708. Face-Down Spells and Permanents
Rules in this chapter
- 708.1 Face-Down Spells and Permanents Some cards allow spells and permanents to be face down.
- 708.2 Face-Down Spells and Permanents Face-down spells and face-down permanents have no characteristics other than those listed by the ability or rules that allowed the spell or permanent to be face down. Any listed…
- 708.3 Face-Down Spells and Permanents Objects that are put onto the battlefield face down are turned face down before they enter the battlefield, so the permanent’s enters-the-battlefield abilities won’t trigger (if…
- 708.4 Face-Down Spells and Permanents Objects that are cast face down are turned face down before they are put onto the stack, so effects that care about the characteristics of a spell will see only the face-down…
- 708.5 Face-Down Spells and Permanents At any time, you may look at a face-down spell you control on the stack or a face-down permanent you control (even if it’s phased out). You can’t look at face-down cards in any…
- 708.6 Face-Down Spells and Permanents If you control multiple face-down spells or face-down permanents, you must ensure at all times that your face-down spells and permanents can be easily differentiated from each…
- 708.7 Face-Down Spells and Permanents The ability or rules that allow a permanent to be face down may also allow the permanent’s controller to turn it face up. Spells normally can’t be turned face up.
- 708.8 Face-Down Spells and Permanents As a face-down permanent is turned face up, its copiable values revert to its normal copiable values. Any effects that have been applied to the face-down permanent still apply to…
- 708.9 Face-Down Spells and Permanents If a face-down permanent or a face-down component of a merged permanent moves from the battlefield to any other zone, its owner must reveal it to all players as they move it. If a…
- 708.10 Face-Down Spells and Permanents If a face-down permanent becomes a copy of another permanent, its copiable values become the copiable values of that permanent, as modified by its face-down status. Its…
- 708.11 Face-Down Spells and Permanents If a face-down permanent would have an “As [this permanent] is turned face up . . .” ability after it’s turned face up, that ability is applied while that permanent is being…
- 708.12 Face-Down Spells and Permanents If a spell or ability that instructs a player to reveal a face-down permanent needs information about the revealed object, it uses the characteristics of that object ignoring any…