Rule evolution

Rule 608.2j

Previously numbered 608.2h, 608.2i.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 0 wording revisions · 2 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release608.2hDetails
    If an effect refers to certain characteristics, it checks only for the value of the specified characteristics, regardless of any related ones an object may also have. Example: An effect that reads "Destroy all black creatures" destroys a white-and-black creature, but one that reads "Destroy all nonblack creatures" doesn't.
  2. Renumbered608.2h → 608.2iDetails

    Previously
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    608. Resolving Spells and Abilities

    Then
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    608. Resolving Spells and Abilities

    If an effect refers to certain characteristics, it checks only for the value of the specified characteristics, regardless of any related ones an object may also have. Example: An effect that reads “Destroy all black creatures” destroys a white-and-black creature, but one that reads “Destroy all nonblack creatures” doesn’t.
  3. Renumbered608.2i → 608.2jDetails

    Previously
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    608. Resolving Spells and Abilities

    Then
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    608. Resolving Spells and Abilities

    If an effect refers to certain characteristics, it checks only for the value of the specified characteristics, regardless of any related ones an object may also have. Example: An effect that reads “Destroy all black creatures” destroys a white-and-black creature, but one that reads “Destroy all nonblack creatures” doesn’t.

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