Heartstone + Activated Abilities
Asked by KingZombie 4 years ago
I'm getting back into magic after a long absence and came across my [Heartstones and had a few questions.
1): Is there a list of all creatures that have activated abilities? Or, even better, a way to search for them here?
2): Card abilities like Ninjutsu and Unearth are card abilities, not creature abilities, correct.
First off, it's a good idea to check the Gatherer or Scryfall for the most updated oracle text for older cards, as somethings are errata'd or reworded to fit with current rules. Heartstone's updated text reads:
- Activated abilities of creatures cost less to activate. This effect can't reduce the amount of mana an ability costs to activate to less than one mana.
Activated abilities will be worded as [cost] : [effect], though sometimes you'll find this wording in the reminder text or oracle text. In order to qualify for Heartstone's discount, it must be an activated ability of a creature on the battlefield.
It's important to note that the discount will not apply to colored mana symbols.
Boza says... #1
Heartstone
1/ All creatures with : in their text
2/ Yes, they are abilities of creature cards, but not creatures (creatures can only be on the battlefield)
February 6, 2020 10:11 a.m.