When you activate an {Q} ability, you untap the creature with that ability as a cost. The untap can't be responded to. (The actual ability can be responded to, of course.)
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #55
Hateflayer
eve·#55·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Thomas M. Baxa
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Jul '08
18 yr ago
Value
$3.61+$0 (+3.2%)
30 days high $2.65 · low $2.53
Volatility · moderate
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15,928 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Elemental
Wither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
{2}{R}, {Q}: This creature deals damage equal to its power to any target. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)
It has no safe side.
5/5
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
wotc
If the permanent is already untapped, you can't activate its {Q} ability. That's because you can't pay the "Untap this permanent" cost.
wotc
Wither applies to any damage Hateflayer deals to a creature, which includes both its combat damage and damage from its activated ability.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Thomas M. Baxa
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