Rule evolution

Rule 115.7

Previously numbered 113.6, 114.6, 114.7.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 1 wording revision · 3 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release113.6Details
    Some effects allow a player to change the target of a spell or ability. If so, the target can be changed only to another legal target. If the target can't be changed to another legal target, the original target is unchanged, even if the original target is itself illegal by then.
  2. Wording changed113.6Details
    Some effects allow a player to change the target(s) of a spell or ability., and other effects allow a player to choose new targets for a spell or ability.If so, the target can be changed only to another legal target. If the target can't be changed to another legal target, the original target is unchanged, even if the original target is itself illegal by then.
  3. Renumbered113.6 → 114.6Details

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    113. Targets

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    114. Targets

    Some effects allow a player to change the target(s) of a spell or ability, and other effects allow a player to choose new targets for a spell or ability.
  4. Renumbered114.6 → 114.7Details

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    114. Targets

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    114. Targets

    Some effects allow a player to change the target(s) of a spell or ability, and other effects allow a player to choose new targets for a spell or ability.
  5. Renumbered114.7 → 115.7Details

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    114. Targets

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    115. Targets

    Some effects allow a player to change the target(s) of a spell or ability, and other effects allow a player to choose new targets for a spell or ability.

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