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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.
'''Enters the battlefield effects''', formerly known as '''[[CIP]] effects''' or [[187]] are a [[mechanic]] designed by [[Bill Rose]] for ''[[Portal]]''. He liked it so much that it was transferred to ''[[Visions]]''. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/feature/41ba|Mechanically Inclined|[[Brady Dommermuth]]|June 01, 2009}}</ref>
 
   
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==History==
Popular cards with with "enters the battlefield" effects were <c>Nekrataal</c> and <c>Man-o'-War</c>.
 
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"Enters the battlefield" [[effect]]s were first designed as a [[mechanic]] designed by [[Bill Rose]] for ''[[Portal]]''. He liked it so much that it was transferred to ''[[Visions]]''.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/mechanically-inclined-2009-06-01|Mechanically Inclined|[[Brady Dommermuth]]|June 01, 2009}}</ref> Popular cards with 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>
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Prior to ''[[Magic 2010]]'', "enters the battlefield" [[effect]]s were known as [[CIP]] or [[187]] effects.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/magic-2010-rules-changes-2009-06-10|''Magic 2010'' Rules Changes|[[Aaron Forsythe]] and [[Mark L. Gottlieb]]|June 10, 2009}}</ref>
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==Rules==
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{{CR|glossary|Enters the Battlefield}}
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{{CR|603.6a}}
   
 
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Revision as of 17:59, 12 April 2020

A nontoken permanententers the battlefield” when it's moved onto the battlefield from another zone. A token “enters the battlefield” when it's created.

History

"Enters the battlefield" effects were first designed as a mechanic designed by Bill Rose for Portal. He liked it so much that it was transferred to Visions.[1] Popular cards with with "enters the battlefield" effects were Nekrataal and Man-o'-War.[2]

Prior to Magic 2010, "enters the battlefield" effects were known as CIP or 187 effects.[3]

Rules

From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (April 12, 2024—Outlaws of Thunder Junction)

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 (April 12, 2024—Outlaws of Thunder Junction)

  • 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

  1. Brady Dommermuth (June 01, 2009). "Mechanically Inclined". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Mark Rosewater (June 5, 2017). "Mechanical Color Pie 2017". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Aaron Forsythe and Mark L. Gottlieb (June 10, 2009). "Magic 2010 Rules Changes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.