Rule evolution
Rule 709.4a
Previously numbered 708.7, 708.4a.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 2 wording revisions · 2 renumberings
Earliest archived Rules release708.7Details
If an effect instructs a player to name a card and the player wants to name a split card, the player must name both halves of the split card. An object has the chosen name if it has at least one of the two names chosen this way.
Wording changed708.7Details
Each split card has two names. If an effect instructs a player to name a card and the player wants to name a split card, the player must name
bothonehalvesofthethosesplitnamescardand not both. An object has the chosen name ifit has at leastone oftheitstwonameschosenisthisthewaychosen name.Wording changed & Renumbered
708.7→ 708.4aDetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
708. Split CardsThen
7. Additional Rules
708. Split CardsEach split card has two names. If an effect instructs a player to
namechoose a card name and the player wants tonamechoose a split card's name, the player mustnamechoose one of those names and not both. An object has the chosen name if one of its names is the chosen name.Renumbered
708.4a→ 709.4aDetailsPreviously
7. Additional Rules
708. Split CardsThen
7. Additional Rules
709. Split CardsEach split card has two names. If an effect instructs a player to choose a card name and the player wants to choose a split card’s name, the player must choose one of those names and not both. An object has the chosen name if one of its names is the chosen name.