Rule evolution
Rule 205.3e
Previously numbered 204.3d.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 2 wording revisions · 1 renumbering
Earliest archived Rules release204.3dDetails
If an instruction requires choosing a subtype, you must choose one, and only one, existing subtype, and the subtype you choose must be for the appropriate card type. For example, you can't choose a land type if an instruction requires choosing a creature type. Example: When choosing a creature type, "Merfolk" or "Wizard" is acceptable, but "Merfolk Wizard" is not. Words like "artifact," "opponent," "Swamp," or "truck" can't be chosen because they aren't creature types.
Wording changed204.3dDetails
If an
instructioneffectrequiresinstructschoosinga player to choose a subtype,youthat player must choose one, and only one, existing subtype, and the subtypeyouhechooseor she chooses must be for the appropriate card type. For example,youthe player can't choose a land type if an instruction requires choosing a creature type. Example: When choosing a creature type, "Merfolk" or "Wizard" is acceptable, but "Merfolk Wizard" is not. Words like "artifact," "opponent," "Swamp," or "truck" can't be chosen because they aren't creature types.Renumbered
204.3d→ 205.3eDetailsPreviously
2. Parts of a Card
204. Type LineThen
2. Parts of a Card
205. Type LineIf an effect instructs a player to choose a subtype, that player must choose one, and only one, existing subtype, and the subtype he or she chooses must be for the appropriate card type. For example, the player can't choose a land type if an instruction requires choosing a creature type. Example: When choosing a creature type, "Merfolk" or "Wizard" is acceptable, but "Merfolk Wizard" is not. Words like "artifact," "opponent," "Swamp," or "truck" can't be chosen because they aren't creature types.
Wording changed205.3eDetails
If an effect instructs a player to choose a subtype, that player must choose one, and only one, existing subtype, and the subtype
he or she choosesmust be for the appropriate card type. For example, the player can't choose a land type if an instruction requires choosing a creature type. Example: When choosing a creature type, "Merfolk" or "Wizard" is acceptable, but "Merfolk Wizard" is not. Words like "artifact," "opponent," "Swamp," or "truck" can't be chosen because they aren't creature types.