Ashes of the Abhorrent

Card Name

Ashes of the Abhorrent

Mana Cost

1

Type

Enchantment

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

Players can't cast spells from graveyards or activate abilities of cards in graveyards.Whenever a creature dies, you gain 1 life.

Flavor Text

"Let no trace of the vampires' foulness remain."

Legal Formats

Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(9/29/2017)
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities (such as embalm from the Amonkhet set) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. Triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") are unaffected by Ashes of the Abhorrent.
(9/29/2017)
Ashes of the Abhorrent doesn't stop players from playing land cards from the graveyard if an effect allows them to do so.
(9/29/2017)
If a creature dies at the same time that Ashes of the Abhorrent is destroyed, you'll gain 1 life.