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Magic: The Gathering Comprehensive Rules Changes

Eventide to Shards of Alara (Single Change View)

General changes

Old rule (Eventide) New rule (Shards of Alara)

306.3c.

If an effect would put a creature into play blocking but the creature it would block isn't attacking either the first creature's controller or a planeswalker that player controls, that creature does come into play, but it's never considered to be a blocking creature.