Rule evolution
Rule 702.2e
Previously numbered 702.2d.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 2 wording revisions · 1 renumbering
Earliest archived Rules release702.2dDetails
If a permanent leaves the battlefield before an effect causes it to deal damage, its last known information is used to determine whether it had deathtouch.
Wording changed & Renumbered
702.2d→ 702.2eDetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
702. Keyword AbilitiesThen
7. Additional Rules
702. Keyword AbilitiesIf
aanpermanentobjectleaveschangesthezonesbattlefieldbefore an effect causes it to deal damage, its last known information is used to determine whether it had deathtouch.Wording changed702.2eDetails
If an object
changesiszonesnobeforelonger in the zone it's expected to be in as an effect causes it to deal damage, its last known information is used to determine whether it had deathtouch.