
Players can cast spells and activate abilities only during their own turns.
"My horizon was the arcing petals, my new home resplendent with spires of weeds and pillows of fragrant pollen." —Naimah, Femeref philosopher
Illustrated by Romas Kukalis
Released on August 13, 1997
This stops players from activating mana abilities.
City of Solitude can affect abilities of cards that are not on the battlefield because it prevents players from activating those abilities.
City of Solitude does not stop triggered abilities from being put on the stack. They are never “activated”.