Card database

Cursed Totem

Legal

Type line

Artifact

Oracle text

Activated abilities of creatures can't be activated.

Rulings

Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.2016-06-08
Cursed Totem doesn't stop players from activating abilities of creature cards that aren't on the battlefield, such as cycling or unearth.2021-06-18
Other abilities of creatures, including static abilities and triggered abilities, are unaffected.2021-06-18
Cursed Totem stops players from activating mana abilities of creatures.2021-06-18
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.2021-06-18

Market price

$1.39

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Commanders that play this card

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Shorikai, Genesis Engine

1 deck

Ulamog, the Defiler

1 deck

Use over time

3 public decks with Cursed Totem saved in the last 12 weeks, by the week each was last saved. Approximate: a deck counts in the week it was saved, not every week it held the card.

Jul 27This week

Often played with

Across the 6 public decks that play Cursed Totem.

6 of 6 (100%)

5 of 6 (83%)

4 of 6 (67%)