Rule 109.2 · Objects

If a spell or ability uses a description of an object that includes a card type or subtype, but doesn’t refer to a specific zone or include the word “card,” “spell,” “source,” or “scheme,” it means a permanent of that card type or subtype on the battlefield.

109.2a

If a spell or ability uses a description of an object that includes the word “card” and the name of a zone, it means a card matching that description in the stated zone.

109.2b

If a spell or ability uses a description of an object that includes the word “spell,” it means a spell matching that description on the stack.

109.2c

If a spell or ability uses a description of an object that includes the word “source,” it means a source matching that description—a source of an ability, of damage, or of mana—in any zone. See rules 113.7 and 609.7.

109.2d

If an ability of a scheme card includes the text “this scheme,” it means the scheme card in the command zone on which that ability is printed.

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