Rule evolution

Rule 113.6

Previously numbered 112.6.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 0 wording revisions · 1 renumbering

  1. Earliest archived Rules release112.6Details
    Abilities of an instant or sorcery spell usually function only while that object is on the stack. Abilities of all other objects usually function only while that object is on the battlefield. The exceptions are as follows:
  2. Renumbered112.6 → 113.6Details

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    112. Abilities

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    113. Abilities

    Abilities of an instant or sorcery spell usually function only while that object is on the stack. Abilities of all other objects usually function only while that object is on the battlefield. The exceptions are as follows:

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