Rule evolution
Rule 613.8a
Previously numbered 613.7a.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 2 wording revisions · 1 renumbering
Earliest archived Rules release613.7aDetails
An effect is said to "depend on" another if (a) it's applied in the same layer (and, if applicable, sublayer) as the other effect (see rules 613.1 and 613.3); (b) applying the other would change the text or the existence of the first effect, what it applies to, or what it does to any of the things it applies to; and (c) neither effect is from a characteristic-defining ability. Otherwise, the effect is considered to be independent of the other effect.
Wording changed613.7aDetails
An effect is said to "depend on" another if (a) it's applied in the same layer (and, if applicable, sublayer) as the other effect (see rules 613.1 and 613.3); (b) applying the other would change the text or the existence of the first effect, what it applies to, or what it does to any of the things it applies to; and (c) neither effect is from a characteristic-defining ability or both effects are from characteristic-defining abilities. Otherwise, the effect is considered to be independent of the other effect.
Wording changed & Renumbered
613.7a→ 613.8aDetailsPreviously
6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
613. Interaction of Continuous EffectsThen
6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
613. Interaction of Continuous EffectsAn effect is said to "depend on" another if (a) it's applied in the same layer (and, if applicable, sublayer) as the other effect
(see rules 613.1 and 613.3); (b) applying the other would change the text or the existence of the first effect, what it applies to, or what it does to any of the things it applies to; and (c) neither effect is from a characteristic-defining ability or both effects are from characteristic-defining abilities. Otherwise, the effect is considered to be independent of the other effect.