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This search based on the August 10, 2008 release of the Rulings.
403 - Activated Abilities
- 403.1 - An activated ability is written as "[cost]: [effect]." The
activation cost is everything before the colon (:). An ability's
activation cost must be paid by the player who is playing it.
[CompRules 2003/07/01]
- 403.2 - Only an object's controller (or its owner, if it doesn't have a
controller) can play its activated ability unless the object specifically
says otherwise. [CompRules 2003/07/01]
- 403.3 - If an activated ability has a restriction on its use (for example,
"Play this ability only once each turn"), the restriction continues to
apply to that object even if its controller changes.
[CompRules 2003/07/01]
- 403.4 - A creature's activated ability with the tap symbol ({Tap}) or the
untap symbol ({Untap}) in its activation cost can't be played unless the
creature has been under its controller's control since the start of his or
her most recent turn. Ignore this rule for creatures with haste (see
Rule 502.5). [CompRules 2008/05/01]
- 403.5 - Activated abilities that read "Play this ability only any time you
could play a sorcery" mean the player must follow the timing rules for
playing a sorcery spell, though the ability isn't actually a sorcery.
Activated abilities that read "Play this ability only any time you could
play an instant" mean the player must follow the timing rules for playing
an instant spell, though the ability isn't actually an instant.
[CompRules 2007/05/01]
This search based on the August 10, 2008 release of the Rulings.
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