All planeswalkers past, present, and future gained the supertype legendary and became subject to the "legend rule". Thus, if a player controls more than one legendary planeswalker with the …

Sep 13, 2024 · But the legend rule in its current form makes sense from a thematic and gameplay standpoint. It forces players to put more thought into how many copies of a card they want to …

May 27, 2025 · The legend rule means that you cannot have more than one copy of a given legend under your control at a given time. The legend rule only applies if the cards in question …

Each legendary creature you control gets +1/+1. Each nontoken creature you control gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control with the same name as that creature. The “legend rule” …

Sep 24, 2025 · Just to clarify, let's quickly define the legend rule. This is a section of Magic: The Gathering's official rules text that deals with two or more copies of a legendary permanent …

Jan 4, 2022 · The Legend Rule is how Magic balances the often powerful effects of a Legendary permanent. To put it simply, you can't control more than one Legendary permanent (land, …

Legendary permanents, such as creatures and planeswalkers, are bound by the "legend rule", which prevents multiple copies of the card with the same name from existing on the battlefield …

May 12, 2024 · First, a quick refresher. The legend rule is one of the fundamental ways Magic balances powerful legendary permanents like creatures and planeswalkers. The current …

Jan 5, 2018 · Here's what the rule said in 2002: 420.5e If two or more Legends or legendary permanents with the same name are in play, all except the one that has been a Legend or …

Sep 12, 2017 · The Legend Rule is a state-based action (SBA), which are checked and performed each time a player receives priority. SBAs do not use the stack and can not be responded to, …