Rule evolution

Rule 111.5

Previously numbered 110.5d.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2010-07-16 · 2 wording revisions · 1 renumbering

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Renumbered110.5d → 111.5Details

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    110. Permanents

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    111. Tokens

    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.
  4. 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.

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