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Does a card that says something is "treated as" another thing gain all of its rules?
The designer proposes a general principle; a community poster disputes that the phrases are consistent.
- Bill Martinson · Designer · 2011-05-31
- Bill Martinson · Designer · 2011-05-31
- Phil Fleischmann · Community · 2011-05-31disagrees
Usually yes. The designer's recommendation is that 'as if', 'considered' and 'treated as' all mean everything that applies to the real thing also applies to the stand-in, except where the effect restricts it. Not everyone agrees; one experienced player argues the wording carries no fixed meaning and context should decide.