Rule evolution

Rule 704.5q

Previously numbered 704.5r.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 0 wording revisions · 1 renumbering

  1. Earliest archived Rules release704.5rDetails
    If a permanent has both a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter on it, N +1/+1 and N -1/-1 counters are removed from it, where N is the smaller of the number of +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters on it.
  2. Renumbered704.5r → 704.5qDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    704. State-Based Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    704. State-Based Actions

    If a permanent has both a +1/+1 counter and a -1/-1 counter on it, N +1/+1 and N -1/-1 counters are removed from it, where N is the smaller of the number of +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters on it.

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