Are there ETBs that are activated abilities?

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Posted on Dec. 7, 2015, 1:45 p.m. by IDontMakeSense

Question is in the name.

canterlotguardian says... #2

I can't think of any offhand. The wording of enters the battlefield abilities ("When X card enters the battlefield...") place it firmly in the realm of triggered abilities, as those begin with "when," "whenever," or "at". No ETB ability that I can think of starts with anything other than "when".

December 7, 2015 1:51 p.m. Edited.

Epochalyptik says... #3

No. An ETB ability is an ability that triggers automatically when something enters the battlefield. Activated abilities are, by definition, manually activated. They do not trigger at all.

December 7, 2015 2 p.m.

jamkid23 says... #4

Closest is Fungus Elemental.

December 7, 2015 4:16 p.m.