Rule evolution
Rule 707.10a
Previously numbered 706.9a, 706.10a.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 0 wording revisions · 2 renumberings
Earliest archived Rules release706.9aDetails
If a copy of a spell is in a zone other than the stack, it ceases to exist. If a copy of a card is in any zone other than the stack or the battlefield, it ceases to exist. These are state-based actions. See rule 704.
Renumbered
706.9a→ 706.10aDetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
706. Copying ObjectsThen
7. Additional Rules
706. Copying ObjectsIf a copy of a spell is in a zone other than the stack, it ceases to exist. If a copy of a card is in any zone other than the stack or the battlefield, it ceases to exist. These are state-based actions. See rule 704.
Renumbered
706.10a→ 707.10aDetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
706. Copying ObjectsThen
7. Additional Rules
707. Copying ObjectsIf a copy of a spell is in a zone other than the stack, it ceases to exist. If a copy of a card is in any zone other than the stack or the battlefield, it ceases to exist. These are state-based actions. See rule 704.