General Rulings - 109

• 109.1 - An object is an ability on the stack, a card, a copy of a card, a token, a spell, or a permanent. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• 109.2 - If a spell or ability uses a description of an object that includes a card type or subtype, but doesn't include the word "card," "spell," or "source," it means a permanent of that card type or subtype on the battlefield. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• 109.2a - If a spell or ability uses a description of an object that includes the word "card" and the name of a zone, it means a card matching that description in the stated zone. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• 109.2b - If a spell or ability uses a description of an object that includes the word "spell," it means a spell matching that description on the stack. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• 109.2c - If a spell or ability uses a description of an object that includes the word "source," it means a source matching that description--either a source of an ability or a source of damage--in any zone. See Rule 609.7. [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• 109.3 - An object's characteristics are name, mana cost, color, card type, subtype, supertype, expansion symbol, rules text, abilities, power, toughness, loyalty, hand modifier, and life modifier. Objects can have some or all of these characteristics. Any other information about an object isn't a characteristic. For example, characteristics don't include whether a permanent is tapped, a spell's target, an object's owner or controller, what an Aura enchants, and so on. [CompRules 2009/10/01]
• 109.4 - Only objects on the stack or on the battlefield have a controller. Objects that are neither on the stack nor on the battlefield aren't controlled by any player. See Rule 108.4. There are two exceptions to this rule: [CompRules 2009/07/08]
• 109.4a - In a Planar Magic game, a face-up plane card is controlled by the player designated as the planar controller. This is usually the active player. See Rule 901.6. [CompRules 2009/10/01]
• 109.4b - In a Vanguard game, each vanguard card is controlled by its owner. See Rule 902.6. [CompRules 2009/10/01]
• 109.5 - The words "you" and "your" on an object refer to the object's controller, its would-be controller (if a player is attempting to cast or activate it), or its owner (if it has no controller). For a static ability, this is the current controller of the object it's on. For an activated ability, this is the player who activated the ability. For a triggered ability, this is the controller of the object when the ability triggered, unless it's a delayed triggered ability. For a delayed triggered ability, this is the controller of the spell or ability that created it. [CompRules 2009/07/08]