Rule evolution
Rule 700.2
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 12 wording revisions · 0 renumberings
Earliest archived Rules release700.2Details
A spell or ability is modal if it has two or more options preceded by "Choose one -- ," "Choose two -- ," "Choose one or both -- ," or "[a specified player] chooses one -- ." Each of those options is a mode.
Wording changed700.2Details
A spell or ability is modal if it has two or more options preceded by "Choose one --
Wording changed700.2Details
A spell or ability is modal if it has two or more options preceded by "Choose one
--—," "Choose two--—," "Choose one or both--—," or "[a specified player] chooses one--—." Each of those options is a mode.Wording changed700.2Details
A spell or ability is modal if it has two or more options preceded by "Choose one
—-- ," "Choose two—-- ," "Choose one or both—-- ," or "[a specified player] chooses one—-- ." Each of those options is a mode.Wording changed700.2Details
A spell or ability is modal if it has two or more options preceded by "Choose one --
Wording changed700.2Details
A spell or ability is modal if it has two or more options preceded by "Choose one -- ," "Choose two -- ," "Choose one or both -- ," or "[a specified player] chooses one -- ." Each of those options is a mode.
Wording changed700.2Details
A spell or ability is modal if it has two or more options preceded by "Choose one -- ," "Choose two -- ," "Choose one or both -- ," "Choose one or more -- ," or "[a specified player] chooses one -- ." Each of those options is a mode.
Wording changed700.2Details
A spell or ability is modal if it has two or more options preceded by "Choose one
--—," "Choose two--—," "Choose one or both--—," "Choose one or more--—," or "[a specified player] chooses one--—." Each of those options is a mode.Wording changed700.2Details
A spell or ability is modal if it has two or more options in a bulleted list preceded by "Choose one —," "Choose two —," "Choose one or both —," "Choose one or more —,"
or"[aA specified player] chooses one —.," or similar. Each of those options is a mode.Wording changed700.2Details
A spell or ability is modal if it has two or more options in a bulleted list preceded by
"Chooseinstructionsonefor—,"a"Chooseplayertwoto—,"choose"Chooseaonenumberorofboththose—options,""Choosesuchoneasor more —,"Choose"[A specified player] choosesone —,."or similar.Each of those options is a mode. Modal cards printed prior to the Khans of Tarkir set didn't use bulleted lists for the modes; these cards have received errata in the Oracle card reference so the modes do appear in a bulleted list.Wording changed700.2Details
A spell or ability is modal if it has two or more options in a bulleted list preceded by instructions for a player to choose a number of those options, such as "Choose one
—-." Each of those options is a mode. Modal cards printed prior to the Khans of Tarkir(r) set didn't use bulleted lists for the modes; these cards have received errata in the Oracle card reference so the modes do appear in a bulleted list.Wording changed700.2Details
A spell or ability is modal if it has two or more options in a bulleted list preceded by instructions for a player to choose a number of those options, such as "Choose one
-—." Each of those options is a mode. Modal cards printed prior to the Khans of Tarkir(r)® set didn't use bulleted lists for the modes; these cards have received errata in the Oracle card reference so the modes do appear in a bulleted list.Wording changed700.2Details
A spell or ability is modal if it has two or more options in a bulleted list preceded by instructions for a player to choose a number of those options, such as "Choose one —." Each of those options is a mode. Modal cards printed prior to the Khans of Tarkir
®™ set didn't use bulleted lists for the modes; these cards have received errata in the Oracle card reference so the modes do appear in a bulleted list.