Rule evolution

Rule 607.4

Previously numbered 607.3.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 3 wording revisions · 1 renumbering

  1. Earliest archived Rules release607.3Details
    An ability may be part of more than one pair of linked abilities. Example: Paradise Plume has the following three abilities: "As Paradise Plume enters the battlefield, choose a color," "Whenever a player casts a spell of the chosen color, you may gain 1 life," and "{T}: Add one mana of the chosen color to your mana pool." The first and second abilities are linked. The first and third abilities are linked.
  2. Renumbered607.3 → 607.4Details

    Previously
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    607. Linked Abilities

    Then
    6. Spells, Abilities, and Effects
    607. Linked Abilities

    An ability may be part of more than one pair of linked abilities. Example: Paradise Plume has the following three abilities: "As Paradise Plume enters the battlefield, choose a color," "Whenever a player casts a spell of the chosen color, you may gain 1 life," and "{T}: Add one mana of the chosen color to your mana pool." The first and second abilities are linked. The first and third abilities are linked.
  3. Wording changed607.4Details
    An ability may be part of more than one pair of linked abilities. Example: Paradise Plume has the following three abilities: "As Paradise Plume enters the battlefield, choose a color," "Whenever a player casts a spell of the chosen color, you may gain 1 life," and "{T}: Add one mana of the chosen color to your mana pool." The first and second abilities are linked. The first and third abilities are linked.
  4. Wording changed607.4Details
    An ability may be part of more than one pair of linked abilities. Example: Paradise Plume has the following three abilities: "As Paradise Plume enters the battlefield, choose a color," "Whenever a player casts a spell of the chosen color, you may gain 1 life," and "{T}: Add one mana of the chosen color." The first and second abilities are linked. The first and third abilities are linked.
  5. Wording changed607.4Details
    An ability may be part of more than one pair of linked abilities. Example: Paradise Plume has the following three abilities: "As Paradisethis Plumeartifact enters, choose a color," "Whenever a player casts a spell of the chosen color, you may gain 1 life," and "{T}: Add one mana of the chosen color." The first and second abilities are linked. The first and third abilities are linked.

Current in the latest available Rules
Unchanged since 2026-08-07.