Rule evolution
Rule 701.18a
Previously numbered 701.10a, 701.11a, 701.12a, 701.13a, 701.14a.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 4 wording revisions · 5 renumberings
Earliest archived Rules release701.10aDetails
To play a land means to put it onto the battlefield from the zone it's in (usually the hand). A player may play a land if he or she has priority, it's the main phase of his or her turn, the stack is empty, and he or she hasn't yet played a land this turn. Playing a land is a special action (see rule 114), so it doesn't use the stack; it simply happens. Putting a land onto the battlefield as the result of a spell or ability isn't the same as playing a land. See rule 305, "Lands."
Wording changed701.10aDetails
To play a land means to put it onto the battlefield from the zone it's in (usually the hand). A player may play a land if he or she has priority, it's the main phase of his or her turn, the stack is empty, and he or she hasn't yet played a land this turn. Playing a land is a special action (see rule
114115), so it doesn't use the stack; it simply happens. Putting a land onto the battlefield as the result of a spell or ability isn't the same as playing a land. See rule 305, "Lands."Renumbered
701.10a→ 701.11aDetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
701. Keyword ActionsThen
7. Additional Rules
701. Keyword ActionsTo play a land means to put it onto the battlefield from the zone it's in (usually the hand). A player may play a land if he or she has priority, it's the main phase of his or her turn, the stack is empty, and he or she hasn't yet played a land this turn. Playing a land is a special action (see rule 115), so it doesn't use the stack; it simply happens. Putting a land onto the battlefield as the result of a spell or ability isn't the same as playing a land. See rule 305, "Lands."
Wording changed701.11aDetails
To play a land means to put it onto the battlefield from the zone it's in (usually the hand). A player may play a land if he or she has priority, it's the main phase of his or her turn, the stack is empty, and he or she hasn't
yetplayed a land this turn. Playing a land is a special action (see rule 115), so it doesn't use the stack; it simply happens. Putting a land onto the battlefield as the result of a spell or ability isn't the same as playing a land. See rule 305, "Lands."Renumbered
701.11a→ 701.12aDetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
701. Keyword ActionsThen
7. Additional Rules
701. Keyword ActionsTo play a land means to put it onto the battlefield from the zone it’s in (usually the hand). A player may play a land if he or she has priority, it’s the main phase of his or her turn, the stack is empty, and he or she hasn’t played a land this turn. Playing a land is a special action (see rule 115), so it doesn’t use the stack; it simply happens. Putting a land onto the battlefield as the result of a spell or ability isn’t the same as playing a land. See rule 305, “Lands.”
Wording changed & Renumbered
701.12a→ 701.13aDetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
701. Keyword ActionsThen
7. Additional Rules
701. Keyword ActionsTo play a land means to put it onto the battlefield from the zone it's in (usually the hand). A player may play a land if
hetheyorhaveshe haspriority, it's the main phase ofhistheiror herturn, the stack is empty, andhetheyor she hasnhaven't played a land this turn. Playing a land is a special action (see rule 115), so it doesn't use the stack; it simply happens. Putting a land onto the battlefield as the result of a spell or ability isn't the same as playing a land. See rule 305, "Lands."Wording changed701.13aDetails
To play a land means to put it onto the battlefield from the zone it's in (usually the hand). A player may play a land if they have priority, it's the main phase of their turn, the stack is empty, and they haven't played a land this turn. Playing a land is a special action (see rule
115116), so it doesn't use the stack; it simply happens. Putting a land onto the battlefield as the result of a spell or ability isn't the same as playing a land. See rule 305, "Lands."Renumbered
701.13a→ 701.14aDetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
701. Keyword ActionsThen
7. Additional Rules
701. Keyword ActionsTo play a land means to put it onto the battlefield from the zone it’s in (usually the hand). A player may play a land if they have priority, it’s the main phase of their turn, the stack is empty, and they haven’t played a land this turn. Playing a land is a special action (see rule 116), so it doesn’t use the stack; it simply happens. Putting a land onto the battlefield as the result of a spell or ability isn’t the same as playing a land. See rule 305, “Lands.”
Renumbered
701.14a→ 701.18aDetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
701. Keyword ActionsThen
7. Additional Rules
701. Keyword ActionsTo play a land means to put it onto the battlefield from the zone it’s in (usually the hand). A player may play a land if they have priority, it’s the main phase of their turn, the stack is empty, and they haven’t played a land this turn. Playing a land is a special action (see rule 116), so it doesn’t use the stack; it simply happens. Putting a land onto the battlefield as the result of a spell or ability isn’t the same as playing a land. See rule 305, “Lands.”