card back can't transform. (See rule 701.
2526, "Transform.")Wording changed711.1Details
A double-faced card has a Magic card face on each side rather than a Magic card face on one side and a Magic card back on the other. Each face may have abilities that allow the card to "transform," or turn over to its other face. Tokens and cards with a Magic card back can't transform. (See rule 701.
2627, "Transform.")Wording changed711.1Details
A double-faced card has a Magic card face on each side rather than a Magic card face on one side and a Magic card back on the other. Each face may have abilities that allow the card to "transform," or turn over to its other face. Tokens and cards with a Magic card back can't transform. (See rule 701.
2728, "Transform.")Wording changed711.1Details
A double-faced card has a Magic card face on each side rather than a Magic card face on one side and a Magic card back on the other.
Each face may have abilities that allow the card to "transform," or turn over to its other face.There are two kinds of double-faced cards.Tokens and cards with a Magic card back can't transform.Transforming double-faced cards include abilities on one or both of their faces that allow the card to "transform" (turn over to its other face) or allow the card to enter the battlefield "transformed" (with its back face up).(See rule 701.28, "Transform.")Modal double-faced cards have two faces that are independent from one another and can't transform.Renumbered
711.1→ 712.1DetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
711. Double-Faced CardsThen
7. Additional Rules
712. Double-Faced CardsA double-faced card has a Magic card face on each side rather than a Magic card face on one side and a Magic card back on the other. There are two kinds of double-faced cards. Transforming double-faced cards include abilities on one or both of their faces that allow the card to “transform” (turn over to its other face) or allow the card to enter the battlefield “transformed” (with its back face up). Modal double-faced cards have two faces that are independent from one another and can’t transform.
Wording changed712.1Details
A double-faced card has a Magic card face on each side rather than a Magic card face on one side and a Magic card back on the other. There are two kinds of double-faced cards. Transforming double-faced cards include abilities on one or both of their faces that allow the card to "transform" (turn over to its other face) or allow the card to be cast or enter the battlefield "transformed" (with its back face up). Modal double-faced cards have two faces that are independent from one another, and they can't transform.
Wording changed712.1Details
A double-faced card has a Magic card face on each side rather than a Magic card face on one side and a Magic card back on the other. There are two kinds of double-faced cards. Transforming double-faced cards include abilities on one or both of their faces that allow the card to either "transform" or "convert" (turn over to its other face) and/or allow the card to be cast or enter the battlefield "transformed" or "converted" (with its back face up). Modal double-faced cards have two faces that are independent from one another, and they can't transform or convert.
Wording changed712.1Details
A double-faced card has a Magic card face on
eachone sideratherandthaneither a Magic card faceonoronehalfsideofandanaoversizedMagiccardbackface on the other.There are two kinds of double-faced cards.(It does not have a Magic card back.)Transforming double-faced cards include abilities on one or both of their faces that allow the card to either "transform" or "convert" (turn over to its other face) and/or allow the card to be cast or enter the battlefield "transformed" or "converted" (with its back face up).There are three kinds of double-faced cards: transforming double-faced cards, modal double-faced cards, and meld cards.Modal double-faced cards have two faces that are independent from one another, and they can't transform or convert.Wording changed712.1Details
A double-faced card has a Magic card face on one side and either a Magic card face or half of an oversized card face on the other. (It does not have a Magic card back.) There are three kinds of double-faced cards: nonmodal double-faced cards (previously called "transforming double-faced cards"), modal double-faced cards, and meld cards.