Cursed Totem (Mirage) - Gatherer - Magic: The Gathering

Cursed Totem

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 4.110 / 5 (41 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Cursed Totem

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Artifact

Card Text:

Players cannot play any creature abilities requiring an activation cost.

Flavor Text:

Pass me from soul to soul / soldier to herder, herder to beast, beast to soil / until I am everywhere. / Then pass me those souls.

—Totem inscription (translated)

Expansion:

Mirage

Rarity:

Rare

All Sets:

Artist:

D. Alexander Gregory

Language:

English

Rulings

6/8/2016	Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
6/18/2021	Cursed Totem doesn't stop players from activating abilities of creature cards that aren't on the battlefield, such as cycling or unearth.
6/18/2021	Cursed Totem stops players from activating mana abilities of creatures.
6/18/2021	Other abilities of creatures, including static abilities and triggered abilities, are unaffected.
6/18/2021	Activated abilities of noncreature permanents that would make them become creatures (such as a Vehicle's crew ability) can still be activated. Once they become creatures, any abilities they have cannot be activated.