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Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #203
Rust
leg·#203·common·nonfoil
Illus. Liz Danforth
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Jun 1994
32 yr ago
Value
$1.58$0 (-3.3%)
30 days high $0.60 · low $0.58
Volatility · stable
USD$0.58EUR€0.87
NM$0.58
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #27,200 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
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!"
—Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Ulysses"
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
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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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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Liz Danforth
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