701.64. Harness

Subrules

“Harness [this permanent]” means “If this permanent isn’t harnessed, it becomes harnessed.”

Harnessed is a designation that has no rules meaning other than to act as a marker that other spells and abilities can identify. Only permanents can be or become harnessed. Once a permanent becomes harnessed, it stays harnessed until it leaves the battlefield. Harnessed is neither an ability nor part of the permanent’s copiable values.

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