Rule evolution
Rule 310.9d
Previously numbered 310.8d.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2023-04-14 · 0 wording revisions · 1 renumbering
Added310.8dDetails
If a battle’s protector is a different player than its controller, all rules and effects that refer to the “defending player” relative to a battle that is being attacked refer to that battle’s protector rather than its controller. See rule 508.5.
Renumbered
310.8d→ 310.9dDetailsPreviously
3. Card Types
310. BattlesThen
3. Card Types
310. BattlesIf a battle’s protector is a different player than its controller, all rules and effects that refer to the “defending player” relative to a battle that is being attacked refer to that battle’s protector rather than its controller. See rule 508.5.