Rule evolution

Rule 701.12f

Previously numbered 701.8f, 701.9f, 701.10f.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 0 wording revisions · 3 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release701.8fDetails
    If a spell or ability instructs a player to simply exchange two zones, and one of the zones is empty, the cards in the zones are still exchanged.
  2. Renumbered701.8f → 701.9fDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    701. Keyword Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    701. Keyword Actions

    If a spell or ability instructs a player to simply exchange two zones, and one of the zones is empty, the cards in the zones are still exchanged.
  3. Renumbered701.9f → 701.10fDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    701. Keyword Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    701. Keyword Actions

    If a spell or ability instructs a player to simply exchange two zones, and one of the zones is empty, the cards in the zones are still exchanged.
  4. Renumbered701.10f → 701.12fDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    701. Keyword Actions

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    701. Keyword Actions

    If a spell or ability instructs a player to simply exchange two zones, and one of the zones is empty, the cards in the zones are still exchanged.

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