Rule evolution

Rule 201.6

Previously numbered 201.5.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2020-04-17 · 4 wording revisions · 1 renumbering

  1. Added201.5Details
    Some promotional versions of Ikoria™: Lair of Behemoths cards feature a name other than their own in the upper left corner, with their normal name in a secondary title bar below it. These cards have only the card name specified in the secondary title bar, not the name printed where a card’s name would normally appear.
  2. Wording changed201.5Details
    Some promotional versions of Ikoria™: Lair of Behemoths cards and other promotional cards feature a name other than their own in the upper left corner, with their normal name in a secondary title bar below it. These cards have only the card name specified in the secondary title bar, not the name printed where a card's name would normally appear. That name is considered flavor text and has no effect on game play.
  3. Wording changed201.5Details
    Some versions of Ikoria®: Lair of Behemoths cards and other promotional cards feature a name other than their own in the upper left corner, with their normal name in a secondary title bar below it. These cards have only the card name specified in the secondary title bar, not the name printed where a card's name would normally appear. That name is considered flavor text and has no effect on game play.
  4. Wording changed201.5Details
    Some versions of Ikoria®: Lair of Behemoths cards and other promotional cards feature a name other than their own in the upper left corner, with their normal name in a secondary title bar below it. Promotional or alternate-art versions of some cards feature a secondary title bar below the name line. These cards have only the card name specified in the secondary title bar, not the name printed where a card's name would normally appear. The card's name as listed in the Oracle card reference is displayed in the secondary title bar, and an alternate name appears in the upper left corner. For the purposes of deck construction, game rules, and effects, these cards have only the card name specified in the secondary title bar. ThatThe alternate name is considered flavor text and has no effect on game play.
  5. Wording changed & Renumbered201.5 → 201.6Details

    Previously
    2. Parts of a Card
    201. Name

    Then
    2. Parts of a Card
    201. Name

    Promotional or alternate-art versions of some cards feature a secondary title bar below the name line. The card's name as listed in the Oracle card reference is displayed in the secondary title bar, and an alternate name appears in the upper left corner. For the purposes of deck construction, game rules, and effects, these cards have only the card name specified in the secondary title bar. Rules text may also refer to a card's alternate name; instances of the alternate name that are present in rules text refer to the name specified in the secondary title bar. The alternate name is considered flavor text and has no effect on game play.

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