Rule evolution

Rule 607.2n

Previously numbered 607.2m.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2016-08-26 · 0 wording revisions · 1 renumbering

  1. Added607.2mDetails
    If an object has a static ability printed on it that allows a player to exile one or more cards “before you shuffle your deck to start the game” and an ability printed on it that refers to cards “exiled with cards named [this object’s name],” the second ability is linked to the first ability of any objects that had the specified name before the game began.
  2. Renumbered607.2m → 607.2nDetails

    Previously
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    607. Linked Abilities

    Then
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    607. Linked Abilities

    If an object has a static ability printed on it that allows a player to exile one or more cards “before you shuffle your deck to start the game” and an ability printed on it that refers to cards “exiled with cards named [this object’s name],” the second ability is linked to the first ability of any objects that had the specified name before the game began.

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