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Does a global enchantment that gives all creatures +1/+1 apply under the same layer as a static ability that sets power to a specific number?

Short answer
No. +1/+1 bonuses apply in Layer 7c, while 'sets power to a specific number' effects apply in Layer 7b — so they are in different sublayers.

The layer system (CR 613) governs how continuous effects interact. Effects that modify power and toughness are handled in Layer 7, which is divided into sublayers: 7a (characteristic-defining abilities like */*), 7b (effects that set power/toughness to a specific value), 7c (effects that modify power/toughness by a specific amount, such as +1/+1), and 7d (counters).

A global enchantment that gives all creatures +1/+1 — like a static ability reading 'all creatures get +1/+1' — applies in Layer 7c (CR 613.4c). A static ability that sets a creature's power to a specific number, such as 'target creature's power becomes 2,' applies in Layer 7b (CR 613.4b). These are explicitly different sublayers.

Because Layer 7b is applied before Layer 7c, the set-value effect is applied first, and then the +1/+1 bonus is added on top. For example: if an effect sets a creature's power to 2 (Layer 7b) and an enchantment gives all creatures +1/+1 (Layer 7c), the creature ends up with power 3 and toughness increased by 1, regardless of its original stats.

This ordering is not dependent on timestamp or dependency rules when the effects occupy different sublayers — sublayer order is always fixed by the rules (CR 613.3). The +1/+1 from the enchantment will always be added after the set-value effect, so both effects apply but in strict sequential sublayer order.

HIGH confidence CR 613.1 CR 613.3 CR 613.4b CR 613.4c
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