Rule evolution
Rule 605.1a
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 6 wording revisions · 0 renumberings
Earliest archived Rules release605.1aDetails
An activated ability without a target that could put mana into a player's mana pool when it resolves is a mana ability.
Wording changed605.1aDetails
An activated ability
withoutis a mana ability if it meets three criteria: it doesn't have a target,thatit could put mana into a player's mana pool when it resolves,isand it's not amanaloyalty ability. (See rule 606, "Loyalty Abilities.")Wording changed605.1aDetails
An activated ability is a mana ability if it meets
threeall of the following criteria: it doesn't have a target, it could put mana into a player's mana pool when it resolves, and it's not a loyalty ability. (See rule 606, "Loyalty Abilities.")Wording changed605.1aDetails
An activated ability is a mana ability if it meets all of the following criteria: it doesn't have a target, it could
putadd manaintoto a player's mana pool when it resolves, and it's not a loyalty ability. (See rule 606, "Loyalty Abilities.")Wording changed605.1aDetails
An activated ability is a mana ability if it meets all of the following criteria: it doesn't
haverequire a target (see rule 114.6), it could add mana to a player's mana pool when it resolves, and it's not a loyalty ability. (See rule 606, "Loyalty Abilities.")Wording changed605.1aDetails
An activated ability is a mana ability if it meets all of the following criteria: it doesn't require a target (see rule
114115.6), it could add mana to a player's mana pool when it resolves, and it's not a loyalty ability. (See rule 606, "Loyalty Abilities.")Wording changed605.1aDetails
An activated ability is a mana ability if it meets all of the following criteria: it doesn't require a target (see rule 115.6), it could add mana to a player's mana pool when it resolves,
andit's not a loyalty ability (see rule 606, "Loyalty Abilities"), and its cost and effect don't move any card to or from a library.(See rule 606, "Loyalty Abilities.")Do not take into account replacement effects that may apply, other than self-replacement effects, when evaluating these criteria.