Rule evolution

Rule 709.4a

Previously numbered 708.7, 708.4a.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 2 wording revisions · 2 renumberings

  1. 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.
  2. 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 bothone halves of thethose splitnames cardand not both. An object has the chosen name if it has at least one of theits two names chosenis thisthe waychosen name.
  3. Wording changed & Renumbered708.7 → 708.4aDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    708. Split Cards

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    708. Split Cards

    Each split card has two names. If an effect instructs a player to namechoose a card name and the player wants to namechoose a split card's name, the player must namechoose one of those names and not both. An object has the chosen name if one of its names is the chosen name.
  4. Renumbered708.4a → 709.4aDetails

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    708. Split Cards

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    709. Split Cards

    Each 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.

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