Rule evolution
Rule 111.5
Previously numbered 110.5d.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2010-07-16 · 2 wording revisions · 1 renumbering
Added110.5dDetails
If a spell or ability would create a token, but an effect states that a permanent with one or more of that token's characteristics can't enter the battlefield, the token is not created.
Wording changed110.5dDetails
If a spell or ability would create a token, but
ana rule or effect states that a permanent with one or more of that token's characteristics can't enter the battlefield, the token is not created.Renumbered
110.5d→ 111.5DetailsPreviously
1. Game Concepts
110. PermanentsThen
1. Game Concepts
111. TokensIf a spell or ability would create a token, but a rule or effect states that a permanent with one or more of that token’s characteristics can’t enter the battlefield, the token is not created.
Wording changed111.5Details
If a spell or ability would create a token, but a rule or effect states that a permanent with one or more of that token's characteristics can't enter the battlefield, the token is not created. Similarly, if an effect would create a token that is a copy of an instant or sorcery card, no token is created.