Oracle text
Counter target activated ability from an artifact source. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
"How dull it is to pause, to make an end,/ To rust unburnished, not to shine in use,/ As though to breathe were life!" —Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Ulysses"
Illustrated by Liz Danforth
Released on June 1, 1994
Tags
Legality
- Commander
- Standard
- Modern
- Legacy
- 1v1 Commander
- Alchemy
- Standard Brawl
- Pioneer
- Pauper
- Historic
- Vintage
- Timeless
- Brawl
- Competitive Brawl
- Future
- Gladiator
- Oathbreaker
- Old School
- Pauper Commander
- Penny Dreadful
- PreDH
- Premodern
- Tiny Leaders: Reborn
LegalNot legalBanned / restrictedUnknown
Rulings
Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
Can’t be used on mana abilities because they don’t use the stack. They’ve already resolved by the time you get priority.
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