Counter target activated ability from an artifact source. (Mana abilities can’t be targeted.)
"How dull it is to pause, to make an end,/ To rust unburnished, not to shine in use,/ As though to breathe were life!"n—Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Ulysses"
Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
04-10-2004
wotc
Can’t be used on mana abilities because they don’t use the stack. They’ve already resolved by the time you get priority.
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