Rule evolution
Rule 704.5r
Previously numbered 704.5s.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 0 wording revisions · 1 renumbering
Earliest archived Rules release704.5sDetails
If a permanent with an ability that says it can't have more than N counters of a certain kind on it has more than N counters of that kind on it, all but N of those counters are removed from it.
Renumbered
704.5s→ 704.5rDetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
704. State-Based ActionsThen
7. Additional Rules
704. State-Based ActionsIf a permanent with an ability that says it can’t have more than N counters of a certain kind on it has more than N counters of that kind on it, all but N of those counters are removed from it.