Historical Rules · 19 June 2026
Rule 722.3a
Official source text from the 19 June 2026 Rules release
Some spells and abilities cause a permanent with a prepare spell to become prepared or state that a permanent enters prepared. If that permanent has the alternative characteristics of a prepare spell, this gives the permanent the “prepared” designation. Prepared is a designation that acts as a marker which rules and effects can identify. A permanent can’t gain this designation unless it has a prepare spell, Additionally, a permanent can’t gain this designation if the permanent already has it.