403. Battlefield

Rules in this chapter

• 403.1 Battlefield Most of the area between the players represents the battlefield. The battlefield starts out empty. Permanents a player controls are normally kept in front of them on the…
• 403.2 Battlefield A spell or ability affects and checks only the battlefield unless it specifically mentions a player or another zone.
• 403.3 Battlefield Permanents exist only on the battlefield. Every object on the battlefield is a permanent. See rule 110, “Permanents.”
• 403.4 Battlefield Whenever a permanent enters the battlefield, it becomes a new object and has no relationship to any previous permanent represented by the same card, except for the cases listed in…
• 403.5 Battlefield Previously, the battlefield was called the “in-play zone.” Cards that were printed with text that contains the phrases “in play,” “from play,” “into play,” or the like are…