Core Rules - v1.4
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Activated Abilities are repeatable effects with a cost. They follow a process of going onto the chain and resolving, similar to Playing a Card. |
| 377.1. |
Activated Abilities are recognized by the presence of a ":" in the text of the card, preceded by a cost and succeeded by an effect. |
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Example: "[2]: Draw 1" is an activated ability. The cost is 2 energy. The effect is to draw 1 card. |
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Card text will refer to activating Activated Abilities with the word “use” or “play.” |
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If “using” or “playing” an Activated Ability is part of a trigger condition, that condition is fulfilled when the Activated Ability resolves. |
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If an Activated Ability has a condition on “using” or “playing” it, that condition must be true in order to activate the ability in question. |
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Example: Ultrasoft Poro reads “[E]: Play two 1 [M] Bird unit tokens with [Deflect]. Use this ability only while I'm at a battlefield.” In order to activate the ability, Ultrasoft |
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