Rules glossary

↑ Section 704. State-Based Actions

704.1 State-based actions are game actions that happen automatically whenever certain conditions (listed below) are met. State-based actions don’t use the stack. ☆

• ☆ 704.1a 🔗 Abilities that watch for a specified game state are triggered abilities, not state-based actions. (See rule 603, “Handling Triggered Abilities.”) (refs: 603)

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