Cursed Totem
Artifact
Activated abilities of creatures can't be activated.
"Sorry, Great One, but did I hear correctly? I'm to entrust this powerful artifact to our *worst* researchers?" —Flesdrim, Cabal servant
Aaron Miller
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)
• #295Rulings
Cursed Totem doesn't stop players from activating abilities of creature cards that aren't on the battlefield, such as cycling or unearth.
(wotc • 2021-06-18)
Other abilities of creatures, including static abilities and triggered abilities, are unaffected.
(wotc • 2021-06-18)
Cursed Totem stops players from activating mana abilities of creatures.
(wotc • 2021-06-18)
Activated abilities of noncreature permanents that would make them become creatures (such as a Vehicle's crew ability) can still be activated. Once they become creatures, any abilities they have cannot be activated.
(wotc • 2021-06-18)
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
(wotc • 2016-06-08)
Rulings
Cursed Totem doesn't stop players from activating abilities of creature cards that aren't on the battlefield, such as cycling or unearth.
(wotc • 2021-06-18)
Other abilities of creatures, including static abilities and triggered abilities, are unaffected.
(wotc • 2021-06-18)
Cursed Totem stops players from activating mana abilities of creatures.
(wotc • 2021-06-18)
Activated abilities of noncreature permanents that would make them become creatures (such as a Vehicle's crew ability) can still be activated. Once they become creatures, any abilities they have cannot be activated.
(wotc • 2021-06-18)
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
(wotc • 2016-06-08)