Pit Automaton
Artifact Creature — Construct
Defender
: Add 
. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
: When you next activate an exhaust ability that isn't a mana ability this turn, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Villarrte
Aetherdrift (DFT)
• #238Rulings
Pit Automaton has received an update to its Oracle text. Specifically, the delayed triggered ability doesn’t trigger if you activate an exhaust ability that is also a mana ability.
(wotc • 2025-02-07)
If an ability triggers whenever you activate an exhaust ability, that ability resolves before the exhaust ability resolves.
(wotc • 2025-02-07)
If an exhaust ability of a permanent is activated, and then that permanent leaves the battlefield and returns to the battlefield, it becomes a new object so its exhaust ability can be activated again.
(wotc • 2025-02-07)
Exhaust abilities can be activated any time you could normally activate an ability.
(wotc • 2025-02-07)
Rulings
Pit Automaton has received an update to its Oracle text. Specifically, the delayed triggered ability doesn’t trigger if you activate an exhaust ability that is also a mana ability.
(wotc • 2025-02-07)
If an ability triggers whenever you activate an exhaust ability, that ability resolves before the exhaust ability resolves.
(wotc • 2025-02-07)
If an exhaust ability of a permanent is activated, and then that permanent leaves the battlefield and returns to the battlefield, it becomes a new object so its exhaust ability can be activated again.
(wotc • 2025-02-07)
Exhaust abilities can be activated any time you could normally activate an ability.
(wotc • 2025-02-07)