Gear are: — Riftbound Rules

Section 148 — 25 rules

148.1.: A Game Object
148.1.a.: While on the Board.
148.1.a.1.: Gear can only be played to a player's Base unless an effect specifies otherwise.
148.1.a.2.: Gear and their details are Public Information while on the Board.
148.1.a.3.: Gear can be chosen, affected, or manipulated by spells, effects, or game actions that specify Gear.
148.1.a.4.: Gear can be Killed. See rule 428. Kill for more information.
148.1.b.: While in the Trash
148.1.b.1.: Gear are treated as Cards before Game Objects, similar to the Hand.
148.1.b.2.: They retain the properties of being Gear, but are not on the Board and thus cannot take actions or be affected by spells, abilities, or game actions that affect Gear on the Board.
148.1.b.3.: Gear can be affected by spells and game effects that affect Gear in the Trash.
148.2.: A Card Type
148.2.a.: This is a unique identifier that some spells or abilities will use to restrict what they can choose or affect.
148.2.b.: The card type is relevant in all zones.
149.: Gear have several Intrinsic Properties unique to them.
149.1.: Gear enter play Ready.
149.2.: Gear can only be played to a player's Base unless an effect specifies otherwise.
149.3.: If an unattached Gear is at a Battlefield for any reason during a cleanup, then it is recalled to its controller's Base as a corrective action. See rule 449. Recalls for more information. See rule 318. Cleanups for more information.
150.: Gear may have Activated Abilities.
150.1.: Activated Abilities are Game Effects that are written as Costs followed by a ":", and then succeeded by an effect. See rule 376. Activated Abilities for more information.
150.2.: The Activated Ability of Gear may be executed at any time during the controlling player's Main Phase during an Open State, and not during a Showdown.
150.2.a.: This follows the same process as playing a card. See rule 349. Playing Cards for more information.
150.2.a.1.: This behaves, once activated, like a spell without an associated card.
151.: Gear have a Location.
151.1.: A Gear’s Location is the Base or Battlefield it currently occupies.
151.2.: Gear cannot normally become located at a Battlefield unless by some special means. Example: Gear are always played to Base. The only exception is a gear played from Facedown, which is played to the Battlefield it was played from. Gear can also become located at a Battlefield if they are attached to a unit who becomes located at a Battlefield. See rule 811. Hidden for more information. See rule 716. Attachment for more information.