Harsh Mentor's ability resolves before the ability that caused it to trigger.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #221
Harsh Mentor
ltc·#221·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Elizabeth Peiró
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Jun '23
3 yr ago
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Volatility · moderate
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Gameplay
Creature — Human Cleric
Whenever an opponent activates an ability of an artifact, creature, or land on the battlefield, if it isn't a mana ability, this creature deals 2 damage to that player.
"A time may come soon when there will be need of valor without renown. Yet the deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised."
—Aragorn
2/2
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
wotc
Harsh Mentor's ability doesn't trigger when an opponent activates an ability of a card in hand (such as cycling) or a card in a graveyard (such as embalm), even if that causes a card to be put onto the battlefield.
wotc
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities (such as equip) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate. Notably, exerting a creature isn't an activated ability.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Elizabeth Peiró
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