Rule evolution

Rule 208.4a

Previously numbered 208.4.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2014-09-25 · 1 wording revision · 1 renumbering

  1. Added208.4Details
    Effects that set a creature’s power and/or toughness to specific values may refer to that creature’s “base power,” “base toughness,” or “base power and toughness.” Other continuous effects may further modify the creature’s power and toughness. See rule 613, “Interaction of Continuous Effects.”
  2. Wording changed & Renumbered208.4 → 208.4aDetails

    Previously
    2. Parts of a Card
    208. Power/Toughness

    Then
    2. Parts of a Card
    208. Power/Toughness

    Effects that set a creature's power and/or toughness to specific values may refer to that creature's "base power," "base toughness," and/or "base power and toughness." Other continuous effects may further modify the creature's power and toughness. See rule 613, "Interaction of Continuous Effects."

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Unchanged since 2026-08-07.