Historical Rules · Effective 18 June 2010

Section 610: One-Shot Effects

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Chapter 6 · Spells, Abilities, and Effects

Section 610

610. One-Shot Effects

2 rules

610.1
A one-shot effect does something just once and doesn't have a duration. Examples include dealing damage, destroying a permanent, putting a token onto the battlefield, and moving an object from one zone to another.
610.2
Some one-shot effects create a delayed triggered ability, which instructs a player to do something later in the game (usually at a specific time) rather than as the spell or ability that's creating the one-shot effect resolves. See rule 603.7.