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***418.3c If a resolving spell or ability that creates a continuous effect contains a variable, the value of that variable is determined only once, on resolution. See rule 413.2f. | ***418.3c If a resolving spell or ability that creates a continuous effect contains a variable, the value of that variable is determined only once, on resolution. See rule 413.2f. | ||
***418.3d Some effects from activated or triggered abilities have durations worded “as long as . . . .” If the “as long as” duration ends between the end of playing the activated ability or putting the triggered ability onto the stack and the moment when the effect would first be applied, the effect does nothing. It doesn’t start and immediately stop again, and it doesn’t last forever. | ***418.3d Some effects from activated or triggered abilities have durations worded “as long as . . . .” If the “as long as” duration ends between the end of playing the activated ability or putting the triggered ability onto the stack and the moment when the effect would first be applied, the effect does nothing. It doesn’t start and immediately stop again, and it doesn’t last forever. | ||
'''Example''': <c>Endoskeleton</c> is an artifact with an activated ability that reads “{2}, {T}: Target creature gets +0/+3 as long as Endoskeleton remains tapped.” If you play this ability and then Endoskeleton becomes untapped before the ability resolves, it does nothing, because its duration—remaining tapped—was over before the effect began. | '''Example''': <c>Endoskeleton</c> is an artifact with an activated ability that reads “{{2}}, {{T}}: Target creature gets +0/+3 as long as Endoskeleton remains tapped.” If you play this ability and then Endoskeleton becomes untapped before the ability resolves, it does nothing, because its duration—remaining tapped—was over before the effect began. | ||
**418.4. Continuous Effects from Static Abilities | **418.4. Continuous Effects from Static Abilities | ||
***418.4a A continuous effect generated by a static ability isn’t “locked in”; it applies at any given moment to whatever its text indicates. | ***418.4a A continuous effect generated by a static ability isn’t “locked in”; it applies at any given moment to whatever its text indicates. | ||
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