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Rule 702.155a

Earliest archived Rules release: 2022-09-08 · 2 wording revisions · 0 renumberings

  1. Added702.155aDetails
    Read ahead is a keyword found on some Saga cards and represents two static abilities. The first ability is “As this Saga enters the battlefield, choose a number from one to this Saga’s final chapter number. This Saga enters the battlefield with the chosen number of lore counters on it.” The second ability is “Chapter abilities of this Saga can’t trigger the turn it entered the battlefield unless it has exactly the number of lore counters on it specified in the chapter symbol of that ability.” See rule 715, “Saga Cards.”
  2. Wording changed702.155aDetails
    Read ahead is a keyword found on some Saga cards and represents two static abilities. The first ability is "As this Saga enters the battlefield, choose a number from one to this Saga's final chapter number. This Saga enters the battlefield with the chosen number of lore counters on it." The second ability is "Chapter abilities of this Saga can't trigger the turn it entered the battlefield unless it has exactly the number of lore counters on it specified in the chapter symbol of that ability." See rule 715714, "Saga Cards."
  3. Wording changed702.155aDetails
    Read ahead is a keyword found on some Saga cards and represents two static abilities. The first ability is "As this Saga enters the battlefield, choose a number from one to this Saga's final chapter number. "Read ahead" means "Chapter abilities of this Saga can't trigger the turn it entered the battlefield unless it has exactly the number of lore counters on it specified in the chapter symbol of that ability." This Saga enters the battlefield with the chosen number of lore counters on it." See rule 714, "Saga Cards."The second ability is "Chapter abilities of this Saga can't trigger the turn it entered the battlefield unless it has exactly the number of lore counters on it specified in the chapter symbol of that ability." See rule 714, "Saga Cards."

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