Is Defiler of Faith's ability considered a mana ability?

Asked by ArmchairRuler 1 year ago

I am working on a Verrak, Warped Sengir deck and I wanted to Include Defiler of Faith and Defiler of Flesh in the deck. Verrak's ability states that it cannot be used with mana abilities, but neither of the Defilers directly produce mana as far as I can tell. Would I be able to pay the two life a second time to double dip on the cost reduction on these cards?

TheOfficialCreator says... Accepted answer #1

No, it's not an ability, it's a cost, just like kicker is not an ability.

Activated abilities can typically be identified by the presence of a colon in its clause.

September 21, 2022 7:09 a.m.