Rule evolution
Rule 708.2a
Previously numbered 707.2a.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 3 wording revisions · 1 renumbering
Earliest archived Rules release707.2aDetails
If a face-up permanent is turned face down by a spell or ability, it becomes a 2/2 face-down creature with no text, no name, no subtypes, no expansion symbol, and no mana cost. These values are the copiable values of that object's characteristics.
Wording changed707.2aDetails
If a face-up permanent is turned face down by a spell or ability, it becomes a 2/2 face-down creature with no text, no name, no subtypes,
no expansion symbol,and no mana cost. These values are the copiable values of that object's characteristics.Wording changed707.2aDetails
If a face-up permanent is turned face down by a spell or ability, it becomes a 2/2 face-down creature with no text, no name, no subtypes, and no mana cost. A permanent that enters the battlefield face down that wasn't cast as a face-down spell also has these characteristics. These values are the copiable values of that object's characteristics.
Wording changed707.2aDetails
If a face-up permanent is turned face down by a spell or ability that doesn't list any characteristics for that object, it becomes a 2/2 face-down creature with no text, no name, no subtypes, and no mana cost. A permanent that enters the battlefield face down also has these characteristics unless otherwise specified by the effect that
wasn'tputcastitasontoathe battlefield face-downspelloralsoallowedhasitthesetocharacteristicsbe cast face down. These values are the copiable values of that object's characteristics.Renumbered
707.2a→ 708.2aDetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
707. Face-Down Spells and PermanentsThen
7. Additional Rules
708. Face-Down Spells and PermanentsIf a face-up permanent is turned face down by a spell or ability that doesn’t list any characteristics for that object, it becomes a 2/2 face-down creature with no text, no name, no subtypes, and no mana cost. A permanent that enters the battlefield face down also has these characteristics unless otherwise specified by the effect that put it onto the battlefield face down or allowed it to be cast face down. These values are the copiable values of that object’s characteristics.