Rule evolution

Rule 712.14

Previously numbered 711.8, 711.9, 711.10, 712.10.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2015-01-23 · 1 wording revision · 4 renumberings

  1. Added711.8Details
    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 either a face-down checklist card or opaque sleeves. See rule 707, “Face-Down Spells and Permanents.”
  2. Renumbered711.8 → 711.9Details

    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 either a face-down checklist card or opaque sleeves. See rule 707, “Face-Down Spells and Permanents.”
  3. Wording changed711.9Details
    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. A double-faced card put onto the battlefield from a zone other than the stack enters the battlefield with its front face up by default.That card remains hidden, using either a face-down checklist card or opaque sleeves. See rule 707, "Face-Down Spells and Permanents."
  4. Renumbered711.9 → 711.10Details

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    711. Double-Faced Cards

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    711. Double-Faced Cards

    A double-faced card put onto the battlefield from a zone other than the stack enters the battlefield with its front face up by default.
  5. Renumbered711.10 → 712.10Details

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    711. Double-Faced Cards

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    712. Double-Faced Cards

    A double-faced card put onto the battlefield from a zone other than the stack enters the battlefield with its front face up by default.
  6. Renumbered712.10 → 712.14Details

    Previously
    7. Additional Rules
    712. Double-Faced Cards

    Then
    7. Additional Rules
    712. Double-Faced Cards

    A double-faced card put onto the battlefield from a zone other than the stack enters the battlefield with its front face up by default.

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