A.36 - Threshold


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A.36.1- The ability is written "Threshold - ".

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A.36.2- The ability means "As long as you have seven or more cards in your graveyard, this card has ''." [CompRules Update in Odyssey FAQ - 502.23a]

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A.36.3- The ability's text is only on the card as an ability if you have seven or more cards in your graveyard. Otherwise, the text only exists as a potential ability inside the Threshold ability's text. [CompRules Update in Odyssey FAQ - 502.23b] In general, it's easiest to just think of the text not being there at all. This results in the same answer to all rules questions.

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A.36.4- An instant or sorcery card with Threshold has the ability only while the card is on the stack, not while it is in your hand or anywhere else. An artifact, creature, enchantment, or land card or token with Threshold has the ability only while it is in play. [CompRules Update in Odyssey FAQ - 502.23c]

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A.36.Ruling.1- If the ability is static, the ability is either "on" or "off". [Odyssey Rules Insert 2001/10/04] When it is "on", it is treated as if it were always on the permanent. It is ordered for continuous effects as if it entered play at the same time the permanent did. [DeLaney 2001/10/13]

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A.36.Ruling.2- Activated abilities only check the Threshold condition when the ability is announced. It is not checked again at resolution. [Odyssey Rules Insert 2001/10/04]

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A.36.Ruling.3- For triggered abilities, they only trigger if the Threshold is true at the time when (think "just before") the trigger condition occurs. [Odyssey Rules Insert 2001/10/04]

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A.36.Ruling.4- For instants and sorceries, the threshold condition is only checked on resolution. [DeLaney 2001/10/13]

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A.36.Ruling.5- You may still use text altering spells and abilities such as from Sleight of Mind. These spells and abilities can be used when there is no text to alter (or when text only exists in a potential form) and once the ability appears (when Threshold is met), the alteration will be applied to the text as it would have been had the text been there the whole time. [Barclay 2001/10/22]

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A.36.Ruling.6- A card may achieve Threshold during the announcement of a spell or ability. If so the Threshold ability text starts at the time Threshold is gained. Usually this doesn't matter, but it may. For example, if Boneshard Slasher is in play and someone uses Narcissism (discard a card and target a creature), you can refer to Rule T.4.2 and see that the targeting occurs before the discard, so the Boneshard Slasher is targeted before Threshold occurs. Therefore, the Slasher's ability to trigger on becoming targeted won't trigger this time. [Jordan 2002/05/14]

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