Rule · Chapter 1
cr:1.8.8
If an effect instructs a player to perform an action “as though” the game state or rules were modified, or if an effect states an object or action “counts as” another object or action, rules and effects consider the modified game state or rules for the applicable effect only.
Example: Teklovossen, the Mechropotent has the text “This counts as having 4 Evos equipped.” Effects that count the number of Evos a player has equipped would have their count increased by 4 due to this effect, but effects that apply to or interact directly with equipped Evos would not be affected.