Rule evolution

Rule 603.1

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 2 wording revisions · 0 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release603.1Details
    Triggered abilities have a trigger condition and an effect. They are written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]," and begin with the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They can also be expressed as "[When/Whenever/At] [trigger event], [effect]."
  2. Wording changed603.1Details
    Triggered abilities have a trigger condition and an effect. They are written as "[Trigger conditionWhen/Whenever/At], [effect],"trigger andcondition beginor with the word "whenevent]," "whenever," or "at[effect]." They can also be expressed as "[When/Whenever/At] [trigger event], [effect]."
  3. Wording changed603.1Details
    Triggered abilities have a trigger condition and an effect. They are written as "[When/Whenever/At] [trigger condition or event], [effect]." [Instructions (if any).]"

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Unchanged since 2026-08-07.