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"Enters the battlefield" refers to putting a permanent onto the battlefield, or to an ability which is triggered when a permanent is put onto the battlefield. It is commonly abbreviated ETB. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
"Enters the battlefield" | "Enters-the-battlefield" abilities are a [[mechanic]] designed by [[Bill Rose]] for ''[[Portal]]''. The design team liked it so much that they included it on one card of each color in ''[[Visions]]''.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/mechanically-inclined-2009-06-01|Mechanically Inclined|[[Brady Dommermuth]]|June 01, 2009}}</ref> Popular cards with "enters-the-battlefield" effects were <c>Nekrataal</c> and <c>Man-o'-War</c>.<ref name="Color Pie 2017">{{DailyRef|making-magic/mechanical-color-pie-2017-2017-06-05|Mechanical Color Pie 2017|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 5, 2017}}</ref> | ||
"Enters the battlefield" replaced the term "comes into play" when ''[[Magic 2010/Changes|Magic 2010]]'' rules changes went into effect.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/magic-2010-rules-changes-2009-06-10|''Magic 2010'' Rules Changes|[[Aaron Forsythe]] and [[Mark L. Gottlieb]]|June 10, 2009}}</ref> | |||
"Enters-the-battlefield" abilities which damage or kill a creature or destroy a permanent were colloquially known as [[187]] effects. | |||
==Rules== | ==Rules== | ||
Revision as of 23:16, 7 January 2021
"Enters the battlefield" refers to putting a permanent onto the battlefield, or to an ability which is triggered when a permanent is put onto the battlefield. It is commonly abbreviated ETB.
History
"Enters-the-battlefield" abilities are a mechanic designed by Bill Rose for Portal. The design team liked it so much that they included it on one card of each color in Visions.[1] Popular cards with "enters-the-battlefield" effects were Nekrataal and Man-o'-War.[2]
"Enters the battlefield" replaced the term "comes into play" when Magic 2010 rules changes went into effect.[3]
"Enters-the-battlefield" abilities which damage or kill a creature or destroy a permanent were colloquially known as 187 effects.
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.