Voidstone Gargoyle
Creature — Gargoyle
Flying
As this creature enters, choose a nonland card name.
Spells with the chosen name can't be cast.
Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated.
Terese Nielsen
Planar Chaos (PLC)
• #21Rulings
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)
Activated abilities of copies of a spell with that name (such as Lightning Storm) cannot be activated.
(wotc • 2007-07-15)
The named card can be cast face down.
(wotc • 2007-02-01)
You can name either half of a split card, but not both. If you do so, that half (and both halves, if the split card has fuse) can’t be cast. The other half is unaffected.
(wotc • 2007-02-01)
Voidstone Gargoyle stops activated abilities that are mana abilities from being activated, unlike Pithing Needle.
(wotc • 2007-02-01)
Rulings
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)
Activated abilities of copies of a spell with that name (such as Lightning Storm) cannot be activated.
(wotc • 2007-07-15)
The named card can be cast face down.
(wotc • 2007-02-01)
You can name either half of a split card, but not both. If you do so, that half (and both halves, if the split card has fuse) can’t be cast. The other half is unaffected.
(wotc • 2007-02-01)
Voidstone Gargoyle stops activated abilities that are mana abilities from being activated, unlike Pithing Needle.
(wotc • 2007-02-01)