Rule evolution

Rule 115.7d

Previously numbered 113.6c, 114.6c, 114.6d, 114.7d.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2010-02-01 · 1 wording revision · 4 renumberings

  1. Added113.6cDetails
    If an effect allows a player to "choose new targets" for a spell or ability, the player may leave any number of the targets unchanged, even if those targets would be illegal. If the player chooses to change some or all of the targets, the new targets must be legal.
  2. Renumbered113.6c → 114.6cDetails

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    113. Targets

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    114. Targets

    If an effect allows a player to "choose new targets" for a spell or ability, the player may leave any number of the targets unchanged, even if those targets would be illegal. If the player chooses to change some or all of the targets, the new targets must be legal.
  3. Wording changed114.6cDetails
    If an effect allows a player to "choose new targets" for a spell or ability, the player may leave any number of the targets unchanged, even if those targets would be illegal. If the player chooses to change some or all of the targets, the new targets must be legal and must not cause any unchanged targets to become illegal.
  4. Renumbered114.6c → 114.6dDetails

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    114. Targets

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    114. Targets

    If an effect allows a player to "choose new targets" for a spell or ability, the player may leave any number of the targets unchanged, even if those targets would be illegal. If the player chooses to change some or all of the targets, the new targets must be legal and must not cause any unchanged targets to become illegal.
  5. Renumbered114.6d → 114.7dDetails

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    114. Targets

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    114. Targets

    If an effect allows a player to “choose new targets” for a spell or ability, the player may leave any number of the targets unchanged, even if those targets would be illegal. If the player chooses to change some or all of the targets, the new targets must be legal and must not cause any unchanged targets to become illegal.
  6. Renumbered114.7d → 115.7dDetails

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    114. Targets

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    115. Targets

    If an effect allows a player to “choose new targets” for a spell or ability, the player may leave any number of the targets unchanged, even if those targets would be illegal. If the player chooses to change some or all of the targets, the new targets must be legal and must not cause any unchanged targets to become illegal.

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