Harsh Mentor and tapping lands

Asked by 9-lives 2 years ago

I have the questions:

  1. is tapping a land an activated ability?
  2. is tapping a land a mana ability?

If I have Harsh Mentor in play, will the tapping lands of my opponent cause his triggered ability and make him deal 2 damage to them?

legendofa says... Accepted answer #1

  1. Anything with a : colon is an activated ability. Lands with basic land types don't always have the rules text written out, but they inherently have ": Add (color)."

  2. Any activated ability that generates mana is a mana ability, including that of lands. Birds of Paradise and Dimir Signet are non-lands with mana abilities.

Final answer: Harsh Mentor won't deal damage if your opponent taps land to add mana. If they activate an ability of the land that isn't a mana ability (for example, Raging Ravine's creature ability or Castle Ardenvale's token creation), H.Mentor would deal its damage.

April 12, 2022 3:35 p.m.

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