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Cursed Totem
RareMV 2
Artifact
Activated abilities of creatures can't be activated.
Card capabilities
Artifact
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
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Other printings
3 other English printingsEarliest 1996-10-08Newest 2021-06-18Cheapest priced $1.45 in MH2
Rulings (5)
wotc18 Jun 2021
Activated abilities of noncreature permanents that would make them become creatures (such as a Vehicle's crew ability) can still be activated. Once they become creatures, any abilities they have cannot be activated.
wotc18 Jun 2021
Cursed Totem doesn't stop players from activating abilities of creature cards that aren't on the battlefield, such as cycling or unearth.
wotc18 Jun 2021
Other abilities of creatures, including static abilities and triggered abilities, are unaffected.
wotc18 Jun 2021
Cursed Totem stops players from activating mana abilities of creatures.
wotc8 Jun 2016
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
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