Cursed Totem

Artifact

Illustrated by D. Alexander Gregory

EDHREC Rank #2,641

Activated abilities of creatures can't be activated.

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)

Rulings (5)

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.

Jun 18, 2021

Cursed Totem stops players from activating mana abilities of creatures.

Jun 18, 2021

Other abilities of creatures, including static abilities and triggered abilities, are unaffected.

Jun 18, 2021