General Rulings - 607

• 607.1 - An object may have two abilities printed on it such that one of them causes actions to be taken or objects to be affected and the other one directly refers to those actions or objects. If so, these two abilities are linked: the second refers only to actions that were taken or objects that were affected by the first, and not by any other ability. [CompRules 2009/10/01]
• 607.1a - An ability printed on an object within another ability that grants that ability to that object is still considered to be "printed on" that object for these purposes. [CompRules 2009/10/01]
• 607.2 - There are different kinds of linked abilities. [CompRules 2009/10/01]
• 607.2a - If an object has an activated or triggered ability printed on it that exiles one or more cards, and another ability printed on it that refers either to "the exiled cards" or to cards "exiled with <-this object->," these abilities are linked. The second ability refers only to cards in the exile zone that were put there as a result of the first ability. [CompRules 2009/10/01]
• 607.2b - If an object has an ability printed on it that generates a replacement effect which causes one or more cards to be exiled, and another ability printed on it that refers either to "the exiled cards" or to cards "exiled with <-this object->," these abilities are linked. The second ability refers only to cards in the exile zone that were put there as a direct result of a replacement event caused by the first ability. See Rule 614, "Replacement Effects." [CompRules 2009/10/01]
• 607.2c - If an object has an activated or triggered ability printed on it that puts one or more objects onto the battlefield, and another ability printed on it that refers to objects "put onto the battlefield with <-this object->," those abilities are linked. The second can refer only to objects put onto the battlefield as a result of the first. [CompRules 2009/10/01]
• 607.2d - If an object has an ability printed on it that causes a player to "choose a <-value->" or "name a card," and another ability printed on it that refers to "the chosen <-value->," "the last chosen <-value->," or "the named card," these abilities are linked. The second ability refers only to a choice made as a result of the first ability. [CompRules 2009/10/01]
• 607.2e - If an object has both a static ability and a triggered ability printed on it in the same paragraph, those abilities are linked. The triggered ability refers only to actions taken as a result of the static ability. See Rule 603.10. [CompRules 2009/10/01]
• 607.2f - If an object has a kicker ability printed on it, and another ability printed on it that refers to whether that object was kicked, those abilities are linked. The second refers only to whether the intent to pay the kicker cost listed in the first was declared as the object was cast as a spell. If a kicker ability lists multiple costs, it will have multiple abilities linked to it. Each of those abilities will specify which kicker cost it refers to. See Rule 702.30, "Kicker." [CompRules 2009/10/01]
• 607.2g - The two abilities represented by the champion keyword are linked abilities. See Rule 702.69, "Champion." [CompRules 2009/10/01]
• 607.3 - An ability may be part of more than one pair of linked abilities. [CompRules 2009/10/01]
  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 "{Tap}: 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. [CompRules 2009/10/01]
• 607.4 - If an object acquires a pair of linked abilities as part of the same effect, the abilities will be similarly linked to one another on that object even though they weren't printed on that object. They can't be linked to any other ability, regardless of what other abilities the object may currently have or may have had in the past. [CompRules 2009/10/01]
  Example: Arc-Slogger has the ability "{R}: Exile the top ten cards of your library: Arc-Slogger deals 2 damage to target creature or player." Sisters of Stone Death has the ability "{B}{G}: Exile target creature blocking or blocked by Sisters of Stone Death" and the ability "{2}{B}: Put a creature card exiled with Sisters of Stone Death onto the battlefield under your control." Quicksilver Elemental has the ability "{U}: Quicksilver Elemental gains all activated abilities of target creature until end of turn." If a player has Quicksilver Elemental gain Arc-Slogger's ability, activates it, then has Quicksilver Elemental gain Sisters of Stone Death's abilities, activates the exile ability, and then activates the return-to-the-battlefield ability, only the creature card Quicksilver Elemental exiled with Sisters of Stone Death's ability can be returned to the battlefield. Creature cards Quicksilver Elemental exiled with Arc-Slogger's ability can't be returned. [CompRules 2009/07/08]