Rule evolution

Rule 601.7

Previously numbered 601.3, 601.4, 601.5, 601.6.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 0 wording revisions · 4 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release601.3Details
    Some spells specify that one of their controller's opponents does something the controller would normally do while it's being cast, such as choose a mode or choose targets. In these cases, the opponent does so when the spell's controller normally would do so.
  2. Renumbered601.3 → 601.4Details

    Previously
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    601. Casting Spells

    Then
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    601. Casting Spells

    Some spells specify that one of their controller’s opponents does something the controller would normally do while it’s being cast, such as choose a mode or choose targets. In these cases, the opponent does so when the spell’s controller normally would do so.
  3. Renumbered601.4 → 601.5Details

    Previously
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    601. Casting Spells

    Then
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    601. Casting Spells

    Some spells specify that one of their controller’s opponents does something the controller would normally do while it’s being cast, such as choose a mode or choose targets. In these cases, the opponent does so when the spell’s controller normally would do so.
  4. Renumbered601.5 → 601.6Details

    Previously
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    601. Casting Spells

    Then
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    601. Casting Spells

    Some spells specify that one of their controller’s opponents does something the controller would normally do while it’s being cast, such as choose a mode or choose targets. In these cases, the opponent does so when the spell’s controller normally would do so.
  5. Renumbered601.6 → 601.7Details

    Previously
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    601. Casting Spells

    Then
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    601. Casting Spells

    Some spells specify that one of their controller’s opponents does something the controller would normally do while it’s being cast, such as choose a mode or choose targets. In these cases, the opponent does so when the spell’s controller normally would do so.

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