What's the difference between a triggered ability and an activated ability?

Asked by Spirit_Logan 6 years ago

I'm building a RDW Deck (Lightning-Blasting Cannons) and I want to know what I can punish opponents for doing with Harsh Mentor. The difference between activated and triggered abilities has confused me for a while, and I don't want to look dumb.

Neotrup says... Accepted answer #1

Triggered abilities will start with "At," "Whenever," or "When." Activated abilities will contain a colon (:). Some activated abilities have the colon hidden within the reminder text (which may be absent on some cards), most relevant being Equip and Crew (Cycling is also activated, but will not trigger Harsh Mentor).

October 9, 2017 10:32 a.m.