Rule evolution

Rule 704.5p

Previously numbered 704.5q.

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

  1. Earliest archived Rules release704.5qDetails
    If a creature is attached to an object or player, it becomes unattached and remains on the battlefield. Similarly, if a permanent that's neither an Aura, an Equipment, nor a Fortification is attached to an object or player, it becomes unattached and remains on the battlefield.
  2. Renumbered704.5q → 704.5pDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    704. State-Based Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    704. State-Based Actions

    If a creature is attached to an object or player, it becomes unattached and remains on the battlefield. Similarly, if a permanent that’s neither an Aura, an Equipment, nor a Fortification is attached to an object or player, it becomes unattached and remains on the battlefield.
  3. Wording changed704.5pDetails
    If a battle or creature is attached to an object or player, it becomes unattached and remains on the battlefield. Similarly, if aany nonbattle, noncreature permanent that's neither an Aura, an Equipment, nor a Fortification is attached to an object or player, it becomes unattached and remains on the battlefield.

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