Historical Rules · 13 October 2023
Rule 701.28g
Official source text from the 13 October 2023 Rules release
Some spells and abilities refer to a “transformed permanent.” This phrase refers to a permanent on the battlefield with its back face up that’s also a transforming double-faced card or a transforming token. A permanent with its front face up is never considered a transformed permanent, even if it had its back face up previously.