Hello judges,

The Release Notes for the latest set, Foundations, are available. If you're judging or playing in a Prerelease this weekend, make sure to check them out!

All judges should also be aware that the rules around damage assignment order have changed – specifically, damage assignment order is being removed from the game entirely. To quote the Release Notes:

Originally posted by Foundations Release Notes:

Instead of having to put multiple blockers that are all blocking the same creature (or in rare cases, multiple attackers being blocked by a single creature) into a specific order and then dealing damage to them in that order, players will now be able to simply assign combat damage among those creatures in whatever manner they choose. This assignment will happen in the combat damage step, just before damage is dealt. There won't be time for any player to take actions between the time at which damage is assigned and the time where damage is dealt.

Creatures with trample will still need to assign lethal damage to all creatures blocking them before assigning their excess combat damage to the player, planeswalker, or battle they're attacking. Creatures with both trample and deathtouch will still be able to assign just 1 damage to each blocker before moving on to that player, planeswalker, or battle.

The full Comprehensive Rules, as updated for Foundations, are also available. These changes are effective November 8, 2024 (i.e., today) and apply to both Prereleases and Competitive events from this point forward.