Rule 113.10 · Abilities

Effects can add or remove abilities of objects. An effect that adds an ability will state that the object “gains” or “has” that ability, or similar. An effect that removes an ability will state that the object “loses” that ability.

Subrules

An effect that adds an activated ability may include activation instructions for that ability. These instructions become part of the ability that’s added to the object.

Effects that remove an ability remove all instances of it.

If two or more effects add and remove the same ability, in general the most recent one prevails. See rule 613 for more information about the interaction of continuous effects.

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