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Cursed Totem
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Types
Artifact
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Prices
Normal
Details
Rules
Activated abilities of creatures can't be activated.
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Power
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Toughness
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Rarity
Rare
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Number
299
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Artist
D. Alexander Gregory
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Language
English
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(EN)
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Expansion
Mirage
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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.
2016-06-08
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.
2021-06-18
Cursed Totem doesn't stop players from activating abilities of creature cards that aren't on the battlefield, such as cycling or unearth.
2021-06-18
Cursed Totem stops players from activating mana abilities of creatures.
2021-06-18
Other abilities of creatures, including static abilities and triggered abilities, are unaffected.
2021-06-18
rulings
Pass me from soul to soul / soldier to herder, herder to beast, beast to soil / until I am everywhere. / Then pass me those souls.
—Totem inscription (translated)
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