Rule evolution
Rule 708.4
Previously numbered 707.4.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 1 wording revision · 1 renumbering
Earliest archived Rules release707.4Details
Objects that are cast face down are turned face down before they are put onto the stack, so effects that care about the characteristics of a spell will see only the face-down spell's characteristics. Any effects or prohibitions that would apply to casting an object with these characteristics (and not the face-up object's characteristics) are applied to casting this object.
Wording changed707.4Details
Objects that are cast face down are turned face down before they are put onto the stack, so effects that care about the characteristics of a spell will see only the face-down spell's characteristics. Any effects or prohibitions that would apply to casting an object with these characteristics (and not the face-up object's characteristics) are applied to casting this object. The permanent the spell becomes will be a face-down permanent.
Renumbered
707.4→ 708.4DetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
707. Face-Down Spells and PermanentsThen
7. Additional Rules
708. Face-Down Spells and PermanentsObjects that are cast face down are turned face down before they are put onto the stack, so effects that care about the characteristics of a spell will see only the face-down spell’s characteristics. Any effects or prohibitions that would apply to casting an object with these characteristics (and not the face-up object’s characteristics) are applied to casting this object. The permanent the spell becomes will be a face-down permanent.