Rule evolution
Rule 704.5p
Previously numbered 704.5q.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 1 wording revision · 1 renumbering
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.
Renumbered
704.5q→ 704.5pDetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
704. State-Based ActionsThen
7. Additional Rules
704. State-Based ActionsIf 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.
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.