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Title: passive creatures?
Date Posted: Mon Jan/24/11 at 9:38pm

shakii23
Posts: 5711
Joined: 08-Sep-09

I noticed that most of the creatures in standard only have strong static abilities or triggered ones... not much strong activated abilities...
Date Posted: Mon Jan/24/11 at 11:20pm

scottymandingo
Posts: 845
Joined: 13-Jul-09

Haha, this is going to make me sound like a n00b, but activated abilities are the ones where the creature taps to use it, is it not?
Date Posted: Tue Jan/25/11 at 3:19am

Zark-the-Damned
Posts: 523
Joined: 24-Feb-10

Essentially yes, but there's more to it then that. Activated abilities are of the form 'Cost: Effect'.

Sometimes the cost will be 'tap this creature', e.g. on Llanowar Elf.

Sometimes it'll be a mana cost, e.g. Shivan Dragon and 'R: This gets +1/+0 until end of turn'.

There are other costs, etc. But anything with cost: effect is an activated ability.
Date Posted: Tue Jan/25/11 at 9:20pm

MorbidAnimosity
Posts: 557
Joined: 18-Apr-10

or paying life,
or putting a counter on something,
or sacrificing,
or removing a card from your hand...
can be a cost
Date Posted: Wed Jan/26/11 at 11:27am

Twogunkid
Posts: 2610
Joined: 22-Jan-10

except spike shot elder kulthoda forgemaster the invokers from ROE Fauna shaman, Spawnshire of Ulamog, ezuri, the smiths, vector asp, geth, and blight mamba. idk activated abilities seem strong
Date Posted: Wed Jan/26/11 at 10:54pm

shakii23
Posts: 5711
Joined: 08-Sep-09

there is only one way to know for sure if it is an activated ability...

that is...

the symbol, :