Rule evolution

Rule 803.1a

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 2 wording revisions · 0 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release803.1aDetails
    If the attack left option is used, a player can attack only an opponent seated immediately to his or her left. If a player's nearest opponent to the left is more than one seat away, the player can't attack.
  2. Wording changed803.1aDetails
    If the attack left option is used, a player can attack only an opponent seated immediately to histheir or her left. If a player's nearest opponent to the left is more than one seat away, the player can't attack.
  3. Wording changed803.1aDetails
    If the attack left option is used, a player can attack only an opponent seated immediately to their left, a planeswalker that player controls, or a battle that player protects. If a player's nearest opponent to the left is more than one seat away, the player can't attack.

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Unchanged since 2026-08-07.