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Historical Rules · 17 April 2026

Rule 113.3a

Official source text from the 17 April 2026 Rules release

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Spell abilities are abilities that are followed as instructions while an instant or sorcery spell is resolving. Any text on an instant or sorcery spell is a spell ability unless it’s an activated ability, a triggered ability, or a static ability that fits the criteria described in rule 113.6.

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