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A [[nontoken]] [[permanent]] “'''enters the battlefield'''” when | A [[nontoken]] [[permanent]] “'''enters the battlefield'''” when it's moved onto the [[battlefield]] from another [[zone]]. A [[token]] “enters the battlefield” when it's created. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 17:59, 12 April 2020
A nontoken permanent “enters the battlefield” when it's moved onto the battlefield from another zone. A token “enters the battlefield” when it's created.
History
"Enters the battlefield" effects were first designed as a mechanic designed by Bill Rose for Portal. He liked it so much that it was transferred to Visions.[1] Popular cards with with "enters the battlefield" effects were Nekrataal and Man-o'-War.[2]
Prior to Magic 2010, "enters the battlefield" effects were known as CIP or 187 effects.[3]
Rules
From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- Enters the Battlefield
- A nontoken permanent “enters the battlefield” when it’s moved onto the battlefield from another zone. A token “enters the battlefield” when it’s created. See rules 403.3, 603.6a, 603.6d, and 614.12.
From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- 603.6a Enters-the-battlefield abilities trigger when a permanent enters the battlefield. These are written, “When [this object] enters the battlefield, . . . “ or “Whenever a [type] enters the battlefield, . . .” Each time an event puts one or more permanents onto the battlefield, all permanents on the battlefield (including the newcomers) are checked for any enters-the-battlefield triggers that match the event.
References
- ↑ Brady Dommermuth (June 01, 2009). "Mechanically Inclined". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 5, 2017). "Mechanical Color Pie 2017". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Aaron Forsythe and Mark L. Gottlieb (June 10, 2009). "Magic 2010 Rules Changes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.