Last Updated: 2026-07-16

828.1. Empowered is a Dependent Keyword.

828.1.a. It is formatted as "[Empowered][>] [Text]."
828.1.b. Starting from the keyword to the end of the clause, the entire statement is the Empowered Ability.
828.1.b.1. It is functionally short for "While I have the Empowered status, this card gains '[Text]'."
828.1.b.2. The [Text] here is the Dependent Ability.
828.1.c. As long as the Game Object has the Empowered status, then the Dependent Ability will be active.
828.1.d. If the Dependent Ability is a Triggered Ability whose condition is "When I become Empowered," or a permutation thereof, it will be active and trigger when its source becomes Empowered.