Rule evolution

Rule 609.3

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 1 wording revision · 0 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release609.3Details
    If an effect attempts to do something impossible, it does only as much as possible. Example: If a player is holding only one card, an effect that reads "Discard two cards" causes him or her to discard only that card. If an effect moves cards out of the library (as opposed to drawing), it moves as many as possible.
  2. Wording changed609.3Details
    If an effect attempts to do something impossible, it does only as much as possible. Example: If a player is holding only one card, an effect that reads "Discard two cards" causes himthem or her to discard only that card. If an effect moves cards out of the library (as opposed to drawing), it moves as many as possible.

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Unchanged since 2026-08-07.