Rule evolution

Rule 712.15

Previously numbered 711.10, 711.11, 712.11.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2020-09-25 · 2 wording revisions · 3 renumberings

  1. Added711.10Details
    If an effect allows a player to cast a double-faced card as a face-down creature spell, or if a double-faced card enters the battlefield face down, it will have the characteristics given to it by the rule or effect that caused it to be face down. That card remains hidden, using a face-down substitute card (see rule 713) and/or opaque sleeves. See rule 707, “Face-Down Spells and Permanents.”
  2. Renumbered711.10 → 711.11Details

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    711. Double-Faced Cards

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    711. Double-Faced Cards

    If an effect allows a player to cast a double-faced card as a face-down creature spell, or if a double-faced card enters the battlefield face down, it will have the characteristics given to it by the rule or effect that caused it to be face down. That card remains hidden, using a face-down substitute card (see rule 713) and/or opaque sleeves. See rule 707, “Face-Down Spells and Permanents.”
  3. Wording changed & Renumbered711.11 → 712.11Details

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    711. Double-Faced Cards

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    712. Double-Faced Cards

    If an effect allows a player to cast a double-faced card as a face-down creature spell, or if a double-faced card enters the battlefield face down, it will have the characteristics given to it by the rule or effect that caused it to be face down. That card remains hidden, using a face-down substitute card (see rule 713714) and/or opaque sleeves. See rule 707708, "Face-Down Spells and Permanents."
  4. Wording changed & Renumbered712.11 → 712.15Details

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    712. Double-Faced Cards

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    712. Double-Faced Cards

    If an effect allows a player to cast a double-faced card as a face-down creature spell, or if a double-faced card enters the battlefield face down, it will have the characteristics given to it by the rule or effect that caused it to be face down. That card remains hidden, using a face-down substitute card (see rule 714713) and/or opaque sleeves. See rule 708, "Face-Down Spells and Permanents."

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