Magic: The Gathering Comprehensive Rules Changes - Eventide to Shards of Alara

Old rule (Eventide)	New rule (Shards of Alara)
419.6g. [Click to view all changes.]
419.6g. Some replacement effects say "instead choose one -." Such effects are called modal replacement effects. The mode is chosen as the replacement effect is applied. If a modal replacement effect would apply to multiple events, a different mode may be chosen for each event. A modal replacement effect doesn't invoke itself repeatedly, regardless of which mode was chosen. You may not choose modes that are impossible.	419.6g. Some effects cause a player to skip a step, phase, or turn, then another action. That action is considered to be the first thing that happens during the next step, phase, or turn to actually occur.

Old rule (Eventide)

New rule (Shards of Alara)

419.6g.

Some replacement effects say "instead choose one -." Such effects are called modal replacement effects. The mode is chosen as the replacement effect is applied. If a modal replacement effect would apply to multiple events, a different mode may be chosen for each event. A modal replacement effect doesn't invoke itself repeatedly, regardless of which mode was chosen. You may not choose modes that are impossible.

419.6g.

Some effects cause a player to skip a step, phase, or turn, then another action. That action is considered to be the first thing that happens during the next step, phase, or turn to actually occur.