Printings
Cursed Totem
Card Information
Type: Artifact
Mana Cost: 2
CMC: 2
Part of the Reserved List: No
Set: Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 295
Oracle Text
Activated abilities of creatures can't be activated.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- June 18, 2021
Cursed Totem doesn't stop players from activating abilities of creature cards that aren't on the battlefield, such as cycling or unearth.
Source: wotc - June 18, 2021
Other abilities of creatures, including static abilities and triggered abilities, are unaffected.
Source: wotc - June 18, 2021
Cursed Totem stops players from activating mana abilities of creatures.
Source: wotc - June 18, 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.
Source: wotc - June 8, 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.
Source: wotc
Price History
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