Rule evolution

Rule 612.2

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 5 wording revisions · 0 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release612.2Details
    A text-changing effect changes only those words that are used in the correct way (for example, a _Magic_ color word being used as a color word, a land type word used as a land type, or a creature type word used as a creature type). An effect that changes a color word or a subtype can't change a card name, even if that name contains a word or a series of letters that is the same as a _Magic_ color word, basic land type, or creature type.
  2. Wording changed612.2Details
    A text-changing effect changes only those words that are used in the correct way (for example, a _Magic_ color word being used as a color word, a land type word used as a land type, or a creature type word used as a creature type). An effect that changes a color word or a subtype can't change a card name, even if that name contains a word or a series of letters that is the same as a _Magic_ color word, basic land type, or creature type.
  3. Wording changed612.2Details
    A text-changing effect changes only those words that are used in the correct way (for example, a _Magic_ color word being used as a color word, a land type word used as a land type, or a creature type word used as a creature type). An effect that changes a color word or a subtype can't change a card name, even if that name contains a word or a series of letters that is the same as a _Magic_ color word, basic land type, or creature type.
  4. Wording changed612.2Details
    A text-changing effect changes only those words that are used in the correct way (for example, a _Magic_ color word being used as a color word, a land type word used as a land type, or a creature type word used as a creature type). An effect that changes a color word or a subtype can't change a card name, even if that name contains a word or a series of letters that is the same as a _Magic_ color word, basic land type, or creature type.
  5. Wording changed612.2Details
    A text-changing effect changes only those words that are used in the correct way (for example, a _Magic_ color word being used as a color word, a land type word used as a land type, or a creature type word used as a creature type). An effect that changes a color word or a subtype can't change a card name, even if that name contains a word or a series of letters that is the same as a _Magic_ color word, basic land type, or creature type.
  6. Wording changed612.2Details
    A text-changing effect changes only those words that are used in the correct way (for example, a _Magic_ color word being used as a color word, a land type word used as a land type, or a creature type word used as a creature type). An effect that changes a color word or a subtype can't change a card name, even if that name contains a word or a series of letters that is the same as a _Magic_ color word, basic land type, or creature type.

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Unchanged since 2026-08-07.